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Serbian parliament passed the law by 130-40 votes to enable a $500 million luxury project despite protests and legal probes into document forgery allegations.
- On Friday, Serbian lawmakers passed a special law that clears the way for a real estate project financed by Affinity Global Development, linked to Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, winning a 130-40 vote in the 250-member parliament.
- Having signed a 99-year lease, the government of Serbia last year stripped the complex of protected status and moved forward with a Kushner-linked development, despite opposition.
- The plan calls for a $500-million luxury compound with hotel, apartments, offices and shops, but the bill omits naming Affinity Partners even as Kushner's company commits to a memorial complex.
- Organized crime prosecutors launched an investigation into forged documents, and Transparency Serbia warned the law legalizes rule violations and tailors rules to hidden interests.
- As the debate started earlier this week, hundreds of protesters rallied outside parliament, and youth-led protests in the past year challenged President Aleksandar Vucic, who claimed foreign demands prompted the judicial probe amid anti-NATO sentiment and Nov. 1 anniversary commemorations in Novi Sad.
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Serbia passes bill enabling Jared Kushner to build luxury compound despite opposition
Serbian lawmakers on Friday passed a special law clearing the way for a controversial real estate project that would be financed by an investment company linked to Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner despite widespread public opposition and legal hurdles.
The Serbian Parliament adopted a special law on Friday allowing a luxury hotel to be built in Belgrade on the ruins of the former NATO Yugoslav bombed army headquarters in 1999. The opposition accused the power to sacrifice historical memory "only to please Donald Trump", while the government claims that the project will consolidate relations with Washington.
Leading Western news agencies reported today on the adoption of a special law (lex specialis) in the Serbian parliament, stating that it opens the door for a controversial real estate construction project on the site of the former General Staff in the center of Belgrade, despite widespread public opposition and legal obstacles.
Serbian parliament supports Kushner's project despite opposition
BELGRADE - Serbia's parliament adopted a law on Friday aimed at speeding up the development of a luxury compound in Belgrade leased to an investment company founded by Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Serbia passes special bill enabling Trump's son-in-law to build luxury compound despite opposition
Serbian lawmakers have passed a special law clearing the way for a proposed real estate development project that would be financed by a company linked to Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner but which has faced widespread public opposition and legal hurdles
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