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Serbia: Police officers arrested following allegations of torture and excessive force
Serbian authorities have arrested nine active police officers and one former officer for allegedly using excessive force and torture against detainees. The Ministry of Interior stated that the suspects, who belonged to an elite unit, used threats and violence to inflict severe pain on several individuals in a government compound garage in Belgrade during August 2025.
These arrests follow a period of intense anti-corruption protests in Serbia, which were triggered by the death of 16 people in a railway station canopy collapse in Novi Sad in November 2024. The protests eventually led to the electoral defeat of former President Aleksandar Vucic and his Serbian Progressive Party in the October 25 parliamentary elections.
In a separate legal development, the warden of the Zabela prison, Rodoljub Roncevic, was arrested on suspicion of abuse of office and bribery. He is accused of using cigarettes and coffee to bribe inmates to vote for a specific electoral list during the recent elections.
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Aleksandar Vučić · Ana Brnabić · Ana Mirković · European Commission · European Union · Hungary · Igor Žmirić · Krovna organizacija mladih Srbije · Marta Kos · Ministry of Internal Affairs · Mirjana Nikolić · Novi Sad
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The Student List won 53.3% of the vote in the October 25 elections. nairobilawmonthly.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat 90 minutes after polls closed. nairobilawmonthly.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Marko Kricak, Vučić’s chief of criminal police, has been jailed. krmg.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Voter turnout was nearly 70% in the recent election. nairobilawmonthly.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A concrete shelter collapse in Novi Sad killed 16 people on November 1, 2024.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The Student List is expected to receive 141 seats in parliament. nairobilawmonthly.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) received 39.7% of the vote. nairobilawmonthly.com · portalb.mk · novini247.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Vučić accused the student-led movement of “revolutionary terror.” krmg.com
- [● 7 SOURCES] The Studentska lista won 141 seats in the Serbian elections with over 53 percent of the vote. nairobilawmonthly.com · portalb.mk · novini247.com · fakti.bg · manjgura.hr
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Ana Mirković stated that the state cannot and must not be led anarchically. www.sd.rs
- [● 3 SOURCES] Aleksandar Vučić acknowledged defeat in the elections. manjgura.hr · nairobilawmonthly.com · portalb.mk
- [● 4 SOURCES] Candidates pledged to advocate for the Social Contract and Program Minimum. istmedia.rs