Overview
- Affinity Partners said it withdrew after charges against four officials became public, citing a wish not to divide Belgrade residents.
- The Special Prosecutor charged Culture Minister Nikola Selaković and three others with abuse of office and falsification of official documents tied to removing the site’s protections.
- Acting monuments chief Goran Vasić has admitted falsifying documents related to the tender, according to the prosecutor’s case described by local media.
- The plan rested on a 99‑year lease signed in 2024 and on expedited legislation passed in November that cleared the landmark for redevelopment.
- President Aleksandar Vučić denounced the prosecutions, said Serbia lost a major investment, and vowed legal action against those he blames for the collapse.