Interview: Saša Janković, security expert

21.July 2023 Nedim Sejdinovic

In the new issue: Once the services used criminals, now criminals use the services

"I don't see how jobs that are carried out by the services, like 'Jovanjica', have anything to do with the so-called "state reason", I do not see any justification for them and no connection with the national interest, even if it is misunderstood. Nor is there legal coverage and decision of a state authority for them, even if formally. There is no documentation, not even 'in white' (in the jargon of the service, these are documents without headers and signatures), but simply work and remain silent. Individuals get rich using the services as their private resource, give a piece of the loot to the party and period"

Interview: Saša Janković, security expert

19.July 2023 Nedim Sejdinovic

In the past, services used criminals, now criminals use services

"I don't see how jobs that are carried out by the services, like 'Jovanjica', have anything to do with the so-called "state reason", I do not see any justification for them and no connection with the national interest, even if it is misunderstood. Nor is there legal coverage and decision of a state authority for them, even if formally. There is no documentation, not even 'in white' (in the jargon of the service, these are documents without headers and signatures), but simply work and remain silent. Individuals get rich using the services as their private resource, give a piece of the loot to the party and period"

Announcement of the October Group

13.July 2023 MJ

Members of the BIA committed a criminal offense for detaining Peter Nikitin

Expulsion of any person who has been granted permanent residence in Serbia can only be done on the basis of a court decision - and that decision does not exist. No court proceedings were ever initiated against Peter Nikitin, and therefore no court decision on his expulsion could be made.

Jovanjica: Testimony of inspector Dusan Mitić

12.July 2023 Jelena Zoric

Why did we want to arrest the director of the BIA

One after the other, the defense attorneys, Koluvija, as well as the prosecutor, tried to challenge the testimony of inspector Dušan Mitić, who said that his and his colleagues' intention was to arrest the then director of the BIA, and the current minister of police, Bratislava Gašić and Mirko Šker (head of the Belgrade center in the BIA at the time of the discovery of Jovanjica), and that the information about their involvement in the case of "Jovanjica" was "of the highest quality". As Mitić pointed out, the head of the Fourth Department, Slobodan Milenkovic, asked the prosecutor's office to prosecute Škero and Gasić, after which frequent pressures began.

Crime and politics, and vice versa

28.June 2023 Jelena Zoric

Do you remember "Jovanjica 2"

Almost the entire state leadership defends Koluvija wherever it goes, from the courtroom, through the Assembly to the television studios. At the same time, they are trying to criminalize and publicly attack inspectors Dusan Mitić and Slobodan Milenkovic, who discovered Jovanjica. During breaks in the trial, Koluvija and the defendants for "Jovanjica 1" are greeted by members of the BIA, who, according to the indictment, were guards of the property, while marijuana was flourishing. They encourage them with words, in cafes, not far from the Court: "Take it easy, we will chase Mitić and Milenković out of the Service"

State and organized crime

16.June 2023 BIRN

Inspector Mitić's testimony: "Jovanjica" worked under the auspices of the state

Inspector Dušan Mitić of the Belgrade Police Narcotics Control Department testified before the Special Court about the "abnormal" pressure to release "Jovanjica". The head of the BIA at the time, and the current minister of the interior, Bratislav Gašić, was in direct contact with the people who ran the largest marijuana plantation in Europe.

Diana Hrkalović

Organized crime

31.May 2023. MN

Dijana Hrkalović: Who did she communicate with as "Aron" via "Sky"?

Hrkalović is among 77 people who are suspected of being part of a criminal group that committed four murders, according to the prosecution's document that was created during the investigation of the "witch doctor" clan. However, to date she has not been charged with the crimes described in that document or for collaborating with criminals, KRIK writes

News

28.December 2022 S.Ć.

Law office Tomanović: Lawsuit against BIA and MUP

Taking Rada Trajković's personal documents and denying her freedom of movement on the territory of Serbia is discrimination, according to Tomanović's office. That is why they are asking the court to prohibit such further treatment towards her

Power and security

14.December 2022 Slobodan Georgijev

How Vučić privatized BIA

In the MUP, Aleksandar Vulin demonstrated how he sees public office: by writing daily announcements and sending them through the MUP portal, he dealt with anyone who would say anything negative about the president and used every opportunity to swear eternal loyalty to him. With such a background, he differs from all previous BIA directors and seems like a kind of reality star. Together with him, the Service is now on the verge of becoming part of the Cooperative or Couples. More dangerous than this is the fact that Vulin wields serious power and authority

Society

04.December 2022 S.Ć.

Archives of Serbia: BIA material hidden from the public

Historians cannot find information about the Security Information Agency located in the Archives of Serbia, which decided to black out the names in the documents, so they have to go to Zagreb or Skopje, where the personnel files were published in five volumes

Interview: Predrag Petrović, security expert

09.November 2022 Nedim Sejdinovic

Secret services - back to the nineties

"'Jovanjica' was, quite clearly, a big state job. There was a combination of the highest state officials, the security services, the police, retired intelligence officers... It is a return to the old practice, from the time of Slobodan Milošević: the security services cooperate with criminal groups in order to realize their jobs and interests, and finance their activities."

Analyze

25.July 2022 Davor Lukacs

The media at the service of the "service": How the BIA edits newspapers

FoNet came into possession of court rulings and other documents from which it can be seen that the photo of the citizen of Zemun and everything else was delivered to Blic from the BIA. The journalist author of the text said before the court that she got the photo and the entire criminal scheme of the "Skaljar clan" from the BIA, and not from a "source from the BIA". The editor-in-chief of the newspaper at the time repeated the same, who justified himself by saying that the data obtained from the BIA is not checked, but taken for granted.

News

09.February 2022. S.Ć.

Out of public view: Meštrović's "Miloš Obilić" in the BIA

If the video of Aleksandar Vučić's visit to the Security and Information Agency had not appeared, it would not have been known that Meštrović's sculpture "Miloš Obilić" is located in the lobby of the building. However, there is nothing controversial about that because the transfer of works of art to other institutions is regulated by law