Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić says that Serbia’s police (MUP) have prevented “several liquidations”. According to him, the murders were planned by the recently arrested gang led by Darko Elez.
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Five workers arrested over arms plant blast
Five workers of an arms factory in western Serbia where seven of their colleagues died on Thursday have been placed under arrest. Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić said today that the five persons, employed with Užice’s Prvi Partizan plant, have been detained because of suspicion that they committed grave acts against general safety when they “did not follow workplace safety measures”.
Serbian, RS MUP brass on gang arrests
Top officials of the Serbian and Republic of Srpska (RS) interior ministries (MUP) addressed a news conference in Belgrade today. Serbian Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić said that 25 suspects were arrested in Serbia and Bosnia yesterday, all believed to be members of an international criminal gang active in the region.
DaÄić: NiÅ¡ could become regional rescue center
Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić said that he will be discussion with Russian officials the idea of NiÅ¡ becoming a regional center for emergency situation actions. DaÄić said that he will be talking with Russian Emergency Situations Minister Sergey Shoygu in October regarding the idea of NiÅ¡ becoming a large regional center for emergency situations in this part of Europe.
Heroin dealer arrested in Novi Sad
Convict Äuro Dragović was arrested on Friday with a kilogram of heroin after being released for the weekend from prison. According to Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić, Dragović was arrested in an action of the Service for the Fight Against Organized Crime and the Novi Sad police during an exchange of a kilogram of heroin with Savan Luburić and Goran Golić, both from Novi Sad.
“Mufti never asked for protection”
Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić said that Mufti Adem Zilkić never asked for protection from the police, nor for a license to carry a weapon. DaÄić said that Serbian police (MUP) will talk to the head of the Islamic Community of Serbia, after police officers in Belgrade yesterday found two pistols in his car during a routine search.
DaÄić: Draft for EULEX cooperation finished
Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić confirmed that the draft for the protocol for cooperation between the Interior Ministry (MUP) and EULEX has been completed. He said that it is most important to preserve peace in Kosovo, because victims of conflicts in that region are usually Serbs.
DaÄić: No state of emergency in south
Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić says there are “no signs of a state of emergency” in southern Serbia. He said that the Serbian police (MUP) elite force, the Gendarmerie (Žandarmerija), did raise its level of alert in that part of the country.
DaÄić rejects “excessive force” claims
Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić has called on ethnic Albanian leaders in the south to cooperate in efforts to provide peace and safety. He also said that MUP Gendarmerie cannot withdraw from the area for as long as there is terrorist threat in there.
“Blast in south classic act of terrorism”
Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić says that the explosion in PreÅ¡evo where a woman and an ethnic Albanian child were injured was “a classic act of terrorism.“ One person has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling arms from Kosovo.



