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July 29, 202610:12 PM

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

Published: July 29, 2026 at 12:25 AM. Updated: July 29, 2026 at 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.

Human remains found in Zubin Potok municipality; Kosovo prosecutors confirm exhumation

Published: July 28, 2026 at 11:15 PM. Updated: July 29, 2026 at 12:14 PM.

Human remains were found in the village of Mala Kaludra in Zubin Potok municipality. A Kosovo Institute of Forensic Medicine representative said the initial assessment considers them of forensic interest; further conclusions require expert examination.

July 25, 202609:08 PM

Dačić raised a possible LRAD sale; N1 notes its use is not permitted by law

Published: July 25, 2026 at 08:06 AM. Updated: July 25, 2026 at 08:06 AM.

Interior minister Ivica Dačić said police are ready to sell LRAD devices because the law does not permit their use. N1 records this as a statement about a possible sale, not a sale decision; the minister again denied the devices were used.

July 22, 202612:12 PM

Appeals court confirms reinstatement of a Kikinda heating-utility worker

Published: July 22, 2026 at 08:00 AM. Updated: July 23, 2026 at 12:15 PM.

The Novi Sad Appeals Court rejected the appeal by Kikinda's Toplana utility and upheld the finding that Bojan Sarić's dismissal was unlawful. The company must reinstate him and cover court costs.

July 21, 202612:12 PM
July 17, 202612:10 PM

European Commission flags pressure on justice and media problems in Serbia

Published: July 17, 2026 at 07:03 PM. Updated: July 18, 2026 at 12:17 PM.

The European Commission published its annual rule-of-law report, covering EU member states and four candidate countries: Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, and North Macedonia. Its Serbia chapter cites political pressure on courts and prosecutors, unfinished work from the previous anti-corruption plan, problems with REM's functioning, and worsening journalist safety.