Pegasus Spyware Infects Devices of Serbian University Rector and Prosecutor
The Pegasus targeting of a prosecutor investigating a Kushner-linked development deal is not routine corruption surveillance — it is a direct threat to the rule of law in a NATO candidate country and a test of whether the Trump administration will tolerate or tacitly endorse state-level intimidation of judicial proceedings. Bajić's belief that his prosecution work triggered his targeting is credible given Vučić's public denunciations of him as a 'criminal' — the spyware follows the political messaging. The second implication: Pegasus licensing in Serbia implicates NSO Group's governance and State Department oversight of dual-use surveillance exports.
Bajić's targeting directly implicates Serbian state surveillance of a corruption investigation into a Trump-linked development deal — a signal that Vučić's government is weaponizing security services against prosecutors examining Kushner's Belgrade project. Đokić's infection, paired with the March raid on his offices and government denunciations, suggests coordinated pressure on institutional opposition to the ruling party ahead of elections.
The timing and targets reveal a pattern: two confirmed Pegasus cases in Serbia this year, both connected to anti-corruption work and student protests that have destabilized Vučić's political position. Watch whether the Serbian government issues a statement denying involvement or whether international pressure (State Department, EU) forces a public investigation into NSO Group's licensing of Pegasus to Belgrade.
Did Affinity Partners or Trump Organization entities make representations to Serbian officials about the hotel project's viability contingent on legal obstacles being removed?
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