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Serbia detains police officers over alleged use of force against protesters
Authorities said the first major arrests in the protest probe involve elite unit officers accused of torture, intimidation and excessive force against detainees.
- On Wednesday, the Interior Ministry detained nine active police officers and one former officer for allegedly using excessive force against detainees during anti-corruption protests in Belgrade last year.
- Anti-Corruption protests swept across Serbia, a European Union candidate, in 2025 and 2026 after 16 people died when a concrete canopy at a Novi Sad railway station collapsed on Nov 1, 2024.
- Suspects from an elite unit allegedly tortured detainees at a government compound in Belgrade, with the Interior Ministry stating they "inflicted great pain and severe suffering" to obtain information from them.
- The Serbian Progressive Party, loyal to President Aleksandar Vucic, was ousted in an October 25 snap parliamentary election won by the leaderless Student List following these protests.
- Serbian students, activists, and rights watchdogs have accused Vucic and the Serbian Progressive Party of political violence and corruption; Vucic and his allies deny the accusations.
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Serbia detains police officers over alleged use of force against protesters
Serbian authorities detained nine active police officers and one former officer on Wednesday for allegedly using excessive force against detainees during anti-corruption protests last year in Belgrade, the country's Interior Ministry said.
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Nine serving police officers and one former officer were detained today, the Serbian Ministry of Interior announced. The officers allegedly tortured protesters in the garage of a government complex.
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