Issue for June 12, 2026

This story connects the shooting at a restaurant on Autokomanda, the arrests of Interventna jedinica 92 officers, the figure of Sasa Vukovic Boske, former Belgrade police chief Veselin Milic, and the separate Senjak branch. It is no longer only a crime chronicle but also a story about how police and prosecutors handle cases involving connected people.

• The Autokomanda branch is about suspicion that some police officers failed to record the shooting properly and helped conceal procedural traces.
• The name of Sasa Vukovic Boske appears as the figure whom, according to the prosecution's version, the authorities did not properly prosecute after the shooting.
• On June 11, N1 reported that the commander of Interventna jedinica 92 and a team leader were placed in custody over obstruction of Vukovic's prosecution.
• On the evening of June 11, N1 reported that Mitar J., Jugoslav S., and Nenad S. denied the allegations, Darko Z. remained silent, and the Higher Prosecutor's Office sought custody for Jugoslav S., Nenad S., and Darko Z. and house arrest with electronic monitoring for Mitar J.
• In comments to N1, former inspector Sinisa Carevic says the restaurant owner's testimony, cameras, cell-site data, and phone contacts will matter.
• Retired police colonel Slavica Radovanovic called MUP's work in the Senjak murder investigation sloppy and amateurish and tied the problem to the leadership of the Criminal Police Directorate.
• The Senjak branch remains a separate but closely related story about a shooting, the killing of Aleksandar Nesovic, and complaints of police violence during questioning.
• Prosecutor Nenad Lazic told N1 that it would be logical to review the work of the Higher Prosecutor's Office in the Senjak case at the level of the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office.
• On June 12, Novosti reported that the Higher Court in Belgrade extended custody for Veselin Milic for up to 30 days, and also extended custody for Sasa Vukovic, Mario S., Danka V., Nenad L., Dejan S., and Jasna Z. in the Aleksandar Nesovic Baja murder case.
• On June 13, 021 carried the Higher Prosecutor's Office explanation: the part of the complaint against Milic alleging assistance to the perpetrator after the crime was dismissed because further evidence and testimony did not confirm that he called Nesovic to come without security, was in the restaurant at the time of the killing, or removed traces.
• On June 13, prosecutors expanded the investigation into Aleksandar Nesovic's killing: Sasa V. and Mario S. are suspected of aggravated murder as co-perpetrators, Danka V. of assisting aggravated murder, and evidentiary actions were ordered against Veselin M. and seven others in the failure-to-report and assistance-after-the-crime branches.
• On June 16, Sasa Vukovic Boske was questioned at the Higher Prosecutor's Office at his own request; lawyer Ivan Simic confirmed that questioning continues on June 17, while details of the statement are not known.
• On June 18, Novosti reported that Vukovic Boske spent two days giving his defense in the presence of three Higher Prosecutor's Office prosecutors over suspicion in the killing of Aleksandar Nesovic Baja at restaurant "27" in Senjak.
• On June 20, VJT ordered the Second Basic Prosecutor's Office to form a case and identify unknown persons who, according to the defense, threatened Veselin Milic in Belgrade district jail; the prison administration said it follows safety procedures for all detainees.

NIS is Serbia's key oil company and the operator of the Pancevo refinery. This story follows how sanctions against the Russian stake in the company affect fuel supplies, Serbia's talks with MOL, Gazprom Neft, and the United States, and control over strategic infrastructure.

• On June 11, 2026, minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said Serbia and MOL had agreed on the shareholder framework around NIS.
• The next step is an agreement between Gazprom Neft and MOL, followed by approval from the US administration.
• Before the current OFAC license expired on June 16, 2026, NIS requested a new special license.
• If Gazprom Neft sells 56.15 percent of NIS to MOL and OFAC approves the transaction, Serbia is supposed to buy another five percent of the shares.
• With that extra five percent, Serbia's stake would rise to roughly 35 percent, while MOL would remain the controlling owner with 51.15 percent.
• According to the minister, the Hungarian side has undertaken to keep the Pancevo refinery running at least around the average annual level of the four years before sanctions.
• By evening, N1 and Danas added expert framing: without changing NIS's statute, the extra five percent does not give Serbia new control, and the question remains dependent on Gazprom Neft, MOL, and OFAC.
• On June 12, Forbes/N1 added a check on an alternative Serbian buyer: Ranko Mimovic's company, tied to Reuters' report of a EUR 2 billion offer for NIS, had six account blocks over tax rulings in half a year and received a first court dispute for RSD 98,496.
• On June 13, 021/RTS carried Jelica Putnikovic's assessment: the next key fork is Tuesday, June 16, when existing NIS licenses expire, while the outcome depends on OFAC, concrete contracts, and guarantees for the Pancevo refinery.
• On June 16, the Energy Ministry and MOL signed a shareholder agreement: it takes effect only if MOL reaches a deal with Gazprom Neft to buy 56.15 percent of NIS and OFAC approves the transaction.
• Under the agreement Serbia is to buy an additional five percent of the shares, the Pancevo refinery should operate for at least 10 years at capacity comparable to the four years before US sanctions, and Petrohemija should avoid disruption.
• Aleksandar Vucic said from Tbilisi that, based on information he was receiving from Washington, NIS's operating license may be extended for another 15 days, but this had not been officially confirmed at the moment of his statement.
• On June 19, Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said the Serbian side had completed its part of the talks with MOL, and that the next practical step is a Gazprom Neft-MOL agreement acceptable to OFAC.

This story follows the public aquarium project in Belgrade's Usce park: permits, budget, contractors, impact on green space, and reactions from residents and activists. The project matters as an example of urban construction where state decisions directly reshape public space in New Belgrade.

• A permit for preparatory works for the aquarium in Usce park was issued on June 8, 2026; the decision can be appealed within eight days of publication.
• The preparatory works have not started yet and should last about one month after procedures are completed and the permit becomes final.
• The project investor is Serbia's Finance Ministry, while the contractor is listed as Turkey's Ronesans Endustri Tesisleri Insaat Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi with a local subcontractor.
• The plot covers 15,400 square meters near the former Hotel Jugoslavija site; the building is planned as a 10-meter-high structure with a basement and ground floor.
• The preparatory works are valued at RSD 188.9 million; according to Forbes/N1, RSD 2.8 billion was already spent from the 2025 budget, and another RSD 1 billion is planned in the 2026 budget.
• A decision is pending on whether an environmental impact assessment is required; activists have criticized the use of green space and possible tree cutting.