Stefanovic: We analyzed links between criminal groups with state bodies, new operations to follow
After the session of the Council for National Security, Minister of Defense Nebojsa Stefanovic addressed the media
President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic chaired the session of the Council for National Security. The meeting began at 8:30 am in the building of the General Secretariat of the President of the Republic of Serbia.
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The meeting was also attended by Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, Ministers of the Interior Aleksandar Vulin, Defense Nebojsa Stefanovic, Justice Maja Popovic, as well as BIA Director Bratislav Gasic, Chief of General Staff General of the Serbian Army Milan Mojsilovic, and Police Director Vladimir Rebic.
After the session, Minister of Defense Nebojsa Stefanovic addressed the media
Defense Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said today that arrest operations started in previous weeks would continue against all criminal groups, and that all individuals from the state who cooperated in any way with organized crime would be severely sanctioned.
After the session of the Council for National Security, Stefanovic said that one of the topics was the fight against organized crime, combating criminal groups and arrests that took place in previous weeks.
"That's not the end. We have analyzed links between organized crime with certain representatives of state bodies, which the state will clearly sanction," Stefanovic said.
He pointed out that police operations will continue, directed not only against the criminal group whose members have been arrested, but also against others operating in Serbia.
"The state will decisively and strongly show that it knows how to resist any form of organized crime and to sanction those from the ranks of the state who cooperated with organized crime, helped or in any way provided information that helped them commit crimes," said Stefanovic.
He added that they also spoke about what is needed to strengthen state bodies, prosecutor's offices, the Ministry of the Interior, the BIA so that they can do that job more easily, while citizens can be safe and secure.
"In the coming period, too, the competent state authorities are under obligation to carefully monitor the events in Serbia in order to ensure security and safety. I am convinced that all bodies, all security agencies, ministries, the Army, will continue to protect the interests of Serbia and all citizens," said Stefanovic.
The main topic of the meeting
According to prior announcements, the main topic were the arrests of Veljko Belivuk, Marko Miljkovic and other members of a criminal group that took place throughout Serbia in recent days.
The criminal group, which is suspected to be headed by Belivuk, is suspected of committing most serious crimes.
According to announcements before the meeting, members of the Council for National Security were to consider other topics related to current events in the country, such as Kosovo and Metohija, the continuation of the dialogue with Pristina, and even the European integration of Serbia.
As announced from the Service for Cooperation with the Media of the President of the Republic, the session was to begin at 8:30 am in the building of the General Secretariat of the President of the Republic of Serbia.
(Telegraf.rs)