Slobodan Tesic is among the biggest dealers of arms and munitions in the Balkans; he spent nearly a decade on the United Nations (UN) Travel Ban List for violating UN sanctions against arms exports to Liberia. In order to secure arms contracts with various countries, Tesic is alleged to have directly or indirectly provided bribes and financial assistance to officials. Tesic is also suspected of having taken potential clients on high-value vacations, paid for their children’s education at western schools or universities, and used large bribes to secure contracts. Tesic owns or controls two Serbian companies, Partizan Tech and Technoglobal Systems DOO Beograd, and two Cyprus-based companies, Grawit Limited and Charso Limited. Tesic negotiates the sale of weapons via Charso Limited and has allegedly used Grawit Limited as a mechanism to fund politicians. [1] [2] [3]
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| IDENTIFYING INFORMATION | Businessman, arms dealer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 21.12.1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| NATIONALITY | Serbia |
| COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | Serbia |
| FULL NAME | Slobodan Tesic |
| FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME(S) | Slobodan |
| ALIASES | TESIC (non-Latin script: Тешић) ; TEZIC, Slobodan |
| FAMILY MEMBERS | Nebojsa Sarenac - nephew |
| FAMILY MEMBERS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS | None |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO LEGAL ENTITIES | Preduzece Za Trgovinu Na Veliko I Malo Partizan Tech DOO Beograd-Savski Venac (a.k.a. Partizan Tech, Partizan Arms, Partizan Arms DOO, Partizan Tech DOO, Partizan Tech DOO Beograd); Charso Limited; Grawit Limited; Technoglobal Systems DOO Beograd (a.k.a. Calidus Trade DOO, Calidus Trade DOO Beograd). Velcom Trade D.O.O. Beograd; Finrost Limited (finrost); Falcon Strategic Solutions DOO (Falcon Strategic); Melvale Corporation DOO Beograd (Melvale); Vectura Trans DOO (Vectura Trans); Araneks DOO (Araneks); Moonstorm Enterprises LTD; Tardigrade Limited (Tardigrade) ; Business Diversity Limited. [1] |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS FROZEN OR CONFISCATED | Unknown |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS RETURNED | None |
| SANCTIONS REGIMES | UK Global Anti-corruption Sanctions [1] ; US Global Magnitsky Sanctions. [2] |
| START OF SANCTIONS | 09.12.2022 [1] ; 21.12.2017 [2] |