Eastern European leaders face accusations of corruption and links to organised crime
It all started with a video posted on social media: a secret recording from 2016 that appears to show a well-known local tycoon hand over an envelope containing bundles of cash to a party associate of Montenegro's long-standing leader.
The prominent businessman, a former close friend and confidant of Montenegrin president Milo Djukanovic, released the video late last year in retaliation for charges filed against him for fraud and money laundering, which have prompted him to flee to London to avoid prosecution.
The tycoon, Dusko Knezevic, also gradually released a series of documents accusing the president and his ruling party of corruption, cronyism and abuse of office, claiming he has cashed-in millions of dollars to Mr Djukanovic and his ruling party so the authorities turn a blind eye to his shady business dealings.
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Update: Anti-government protests spread across the Balkans (FOX News/AP)
WNU Editor: A 'Balkan Spring' is needed in these countries. But the establishment that rules these countries will not give up power that easily.
