Although Jovanovic confessed to the killing, saying he shot Djindjic to prevent the disbanding of his unit and the extradition of some of its commanders to the UN war crimes tribunal at The Hague, he later said police coerced his confession.
Uprkos tome što je Jovanović priznao ubistvo, izjavivši da je na Đinđića pucao kako bi sprečio raspuštanje svoje jedinice i izručenje nekih komandanata Haškom tribunalu za ratne zločine, on je kasnije rekao da mu je policija iznudila priznanje.