Serbian lawyer: Police complaint signals internal power struggle linked to organized crime

A criminal complaint filed by former Belgrade police chief Veselin Milić against senior police officials Marko Kričak and Boško Sekulović is being interpreted as a significant internal conflict within the Serbian police force. Lawyer Jovan Rajić asserts that the complaint is not merely about alleged misconduct but represents a "war within the police."

“

It is their mutual positioning within the organized crime group they both belong to, which is led by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić. So, from that side, it seems to me that it is definitely an internal reckoning.

Rajić claims the actions by Milić and Kričak are part of a broader struggle for influence within an organized crime group, which he alleges is led by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. "It is their mutual positioning within the organized crime group they both belong to, which is led by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić," Rajić stated in an interview with the newspaper Danas.

Milić's complaint accuses Kričak and Sekulović of abusing their official positions, falsifying evidence, and pressuring witnesses and defendants. The specific allegations involve an incident at a restaurant where Milić is accused of being present during a murder and subsequently helping to conceal evidence. Rajić, however, expresses skepticism about the veracity of either side's claims, noting the difficulty in believing either version of events.

“

But if we ignore the fact of who is doing all this, if these allegations in the complaint turn out to be true, these are serious criminal offenses and these are serious matters - removal of evidence, pressure on witnesses, selective delivery to the prosecution...

Despite the uncertainty, Rajić emphasizes that if Milić's allegations of evidence removal, witness intimidation, and selective disclosure to the prosecution are true, they constitute serious criminal offenses. He finds this situation unsurprising, given the alleged involvement of powerful figures. Rajić questions what ordinary citizens can expect from the justice system when such powerful individuals are involved, suggesting a deeply compromised system involving the prosecution, police, and organized crime, all serving a perceived leadership. "Here we have everything closed: the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade, the police, and the mafia. That is the triangle that, unfortunately, is the strongest in this country, and they all serve the boss of the organized crime group, i.e., the Vučić brothers," he concluded.

“

Here we have everything closed: the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade, the police, and the mafia. That is the triangle that, unfortunately, is the strongest in this country, and they all serve the boss of the organized crime group, i.e., the Vučić brothers.