The Council for Monitoring, Human Rights, and Anti-Corruption “Transparency” has filed a complaint over a potential conflict of interest involving Snezana Bjelogrlic, a member of the High Judicial Council and head of the Judges’ Association of Serbia, according to media reports.
The organization stated it had submitted the complaint to the Anti-Corruption Agency, calling for a review of a potential breach. The concern follows a July 11, 2025, electronic session of the High Judicial Council during which her husband, Perar Bjelogrlic, was appointed acting president of the Basic Court in Ivanjica.
Recently, multiple figures have raised concerns about a possible conflict, including Ugljesa Mrdic, head of the Parliamentary Committee, lawyer and People’s Party leader Vladimir Gajic, and the Association of Judges and Prosecutors of Serbia.
Mrdic pointed out that before her role in the High Judicial Council, Snezana Bjelogrlic was the president of the same court in Ivanjica. He argued that appointments like this contradict the 2022 constitutional amendments.
“These changes were introduced to increase judicial independence, not to allow someone like Bjelogrlic, as president of a judges’ association, to leverage her influence for personal or family gain,” said Mrdic, urging the Anti-Corruption Agency to act swiftly.
Attorney Gajic described the case as an “unseen scandal” inside the High Judicial Council and pointed to what he called a “strong alliance” between Supreme Court President Jasmina Vasovic and Snezana Bjelogrlic.
“In this relationship, Vasovic is clearly subordinate and must nominate members of Bjelogrlic’s association in exchange for her continued support. This reflects a judiciary captured by private interests and failing to protect citizens’ rights,” Gajic stated.
The Association of Judges and Prosecutors expressed concern over the Council’s decision, which was made during an electronic session with no formal discussion.
“As the leader of the Judges’ Association and a member of the High Judicial Council, Bjelogrlic is expected to act according to ethical principles and not use her position to promote personal goals or turn the Basic Court in Ivanjica into a family institution,” the association warned.
They also urged the Anti-Corruption Agency to determine whether Bjelogrlic’s dual roles have created an actual conflict of interest.
