The trial has been partly overshadowed by controversial remarks from the new interior minister, Dragan Jocic, who seemed to suggest during an interview on 10 April that a new police investigation into the murder should be launched.
Suđenje je bilo djelomično zasjenjeno kontroverznim izjavama novog ministra unutarnjih poslova Dragana Jočića, koji je doima se, u jednom intervjuu 10. travnja sugerirao kako bi trebalo pokrenuti novu istragu ubojstva.