Miroslav Aleksić, the president of the People’s Movement of Serbia (NPS), leveled scathing criticisms against the state apparatus today, accusing President Aleksandar Vučić of running the country like a “mafijski klan (mafia clan) where no one has the right to make their own decisions.”
Speaking to N1 television, Aleksić addressed the political fallout of the high-profile assassination at “Restaurant 27” on Senjak, which recently triggered the dramatic arrest of Belgrade’s powerful police chief, Veselin Milić.
Aleksić suggested that Minister of Internal Affairs Ivica Dačić “might even want to resign” given the gravity of the institutional security failure, but stated bluntly that Dačić “does not dare to, because only one man determines the rules.”
“When you accept to be someone’s political servant, you have to be ready for the consequences that come with it,” Aleksić stated, as relayed in an official NPS press release. “The murder that occurred demands serious political accountability. First and foremost, from the President of the State who has been making all key decisions for the past 14 years. Then, from Minister Ivica Dačić and the Director of Police, Dragan Vasiljević. These three individuals allowed a person with documented ties to criminal structures to occupy and remain in the highest echelons of the police force.”
A Cover-Up Narrowly Avoided by Social Media Leaks
When questioned about Ivica Dačić’s notable absence from today’s ongoing session of the National Assembly of Serbia, Aleksić analyzed it as a tactical retreat from internal warfare consuming the ruling party.
“Dačić has taken the stance not to interfere in the internal conflicts rocking the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS),” Aleksić remarked. “For a long time now, his role has been reduced to a mere spokesperson for the police. He isn’t asked about anything; all definitive decisions are made by Aleksandar Vučić and Dragan Vasiljević.”
The opposition leader further alleged that the government’s initial impulse was to completely bury the scandal, a plan that was disrupted only by leaked digital footage.
“The fundamental question is how the system allowed such a catastrophic thing to happen in the first place,” Aleksić pointed out. “It is entirely obvious that if a video recorded by a foreign citizen hadn’t surfaced on social media, this murder would have been completely covered up. The body would have eventually been found elsewhere, and the public would have simply been told it was just another routine clash between rival clans.”
Demands for an Emergency Parliamentary Review
As pressure mounts on the administration, political resistance is intensifying within parliament. Aleksić confirmed that the People’s Movement of Serbia formally submitted an urgent request yesterday demanding an extraordinary session of the Committee for Defense and Internal Affairs.
The opposition expects the committee to force a transparent investigation into the murky institutional circumstances surrounding the Senjak assassination and the extent of high-level police collusion with criminal cartels.
