He claimed he was innocent and that he was "convicted by [Serbian Prime Minister] Zoran Djindjic and [Justice Minister] Vladan Batic, because this was a political show trial".
On je ustvrdio da je nevin i da su ga «osudili [srpski premijer] Zoran Đinđić i [ministar pravosuđa] Vladan Batić, zato što je ovo suđenje bilo politička predstava».