The group's secretary, Vesna Gojkovic, claimed that Sljivancanin was not in the building, and that the apartment was occupied "only by his 23-year-old daughter and a child".Police later confirmed that family members were in the apartment, adding that this was one of the reasons why the operation lasted as long as it did.
Секретарката на групата Весна Гојковиќ тврдеше дека Шsиванчанин не е во зградата и дека во станот се наоfа "само неговата 23-годишна ќерка и едно дете".