The Serbian High Prosecutorial Council (VST) has decided to order four of the eleven prosecutors detached to the Organized Crime Prosecution (TOK) to return to their previous positions.
Serbia's Chief Public Prosecutor, Zagorka Dolovac, informed the High Prosecutorial Council that she received confirmation that some prosecutors met with the Security Information Agency (BIA) before the recently repeated elections.
The High Prosecutorial Council announced decisions to annul objections regarding violations of electoral rights observed during repeated elections in two public prosecutor electoral units.
Prosecutor Lazić states that the High Prosecutorial Council (VST) struggles to make decisions even with a full 11 members, suggesting that elections for prosecutor members might need to be repeated until a unanimous decision is reached by April 6.
The Association of Judges and Prosecutors of Serbia (UST) denied claims that its observers had 'parallel lists' during the repeated elections for members of the High Prosecutorial Council (VST) in Kragujevac and Niš.
Chief Public Prosecutor Zagorka Dolovac confirmed that some prosecutors met with the Security Information Agency (BIA) before recent elections for the High Prosecutorial Council, where they were reportedly asked to report.
Serbia's Supreme Public Prosecutor, Zagorka Dolovac, stated that she received confirmation that members of the Security Information Agency (BIA) contacted prosecutors regarding their votes for the High Prosecutorial Council.
Chief Public Prosecutor Zagorka Dolovac confirmed that some prosecutors had meetings with the Security Information Agency (BIA) prior to the recent repeated elections for the High Prosecutorial Council (VST).
The lack of free elections in Serbia was evident in the repeated elections for members of the High Prosecutorial Council, where a prosecutor considered a confidant of the chief prosecutor won.
Changes in election results for the High Prosecutorial Council at four polling stations have raised suspicions of pressure, with prosecutor Vladimir Uskoković, considered a cadre of Nenad Stefanović, ultimately winning.
The Belgrade Higher Public Prosecutor's Office announced that Chief Public Prosecutor Nenad Stefanović has called on the High Prosecutorial Council to urgently decide on two public competitions from 2023 for the selection of public prosecutors that remain unrealized.
Repeated elections for three members of the High Prosecutorial Council (VST) from among public prosecutors saw Nikola Uskoković, a prosecutor from the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade, receive the most votes.
Reports indicate a high voter turnout for the elections of members to Serbia's High Prosecutorial Council (VST), with speculation that elections might be repeated until the executive power is satisfied with the composition.
The High Prosecutorial Council in Serbia once again failed to elect or assign prosecutors to the Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office, as the session's agenda was not adopted.
N1 reporter Žana Bulajić covered the 'March for Justice' protest, highlighting that judiciary employees rarely speak publicly. Separately, the High Prosecutorial Council is set to review decisions on assigning prosecutors to organized crime and war crimes.
The High Prosecutorial Council in Serbia is holding a session to vote on the reassignment of prosecutors temporarily working in the Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime (TOK).
The Public Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime has started questioning witnesses as part of its investigation into allegations made during a High Prosecutorial Council session on February 27, 2026, concerning a meeting of prosecutors at the BIA.
Three candidates for the High Prosecutorial Council (VST) from among public prosecutors, who received the most votes in the prosecutorial elections, have filed appeals with the Constitutional Court.
Radovan Lazić, a prosecutor from the Appellate Public Prosecutor's Office in Novi Sad and a member of the High Prosecutorial Council (VST), warns that elections for VST members could enter a 'vicious circle'.
The Association of Judges and Prosecutors of Serbia (UST) today denied claims that observers from that association at the repeated elections for members of the High Prosecutorial Council (HPC) from among public prosecutors at...
Prosecutor Goran Ilić stated that allegations about meetings between prosecutors and the Security Information Agency (BIA) ahead of the elections for the High Prosecutorial Council should be investigated, and that there are several ways to supervise...
