Ivan Kontić graduated from Law Faculty, is a member of the Vojvodina Bar Association and is now on the run.

Ivan Kontić, Photo: MUP

An international arrest warrant was issued against Ivan Kontić (30), who is suspected of brutally beating MM (28) in Novi Sad on 24 August and deliberately breaking his arms while he was unconscious, as he is suspected of having been I escaped. to Montenegro.

Two arrested
According to the Novi Sad High Prosecutor’s Office, an investigation was launched against fugitive Ivan Kontić on suspicion that he tried to kill a young man on Jevrejska Street by brutal beating, and two accomplices were arrested on Sunday.

– OL and LV will be brought before the prosecutor for questioning. One is accused of participating in a fight and the other of helping the perpetrator after the crime was committed, specifies the prosecutor’s office.

Let us remind you, the public was upset after the video appeared, in which a young man hit another without hesitation, and apparently several people. At one point the attacker fell and the attacker sat face down and hit him on the head until he was unconscious. Then, he turned the unconscious boy onto his stomach and intentionally broke his arms. Following the release of the disturbing video, the Interior Ministry and the Prosecutor’s Office announced that they had been working intensively on the case and finding the suspect from day one.

– The abuse of the young man allegedly occurred in a gambling shop in Novi Sad, and the suspect Kontić is the director of the company that founded the gambling chain. Also, he was once a member of the Montenegrin national team in judo, says the source.

The reason for the brutal beating is not yet known.

– According to unofficial information, MM and Kontić know each other and have been friends before. Both performed security work at the gambling shop, with Kontić being the director of the company that founded the gambling shops, the source says, adding that the fugitive Kontić has a university education.

AKV confirms

– He graduated from a private law school. She works as an intern in a law firm and is even a member of the Vojvodina Bar Association, says the source.

The Vojvodina Bar Association confirmed that Ivan Kontić was listed in its directory, but that the removal procedure is ongoing.

– Entered the Directory of Law Apprentices on January 9, 2020, for a two-year legal practice with a lawyer in Novi Sad. The procedure to remove the named person from the directory is ongoing, the AKV expert service announced.

Twice he refused to cooperate
Vladimir Rebić, the police director, said they learned about the case from medical workers who provided help to the unfortunate young man.

– We spoke to him the same day. He did not want to cooperate and said he was attacked by unknown persons. Two days later, on August 27, he was called again by a police officer to find out any information, but he did not want to give a statement and said that he would come later with a lawyer, which he did on September 2. Then we learned the names of the people and in the meantime we got videos, Rebić said as a guest on TV Pink.