On November 25, she will decide whether the “memorandum” will be approved or not. In this memorandum, Dejan Veljkovic pledged to make sincere and complete statements on his role in the corruption issue in Belgian football and on the role of third parties. In return, he will be sentenced to a suspended five-year prison sentence, a suspended fine of 80,000 euros and his illegally acquired property, valued at around four million euros, will be confiscated.
“My client’s cooperation in Operation Zero was crucial in establishing the truth. We therefore pleaded in the indictments chamber to validate the memorandum,” Mr. Veljkovic’s lawyer said. , Kris Luyckx. For his client, “this is an important conclusion of the judicial investigation. After that, a trial judge can finally decide his sentence, in agreement with the prosecutor,” he added.
Mr. Veljkovic and his lawyer attended the indictment chamber hearing – which took place behind closed doors – on Thursday. On November 25, the latter will deliver its judgment.
