However, while waiting on the death row, he was pardoned by Serbian president Milan Milutinović because the death penalty had been abolished in Serbia in the meantime. Vujić's punishment was modified to 40 years in prison, the toughest penalty in the Serbian criminal code, which he has been serving since late 1993 in the Zabela high-security prison near Požarevac."Vesti :: Mondo WEB Portal". Archived from the original on 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
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However, while waiting on the death row, he was pardoned by Serbian president Milan Milutinović because the death penalty had been abolished in Serbia in the meantime. Vujić's punishment was modified to 40 years in prison, the toughest penalty in the Serbian criminal code, which he has been serving since late 1993 in the Zabela high-security prison near Požarevac."Vesti :: Mondo WEB Portal". Archived from the original on 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2007-12-26.