Marinika Tepić, MP of the Freedom and Justice Party (SSP), escalated her campaign “Road to Prison, Justice for Serbia”, publicly presenting what she termed an “indictment” against Andrej Vučić, brother of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. Tepić described Andrej Vučić as the key operator of a decades-long political-criminal network that, she claims, has subordinated the state to the interests of one family and undermined Serbia’s democratic institutions.
At a press conference in the National Assembly, Tepić accused the Vučić family of consolidating unprecedented power across political, economic, and enforcement structures, effectively turning state mechanisms into instruments of control and enrichment. She cited numerous alleged links between Andrej Vučić and business figures sanctioned for organized crime in the United States, including Zvonko Veselinović and Milan Radoičić, whose companies allegedly continue to receive overpriced, no-bid state contracts.
Tepić further alleged that Andrej Vučić commands a special wing of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), referred to as the “black-hooded group,” which operates as a private political police, intimidating citizens and suppressing dissent. She called for immediate legal action to dismantle what she described as a political-economic cartel and demanded that investigations be broadcast on public television to ensure transparency.
“Serbia cannot remain a private domain of the Vučić family. The state must serve the people, not a single political dynasty,” Tepić stated.
Ana Brnabić Accuses Tepić of Party Coup
In response, National Assembly President Ana Brnabić accused Tepić of attempting a coup within the SSP, claiming that her allegations were aimed at undermining party leadership, particularly Dragan Đilas. Brnabić attempted to counter Tepić’s claims by highlighting alleged property holdings of Đilas’ relatives, emphasizing that the Vučić family allegedly lacks foreign accounts or properties aside from inherited assets in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Brnabić also criticized the public prosecutor’s office for inaction, questioning whether Tepić’s repeated accusations against the Vučić family are being deliberately ignored, raising concerns about the independence of Serbia’s justice institutions.
Tepić’s allegations underscore the persistent concerns regarding Serbia’s rule of law under the Vučić regime, highlighting a concentration of power that critics argue undermines democratic norms, media independence, and judicial accountability. The framing of the state apparatus as subservient to one family illustrates why international observers and domestic opposition view Serbia as a country with weak institutional checks on executive power.
While Brnabić framed the issue as internal SSP politics, Tepić’s presentation reinforces longstanding claims of systemic corruption, cronyism, and abuse of state resources linked to the Vučić family, demanding urgent scrutiny from independent judicial and international bodies.
