Serbian opposition MP Petar Bošković has leveled severe accusations against President Aleksandar Vučić, alleging that the Serbian leader intended to ignite security chaos at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tivat, Montenegro.
Speaking to the Montenegrin newspaper Pobjeda, Bošković, a member of the Serbia Center (SRCE) party, claimed the planned disruption was engineered to divert public attention away from an explosive domestic crisis: the murder investigation in Belgrade’s Senjak district and the subsequent arrest of Belgrade Police Chief Veselin Milić.
The Tivat Charter Flight Disruption and Sky ECC Leaks
Bošković’s remarks follow a high-profile security incident at Tivat Airport, where Montenegrin border authorities intercepted a charter flight arriving from Belgrade. Acting on urgent intelligence, the Montenegrin Police Administration and the National Security Agency (ANB) barred 87 male Serbian citizens from entering the country, labeling them an immediate threat to domestic and national security, and promptly returned them to Belgrade.
The opposition MP revealed that the operation was blown wide open by international intelligence networks.
“In terms of security, it is already known that everything regarding the plane in Tivat was uncovered by the French intelligence service,” Bošković stated. “The French possess Sky ECC encrypted communications, which they delivered to both Serbian and Montenegrin authorities. The Montenegrin authorities are actively working based on that communication, while the Serbian authorities are practically sweeping it under the rug.”
According to local reports, the passengers—some of whom possess severe criminal records—were intercepted carrying “Serbia Wins” banners, long-range communication devices, and maritime radio stations. They were allegedly sent as a rogue “vanguard” ahead of Vučić’s official arrival at the summit.
Bošković expressed deep skepticism that the intercepted passengers would face any legal repercussions back in Belgrade, noting that “they are in the tightest possible alliance with the ruling regime.”
The Senjak Murder and the Fall of Belgrade’s Police Chief
Bošković directly linked the Tivat deployment to an ongoing political-criminal crisis unfolding within Serbia’s law enforcement apparatus. On May 15, 2026, the Chief of the Belgrade Police Directorate, Veselin Milić, was arrested and subsequently removed from office.
Milić faces criminal charges from the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office for failing to report a felony and aiding a perpetrator in connection with the brutal murder of Aleksandar Nešović. Nešović was shot dead on May 12 inside the “27” restaurant in the upscale Senjak neighborhood; his body was later discovered hidden inside a barrel in Inđija.
[The Overlapping Crisis Timeline]
• May 12, 2026: Aleksandar Nešović murdered inside a restaurant on Senjak.
• May 15, 2026: Belgrade Police Chief Veselin Milić arrested for cover-up.
• June 3, 2026: 87 state-aligned "special operatives" deported at Tivat Airport.
• June 4, 2026: EU-Western Balkans Summit begins in Tivat amid tight security.
Bošković emphasized that the sheer scale of the police chief’s involvement in a gangland execution blew a hole through the ruling Serbian Progressive Party’s (SNS) narrative on public safety, prompting the need for a foreign distraction.
“The government will invent a new affair in Belgrade just to cover up the embarrassment in Tivat,” Bošković said. “However, Europe and the whole world saw the debacle in Tivat… which is just another indicator that Vučić absolutely does not care about Europe.”
“Worse Than Lukashenko”
When asked whether Serbia is engaged in a genuine fight against organized crime, Bošković gave a damning assessment of the intersection between politics and underworld factions under the current administration, noting that firearms are discharged on “every street corner” with frequent police complicity.
He drew a sharp parallel to the absolute centralization of power in the country, comparing Vučić to Europe’s most notorious autocrats.
“Vučić is a man who has completely suppressed the intelligence services, the army, the police, the media, and the judiciary,” Bošković concluded. “Accordingly, he behaves like the ultimate autocrat—compared to him, [Belarusian President Aleksandr] Lukashenko is a small fry. Shamelessness and arrogance are his leitmotif, and this insolence trickles down into all segments of society, reaching the lowest social strata. Wherever these Radicals have arrived, there are no Serbs left.”
