# Vlada Jerinić

After the police violence in Valjevo, the victims filed a complaint against him on suspicion of abuse and torture, while he told the Ombudsman that the force used was lawful. He suspended Katarina Petrović over remarks she made at a book launch, which she calls a continuation of the persecution against her.

## Affairs

- [The persecution of police officer Katarina Petrović](https://odgovornost.rs/en/afere/katarina-petrovic-policajka): As head of the Valjevo Police Department, he ordered the complaint and immediately suspended her over remarks she made at a book launch
- [Police violence in Valjevo](https://odgovornost.rs/en/afere/policijsko-nasilje-valjevo-2025): According to criminal complaints by 27 injured parties, he is suspected of ill-treatment and torture as a co-perpetrator; he told the Ombudsman that the force used was lawful

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Source: Odgovornost, https://odgovornost.rs/en/osobe/vlada-jerinic  
As of: 8 Nov 2026  
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)