SNS Activist Arrested Over Senjak Murder Getaway
Dejan Stojic from Stara Pazova was arrested on May 15, suspected of driving and hiding the men accused of killing Aleksandar Nesovic at Senjak.
- Dejan Stojic, an SNS activist from Stara Pazova, was arrested on May 15 on suspicion of aiding the suspects' flight.
- Police found 10,000 euros and the passports of the two suspects on him during the arrest.
- Prosecutors say he drove them to Sabac, Lake Dobrodol and Stara Pazova after the killing.
- The case is tied to the murder of Aleksandar Nesovic at a Senjak restaurant.
The investigation into the Senjak murder in Belgrade has gained a new figure whose name raises questions about ties to the ruling party. Dejan Stojic, described as an activist of the Serbian Progressive Party and owner of an auto body shop called “In.pro” in Stara Pazova, was arrested on May 15 on suspicion of helping to shelter the men accused of aggravated murder.
Stojic is suspected of assisting Sasa Vukovic and Mario S. in the immediate aftermath of the killing by transporting and concealing them. The two suspects had been detained a day earlier in connection with the death of Aleksandar Nesovic, who was shot at a restaurant in the Senjak neighborhood.
What did police find during the arrest?
When he was taken into custody, officers reportedly found 10,000 euros and the passports of Sasa Vukovic and Mario S. on Stojic. Prosecutors are treating that detail as grounds to suspect coordinated help with the escape rather than an incidental encounter.
In public accounts Stojic is portrayed as a long-standing activist of the ruling party. He “has taken part in SNS campaigns for years and was frequently engaged at their booths”, according to the description of his role. Beyond the body shop, his business address is also listed for a sport fishing association.
Prosecutors laid out the specific route the suspects took after the crime:
He helped Sasa V. and Mario S. after the criminal act was committed, by driving them first to Sabac, then to Lake Dobrodol and finally to Stara Pazova.
How does the case connect to a party network?
The Senjak case has for some time raised questions that reach beyond ordinary crime reporting. Jelena Markovic, the widow of the murdered Nesovic, ran an agency called “M&J Lady” together with her sister Milena.
According to available accounts, that agency recruited people for an SNS call center ahead of the 2023 elections. The link between the murder, the man suspected of aiding the escape and the victim’s family’s earlier involvement with party infrastructure gives the case a political dimension that authorities have yet to clarify.
For now it falls to investigators to establish how far the personal, business and party connections of those involved were intertwined. Each new detail shifts the focus from a single crime toward a wider web of contacts.
Will the Senjak investigation reach beyond the direct perpetrators and helpers, or will it stop with those already in custody?
