{"id":212300,"date":"2026-06-14T15:21:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T13:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=212300"},"modified":"2026-06-14T15:21:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T13:21:26","slug":"renowned-french-newspaper-on-vucic-in-belgrade-there-is-no-longer-any-difference-between-a-criminal-and-a-police-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/renowned-french-newspaper-on-vucic-in-belgrade-there-is-no-longer-any-difference-between-a-criminal-and-a-police-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"RENOWNED FRENCH NEWSPAPER ON VU\u010cI\u0106: \u201cIn Belgrade, There Is No Longer Any Difference Between a Criminal and a Police Officer!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 relies on ultra-loyalist circles with criminal connections in an effort to weaken the anti-corruption movement, the Paris-based newspaper <em>Le Monde<\/em> reports in an extensive article on corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The article questions what 87 Serbian men, described as violent individuals, intended to do in Montenegro after arriving on Wednesday, June 3, aboard a mysterious charter flight specially organized from Belgrade. As Montenegro, a country of around 600,000 people, prepared to host a major European Union-Western Balkans summit in Tivat two days later\u2014with the participation of French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz among others\u2014Montenegrin police reportedly turned back the group. Some of the individuals were already known to law enforcement and were allegedly carrying communication devices and banners supporting Serbian nationalist President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the pro-European government in Podgorica remained cautious regarding the sensitive matter, local media, citing the passenger list, reported that the Air Serbia flight carried several unusual passengers, according to <em>Le Monde<\/em>. A number of them had previously been involved in violent incidents on the sidelines of pro-government rallies organized in recent months to counter widespread anti-corruption protests that have shaken Serbia since the collapse of a concrete canopy at the Novi Sad railway station in November 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">READ MORE:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CjjjPkM3UY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/sve-se-vidi-na-vidovdan-studenti-pozvali-narod-na-protest-28-juna-u-kraljevu\/\">SVE SE VIDI NA VIDOVDAN: Studenti pozvali narod na protest 28. juna u Kraljevu!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201eSVE SE VIDI NA VIDOVDAN: Studenti pozvali narod na protest 28. juna u Kraljevu!\u201c \u2014 Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/sve-se-vidi-na-vidovdan-studenti-pozvali-narod-na-protest-28-juna-u-kraljevu\/embed\/#?secret=QSbfdMwJXQ#?secret=CjjjPkM3UY\" data-secret=\"CjjjPkM3UY\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the individuals are regular visitors to an informal camp of Vu\u010di\u0107 supporters that has occupied a park in central Belgrade for more than a year. The camp, known as \u201c\u0106aciland,\u201d consists of white tents and is reportedly populated by imposing men who prevent curious onlookers from approaching the presidential headquarters in the city center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many Belgrade residents intimidated by these groups, \u0106aciland has become a symbol of how Vu\u010di\u0107, who has been in power since 2014, relies on football ultra groups with established criminal connections in an attempt to suppress anti-corruption anger, which the newspaper claims has largely subsided. Attacks involving automatic weapons and Molotov cocktails have reportedly increased in Belgrade bars and caf\u00e9s, while business owners claim they have been targeted in extortion attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although there is no indication that these incidents are directly connected, an even darker scandal has shaken the city following the dramatic arrest of Belgrade police chief Veselin Mili\u0107 on May 15 in connection with a murder case that took place at a well-known restaurant in an upscale district of the capital. He was accused of attempting to shield the alleged perpetrators, while Mili\u0107 himself claimed he was the victim of a mysterious \u201cconspiracy\u201d orchestrated by fellow officers. However, on Tuesday, June 9, prosecutors unexpectedly announced that there was \u201cno evidence\u201d against him and decided not to pursue charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 10, the commander of Belgrade\u2019s intervention police unit was also arrested, allegedly for covering up an attempted criminal settling of scores that occurred in November 2025 at another restaurant. In a country where most major media outlets are controlled by the government, many Serbs have given up hope of learning the full truth about these and numerous other cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCitizens have no trust in the police because no one can distinguish a criminal from a police officer anymore,\u201d former police commander Bogoljub \u017divkovi\u0107 told the news portal <em>Radar<\/em>. He added that he was forced into retirement in 2025 simply because his son participated in anti-government protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weakened by government pressure, Serbia\u2019s judiciary remains ineffective and is still struggling to conclude the lengthy trial that began in 2022 against the criminal clan led by Veljko Belivuk. The former football supporters\u2019 group leader, arrested in 2021, is accused, among other things, of disposing of victims\u2019 bodies by grinding them in a meat grinder before dumping the remains into the Danube River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the beginning of the trial, Belivuk has claimed that he secretly worked for the ruling party, allegations Vu\u010di\u0107 has consistently dismissed as \u201clies.\u201d The same label has been applied to reports by the investigative outlet KRIK, which in 2024 and 2025 cited intercepted conversations among Serbian criminals and alleged links with members of the presidential security detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">French police, who obtained incriminating messages during an operation targeting the encrypted messaging service Sky ECC, may hold key information about the affair, but no details have been publicly released. Macron has defended Vu\u010di\u0107 since Serbia purchased 12 Rafale fighter jets from France in 2024, <em>Le Monde<\/em> noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the summit in Tivat, the French president reiterated that \u201cSerbia is working tirelessly\u201d on its European Union accession process and that he wished to \u201cbelieve in the president\u2019s (Vu\u010di\u0107\u2019s) commitment to reforms,\u201d the Paris newspaper reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/two-great-tragedies-on-the-velika-morava-first-a-girl-13-drowned-and-then-two-boys-aged-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TWO GREAT TRAGEDIES ON THE VELIKA MORAVA: First a girl (13) drowned, and then two boys aged 15!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/patrijarh-porfirije-na-udaru-kritika-na-ispracaju-pojasa-presvete-bogorodice-nazvao-deo-vernika-debilima-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PATRIARCH PORFIRIJE UNDER FIRE: At the send-off of the belt of the Most Holy Mother of God, he called a part of the believers \u201cmorons\u201d! 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