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...from Belgrade announced the murders of famous mafiosos and politicians. Predrag Bulatovic, the Yugoslav deputy defense minister, was shot Feb. 7 in broad daylight while having lunch in a restaurant. His assassination came soon after the murder of the notorious mafia king of Serbia, Zeljko Raznatovic (popularly known as "Arkan"), at one of the most luxurious Belgrade hotels. While many wonder who is ultimately responsible for these two murders or whether there is a connection between them, Yugoslavia's people shiver at the thought of the virtual non-existence of the country's legal system. If such important people were...
...Bulatovic, on Monday is the second murder of a high-profile political figure in Serbia in the past month - and may be sign that power struggles inside Milosevic's regime are spinning out of control. When Zeljko Raznatovic, the Serbian paramilitary leader better known as the indicted war criminal Arkan, was gunned down in January, there had been some speculation that Milosevic may have wanted him dead. "But this time we can be more certain that Milosevic would not have approved the killing," says TIME Belgrade reporter Dejan Anastasijevic. "And it's a serious reason for the regime...
Montenegro-born Mr. Bulatovic was a fierce Milosevic loyalist who helped organize his Kosovo campaign, and there had been some speculation in Belgrade that his killing may have been a retaliation for the death of Arkan. "But we don't really know who ordered Arkan's killing, and the speculation over Bulatovic's death has been all over the place," says Anastasijevic. "There's clearly a violent power struggle taking place within the regime. Although they are united politically, there are different interest groups in the regime fighting turf wars for control of money and resources." Despite the recent assassinations...
ARRESTED. DOBROSAV GAVRIC, 23, Serb policeman; for the Mob-style slaying on Jan. 15 of Serbian warlord Arkan; by Belgrade police. Gavric, on sick leave, reportedly had links to the underworld...
DIED. ZELJKO RAZNATOVIC, 47, notorious Serbian paramilitary leader popularly known as Arkan, after being shot in the head by unknown gunmen; in Belgrade. He and his followers, the Tigers, had been accused of ethnic cleansing during the wars in Croatia and Bosnia. A close ally of Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, Arkan was indicted by the U.N. war-crimes tribunal...