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Families’ lawyer in the Panda case seeks oversight of prosecutors’ work on the 1998 crime

July 29, 2026, 12:25 AMUpdated: July 29, 2026, 12:14 PM

Lawyer Ivan Ninić asked Serbia’s Supreme Public Prosecutor to oversee the Organized Crime Prosecutor’s work on the killing of six young people at the Panda café in Peć on December 14, 1998. According to Ninić’s submission reported by Danas, the case has remained in investigative and evidentiary procedures for years; no new prosecutorial decision has been announced.

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Oversight request

Ninić asked the Supreme Public Prosecutor for extraordinary oversight of the Organized Crime Prosecutor’s work.

Around 40 witnesses

According to the lawyer, the case has remained in investigative and evidentiary procedures for years, with around 40 witnesses heard but no procedural outcome.

Proposed interviews

The victims ask prosecutors to interview Aleksandar Vučić, Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović and examine new public claims about possible perpetrators.

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Lawyer’s oversight request

Lawyer seeks review of prosecutors’ work in the Panda case

Danas says Ninić represents the families of Zvonimir Gvozdenović, Lazar Obradović, Ljubomir Ristić, Vojislav Trifović, Mirjana Stanojević and Milena Radević. He says around 40 witnesses have been heard but there is no procedural outcome; this is the victims’ representative’s position, not a new prosecutorial decision.

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Overall takeaway

Danas reports the victims’ lawyer’s requests: prosecutors have announced no new procedural decision, and claims about possible perpetrators remain unverified.