Principi group
| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Veljko Belivuk |
| Named after | Gavrilo Princip |
| Founding location | Ritopek, Serbia |
| Years active | 2013-2021 (disputed) |
| Membership | 80-100 |
| Leader(s) | Veljko Belivuk, Marko Miljković |
| Activities | Drug smuggling, extortion, murder, protection racketeering, football hooliganism, vandalism, interrogation, torture, kidnapping |
| Allies | Kavač clan |
| Rivals | Škaljari clan |
The Principi group, also known as Belivuk-Miljković clan, founded under the name Janjičari, is[1] a hooligan group of FK Partizan that was accused of organized crime. From a local vandals and hooligans in JSD Partizan's basketball and football matches, it grew into one of the most powerful criminal organizations in the Balkan region. It was founded in Ritopek, a suburban neighbourhood of Belgrade, Serbia. The crimes Principi committed in the span of 5-8 years were extortion, intimidation, kidnapping, torture and mutilation, murder and drug sales.[2]
Formation
[edit]The Principi criminal groups are linked to Veljko Belivuk and Darko Elez, the master of the criminal underworld of Republika Srpska, and the leader of Elez gang. They "worked" together, celebrated the murders of rival mobsters and were on the verge of joining a clan that would rule a large territory of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Belivuk and Elez had the same boss, Radoj Zvicer, a Montenegrin criminal and a leader of Kavač clan.[3]
Criminal activities
[edit]Before Belivuk and his right-hand man, Marko Miljković, Elez was arrested in Belgrade at the end of last year, on December 22.[4] He was accused in Bosnia of at least two murders. Siniša Miličević, nicknamed Tigar, who was brutally murdered in "sačekusa" on June 1, 2018, and according to the same recipe, Miloš Ostojić was killed on January 2, 2019. They were close to Đorđe Ždrala, known as Đoka. Elez's former godfather with whom he has been in conflict for years and they have tried to eliminate each other several times.[5]
In a major police operation, in which the DEA and the Serbian police participated, in addition to Belivuk, 18 other people were arrested, who are suspected of having committed several serious crimes, drug trafficking, extortion, blackmail, murder and mutilation of people. Belivuk was arrested at Rudnik, where he allegedly went to burn vehicles used in criminal acts. The police found a bunker and several other rooms that served Belivuk's criminal group at the Partizan Stadium. Drugs and weapons were found, including a sniper rifle. Police also found 15 people in the so-called "barracks".
Belivuk became known to the general public in 2016 after the attack on Boža Kumburović and Nebojša Petrović, members of the security of FK Partizan's director Miloš Vazura.[6] He was sentenced to one year of house arrest without electronic tagging. The media classified Belivuk in the so-called Kavač clan, which has been at war with the Škaljari clan for years.[7]
Murder of Oliver Ivanović
[edit]This group was accused together with the group around Zvonko Veselinović[8] of participating in the assassination of Oliver Ivanović. According to those claims, "Principi" were in charge of immediate execution, while logistics were provided by Milan Radoičić and everything was organized by Zvonko Veselinović.[9] Ljubomir Lainović[10] was the immediate executor, and Aleksandar Gligorijević was the courier.[11] Gligorijevic was later killed in an internal conflict between the Principi group members, and Belivuk was blamed for his murder. Lainović disappeared, and it is speculated that he was brutally tortured and killed by "skaljarac" (an opposing clan), two of whose high-ranking members he also killed.
Aftermath of Belivuk's arrest
[edit]After the Belivuk's arrest, groups core members completely changed, with Serbian government claiming the group is officially "tarnished". Alot of football fanatical supporters and fellow football hooligans claim that the group still operates, but with new leadership. It is alleged that Miljković's cousin is running the clans operations, while Djordje Prelić is the new leader of the hooligan crew on the south stand since 2022.[12][13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ It is currently disputed for the groups existence. Some, like Serbian government claim that the group is tarnished, while a lot of Partizan's hooligans and football fanatics claim that the Principi are still active in some shape or form under the new leadership of Djordje Prelić and Miljković.
- ^ https://sveosrpskoj.com/glavno/pohapseno-17-pripadnika-lazno-navijackog-kriminalnog-klana-veljka-belivuka/
- ^ https://www.occrp.org/ru/daily/13804-serbian-police-arrest-17-suspected-members-of-a-mafia-group Source is on 404 error setting. If it changes, consider adding new or just reusing the same source.
- ^ "Od čuvanja Vučića na inauguraciji do hapšenja za ubistva - Društvo - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ "TANJUG | Eлез под истрагом у предметима "Беливук" и "кавачки клан"". web.archive.org. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Jeremić, Ivana (2017-02-07). "Veljko Belivuk: Navijanje, obezbeđenje i nasilje". Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo Srbije (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Alo.rs/Blic/I.L. "Otkrivena velika uloga Velje nevolje u kavačkom klanu". alo (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ "Zvonko Veselinović". Istinomer (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ "Milan Radoičić". Istinomer (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Aleksić, Jovana (2022-03-29). "Veljin pucač i sin kriminalca: Ko je mladić kog optužuju za ubistvo Ivanovića". NOVA portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ KRIK.rs (2022-03-29). "Prijatelj ubijenog Belivukovog saradnika: U ubistvu Olivera Ivanovića učestvovale Veselinovićeva i Belivukova grupa". KRIK (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ This information could be different in future, currently is debatable between the truth. Current stage of leadership in the group is still unknown.
- ^ Nova.rs (2022-08-12). "Tribine preuzima novi klan: Đorđe Prelić zamenio Belivuka na Partizanovom jugu". NOVA portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-09-25.