The proceedings are led by Judge Veljko Radovanović, and the council includes judges Amir Đokaj and Radovan Vlaović. The indictment is represented by prosecutor Miloš Šoškić.
The accused Zoran Lazović stated in one of today’s addresses to the court that he is aware that the prosecutor is the executor of the works of his enemies.
The judge, among the written evidence presented today, also submitted three requests for mutual legal assistance sent to the relevant authorities in France and the responses to those requests.
The lawyers representing the accused stated that these requests are from other cases and that neither they nor the responses mention any of the accused in this proceeding.
– Essentially, I point out that in the proposal of these requests and the responses to them, not a single letter mentions our defendant. This confirms what the accused Zoran Lazović said, that he did not use the SKY application. What you read is a photocopy. The question is how it can be used as evidence. None of these three requests and the response to them are related to this case. Nor did the prosecutor’s office address the relevant authorities in France regarding this case – emphasized lawyer Stefan Jovanović.
The accused Milivoje Katnić told the court that these requests are dated 19.5.2022, 22.11.2022, and 27.4.2023, and added: „That is the time when I was not the GST, nor did I have any knowledge of that material.“
The defense lawyers stated that the official record regarding the informational conversation that the police had with Radoje Zvicer does not indicate anything controversial.
– The question is what is the evidentiary strength of this document from which two things arise: That the state, through the relevant authorities, in accordance with the Constitution, seeks to protect every citizen, even if he is Bil, and that care is taken regarding the actions of this person in the sense that if any contain elements of a criminal offense, the relevant authorities will react. – said lawyer Stefan Jovanović.
Then the accused Zoran Lazović addressed the court.
– When giving statements, Milorad Žižić and Zoran Backović were detailed that they had autonomy in their actions, that I did not interfere. That I never asked them and requested to inform me about that hearing. At no moment did I participate in that, I did not signal them to call him. Nor did I inquire about that conversation – said the accused Lazović and added that if all officials acted like Žižić, many would be alive today, including Edmond Mustafa.
At one point, regarding the written evidence, the accused Katnić said: „The Kavački clan was a friendly clan of Serbia, until the split between Vučić and Stefanović. Everything I said, anywhere, I have evidence for it.“
At one point, there was a discussion between lawyer Zoran Piperović, who reacted because a record was presented as evidence – a list of individuals who attended the SDT on certain days, including him. Piperović stated that he believes the prosecutor wishes him harm as well. The prosecutor denied the claims that the focus of that evidence was lawyer Piperović.
Then the accused Lazović addressed the court.
– This is the first time I hear that the prosecutor wishes me harm. I even believe he does not, because if he did, we would not be sitting together, having lunch. I first contacted lawyer Piperović in 2022 after my son’s arrest. I would contribute to calming the situation. There is no need for unpleasantness. I am fully aware that the prosecutor is the executor of the works of the powerful and my enemies – said the accused Lazović.
At the next hearing, the court plans to hear experts.
We remind you, the prosecution charges Lazović with forming a criminal organization, whose members, besides Katnić, also include special prosecutor Saša Čađenović.
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