Category: Above the law
Period: from Feb 2023
Outcome: No one investigated (as of 4 Feb 2026)
According to KRIK, Colonel Igor Žmirić, commander of the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ) since November 2025, and his wife bought a plot of land below Mount Avala from Nenad Šekularac, who was convicted of attempted murder, and a company owned by Šekularac's wife is building them a villa. A valuation commissioned by KRIK puts the villa at more than €400,000, while Žmirić's salary is a little over €2,000 a month. No public response from the Interior Ministry, the prosecution or the Anti-Corruption Agency has been found. In November 2026 Žmirić was arrested and remanded in custody in proceedings stemming from the Marko Kričak affair, and the Interior Ministry temporarily removed him as commander.
Police Colonel Igor Žmirić was appointed commander of the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ) on 7 November 2025, a few months after its long-serving commander Spasoje Vulević retired. Before that he was deputy to JZO commander Marko Kričak. According to KRIK, students recognised him among the police officers who took them to the garage of the Government building on 14 August 2025 (this is part of the Marko Kričak affair).
On 3 February 2026, KRIK reported that Žmirić and his wife had bought a plot of about 10 ares in the Avalske doline development below Mount Avala from Nenad Šekularac, who was convicted of attempted murder in 2012, and that a company owned by Šekularac's wife is building them a villa with a swimming pool.
According to the building permit, construction costs more than 10 million dinars, and an agency hired by KRIK estimated the villa's market value at more than €400,000. Žmirić earns a little over €2,000 a month.
Šekularac confirmed that he is building the villa. He said Žmirić had sold his flat, that he sold Žmirić the villa "at the lowest possible price" and that he is helping him because Žmirić does not have the money to pay all at once. He claims he was wrongly convicted. Žmirić declined to talk and referred journalists to the Interior Ministry.
Criminologist Dušan Stanković said the security vetting had been called into question and that the source of Žmirić's assets should be investigated. No public response from the Interior Ministry, the prosecution or the Anti-Corruption Agency to the reporting on the villa has been found.
On 4 November 2026, the Interior Ministry announced that, on the orders of the First Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade, eight police officers and one former officer had been placed in custody for up to 48 hours on suspicion of abuse and torture in the Government garage. Among them is Žmirić, in his capacity as commander of the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ). The prosecution questioned them and sought detention for all nine. On 6 November, the First Basic Court ordered them detained for up to 30 days, citing the risk of influencing witnesses and public disquiet. The same day, the Interior Ministry temporarily removed him from his post as SAJ commander, and the unit is being led by the deputy commander. These proceedings belong to the Marko Kričak affair, not the villa affair.