High Prosecutorial Council

It decides on the secondment of prosecutors. In March 2026, following legal amendments passed without its opinion, it did not renew the secondment of four prosecutors to the Prosecutor's Office for Organised Crime. Among them was Irena Bjeloš, who had led the „Konjuh“ investigation. By a 6:5 vote, it also refused to put the Venice Commission's recommendation to reinstate them on its agenda, and it only reinstated them in June. It also did not extend the secondment of Aleksandar Barac, who had led the financial investigation linked to the canopy collapse.

Affairs

  • Collapse of the canopy at Novi Sad railway station: Did not extend the secondment of the prosecutor who led the financial investigation, or of three others
  • Stig–Kostolac railway: EPS paid for work that was never done
  • Pressure on prosecutors and judges, and cases taken away: On 3 November 2026 the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade asked it for an urgent response to political pressure

People

  • Ivan Konatar: disciplinary prosecutor of the High Prosecutorial Council
  • Branko Stamenković: president of the High Prosecutorial Council