The Higher Courts in Belgrade and Novi Sad have published lists of individuals pardoned by former Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić under decisions issued on September 27, 2026.
Among those pardoned are Dijana Hrkalović, former State Secretary at Serbia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, who was accused of accepting bribes, as well as 12 activists from Novi Sad who were facing criminal proceedings over alleged offences against Serbia’s constitutional order and security.
The pardon decisions were delivered to the courts on November 2, after the Minister of Justice had formally initiated the procedures on September 25.
18 Individuals Pardoned in Novi Sad
According to a statement from the Higher Court in Novi Sad, 18 individuals who were subject to criminal proceedings before the court have been pardoned.
Among them is Igor Elez, who was accused of accepting bribes, as well as Gorski Matović, Stevica Kiš and Aleksandar Kocić, who were facing proceedings over violent behaviour at a sporting event or public gathering.
Ognjen Stanković was pardoned in connection with proceedings involving violent behaviour at sporting events or public gatherings and the infliction of serious bodily injuries.
Meanwhile, Nemanja Narači was facing proceedings related to violent behaviour, causing serious bodily injuries and endangering public safety.
According to the news portal Razglas News, Narači, Kiš, Kocić and Stanković are publicly known as the “Ferrari Group”.
They were involved in an incident near Futoška Market in Novi Sad, where they drove a red car into a crowd of citizens gathered to pay tribute to the victims of the collapse of the railway station canopy.
The following individuals have also been exempted from criminal prosecution: Anja Pitulić, Jovan Dražić, Dejan Bagarić, Doroteja Antić, Branislav Đorđević, Mila Pajić, Davor Stefanović, Srđan Đurić, Mladen Cvijetić, Lado Jovović, Marija Vasić and Lazar Dinić.
They had been facing proceedings over the alleged preparation of criminal offences against Serbia’s constitutional order and security, specifically acting as co-perpetrators in an attack on the constitutional order and inciting the violent overthrow of the constitutional order.
Former Police Official Dijana Hrkalović Also Pardoned
The Higher Court in Belgrade announced that it had received pardon decisions concerning five individuals, including Dijana Hrkalović, former State Secretary at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Criminal proceedings against four of them have been terminated, while one has been granted release from the remainder of a prison sentence.
In addition to Hrkalović, Vučić also pardoned Nebojša Đokić, Marko Pavlović, Dragana Živadinović and Miloš Dugalić.
Hrkalović has been exempted from prosecution for the offence of unlawful influence in a case currently being heard by the Special Department for Organised Crime at the Higher Court in Belgrade.
Criminal proceedings against Nebojša Đokić for money laundering have also been terminated in a case being examined by the same Special Department for Organised Crime.
Marko Pavlović was pardoned in a case involving attempted aggravated murder, which is currently before the Higher Court in Belgrade.
The verdict in the case had been scheduled to be announced on November 6 at 12:00.
According to the FoNet news agency, Pavlović struck student Sonja Ponjavić with his car on Roosevelt Street, at the location where students were holding a silent gathering to honour the victims of the collapse of the canopy at Novi Sad railway station.
Criminal proceedings against Dragana Živadinović for abuse of official position and falsification of official documents have also been terminated.
Miloš Dugalić has been released from the remainder of his prison sentence, imposed by a decision of the Belgrade Court of Appeal on March 20, 2025.
His request for a pardon was submitted on August 20 this year.
All pardon decisions were issued on September 27, 2026, and took effect on the date they were adopted, according to a statement from the Higher Court in Belgrade.
