Photo: Tanjug/Vladimir ŠporčićThe Commission of the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office (VrJT) found that the prosecutors of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade often neglected evidence and abused their powers in numerous cases. Deputy Chief Prosecutor Miodrag Marković and Chief Prosecutor Nenad Stefanović stand out in particular. The commission proposes disciplinary and criminal procedures
Commission Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office (VrJT) formed at the end of October 2026, in its report dated November 10, 2026 strongly criticizes the way in which Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade led several important cases related to student and civil protests, the death of a female student, the "sound cannon", pardons and one case of international legal aid.
The Commission claims that the prosecutors in those cases often took a position in advance, ignored evidence, abused their powers and directed investigations beyond what was necessary. In particular, the deputy chief prosecutor stands out Miodrag Marković and the chief prosecutor Nenad Stefanovic.
During the minutes of silence at the large rally "Fifteen for fifteen" in Belgrade, a large number of citizens (about 150 statements) and part of the professional public claimed that acoustic weapons were used, which caused panic and physical ailments. In April 2025, the European Court of Human Rights ordered Serbia to prevent the further use of such funds.
The higher prosecutor's office concluded in September 2026 that there was no "sound cannon" and that there is no place for criminal proceedings. The Commission says that the prosecutors did not really investigate the event, but defended that position in advance, ignored the medical documentation and statements of the victims, and shifted the focus to those who said that weapons were used.
Marković publicly, before making the decision, spoke about "organized simulation" and threatened to prosecute those who claim the opposite.
The commission proposes disciplinary proceedings against him and prosecutor Aleksandra Stefanović, and for Marković, the initiation of proceedings for dismissal and criminal prosecution for abuse of official position.
The reason was the death of a student at the university. The commission claims that the prosecutors, including Marković, ordered the seizure of the entire server and materials that were not in the court order, and that they focused the searches and interrogations on the student movement and plenums instead of the circumstances of the death. The commission's conclusion is that the goal was not to shed light on the death, but to collect data on the students.
Consideration of criminal prosecution for abuse is suggested.
The Prosecutor's Office quickly dismissed the criminal complaint about the alleged abuse in granting the pardon, without any verification. The Commission believes that it is biased and that documentation should have been obtained and the procedure checked.
The commission points to errors in jurisdiction (arrest and interrogation of persons who should not have been led by that prosecution), delays and non-execution of court orders. It suggests disciplinary responsibility.
The original prosecutor filed charges of aggravated attempted murder. Chief Prosecutor Nenad Stefanović quickly approved the request for her exemption. The case was taken over by Marković, who reclassified the crime to a much milder one, and later publicly supported the pardon of the accused.
The Commission sees this as biased privileging and proposes criminal prosecution of Marković, and disciplinary proceedings and dismissal of Stefanović.
The commission points to selective prosecution, delays and non-compliance with the orders of the higher prosecutor's office.
The commission claims that the prosecutors (Stefanović, Marković, Nikola Uskoković) acted contrary to the law: they registered the case incorrectly, changed the processor without grounds, gave consent for the mitigation of the measure (which enabled the escape of the wanted persons), did not respond to the urgencies of the Supreme and Appellate Prosecutor's Office, nor did they forward the files. It is alleged that they caused damage to the proceedings and benefited the wanted persons.
Common to the analyzed cases, as stated in the report, is the selective application of law, biased evaluation of evidence, illegal use of procedural powers, arbitrary confiscation and redistribution of cases, as well as limiting the rights of the injured parties. The Commission concludes that such a pattern of behavior is a consequence of the management of the Belgrade Prosecutor's Office, for which its Chief Public Prosecutor Nenad Stefanović is responsible.
In the final part of the report, the Commission states that Stefanović formally acts within the framework of the public prosecutor's system, but in fact acts in parallel with its rules, being guided by illegal interests and instrumentalizing individual prosecutors in order to achieve illegitimate goals. Such functioning is described as the establishment of a "para-prosecutor system".
The Commission proposed the initiation of criminal prosecution against individual prosecutors, the initiation of disciplinary proceedings, as well as consideration of the responsibility of the chief public prosecutor, including the possibility of his removal from office and the initiation of dismissal proceedings after establishing a serious disciplinary offense.
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