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Balkan organized crime trial proceedings

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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. Subsequent reports indicate ongoing difficulties in Recent developments show the scope of these proceedings, with defense attorneys noting that Kašćelan remained unresponsive 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 struggled with communication during court sessions. 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 maintained requests for psychiatric evaluations to address mental health concerns during presented intercepted communications regarding planned liquidations and sex workers. In Montenegro, proceedings involving the trials. 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.

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