Ljubiša Savić

Ljubiša "Mauzer" Savić (; 11 August 1958 – 7 June 2000) was a Bosnian Serb military commander and officer during the Bosnian War and a post-war politician. He led the Panthers Guard Special Brigade which was one of the most elite units of the Army of Republika Srpska during the war.

After the war, he became the chief of police in Bijeljina. He was assassinated in Bijeljina in 2000, due to suspected gang violence in the city after three gunmen reportedly fired upon his jeep. The first attempt on Savić's life happened in July 1998. Two former Republika Srpska soldiers, Stojan Maksimović and Vladimir Neretljak, were killed in an explosion outside his house. Savić accused Momčilo Krajišnik, the then leader of the SDS, and pro-Belgrade elements in the entity's security services of attempting to plant a bomb under his car. He had been involved in anti-corruption campaigns, and had arrested many corrupt people, even supporters of Radovan Karadžić, including Joja Tintor. The Garda Panteri had also been known to have busted smugglers during the Bosnian War that were controlled by both the SDS, as well as the Republika Srpska government.

Life Born in Bijeljina in 1958, Ljubiša Savić lived with his wife and children in an apartment at the Social Work Center, where he was employed as a social worker. When the Bosnian War broke out in 1992, he was a member of the Serb Democratic Party. The Garda Panteri, along with the Serb Volunteer Guard commanded by Željko Ražnatović, attempted to capture the city in the spring of 1992. After the Serb capture of Bijeljina, his unit was present but did not participate during Bijeljina massacre, in which 48 to 78 civilians were killed. Savić's unit also broke through the sieges of several smaller towns. During the war, conflict developed between Savić and his counterparts in the Serb Democratic Party (SDS). On several occasions, his unit halted convoys of stolen goods travelling through Republika Srpska and confiscated the contents.

Savić was buried in his home village Kovačići near Bijeljina in the circle of his family, friends and former comrades.