# 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](https://odgovornost.rs/en/afere/izbori-oktobar-2026)
- [Igor Novaković convicted over procurement at Niš-based “Jugoistok”](https://odgovornost.rs/en/afere/jugoistok-novakovic): 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](https://odgovornost.rs/en/afere/pomilovanja-27-septembra-2026): 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](https://odgovornost.rs/en/afere/smrt-dalibora-dragijevica)
- [Dragana Sotirovski and the Niš Emergency Situations Headquarters](https://odgovornost.rs/en/afere/sotirovski-stab-nis): 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](https://odgovornost.rs/en/afere/zivadinovic-vaucer-zlatibor)

## People

- [Dragana Živadinović](https://odgovornost.rs/en/osobe/dragana-zivadinovic): president of the Higher Court in Niš

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Source: Odgovornost, https://odgovornost.rs/en/organizacije/visi-sud-nis  
As of: 9 Nov 2026  
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