The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office stated in a response to Insajder that the investigation has not confirmed suspicions from the pre-investigation phase that the then head of the Belgrade police, Veselin Milić, called Aleksandar Nešović to come to restaurant “27” in Senjak without personal security in order to resolve disagreements with Saša Vuković Boske, now a suspect in Nešović’s murder. The prosecution made this claim in a statement on May 16. This is not the only claim that the Prosecutor’s Office has since abandoned.
After the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade announced that two police officers from Veselin Milić’s security detail had their detention lifted after it was determined via cell tower data and video surveillance that they could not have been in restaurant “27” at the time of Aleksandar Nešović’s murder, the same conclusion was reached regarding the head of the Belgrade police, Veselin Milić, who has since been removed from office. However, Milić remains in detention on suspicion that he knew the crime had occurred but failed to report it in accordance with service regulations. For Milić and other suspects, the Prosecutor’s Office requested a 30-day extension of detention.
The confusion and contradictions introduced by the Prosecutor’s Office statements have left many things unclear, and one detail could be particularly important.
Namely, the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade stated in its announcement of May 16, 2026, that the injured A.N. was first called by phone by Veselin M., who was allegedly in the company of Saša V. and Mario S., and that he suggested he come to the mentioned restaurant to resolve mutual disagreements, advising him not to come accompanied by his security.
Milić was undeniably present that evening in restaurant “27”, but the prosecution has dropped part of the allegations that charged him with assisting the perpetrator in concealing the crime after it was committed. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, based on cell tower data and CCTV footage, it was established that Milić left the restaurant with his security shortly before Nešović returned to the location where he was later killed, Insajder reports.
It remains unclear what the head of the country’s largest police administration was doing in the restaurant in the company of individuals from the criminal milieu, what his relationship with them is, and what his role was on the evening when the murder occurred.
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Therefore, Insajder journalists submitted the following questions to the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office:
- Did the VJT, at the time of issuing the mentioned statement, possess evidence to support such claims?
- Do these VJT claims still apply to the suspect Veselin M.?
The response of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade to these questions is published in full:
“Regarding your questions, we point out that the statement of May 16, 2026 was based on data and facts available at that time, considering all circumstances of the case and the filed criminal complaint, which during the investigation, based on collected material evidence and witness statements, proved to be inaccurate in the description of certain actions and in relation to certain persons.
We especially emphasize that statements given to the police by individuals in the capacity of citizens during the pre-investigation procedure, according to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code, are not considered evidence; only statements given before the public prosecutor during questioning as witnesses, or during interrogation as suspects, are considered evidence.
This means that the prosecution did not have “evidence” at the time of writing the mentioned public statement as to whether Veselin M. called A.N. from his phone or from another person’s phone, nor whether he told him to come alone or not.
Most witnesses questioned on this matter during the investigation who had direct communication with the injured party before his arrival at the restaurant, including his wife, as well as witnesses who were in the presence of Veselin M. during his stay in the restaurant, did not state that Veselin M. called the injured party to come to the venue without security.
In contrast, the investigation has conclusively established that Veselin M. was not present in the premises at the time of the commission of the criminal offense of aggravated murder, nor that he removed traces of the crime, which is why the criminal complaint in that part was dismissed, in relation to the criminal offense of assisting the perpetrator after the commission of the crime.
We emphasize that the factual situation is still being determined and material evidence is being collected, including all ordered expert examinations, some of which have not yet been completed and submitted to the prosecution.
In accordance with all collected evidence and the forthcoming analysis, the factual situation, description of actions, and legal qualifications of the criminal offense for each of the suspects will be determined, after which an appropriate prosecutorial decision will be made.” – the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office told Insajder.
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