Serbia: Vučić pardons 49 on final day; judiciary calls it severe blow

Outgoing Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić pardoned 49 individuals on his last day in office, a move the judiciary—via official Janković—condemns as a severe blow to judicial independence. The pardons are legally challengeable, though the mechanism and likelihood of reversal remain unclear. This marks a notable executive intrusion into the judicial process at a leadership transition, raising rule-of-law concerns.

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