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Serbian police said on Tuesday that they have filed a criminal complaint against Cvetkovic, who went missing for two days last week, alleging that he committed a felony by falsely reporting that he had been kidnapped.

The MUP said on Thursday that Gendarmes, divers, and a police helicopter are all looking for Cvetkovic, and that the police are working intensively to shed light on all the circumstance of this case.

As of Friday morning, Cvetkovic had not been found.

The appeals court freed Federation Agriculture Minister Jerko Ivankovic Lijanovic and Federation Trade Minister Milorad Bahilj on bail on Friday ahead of their trial after they spent a month and a half in custody on remand.

Also released were three other suspects in the tax fraud case, Ivankovic Lijanovic's brothers Jozo and Slavo, and Bahilj's colleague Mirko Galic.

Jerko Ivankovic Lijanovic, the Federation's Agriculture Minister, his two brothers, Slavo and Jozo, Milorad Bahilj, the Federation's Trade Minister, and Mirko Galic are all suspected of large-scale tax fraud.