Higher Court in Niš

Its president Dragana Živadinović was arrested in 2023 on suspicion of accepting a voucher for Zlatibor in exchange for a convict's parole; in 2026 Aleksandar Vučić released her from criminal prosecution.

Affairs

• Irregularities in the 2026 elections
• Igor Novaković convicted over procurement at Niš-based “Jugoistok”: It twice sentenced Novaković to a year and six months in prison; on 3 November 2026 it announced that he had been pardoned
• Vučić's pardons of 49 people before his resignation: Together with the Ministry of Justice, it forwarded Simović's pardon request with a favourable opinion, after several months
• Death of Dalibor Dragijević at the police station in Bor
• Dragana Sotirovski and the Niš Emergency Situations Headquarters: It confirmed the indictment against the mayor, sentenced the company owners under plea agreements and is conducting the trial
• The Niš court president, a parole and a Zlatibor voucher

People

• Dragana Živadinović: president of the Higher Court in Niš