Bokić: It's hard for me to find the right words for the VJT - the case is tragic, and everything they do becomes ridiculous

Foreign media outlets are increasingly highlighting alleged connections between Serbian authorities and organized crime, drawing attention to high-profile cases that suggest deep-rooted issues within the country's security structures. The Vienna-based Der Standard, for instance, has reported on what it describes as "well-documented ties between the regime led by Vučić and organized crime."

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It's not that we haven't had involvement of people working in security structures with organized crime until now. We can start from Jovanjica, and everything up to now. Here, it is practically an open secret that certain structures from the police closely cooperate with organized crime.

Journalist Uglješa Bokić expressed strong criticism regarding the State Prosecutor's Office's (VJT) handling of the investigation into the murder of Aleksandar Nešović in Senjak. Bokić described the situation as "tragic, and everything they do becomes comical." He pointed to the VJT's initial statements, which detailed the crime and the victim's movements, only to be contradicted by later information, including the fact that the victim was not even present at the described location. Bokić stated that such inconsistencies are unacceptable in a serious investigation and that basic checks like cell tower data and camera footage should have clarified facts within days.

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Foreign papers haven't discovered the hot water for us, but it is indicative that it has started to be written about in the foreign press. If the foreign press has started to write about it, to take it as a relevant topic and deal with it, it means that things are slowly slipping out of control and that it is no longer an internal matter.

Bokić further alleged that the VJT has been "caught in a lie twice" and is attempting to mitigate damage by issuing contradictory statements. He observed a pattern where individuals close to the government appear to be effectively "absolved" through what he termed "fictitious investigations." These investigations, he explained, are set up to fail, leading to the dismissal of charges, which then legally prevents further prosecution for the same offense. This process, according to Bokić, creates an alibi for future times while presenting a facade of action to the public.

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It is difficult for me to find the right words for the VJT. The case is tragic, and everything they do becomes comical.

The broader context involves concerns about violence and organized crime in Serbia. Bokić noted that the involvement of security personnel with organized crime is not new, referencing the Jovanjica case as an example. However, he finds it significant that foreign press is now taking up these issues as relevant topics, suggesting that the situation may be escalating beyond Serbia's internal affairs and potentially "slipping out of control."

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This murder, if we consider it only as a criminal offense, as a murder, is not different in any way from a bunch of such murders that have happened here in Serbia.