U.S. CONGRESSMAN WILSON TARGETS VUČIĆ’S TYCOONS: Calls for sanctions over suspected corruption and election rigging — Željko Mitrović among them!

Four Serbian businessmen with close ties to the current authorities have been included on a list of proposed U.S. sanctions submitted by Republican Congressman Joe Wilson to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The list of proposed sanctions includes Ivan Bošnjak and Stojan Vujko of Millennium Team, Davor Macura of Alta Bank, and Željko Mitrović of Pink TV.

The request to ban them from traveling to the United States and using the American financial system, as seen in a letter obtained by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), was submitted on October 14.

Wilson addressed the U.S. secretary of state in his capacity as co-chair of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission.

The request identifies the four businessmen as associates of former Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić who use public resources for personal enrichment.

“They sustain his corrupt regime, have worked to undermine U.S. interests in the country and the region, and are also actively involved in rigging the October 25 elections,” the request states.

Millennium Team and Alta Bank rejected the allegations in response to RFE/RL’s inquiry, calling them untrue, while Željko Mitrović did not directly respond to the claims made in the request.

None of the three companies is currently subject to any international sanctions, nor has any of them ever been sanctioned. Ivan Bošnjak, Stojan Vujko and Davor Macura have also never been sanctioned. Željko Mitrović, the owner of Pink TV, was subject to U.S. and European sanctions in the late 1990s, during Slobodan Milošević’s rule.

Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) did not respond to RFE/RL’s inquiry.

The snap parliamentary elections scheduled for October 25 are considered the most uncertain for Aleksandar Vučić, who is running for prime minister.

The former Serbian president and his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) have been in power in Serbia for the past 14 years.