The Serbia Center party (SRCE) has accused President Aleksandar Vučić of interfering in an independent investigation into the country’s top police and security officials. The allegations relate to the discovery of a major organized drug trafficking group in Kruševac, which reportedly had close ties to the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and Defense Minister Bratislav Gašić.
According to SRCE, Vučić attempted to redirect the investigation by suggesting that only the son of a local SNS official may have been aware of the five-ton marijuana seizure, while the father — a party councillor and financier — might not have known. SRCE called this a serious overreach of presidential authority and a violation of both the law and the Constitution, which clearly define the president’s powers.
“These attempts to downplay or redirect responsibility will not secure Vučić a smoother path to the end of his political career, but instead raise new questions about accountability,” the party said.
SRCE also highlighted that this is not the first instance of Vučić interfering with high-profile investigations, citing previous controversies, including the Novо Sad canopy collapse and other key state matters. They argue that such interventions undermine efforts to strengthen the rule of law and Serbia’s path toward EU integration.
The opposition party reminded the public that Serbia ranks 4th in Europe and 1st in the Western Balkans in terms of organized crime, asserting that Vučić’s administration achieves “notable results” in criminal activity oversight. They raised concerns about the potential existence of other SNS-connected criminal networks, warning that the five-ton marijuana operation in Konjuh demonstrates large-scale trafficking that clearly bypassed or was facilitated by authorities.
