Veselin Milić files criminal complaints, 'striking back' in conflict with Kričak

Former Belgrade police chief Veselin Milić is striking back with criminal complaints against two senior police officials, Marko Kričak and Boško Sekulović, accusing them of abuse of official position. This move comes two and a half months after an indictment was filed in a murder case that occurred on May 12 at the restaurant "27," a case where the exact events remain unclear.

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I would say that this criminal complaint filed by Milić is a kind of insurance that the process against him will not result in a court process, let alone a verdict.

Milić's lawyers claim that Kričak and Sekulović failed to provide the prosecution with all available evidence related to Milić's case. They assert that this "dramatic turn" in the case is not due to any favoritism towards Milić, but rather stems from the "unlawful and malicious actions" of the accused officials, which they allege have discredited Milić and led to his removal from his position.

Journalist Milan Radonjić of the weekly Radar noted that Milić had previously told prosecutors, shortly after his arrest, that parts of the police were framing him and that no evidence linked him to the accusations. Milić was released from custody after a month and a half, and these new complaints appear to be his counter-offensive.

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There was no 'dramatic turn' in this case because Veselin Milić was privileged in any way; on the contrary, he was harmed by the unlawful and malicious actions of the reported persons... By unlawful action for personal reasons, the reported persons discredited Veselin Milić in public and led to his removal from the position of head of the Police Administration for the City of Belgrade.

Radonjić also pointed out that the conflict between Milić and Kričak is not new, referencing a past instance where Belgrade police allegedly refused to participate in mass arrests of citizens. This internal conflict within the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) is seen by former inspector Predrag Simonović as alarming, potentially further eroding public trust in the police and prosecution.

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This filing of criminal charges by high-ranking police officials against each other indicates an alarming state within the MUP, and this somehow further affects the trust, or rather mistrust, that citizens have in the police, and in part in the Prosecutor's Office.