Dragan Jočić
Dragan Jočić | |
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Драган Јочић | |
Minister of Internal Affairs | |
In office 3 March 2004 – 7 July 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Vojislav Koštunica |
Preceded by | Dušan Mihajlović |
Succeeded by | Ivica Dačić |
Mayor of Belgrade (Acting) | |
In office 13 February 2004 – 1 June 2004 | |
Preceded by | Milan St. Protić |
Succeeded by | Radmila Hrustanović |
Personal details | |
Born | Independent (2014–present) | 7 September 1960
Residence(s) | Belgrade, Serbia |
Alma mater | University of Belgrade Faculty of Law |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Dragan Jočić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Јочић, born 7 September 1960) is a Serbian lawyer and politician. He served as the Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia from 2004 until 2008 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica.
He has been a member of the
Early life and education
Jočić is of Montenegrin Serb descent, his family originating from Martinići, a village near Danilovgrad, Montenegro.[1] He graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law School. After graduation, he started private law practice.
Car accident
On 25 January 2008, around 11:30pm
In November 2015, in his first interview after the accident, given to NIN, Jočić said that the country's authorities have failed to protect him and give him needed help after the accident.[6] He also stated that: "the length and painful way in which I try to accomplish what belongs to me, so that I can live, offends dignity".[6]
Controversy
After being named Interior Minister on 3 March 2004, several newspapers reported that as a 21-year-old Jočić was directly involved in a 1981 kiosk robbery for which he was convicted to a 6-month conditional jail sentence. He confirmed the stories when asked about them.[7] He later stated that this was his "only mischief as a youth" and that "everybody knows that Dragan Jočić is a good man". Both claims became a popular catchphrase among those unsympathetic towards his and his party's policies.
In September 2004, Jočić became the target of criticism for allegedly trying to influence
Jočić was blasted again for having a private meeting with the chief suspect for the murder of the Prime Minister Đinđić just minutes after he was arrested. The meeting lasted several hours. Jočić confirmed this, but denied that he broke the law by stating that this was the safest option.
He was also accused by some Serbian press outlets of failing to adequately protect the Belgrade's Bajrakli Mosque during riots caused by March 17, 2004 ethnically motivated violence in Kosovo.[9] Jočić reacted by sacking the chief of Belgrade police force even though transcripts of phone calls which they had during the riot[citation needed] clearly proved that he strictly insisted that no force be used against protestors. That eventually led to the significant damage to the mosque.
References
- ^ Crnogorci U Beogradu – Vii Dio
- ^ a b c "Jočić teško povređen u udesu". B92.net (in Serbian). FONET, BETA, TANJUG. 26 January 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Stanje Jočića ozbiljnije nego što se mislilo :: Mondo Archived January 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ VELIKI POMAK U OPORAVKU JOČIĆA, Press, January 25, 2009
- ^ Jočić prebačen na kućno lečenje Archived 2010-10-03 at the Wayback Machine; Press, 2 October 2010
- ^ a b "Dragan Jočić: Država me nije sačuvala". B92.net (in Serbian). 12 November 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ B92 - Vesti - Jočić potvrdio da je bio osuđen na uslovnu kaznu - Internet, Radio i TV stanica; najnovije vesti iz Srbije
- ^ Vreme 714 - Prisluskivanje Dejana Milenkovica Bagzija: Saradnici, advokati i stari drugari
- ^ DŽAMIJA GORI, JOČIĆ SE ČEŠLJA, Blic, June 8, 2005 Archived May 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine