The Police Directorate announced that the video posted on social media, allegedly showing fugitive Miloš Medenica, is fake.
The statement also states that the video was broadcast by certain media outlets, and that it is manipulative content that contains misleading information, aimed at damaging the professional credibility and reputation of the management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Police Directorate.
"This is a video recording of the alleged fugitive Miloš Medenica, which was synthetically generated, i.e. created using tools based on artificial intelligence (so-called AI-generated or 'deepfake' content), with the aim of creating a false impression and misleading the public. The competent organizational units of the Police Directorate are taking all measures and actions within their jurisdiction to determine the identities of the persons who participated in the creation, distribution and placement of the aforementioned video material, as well as to shed light on all the circumstances of this case," the police statement reads.
They point out that "the intention is clearly recognizable to discredit the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Police Administration, to undermine institutional credibility and to undermine public trust in the work of the security sector."
"Such activities represent a form of hybrid action by organized criminal and interest structures, which now use both modern technological tools and information and propaganda methods to achieve their goals. The Ministry of Internal Affairs/Police Directorate emphasizes that it will not tolerate attempts to destabilize institutions, nor the misuse of artificial intelligence and digital platforms for the purpose of manipulating and discrediting the public. The public will be informed in a timely manner about all further results of the actions of the competent authorities," the statement reads.
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