The trial for the 'General Staff' case continued in Belgrade, with Culture Minister Nikola Selaković's defense team claiming to have uncovered 'outrageous looting and money siphoning from the state budget.' Scandalous findings, says attorney Vladimir Đukanović - but is the prosecution listening?

Selaković and three other defendants face charges of abuse of official position and document falsification related to removing the General Staff building's cultural heritage protection. The defense claims an internal audit revealed institutional corruption - but the prosecutor, they say, hasn't acted on the information.

About thirty protesters gathered outside the court - significantly fewer than at previous hearings. In the Balkans, institutional scandals have a shelf life: explosive at the start, silent by the verdict.