A high-profile investigation reveals Serbia’s president directly intervened to fast-track a disputed luxury development project in Belgrade, despite its legal and environmental controversies. The scheme, which involved transferring a protected urban site for a high-end commercial complex, has now led to criminal charges against senior government officials for alleged abuse of power. Sources indicate the president convened key officials to push the project forward, escalating public backlash and legal scrutiny. The case marks a rare challenge to the country’s leadership amid growing concerns over authoritarian governance.
Exclusive: Aleksandar Vučić personally intervened to push plans for controversial $500m Trump Tower in Belgrade, which sparked protests and a criminal caseSerbia’s authoritarian ruler personally intervened to advance an allegedly illegal scheme to hand over a protected site in Belgrade for a Trump tower, the Guardian can reveal.Aleksandar Vučić summoned officials to a meeting at his presidential offices about the project, which has culminated in a landmark indictment of senior figures from his regime on charges of abuse of public office. Continue reading...
