According to the indictment issued by the Serbian Prosecutor for Organized Crime, Bojovic rose through the ranks after the previous leaders of the Zemun clan, Dusan Spasojevic and Mile Lukovic, were murdered in March of 2003. In May 2004 the next leader in line, Milorad Ulemek Legija, was arrested for his involvement in the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic , clearing the way for Bojovic to take charge.
Bojović was arrested in October 2007, on suspicions of harboring members of the Zemun clan charged in the Djindjic murder. Due to a lack of evidence, he was only convicted for illegal weapons possession, and spent 15 months in prison. According to the indictment, Bojovic provided financial assistance, false identifications, weapons, and lodging to the fugitives.
Bojovic allegedly also has ties to Willem Holleeder, a Dutch criminal famous for the 1983 kidnapping of Freddy Heineken, owner of the Heineken brewery.
Serbian authorities will likely request Bojovic’s extradition as both Serbia and Spain are signatories of the European Convention on Extradition.
This article has been corrected to reflect the actual charges against Bojovic
According to a statement issued by the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs in September of 2007, Luka Bojovic was arrested on suspicion of harboring fugitive members of the Zemun clan, production and sale of narcotics, illegal weapons and explosives possession, and falsification of documents. Bojovic was eventually indicted and convicted for document forgery and illegal possession of weapons and explosives. The court sentenced him to 15 months in prison.
