The End of Zagorka Dolovac's Despotism: A Prosecutor Who Slowed Investigations on Her Orders Removed

The End of Zagorka Dolovac’s Despotism: A Prosecutor Who Slowed Investigations on Her Orders Removed The High Prosecutorial Council reassigned seven out of eleven public prosecutors to the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime (JTOK), a decision that notably excluded Aleksandar Barac, an associate of Chief Prosecutor Zagorka Dolovac. Dolovac previously assigned Barac to lead an investigation into the financing of a railway reconstruction, but he is accused of slowing down the process and taking a vacation during the investigation’s launch. The article claims Dolovac has unfairly assigned Barac cases, while other prosecutors continue work on investigations despite media reports suggesting otherwise.

• The High Prosecutorial Council reassigned 7 out of 11 prosecutors to the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime (JTOK).
• Aleksandar Barac, an associate of Chief Prosecutor Zagorka Dolovac, was not reassigned.
• Barac is accused of slowing down an investigation into railway reconstruction financing and taking a vacation during its launch.
• Dolovac allegedly favored Barac by assigning him cases that were either initiated by her or taken from other prosecutor’s offices.
• The article asserts that media reports claiming the government prevented Barac’s reassignment are false.
• Recent changes in the Law on Public Prosecution have shifted decision-making power regarding prosecutor assignments from Dolovac to the High Prosecutorial Council.