Basic Court in Niš

In 2021 it convicted the driver at first instance over the crash at the Doljevac toll booth, sentencing him to three years and ten months in prison, on the grounds that, according to expert witnesses, Zoran Babić's injuries show he was not driving. Neither the courts in Niš nor the Administration for the Enforcement of Criminal Sanctions has officially told Južne vesti where the convicted man is serving his sentence.

Affairs

• Igor Novaković convicted over procurement at Niš-based “Jugoistok”: On 20 October 2026 ordered the police to issue an arrest warrant for Novaković, who had already been pardoned on 27 September
• Vučić's pardons of 49 people before his resignation: He said the court president had earlier been recused from Novaković's case and that Novaković had „made serious threats“ against him
• Doljevac case: crash of Zoran Babić's official car: In a ruling that was not final, it sentenced the driver to three years and ten months in prison and a four-year driving ban