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Balkan organized crime trial proceedings

Overview

Legal proceedings involving high-profile organized crime figures in the Balkans have encountered significant procedural challenges. In Montenegro, Slobodan Kašćelan, a leader of the Kavač clan, disrupted a murder trial in Podgorica by refusing to sit in the defendant’s dock. Kašćelan, who cited health issues stemming from a multi-day hunger strike, stated, “I am not a donkey,” and requested a medical examination. While a medical expert initially determined the defendants were capable of participating, the defense continued to argue for psychiatric rather than pathological evaluations.

Recent developments show the scope of these trials expanding across the region. In Belgrade, the trial of Veljko Belivuk’s group has introduced evidence from the Sky encrypted app, allegedly detailing the 2020 murders of Igor Dedović and Stevan Stamatović in Athens. The defense requested the recusal of prosecutor Saša Ivanić after his name appeared in communications, but the request was denied. Additionally, the Vračar clan trial in Belgrade has presented intercepted communications regarding planned liquidations and sex workers.

In Montenegro, proceedings involving the Kavač clan and figures such as Ljubo Milović have focused on communications regarding cocaine smuggling through European ports, including Antwerp and Hamburg. Meanwhile, the Ljubljana District Court in Slovenia is approaching a verdict in a Kavač clan case. Prosecutors there have requested a total of 110 years and six months in prison for 14 defendants, with Klemen Kadivč facing a proposed 15-year sentence.

Entities

Slobodan Kašćelan · Kavač Clan · Klemen Kadivč · Kavački clan · Skaj

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 2 SOURCES] Prosecution claims Sky messages show group members discussing the murders of Igor Dedović and Stevan Stamatović in Athens banjaluka.net · mondo.rs
[● 2 SOURCES] Defense claims a Sky message refers to prosecutor Saša Ivanić as 'our man' banjaluka.net · mondo.rs
[● 2 SOURCES] The judge rejected the defense's request to recuse the prosecutors banjaluka.net · mondo.rs
[● 2 SOURCES] Prosecution proposes a total of 110 years and 6 months in prison for the Kavač clan defendants in Slovenia siol.net · slovenskenovice.delo.si
[● 2 SOURCES] Klemen Kadivč faces a maximum proposed sentence of 15 years in Slovenia siol.net · slovenskenovice.delo.si
[○ 1 SOURCE] Executors of the murders were allegedly promised 300,000 euros each banjaluka.net
[○ 1 SOURCE] The trial involves 19 people charged with four murders banjaluka.net
[○ 1 SOURCE] The Vračar clan trial in Belgrade includes evidence of planned murders and discussions about sex workers www.kurir.rs

Timeline

4 days ago

[CRIME] 11 sources
Organized crime trials continue across the Balkans involving Kavač and Belivuk groups
Major organized crime trials involving the Kavač and Belivuk groups continue in Serbia, Montenegro, and Slovenia, featuring Sky app evidence of murders and drug trafficking.
10 days ago

[CRIME] 2 sources
Slobodan Kašćelan disrupts murder trial in Podgorica
Slobodan Kašćelan, a leader of the Kavač clan, disrupted a murder trial in Podgorica by refusing to sit, citing illness and a hunger strike.

Sources

banjaluka.net · bizniscg.me · borba.me · jutarnji.hr · kurir.rs · mondo.rs · n1info.si · obalaplus.si · siol.net · slovenskenovice.si · srpskainfo.com · verige.net

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