The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade has dismissed the criminal complaint against Veselin Milić, the former head of the Belgrade Police Directorate, in the part charging him with the criminal offence of assisting an offender after the commission of a crime in connection with the murder of Aleksandar Nešović on 12 May this year at Restaurant “27” in the Senjak district of Belgrade.
According to the prosecution, the decision was made “because there are no grounds for suspicion that a criminal offence subject to ex officio prosecution has been committed”.
Regarding the part of the complaint charging him with the offence of failure to report a criminal offence and its perpetrator, the prosecution stated that it is continuing to undertake evidentiary actions.
“In relation to the part of the complaint alleging the criminal offence of failure to report a criminal offence and its perpetrator, the prosecution is continuing to carry out evidentiary procedures,” the Belgrade Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office said in a public statement.
During the investigation into Nešović’s murder, the prosecution stated that the evidence collected showed there was no proof indicating that Milić had committed the offence of assisting an offender after the commission of a crime, as alleged in the criminal complaint. It also found that the factual description of the actions contained in the police document relating to this offence did not correspond to the facts established during the proceedings.
“Based on footage from surveillance cameras located at the residences of the victim, Nešović, and the suspect, Milić, as well as cameras from the ‘Coffee Dream’ café, mobile phone base station data, forensic examination of the telephones of the suspect’s security personnel and the suspect’s own mobile phone records, together with the analysis of witness statements, the suspect’s defence and other evidence, it has been established conclusively and unequivocally that he was not, nor could he have been, at the scene of the incident, namely Restaurant ‘27’, at the time when, according to reasonable suspicion, the aggravated murder and other criminal offences were committed. The suspect did not assist the other defendants in these proceedings by concealing traces of the offences or helping them remove evidence of their commission,” the prosecution stated.
With regard to the offence of failure to report a criminal offence and its perpetrator, evidentiary actions are continuing because the investigation so far has established grounds for suspicion that the former head of the Belgrade police had knowledge that a criminal offence had been committed at Restaurant “27” on 12 May this year and, in his capacity as a public official, failed to report it despite learning of it in the course of performing his official duties.
“The evidence gathered indicates grounds for suspicion that, during the night between 12 and 13 May, the owner of the restaurant, suspect N.L., informed Milić about the incident at the hospitality venue, where other guests were also present at the time. Upon learning of criminal offences subject to ex officio prosecution, he failed to report them to the competent authorities, despite being obliged to do so,” the statement from the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office said.
The prosecution has undertaken a series of evidentiary actions and ordered expert examinations in order to establish the relevant circumstances. The further course of the proceedings will depend on the contents of the evidence submitted.
Milić was arrested on 15 May on the orders of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office and has remained in custody since then. On the same day, he was removed from his position as head of the Belgrade police. Before his arrest, he was questioned as a citizen regarding the circumstances surrounding Nešović’s disappearance.
Milić has so far been questioned twice in the investigation being conducted against those accused of involvement in Nešović’s murder. The first questioning took place on 15 May and the second on 3 June in relation to, as the prosecution stated at the time, “new evidence collected during the investigation”.
During his testimony, Milić stated that on the morning of 13 May he informed the Criminal Police Directorate of the Belgrade Police Directorate about everything he knew concerning the incident at Restaurant “27” and drafted an official report on the matter. He also stated that he had requested a polygraph examination.
“The police officers participating in this persecution and setup against me have maliciously and deceitfully misled both this prosecution service and the state, as well as the Ministry of the Interior and the public, portraying me as a monster without a single piece of evidence. Tomorrow, they could do the same thing to any one of you, or to any citizen,” Milić said during his questioning before the prosecution.
(Politika, 10.06.2026)