Miljkovic: Indictment against Milun Milenkovic dismantled

The trial of Milun "Lune" Milenkovic, Dejan Pantic, Aleksandar Vlajic, and Miomir Vakic has entered its final phase, with the verdict expected by the end of July. As legal experts describe it as the most significant case since the trial of Oliver Ivanovic, defense attorney Predrag Miljkovic claims that the indictment is based on fabricated evidence.

In his closing argument, Miljkovic stated that the only possible outcome is an acquittal. He exclusively presented to Kosovo Online the evidence submitted by the Special Prosecutor’s Office, which serves as the basis for terrorism charges against the defendants.

He emphasized that neither witness testimony nor material evidence in the case could determine the exact time of the explosion.

“The first inconsistency is the unconfirmed timing of the attack on the premises of the Municipal Election Commission (MEC) in North Mitrovica in December 2022. If the attack had really occurred at the time stated in the indictment—when police officers were on the scene—we would have had several dead or injured officers, which is not the case. If you look at the prosecution’s materials, you’ll see that the time between 15:20 and 19:00 remains unaccounted for. Those are four hours not addressed in the indictment, and the only time during which the incident could have occurred,” Miljkovic argued.

As a second inconsistency, he pointed to the alleged conversation between Milun Milenkovic and the police officer who arrested him:

“The officer claims that Lune confessed in a private conversation to committing various crimes, yet it turns out that Lune exercised his right to remain silent until his lawyer arrived. The prosecution is trying to legitimize the officer’s statement about a conversation that never even happened. It’s as absurd as saying that Lune confessed to killing Kennedy,” the attorney remarked.

He added that a forensic examination of the defendant's electronic devices did not uncover a single suspicious file, yet the indictment states:

“Faced with communications retrieved from his phone via the Viber app, the accused denied claiming to be the commander of the Northern Brigade.”

“How did you find proof in the phone that Milenkovic called himself the leader of the Northern Brigade, when your own expert said the phone was empty? That’s clear evidence of fabrication,” Miljkovic warned.

Another key aspect of the case, he said, is the absence of joint criminal enterprise.

“The four defendants weren’t friends, nor did they have any known connection. How they were joined in a single case is beyond me. I said in my closing statement: had they not met in the courtroom, chances are they would never have met on the street either,” Miljkovic concluded.

The defense argued that the four Serbs are unjustly accused of terrorism.

“If a stun grenade thrown at the MEC is considered terrorism, then tear gas used in parliament must also be terrorism. According to the Weapons Law, a stun grenade is classified the same as tear gas. Parliament is a far more significant institution than the MEC. If tear gas has been deployed six times in parliament, then that’s six attacks on the most important institution,” Miljkovic explained.

It is interesting to note that the document also contained a recorded “reaction” from the other party, which the translator, having received no contrary instructions, also translated. The document bearing the said remark was presented in the courtroom as well.

A detailed analysis of this and several other high-profile cases handled by attorney Predrag Miljkovic will be featured in tomorrow’s episode of the COntext podcast, airing at 12 noon on our website.