"Vučinić did not serve as president of court"

BELGRADE The Higher Court president has reacted to reports about Judge Vladimir Vucinic's removal as president of the Special Court by saying he never held the position. Aleksandar Stepanovic told Tanjug that Judge Vucinic, in charge of the trial of Miroslav Miskovic, held the office of president of the Department for Organized Crime, and that his mandate expired based on the Higher Court's schedule for next year. "Vucinic did not serve as president of court" "By the annual allocation of jobs in the Higher Court in Belgrade for 2014, which I made ​​as acting president of the Higher Court, in accordance with the provisions of the Court Rule, Judge Vladimir Vucinic, along with five other judges who were heads of departments in this court, is no longer president of the department," Stepanovic told Tanjug . "In this way, Judge Vucinic's duties as president of the Department for Organized Crime expired, which he performed according to the annual work schedule for 2013," he added. Stepanovic also indicated that he was appointed as acting President of the Higher Court in Belgrade in April, and that since that date he also served as president of the Special Court. "Judge Vladimir Vucinic was never president of the Special Court ," said Stepanovic. The entrance to the Special Court (Tanjug, file) Tanjug

"Vučinić did not serve as president of court"

"By the annual allocation of jobs in the Higher Court in Belgrade for 2014, which I made ​​as acting president of the Higher Court, in accordance with the provisions of the Court Rule, Judge Vladimir Vučinić, along with five other judges who were heads of departments in this court, is no longer president of the department," Stepanović told Tanjug .

"In this way, Judge Vučinić's duties as president of the Department for Organized Crime expired, which he performed according to the annual work schedule for 2013," he added.

Stepanović also indicated that he was appointed as acting President of the Higher Court in Belgrade in April, and that since that date he also served as president of the Special Court.

"Judge Vladimir Vučinić was never president of the Special Court ," said Stepanović.