Croatian investigative journalist Domagoj Margetić has raised serious suspicions regarding the death of Slavko Aleksić, a self-proclaimed Chetnik “vojvoda” and former commander of a paramilitary unit in which, according to Margetić, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić had also served as a volunteer.
In a public statement, Margetić said that Aleksić was one of the most important witnesses regarding Vučić’s alleged involvement in war crimes during the 1990s, including the operation he called the “Sarajevo Safari.”
Margetić noted that Aleksić had been alive and in good health until roughly ten days ago and had publicly made statements supporting Vučić. However, according to the journalist, news of Aleksić’s death was suddenly released only a few days after he was admitted to the Military Hospital in Belgrade.
“Aleksandar Vučić, following an old habit, is eliminating witnesses. I have just learned that his commander in Sarajevo has died ‘magically’ in a hospital in Belgrade,” Margetić said, adding that witnesses of Vučić’s alleged crimes are disappearing.
The journalist also claimed that, following intervention by the Serbian intelligence service (BIA), Aleksić was transferred for treatment to the Military Medical Academy (VMA) in Belgrade, where he allegedly died “suddenly and inexplicably.”
Slavko Aleksić, leader of the Chetnik unit “Detachment of the New Sarajevo Chetniks,” died today in Trebinje at the age of 69, according to reports from Bosnian media. His death has been confirmed by local residents.

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