Ceca's Fans Pin Hopes on a Chain Reaction

balkan insight
08 JUL 2011 / 09:14

Fans of recently convicted Serbia folk diva Svetlana Raznatovic 'Ceca' are tapping into a new market - selling ankle bracelets modelled on the ones she wears.

Bojana Barlovac Belgrade
Fans of Serbian folk star Ceca have created a Facebook fan page on which they are selling plastic ankle bracelets modelled on those that their idol wears.....more...
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/house-arrest-bracelets-of-serbian-folk-star-hit-serbia

Svetlana Raznatovic in home detention until 2012

blic online
SINGER UNDER ELECTRONIC MONITORING

Vuk Z. Cvijić

23. 06. 2011. - 00:02h
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Belgrade - Svetlana Ceca Raznatovic and her sister Lidija Ocokoljic are as of yesterday in home detention. An officer of the Department for Alternative sanctions yesterday placed electronic emitter on their leg ankles....more...
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http://english.blic.rs/News/7773/Svetlana-Raznatovic-in-home-detention-until-2012

Fans Rush to Download Ceca's New Single

balkan insight
31 May 2011 / 14:41

Some 150,000 fans of turbo folk diva Ceca rushed to download her new song "Steta za Mene" in the first hour after it was released on Monday.

Bojana Barlovac

Belgrade
The website Miligram Music was down and unavailable for hours as Ceca's fans rushed to download her latest song. The album is to be released on June 17....more...

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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/150-000-fans-rush-to-download-ceca-s-new-single-in-an-hour

Ceca's plea bargain: has justice been served?

se times
16/05/2011

The popular singer reached an agreement with prosecutors. Does it mean she's above the law?
By Igor Jovanovic for Southeast European Times in Belgrade – 16/05/11
The Belgrade Higher Court accepted the plea bargain between the prosecution and one of Serbia's most popular singers, Svetlana Ceca Raznatovic, according to which she is obligated to pay 1.5m euros and spend eight months under house arrest. The May 9th deal came after Ceca pleaded guilty to embezzling money from the sale of players of the Obilic football club during her time at the club's helm. ...more...
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http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/05/16/feature-02

Folk singer faces court in another case

b92.net
Crime & War crimes

Friday 13.05.2011
14:21
Source: Blic, Danas, Tanjug

BELGRADE -- Trial of folk singer Svetlana Ražnatović and her brother-in-law Predrag Ocokoljić for violent behavior in 2007 will begin on July 19. ...more...
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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=05&dd=13&nav_id=74318

Folk star Svetlana Raznatovic on fraud charges avoids jail

the independent
Associated Press

Tuesday, 10 May 2011
The flamboyant folk singer Svetlana Raznatovic, better known as Ceca, will spend eight months under house arrest and pay a €1.5m (£1.3m) fine as part of a plea bargain approved by a court in Belgrade yesterday.

Raznatovic, known for her plunging necklines and marriage to a notorious Serb warlord, struck a deal with prosecutors in which she pleaded guilty to embezzlement over the sale of footballers from her late husband's club, FK Obilic Belgrade. In return, the High Court imposed the largest fine in Serb history and sentenced her to a year under house arrest....more...
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/folk-star-svetlana-raznatovic-on-fraud-charges-avoids-jail-2281731.html

Serbian pop singer Ceca, widow of warlord Arkan, avoids jail term

guardian.co.uk

Lawyers mystified as Svetlana Ražnatovic – who pleaded guilty to embezzling €2.3m in football transfer funds – fined €1.5m

Ian Traynor, Europe editor

guardian.co.uk, Monday 9 May 2011 19.47 BST

Serbia's queen of kitsch, the warlord widow and bestselling pop singer known as Ceca, has been placed under house arrest and fined €1.5m (£1.3m) for embezzling football transfer funds, in Belgrade's celebrity trial of the decade.

The criminal case brought the biggest fine ever levied by a Belgrade court. It also proved, lawyers and human rights activists protest, that crime pays. They say the sentence shows that some are more equal than others before the law in Serbia....more...
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/09/serbia-ceca-svetlana-raznatovic

Court accepts folk singer's settlement with prosecution

b92.net
Crime & War crimes

Monday 9.05.2011
12:40
Source: Tanjug

BELGRADE -- The Belgrade District Court today accepted a settlement reached between folk singer Svetlana Ražnatovic, her sister, and the District Prosecutor's Office....more...
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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=05&dd=09&nav_id=74231

Belgrade Court Accepts Ceca Plea Deal

balkan insight
09 May 2011 / 14:40

Serbian folk singer Svetlana Raznatovic, known as Ceca, will not face trial on charges that she embezzled millions from the transfer of footballers after a court on Monday accepted a plea deal.
Tanjug, Balkan Insight

The Higher Court in Belgrade decided on Monday to accept a settlement reached between Ceca and the District Prosecutor's Office....more...

