“There is no case in the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade that relates to the event that is the subject of your interest,” the Prosecutor’s Office told BIRN, when asked whether any investigation or other action have been taken.

The prosecution also said that no criminal complaint had been filed.

The video showing details of the meeting between Kleban and Z.K was posted on Twitter and YouTube and sent to local and international media.

At ghis November 21 press conference, President Vucic warned that Serbia had been exposed to the “strong intelligence work of many countries, which sometimes goes beyond decency”.

“In the next period, you will see several actions,” he said, noting that “representatives of the prosecution are always attending meetings of the Council for the National Security” and mentioning “members of different intelligence agencies whose activities against the Republic of Serbia have been proved”.

Vucic added that the results of “sharp, serious and responsible” actions by the Serbian authorities would soon be visible, “no matter which countries, especially from the region, react negatively”.

Although he promised action against spies, the prosecution is clearly not rushing to shed any further light on this particular case.

Kleban, as a Russian diplomat, cannot be prosecuted in Serbia in any case because of his diplomatic status and conventions.

But Serbian military personnel, both active and retired, can be charged and tried by the courts under Serbian laws.

The criminal code of Serbia describes espionage as “revealing state secrets”.

“Whoever communicates, transmits or makes available data or documents entrusted to him or otherwise obtained which are a state secret to unauthorised uninvited person, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term between one and ten years,” the law says.

The law further explains that “state secret” means data or documents that have been declared a state secret by law, or regulations or decisions issued by a competent authority whose disclosure could have adverse consequences for the security, defense, political, military or economic interests of Serbia.

Pulled back to Russia early