Serbian Darko Geisler Nedeljković, 43 years old, was shot dead last Friday (5) in Santos, on the coast of São Paulo. The Civil Police report that the executed man lived clandestinely in Brazil and was on Interpol's wanted list.
Nedeljković was accused of being a hired killer in Europe and had international arrest warrants for murder and possession of weapons and explosives.
In Brazil, Nedeljković said he was Slovenian and introduced himself under the name Dejan Kovac. He did not carry out paid work in the country and, according to his wife, received money from European family members.
According to the European press, Nedeljković was born in Pancevo, a city located about 20 kilometers from the capital Belgrade.
According to the Serbian portal “Nova.RS”, Nedeljković belonged to a mafia called Skaljar. He would be responsible for the death of two enemies: Baranin Andrija Mrdak, in 2014, and Vidak Vorotović, in 2012. The individual killed in Santos is suspected of having participated in other homicides in Europe.
Vorotović was murdered with six shots to the head in a parking lot located in front of a train station. According to investigations, the killer used a silencer on the weapon he used to shoot.
Also according to the “Nova.RS” portal, Vorotović would be linked to a rival criminal group to the one Nedeljković was part of.
According to another Serbian website, “Blic”, it was believed in Serbia that Nedeljković was dead after the murder he committed in 2014, as he disappeared from the country without leaving any trace.
The portal adds that, after this 2014 crime, Nedeljković fled to Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country neighboring Serbia. According to the website, he was injured when he fled, which made local criminals think he was dead.
The Eastern European press believes that Nedeljković's death could be revenge for the crimes he committed in his country of origin.
Investigations in Brazil
In a press conference held this Thursday (11), delegate Luiz Ricardo Lara Dias Júnior, from Santos, stated that the Civil Police are investigating whether the Serb's murder is linked to past crimes in Europe.
Shortly after the homicide, the police found an inconsistency in the victim's identity and began investigating his identity. Among these inconsistencies was the fact that the Slovenian passport with the name he used, Dejan Kovac, did not have an entry stamp in Brazil, only an exit stamp, in 2014.
Furthermore, according to investigations, the Serb's 4-year-old son did not have his father's name on his ID. Furthermore, the authorities' attention was drawn to the fact that Nedeljković did not have paid work in Brazil.
Given the suspicions, investigators searched the victim's photo and located the name of Darko Geisler Nedeljković on Interpol's wanted list.
“With the participation and support of the Federal Police (PF), the Montenegro authorities sent us the fingerprints of the person, who was being investigated in that country”, explains the delegate.
Analysis by the Civil Police Intelligence Department (Dipol) confirmed that the fingerprint of the person investigated in Montenegro is the same as that of the homicide victim in Santos.
The authorities in Montenegro also informed the Brazilian police that the passport presented by Nedeljković had been lost in 2017 and that the document already belongs to another person.
Nedeljković was shot in front of the building where he lived, in the Embaré neighborhood, in Santos, on January 5th. He was with his son when he was surprised by the criminals. His wife, a Brazilian, was close to the scene and witnessed the crime.
The Serb was rescued, but did not survive his injuries. The police are still trying to clarify who killed the European and why.
(Published by Fábio Munhoz)
Source: CNN Brasil
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