Mario Stankovi\u0107, one of the suspects in the murder of Aleksandar Ne\u0161ovi\u0107, known as Baja, at Restaurant “27” in Belgrade’s Senjak neighborhood, was questioned again last week by the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade. During his testimony, he described in detail the events of the fatal night of May 12, as well as the relationship between Sa\u0161a Vukovi\u0107, known as Boske, who has confessed to the killing, and the victim. Stankovi\u0107 admitted before prosecutors that he helped Vukovi\u0107 after the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stankovi\u0107 is among the individuals detained in connection with the murder of Aleksandar Ne\u0161ovi\u0107. Eleven people have been arrested in the case, including alleged gunman Sa\u0161a Vukovi\u0107 Boske. Former Belgrade police chief Veselin Mili\u0107 was also detained during the investigation on suspicion of failing to report a criminal offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stankovi\u0107 was questioned again last week by prosecutors. He was with Vukovi\u0107 on the day of the killing and is suspected of assisting him after the crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the beginning of his testimony, Stankovi\u0107 described his close relationship with Vukovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Sa\u0161a Vukovi\u0107 is my best friend. We’ve known each other for more than 15 years and we’re practically like brothers,”<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Stankovi\u0107, tensions between Vukovi\u0107 and Ne\u0161ovi\u0107 began to grow during the summer of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I feel that’s when they started drifting apart and their relationship cooled. In November 2025 they had a joint problem involving a third person, after which Sa\u0161a went on a trip. We often used to meet for coffee at the ‘Rustik’ caf\u00e9 in Senjak, where the whole group would gather without making any special arrangements. I continued going there occasionally and would still see Ne\u0161ovi\u0107. After someone attempted to kill Ne\u0161ovi\u0107 on January 31, I left on a trip myself. When I returned, I saw him almost every day around February 5, 6, 7 and 8, and that was when I first heard him personally expressing grievances about Sa\u0161a. I tried to ease the tensions, but I realized my words carried no weight. After that I saw Ne\u0161ovi\u0107 much less often, partly because he completely changed his routine after the attack, even buying an armored vehicle. Once Sa\u0161a returned from his trip, I learned from him that the tensions between the two had escalated,”<\/em> Stankovi\u0107 told prosecutors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He added that Vukovi\u0107 repeatedly told him the relationship between the two men had become increasingly strained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Sa\u0161a was carrying a growing sense of unease and wanted to resolve everything through a conversation,”<\/em> Stankovi\u0107 said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaking about May 12, 2026, Stankovi\u0107 said he and Vukovi\u0107 spent the day driving to several locations before going that evening to Restaurant “27,” where they met Veselin Mili\u0107 and several other people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Sa\u0161a spoke with Veselin, who was already at Restaurant ’27,’ and invited me to come with him. I only knew Mili\u0107 casually and wasn’t really part of their social circle. I saw Sa\u0161a talking to someone on the phone, and afterward he told me he had spoken to Mili\u0107, who was sitting in the restaurant with friends and had invited him for a drink. We went there. Veselin was with several people\u2014one man named Bo\u0161ko, whom I knew only casually and who I believe is a lawyer, and another man I met that evening, Sale Adok, although I think Adok is actually the name of his company. We sat down together, chatting casually while music played in the restaurant. At one point Veselin received a phone call and then asked the three of us to leave because they had some private matters to discuss. I think I heard someone mention that Ne\u0161ovi\u0107 was about to arrive. As we were leaving, Sa\u0161a asked me to stop by Danka’s place to pick up some money for him so he wouldn’t have to bother his security guys since I was already heading out. I don’t know whether he spoke with her before or after telling me. Bo\u0161ko, Adok and I left. I said goodbye to Bo\u0161ko and went to Danka’s,”<\/em> he testified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After some time, Stankovi\u0107 said he left the restaurant to collect a bag from Danka that he was supposed to deliver to Vukovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “It was a black plastic bag. I didn’t look inside, but it seemed to contain money,”<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He stated that he returned to the restaurant and handed the bag to Vukovi\u0107, where Vukovi\u0107, Ne\u0161ovi\u0107 and Mili\u0107 were sitting together. After delivering it, he left and drove toward Cerak. During the drive, he received a call from an unknown number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Sa\u0161a called me. He sounded very upset. I asked him, ‘What happened? Is there a problem?’ He told me he had shot and killed Ne\u0161ovi\u0107. I was shocked and frightened\u2014I never expected anything like that. I turned my car around because I thought he was still there and drove back to the restaurant as quickly as I could,”<\/em> Stankovi\u0107 said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Sa\u0161a called me again while I was just outside the restaurant. He asked where I was, whether the police had arrived, and begged me to go inside, see what was happening, and collect his belongings. I entered through the side entrance after the owner, Lule, opened the door. Inside I saw Ne\u0161ovi\u0107 sitting at the table. He was dead.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Stankovi\u0107, Ne\u0161ovi\u0107 was sitting with his head resting on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Lule and I started clearing away glasses and collecting shell casings. Sa\u0161a arrived shortly afterward, and together we wrapped the body in a blanket, carried it out through the side entrance, and loaded it into Lule’s car,”<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stankovi\u0107 also described what allegedly happened after the body was removed from the restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We were full of adrenaline. We’d been drinking heavily and didn’t immediately know what to do. Sa\u0161a called his sister and asked for the phone number of his brother Dejan,”<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He added that while driving toward Pazova, he disposed of evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “From the Ostru\u017enica Bridge I threw away some shell casings, Ne\u0161ovi\u0107’s fitness watch and cigar butts. I removed the fitness watch while I was alone in the vehicle on the way to Pazova,”<\/em> he testified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Stankovi\u0107, after everything that happened they met again at the restaurant in Senjak before driving toward Pazova and later toward \u0160abac. He also said he stayed with Vukovi\u0107 continuously until their arrests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Sa\u0161a and I separated briefly, but then met again and remained together until we were arrested. We went to Pazova. He spent most of the time making phone calls, although I don’t know to whom. By then the effects of the alcohol had worn off, and I noticed that Sa\u0161a deeply regretted everything that had happened. Later we met Dejan again. I no longer remember the exact sequence of events because we drove toward \u0160abac, where Sa\u0161a was supposed to collect some money from a friend. At one point he and Dejan were in another car talking, while later all three of us traveled together. We had Lule’s Hyundai Santa Fe and Dejan’s Fiat Punto. We even dozed off in the car. Eventually we left the Santa Fe behind. Sa\u0161a contacted one of his godfathers, and we went to his company in Sur\u010din. Dejan left us there, and he was nearby when we were arrested,”<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Discussing forensic evidence found on his clothing, Stankovi\u0107 said he did not know how gunshot residue had ended up there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I assume the particles on my hands came from the shell casings I was picking up,”<\/em> he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During his testimony, Stankovi\u0107 also spoke about the relationship between Vukovi\u0107 and former Belgrade police chief Veselin Mili\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I know that Mili\u0107 and Vukovi\u0107 were close friends. Their families socialized together. I remember Mili\u0107 attending Danka’s birthday celebration, and I believe their children even attend the same school,”<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asked about Vukovi\u0107, Stankovi\u0107 also stated that his friend was always armed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Vukovi\u0107 always carried a weapon, especially during the last five or six months. On that particular day he had been armed since the morning,”<\/em> Stankovi\u0107 concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aleksandar Ne\u0161ovi\u0107 was shot and killed on May 12 at Restaurant “27” in Senjak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His body was discovered a week later buried in the village of Jarkovac. 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“I threw away the shell casings, the watch and the cigar butts”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
“Sa\u0161a deeply regretted it”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Body buried<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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