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Investigation latest: Djindjic killed by DSS led “patriots”
B-92 Radio - April 12, 2003

BELGRADE -- Friday – The ongoing investigation into the assassination of PM Djindjic has led to a “bloc of self-styled patriotic forces, with the Democratic Party of Serbia at its helm”, according to the Serbian Government’s press briefing today.

The Government explained that some 20 people closely associated with former Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica’s party have so far been detained, amongst them the former president’s security advisor Rade Bulatovic and former chief of military security General Aco Tomic.

In their statements to police, both Bulatovic and Tomic confirmed that they had held numerous meetings with Zemun Gang leaders Dusan Spasojevic and Milorad Lukovic, which was confirmed by the statements of several other detainees.

In his initial police statement, General Tomic claimed to have only met the gang leaders on one occasion, when Spasojevic gave him the latest model Nokia cell phone as a gift.

Police learned from the latest detainee statements that Lukovic, currently on the run, was attempting to secure the support of the Yugoslav Army for the now disbanded Special Operations Unit and their stance on those indicted by The Hague.

According to the police, Kostunica’s office has maintained a constant line of communication with the Special Operations Unit since October 2000, when the Milosevic regime fell.