After Veselin Milic's release from custody, the Senjak case shifts toward a fight over what remains in the accusation
N1 reports that the Higher Court in Belgrade has lifted custody for former Belgrade police chief Veselin Milic and that he has already left Central Prison, meaning he will defend himself from freedom in the next phase. In N1's reporting and the lawyers' comments carried there, the case has narrowed to the failure-to-report branch around the killing of Aleksandar Nešović at restaurant 27 in Senjak, while critics tie the release to the fact that evidentiary actions on that branch are exhausted and that the investigation has already been seriously compromised.
What matters
What the court decided
According to N1, a Higher Court panel in Belgrade lifted Veselin Milic's custody, the decision was implemented immediately, and he has already left Central Prison.
What remains in the accusation
N1 describes the remaining branch as failure to report the perpetrator and the crime in connection with the May 12 killing at restaurant 27 in Senjak, while the heavier assistance-to-the-perpetrator line had already fallen out earlier.
Why the reaction is sharp
Both Terzić and Prelević, in N1's reports, tie the release to the idea that investigators have already exhausted the available evidentiary steps and that the wider case has been contaminated by political influence and damage control.
Breakdown by publication
How sources frame this story
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N1: Terzić ties the release to the exhaustion of evidentiary actions
N1 writes that lawyer Vladimir Terzić sees the lifting of custody for the former Belgrade police chief as a consequence of evidentiary proposals already being exhausted. N1 adds that Milic now defends himself from freedom and that the accusation left standing is the failure-to-report branch around Aleksandar Nešović's killing at restaurant 27 in Senjak. Terzić also points to the unusual fact that part of the heavier accusation had already dropped away during the investigation.
N1: Prelević says the case is already too compromised to firmly establish guilt
N1 relays the view of lawyer Božo Prelević, who links Milic's release to political influence and the broader compromise of the investigation. In the same report, N1 reminds readers that the Higher Court in Belgrade lifted custody the previous day and that Milic will continue defending himself from freedom in the restaurant 27 Senjak murder case.
Overall takeaway
Milic's release does not close the Senjak story; it changes its center of gravity to how durable the remaining accusation line really is after the other branches have fallen away or weakened.
What this means for residents
For the Senjak branch
The story has moved from the question of whether Milic stays in custody to the question of what charge and what evidence this branch will even reach court with.
What to watch next
The next turn is whether new official court or prosecutorial steps appear on the remaining qualification and whether the case continues splintering into narrower branches.
