U.S. imposes sanctions on Western Balkans figures

FILE PHOTO: Svetozar Marovic, senior member of Democratic Party of Socialists, is escorted by police officer after attending a late night court hearing in Podgorica, Montenegro, December 17, 2015. Marovic was the first and last president of the short-lived state union of Serbia and Montenegro. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on seven people in the Western Balkans it accused of being a "threat to regional stability," including the last president of the short-lived state union of Serbia and Montenegro.

The U.S. Treasury Department targeted Svetozar Marovic, who also served as former deputy president of the Montenegro Democratic Party of Socialists until 2015, and was arrested in 2015 by Montenegro authorities over suspected involvement in corruption cases relating to construction projects.