Minister of Internal Affairs Ivica Dačić denied the public claims regarding the retirement of Colonel Spasoje Vulević, the longtime commander of the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ).
In a statement, Dačić said that Vulević met the conditions for retirement on March 23, 2024, when he was approved to continue his service. Now, Colonel Vulević has decided to retire, and it is his personal request, without any outside influence, Dačić stated.
In the statement, Dačić called the claims about Vulević’s retirement at the request of President Aleksandar Vučić “disgusting falsehoods and lies.”
“Regarding the disgusting falsehoods and lies, I want to state very clearly that Colonel Spasoje Vulević met the conditions for retirement on March 23, 2024, which is before my term began, and as far as I know, he was then approved to continue his service.
Colonel Vulević informed us that he made the decision to retire, and it is his personal request, without any outside influence.
Therefore, it is absolutely insane to involve anyone outside the Ministry of Internal Affairs in matters of employment within the MUP, especially President Vučić,” Dačić wrote in the statement.
He added that the decision to retire anyone is made by him as the minister every few months for all those who have met the conditions for retirement. “And personnel decisions in the police are made by the police director with my consent, not by President Vučić or anyone else. That is why I call on everyone to stop spreading falsehoods and lies for the sake of their cheap political points,” Dačić said.
As a reminder, the longtime commander of the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ) Spasoje Vulević was relieved of his duties and will formally retire on Monday, as N1 learned earlier today. Our source claims his dismissal came after a request from Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
Source: Nova, Photo: Printscreen/YouTube/MUP