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/belgrade-court-accepts-ceca-s-plea-deal-with-prosecution

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Prosecutor defends deal with folk singer

b92.net
Politics

Tuesday 3.05.2011
10:22 Source: B92

BELGRADE -- State Public Prosecutor Zagroka Dolovac has supported a decision to reach a plea bargain with folk singer Svetlana Ražnatović....more...
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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=05&dd=03&nav_id=74117

Prisoners want treatment like Raznatovic

blic online
19. 04. 2011. - 00:02h Komentara: 0
‘If the prosecution could make a deal with Svetlana Raznatovic, we do not see any reason why our requests should be rejected. We want court trials be more expedient, that a day in detention is counted as two days in prison and that after two thirds of sentence served we are released on probation. The judges visited us but avoided to give replies to our question so we shall continue our hunger strike’, one of the detainees in the Belgrade District Prison said for ‘Blic’....more...
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http://english.blic.rs/News/7572/Prisoners-want-treatment-like-Raznatovic

Folk star's fine to be paid from loan

b92.net Crime & War crimes Wednesday 13.04.2011 10:42

Source: B92 BELGRADE -- If the court accepts folk star Svetlana Ražnatović's deal with the prosecution, she will take a loan in order to pay a fine worth EUR 1.5mn, B92 has learned. Belgrade newspapers write that Ražnatović, known as "Ceca" to her fans, has already prepared the money that she will pay if the court accepts her plea bargain. ...more...

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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=04&dd=13&nav_id=73782

Folk singer strikes deal to avoid jail

b92.net

Crime & War crimes Tuesday 12.04.2011 09:37

Source: B92
BELGRADE -- Folk singer Svetlana Ražnatović aka Ceca, accused of stealing money from football player transfers, will likely not serve any jail time. B92 has learned that she reached a deal with the prosecution that recently indicted her, which would allow her to pay a fine and spend a period of time under house arrest in exchange for a guilty plea. ...more...

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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=04&dd=12&nav_id=73753

Deal with Svetlana Raznatovic – legalization of crime

blic online

Are all equal before law?

Momir Ilić 14. 04. 2011. - 00:02h Komentara: 0

BELGRADE - Making agreement over pleading guilty between the prosecution and Svetlana Ceca Raznatovic is sending bad message to the public that we all shall not be equal before the law. Secondly it could be an introduction of bad practice in implementation of this institute, experts in criminal law claim. ...more...

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http://english.blic.rs/Society/7558/Deal-with-Svetlana-Raznatovic--legalization-of-crime

Report: Serbia's Ceca Reaches Plea Deal to Avoid Jail

balkan insight

12 Apr 2011 / 12:26

Serbian folk singer Svetlana Raznatovic, aka Ceca, has reportedly reached a plea deal on charges that she embezzled millions from the transfer of footballers, and is not expected to serve jail time.

B92...more...

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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/report-serbia-s-ceca-reaches-plea-deal-on-embezzlement-charges

Jail for Serbia's Ceca?

se times

04/04/2011 Turbofolk diva Svetlana Raznatovic faces charges that could land her in prison. But some suspect a plea deal may be in the works. By Igor Jovanovic for Southeast European Times in Belgrade – 04/04/11

She is one of Serbia's most popular stars, having released 13 best-selling albums and performed in sold-out concerts around the Balkans and abroad. Her name is practically synonymous with the genre of "turbofolk", which repackages traditional sounds in a new-fangled dance-pop format. ...more...

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Montenegro Daily Marks April Fool's With Ceca Prank

balkan insight

01 Apr 2011 / 16:24

A report that Serbian folk star Ceca's had applied for Montenegrin citizenship was picked up by media outlets across the region before Podgorica daily Vijesti admitted it was just an April Fool's joke.Tanjug, B92...more...

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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/montenegro-daily-marks-april-fool-s-with-ceca-prank

Montenegrin daily fools editors around region

b92.net Region Friday 1.04.2011 13:53

Source: Tanjug PODGORICA -- Podgorica daily Vijesti published on Friday morning that Serbian folk singer Svetlana Ražnatović Ceca had applied for Montenegrin citizenship. But the newspaper followed up on the article by posting, "April Fools", on its website several hours later. ...more...

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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/region-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=04&dd=01&nav_id=73562

Folk star’s financial records probed

b92.net

Crime & War crimes Thursday 31.03.2011 10:47

Source: B92, Tanjug BELGRADE -- The Higher Prosecution in Belgrade has filed a request to launch a financial investigation against folk star Svetlana Ražnatović and her closest family. The goal of the investigation is to determine what exactly Ražnatović owns and whether the property was obtained legally or not. ...more...

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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=03&dd=31&nav_id=73534

"Serbian prosecution acts independently"

b92.net Politics Tuesday 29.03.2011 12:45

Source: B92 BELGRADE -- Justice Minister Snežana Malović says that the prosecution acted independently in the Ražnatović case, and that it did not succumb to any political pressure....more

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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=03&dd=29&nav_id=73497