Serbian IT entrepreneur Nenad Milanović, founder of Cake.com, has announced two reward funds totaling $250,000. The first, worth $200,000, is intended for individuals who provide evidence that is subsequently used in court proceedings against state officials over the alleged denial of Serbian citizens abroad of their right to vote.
The second fund, worth $50,000, is intended to identify individuals pardoned or granted amnesty by former President Aleksandar Vučić on September 27, 2026, whose names have not been publicly disclosed.
Milanović announced that on October 13, 2026, criminal complaints were submitted to the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade against 12 state officials and diplomats over the failure to open polling stations abroad for the parliamentary elections scheduled for October 25.
According to him, the complaints were filed against Foreign Minister Marko Đurić, Acting Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dušan Kozarev, and ten Serbian ambassadors.
Those named in the complaints include Dragan Šutanovac, ambassador to the United States; Stefan Tomašević in Canada; Rade Stefanović in Australia; Ivan Trifunović in Switzerland; Ana Hrustanović in France; Aleksandar Nakić in Slovakia; Dragan Simeunović in Romania; Milan Ravić in Bulgaria; Nebojša Rodić in Montenegro; and Vladimir Marić in the United Arab Emirates.
Milanović says the complaints concern the failure to open polling stations in cities including Miami, Houston, San Francisco, San Diego, Vancouver, Melbourne, Geneva, Lyon, Strasbourg, Bratislava, Bucharest, Timișoara, Sofia, Herceg Novi, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
He called on citizens who possess relevant documentation to submit evidence, announcing a reward fund of $200,000.
Under the published terms, the money would be distributed to individuals whose evidence is used in proceedings that result in final convictions. This means that simply providing information or filing a criminal complaint does not automatically qualify someone for a reward.
Our portal has previously reported on the complaints filed on October 13.
All individuals named in the complaints are presumed innocent. Filing a criminal complaint does not mean that a criminal offense has been established or that court proceedings will be initiated.
Another $50,000 for the names of pardoned individuals
Just a few days later, on October 16, Milanović announced another public appeal, this time offering $50,000 for the identification of individuals who were pardoned or granted amnesty on September 27, 2026.
According to his claims, former President Aleksandar Vučić pardoned or granted amnesty to a total of 49 people that day, while the public knows the names of only 23 of them.
Milanović is therefore seeking information about the remaining 26 individuals.
The contest rules stipulate that only new, verified names qualify for rewards. Evidence may include official pardon decisions, court rulings, official announcements or other documentation that reliably confirms a person’s identity.
A reward of $50,000 is offered for the complete list, while proportionate amounts would be paid for individually verified names, approximately $1,923 per person.
Priority goes to the person who submits the relevant evidence first, and the contest remains open until October 23, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
The weekly magazine Vreme also reported on the initiative, noting that Milanović insists that information about presidential pardons should be made public.
Questions about the transparency of state institutions
Both of Milanović’s initiatives raise questions about the transparency of state institutions, access to information of public importance, and the exercise of voting rights by Serbian citizens living abroad.
One particularly important issue is the criteria used to determine polling locations outside Serbia and whether all properly registered voters have been given an equal opportunity to exercise their voting rights.
At the same time, the public has a legitimate interest in knowing about decisions to grant pardons or amnesties, as well as their legal basis.
So far, not all claims concerning the number and identities of pardoned individuals have been independently verified, and no official confirmation is available from the prosecutor’s office regarding the receipt and procedural status of all the criminal complaints mentioned.
The announced reward funds are private initiatives launched by Nenad Milanović, not funds distributed by state institutions.
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