Retired inspector: If the second part of the criminal complaint fails, will Milić be reinstated as chief?

The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade has dismissed a portion of the criminal complaint against Veselin Milić, the former head of the Belgrade Police Administration. The dismissed charge related to "aiding a perpetrator after the commission of a criminal offense." The prosecutor's office stated there was insufficient evidence to prove Milić was present at the "27" restaurant in Senjak at the time of Aleksandar Nešović's murder.

Retired inspector Predrag Simonović described the decision as "expected," following the earlier release of three police officers due to a lack of evidence. He noted the prosecutor's office's unusually extensive statement, which even expressed displeasure with "malicious comments regarding the case." Simonović suggested the situation points to "two opposing, feuding clans within the MUP, where one is framing the other."

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After the release of three police officers, this is a logical move, that there is no evidence. I have never seen such a statement, so extensive, where the prosecution at one point even expresses displeasure with 'malicious comments regarding that'.

"We are now awaiting another statement from the prosecution; it said it is continuing the investigation, which has been ongoing for a month. It seems to involve watching cameras, and I don't know how long that took, checking base stations, and Google Maps to see how long it takes someone to get from point A to point B in Senjak at night," Simonović commented. He questioned whether Milić would be reinstated as chief if the remaining part of the criminal complaint is also dismissed, as his removal from the position was reportedly linked to this case.

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As someone watching from the outside, but who was in the system, it seems like there are two opposing, feuding clans within the MUP, where one is framing the other.

Milić was arrested on May 12 along with ten others in connection with the murder of Aleksandar Nešović at the "27" restaurant. Initial suspicions suggested the crime occurred in Milić's presence, and that he, along with three security officers, participated in removing evidence. The prosecutor's office had previously dismissed charges against the three officers on June 3, also citing a lack of evidence.

Milić's defense attorney, Nemanja Vasiljević, provided media with excerpts of Milić's testimony after his second interrogation on June 3. In these excerpts, the former police chief accused colleagues of framing him and alleged that the evidence cited in the criminal complaint was not presented to the prosecutor.

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We are now awaiting another statement from the prosecution; it said it is continuing the investigation, which has been ongoing for a month. It seems to involve watching cameras, and I don't know how long that took, checking base stations, and Google Maps to see how long it takes someone to get from point A to point B in Senjak at night. If this second part of the criminal complaint also falls, will they return Veselin Milić to the position of chief, he was dismissed because of this?