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Zoran takes revenge for Zoran
Possible killers of Serbian prime minister arrested
Serbian police have arrested two suspects in the murder of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic. This is the deputy commander of the Red Berets army special forces, Zvezdan Jovanovic, nicknamed Zeki, and his colleague Sasha Pejakovic. The head of the Berets, Dusan Maricic, was previously dismissed for connections with the criminal group Zemun Clan. Serbian authorities believe that this organization carried out bloody political showdowns on behalf of Slobodan Milosevic. The clan leader Milorad Lukovic, nicknamed Legia, is considered to have ordered the murder of Djindjic, but he is still on the run.The murder weapon was also found - a Heckler Koch sniper rifle, buried in the New Belgrade area. Zoran Djindjic was killed on March 12 with two shots from a weapon of this particular brand. The authorities named the garage of the Zemunites with an Audi car and license plates, weapons and ammunition found there as another evidence of the guilt of those arrested. The fingerprints of the wanted group leaders were taken from the evidence. How this evidence relates to the arrested commandos remains unclear. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia asks citizens to share information useful for the investigation and reminds that under the current state of emergency in the country, direct or indirect assistance to participants in a murder is considered a serious criminal offense with all the ensuing consequences. The police allegedly know that there are people who know about the suspects' hideout.
As the new Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Zivkovic promised, there is a merciless fight against the “bandits”. It started with security forces and law enforcement agencies. Fearing opponents of the current regime from among Milosevic's supporters, the authorities are also purging military units. There are rumors that the elite units stationed in the north of the republic may be disbanded. Since the introduction of the state of emergency in Serbia, more than 3,400 people have been detained, and 395 criminal cases have been initiated. Under Serbian law, suspects can be held under arrest without trial or investigation for up to 30 days.