Suspended police officer Tamara Veljović was interrogated by the Internal Control Department, where she struggled to recall her work schedule and responsibilities—reportedly due to the long passage of time.

This information was shared unofficially with Vijesti by a source within the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP), which also noted that Veljović’s former superiors faced questioning.

They were asked about her attendance, job responsibilities, performance, and the nature of her promotions…

Disciplinary proceedings have been initiated by Interior Minister Danilo Šaranović against the wife of the former director of the Police Directorate, Veselin Veljović, for a serious violation of official duties.

As per unofficial reports from Vijesti, Šaranović indicated that the police officer had been absent from work for years, yet had consistently received her salary during this time, and her promotions occurred under dubious circumstances…

Tamara Veljović started her service on December 14, 2010, with her husband—who was then the police director—signing the admission decision.

She has not reported to work for over a decade, with the only confirmed period of attendance being from October 28, 2024, to February 2025, when she was initially suspended.

Throughout her career, she was assigned to various roles within the security sector, and now the OUK is investigating whether these assignments served only to facilitate her career advancement in terms of ranks, titles, and salary increases.

One year after her initial hiring, she served at the National Central Bureau of Interpol as an independent police commissioner – analyst for a six-month term.

Her first employment ended on February 28, 2012, through mutual agreement.

She was subsequently re-employed on December 5, 2013, as a junior police inspector in the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ), an appointment made after a public competition and signed by the then director, Slavko Stojanovic.

Following this, she experienced a series of transfers: from 2015 to 2019, she was a junior police inspector in the Special Police Unit, later transitioning to a senior police advisor role within the Department for International Police Cooperation and Public Relations, where she remained until October 11, 2024.

In October of last year, she transitioned to the position of senior police inspector in the Department for Support to Police Organizational Units, Work Improvement and Analytics.

Throughout her career, her schedule changes were authorized by then-directors Veljović, Stojanović, and Zoran Brđanin.

After confirming her absence from work, Šaranović issued a suspension decision on February 17, which was later overturned by the Government Appeals Commission.

By the end of April, Šaranović issued a new temporary suspension decision, citing serious breaches of official duty under Article 173, paragraph 1, item 28 of the Law on Internal Affairs—highlighting security issues that impede further employment.

Veljović contested this decision as well, but her appeal—filed by lawyer Mikhail Volkov—was rejected by the Commission.

According to unofficial sources from Vijesti, the policewoman claimed in her appeal that the decision was made without proper justification, asserting her defense rights were infringed upon, stating she still does not understand “what is in dispute” regarding her case.

Vijesti has unofficially learned that the Commission found her statements regarding her lack of understanding—specifically “what is in dispute”—did not warrant a different decision, emphasizing that she would still be allowed to actively engage in the disciplinary process initiated against her.

“The Appeals Commission concluded that the primary concern was whether the initial body’s need for her temporary suspension stemmed from the necessity to protect the employer’s interests… After reviewing the documents related to the disciplinary proceedings, some of which were classified, the Commission determined that the appeal decision followed legal protocols and applied substantive law correctly, ensuring the initial actions did not violate her rights,” stated the Vijesti source.

From 2015 to 2019, Veljović served as a junior police inspector in the Special Police Unit, later becoming a senior police advisor in the Department for International Police Cooperation…

Once her work attendance was confirmed as nonexistent, the Minister of Police enacted a suspension order for Tamara Veljović on February 17, which was subsequently overturned by the Government Appeals Commission.

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