Miodrag Surla, a public prosecutor from Kruševac, joined a session of the High Prosecutorial Council by phone to explain how he uncovered alleged pressure from the BIA (Security Information Agency) to influence electoral outcomes within the council.
Repeated elections for three members of Serbia's High Prosecutorial Council are facing challenges, with quorum being a decisive factor amidst political divisions.
Branko Stamenković, President of the High Prosecutorial Council (VST), has scheduled an extraordinary session to address complaints following the repeated elections for VST members from among prosecutors.
The High Prosecutorial Council has scheduled a session for tomorrow to discuss objections submitted regarding yesterday's repeated voting for the election.
Nenad Stefanović, the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade, has called on the High Prosecutorial Council to urgently decide on two unfulfilled public competitions for the selection of public prosecutors.
A prosecutor from the Belgrade Higher Public Prosecutor's Office, reportedly under government control, has been elected to the new High Prosecutorial Council following repeated elections.
Journalist Nedim Sejdinović, discussing the repeat elections for the High Prosecutorial Council (VST), claims he received information that the BIA and VOA are exerting pressure, hoping they are aware they will be used and discarded.
The second regular session of Serbia's High Prosecutorial Council (VST) was postponed after the agenda, consisting of ten points, failed to be adopted, despite an initial quorum.
Sofija Mandić, a lawyer from the Center for Judicial Research (CEPRIS), states that the conflict within the prosecutor's office will determine whether anyone in Serbia will be prosecuted for criminal offenses, emphasizing that there is no justification for the High Prosecutorial Council's agenda.
Branko Stamenković, President of the High Prosecutorial Council, stated that the cessation of operations for Serbia's Eurojust office in The Hague will negatively impact the country's prosecutorial and operational capabilities.
The Public Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime (TOK) in Serbia has commenced witness interrogations as part of its evidentiary proceedings, following allegations made during a High Prosecutorial Council session on February 27, 2026.
A session of the High Prosecutorial Council (VST) will be scheduled for March 6, and this will be the last attempt to elect or appoint prosecutors to the Public Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime before the deadline expires, in order to…
A session of the High Prosecutorial Council (VST) is scheduled for March 6, which will be the final opportunity to elect or appoint prosecutors for organized crime before a deadline expires.
If the topic of the meeting between prosecutors and BIA concerned the elections for the High Prosecutorial Council, that is a cause for alarm, and the whole matter needs to be investigated and determined.
A prosecutor from Kruševac, Miodrag Surla, stated at a High Prosecutorial Council (VST) session that he indirectly learned of a meeting held at the Security Information Agency (BIA) headquarters in late January, where discussions took place before the VST re-vote.
Concerns are raised about the possibility of free elections in Serbia, particularly after the repeated elections for the High Prosecutorial Council, where a prosecutor seen as close to the chief public prosecutor won.
The repeated elections for members of the High Prosecutorial Council (VST) saw changes in results at four polling stations, with prosecutor Vladimir Uskoković, considered an ally of Nenad Stefanović, winning amidst justified suspicions of pressure.
Repeated elections for members of the High Prosecutorial Council have been held, with preliminary results indicating Uskoković's entry, though the process is ongoing.
The Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights (Jukom) today announced the preliminary results of the repeated elections for members of the High Prosecutorial Council (HPC) from among higher and basic public prosecutor's offices. The observer
Multiple sources from prosecutor's offices allege that the BIA (Security Information Agency) pressured prosecutors to vote for Nenad Stefanović's faction in the repeated elections for the High Prosecutorial Council (VST).
Prosecutors in Serbia who are set to vote for members of the new High Prosecutorial Council (VST) are reportedly facing days of pressure, including calls from the BIA, to vote for regime-backed candidates.
Branko Stamenković, President of the High Prosecutorial Council, refused to participate in a tribunal on 'Mrdić's laws' concerning judicial legislation, as announced by Snežana Bjelogrlić, President of the Association of Judges of Serbia.