Slobodan Penezić


Slobodan "Krcun" Penezić was a Yugoslav communist politician who served as Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Serbia. During his heyday, he was the Secret Police chief in Serbia.
He was also notable for leading the arrest of Draža Mihailović and for being awarded the Order of the People's Hero.

Career

Penezić was a member of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, a member of the League of Communists of Serbia Executive Committee and was also chairman of the Executive Council of the Serbian parliament.

Death

On 6 November 1964, Penezić and were killed in a car accident when their car skidded off a wet road into a tree. Penezić's death cleared the way for plans by Josip Broz Tito to limit the power of secret police chief Aleksandar Ranković at a crucial party congress.
Those having doubts about the official version of his death included his wife but his son considered finding out hard facts now nearly impossible.