# Serbia BIA surveillance allegations

> Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/serbia-bia-surveillance-allegations
> Updated: 2026-10-31T17:48:15.000Z. Sources: 15. Developments: 2.

The Security Intelligence Agency (BIA) in Serbia has faced multiple allegations of unauthorized surveillance. In mid-October, the Akademski plenum requested clarification regarding reports that the BIA monitored a student assembly at the Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Gymnasium in Novi Sad. The group demanded to know who authorized the monitoring and investigated how transcripts of the alleged surveillance were leaked to media outlets controlled by the Serbian Progressive Party.

By late October, new reports alleged that the BIA conducted secret surveillance on prosecutors from the Organization Crime Prosecution Office (TOK). These measures reportedly targeted individuals investigating corruption related to the Belgrade-Hungary railway reconstruction and the Novi Sad railway station tragedy. The surveillance, which allegedly included monitoring electronic communications and phone calls of TOK head Mladen Nenadić, was reportedly conducted under the pretext of investigating espionage until BIA Director Vladimir Orlić ordered its cessation on October 29, 2026.

## Claims

- The BIA allegedly surveilled prosecutors from the Organization Crime Prosecution Office (TOK). (reported by 6 sources)
- The surveillance was reportedly motivated by the corruption investigation into the Novi Sad railway station reconstruction. (reported by 6 sources)
- BIA Director Vladimir Orlić reportedly ended the surveillance measures on October 29, 2026. (reported by 6 sources)
- Serbian police are investigating an organized group for using social media to destabilize the financial system. (reported by 4 sources)
- The group allegedly used the APR list of large companies to falsely claim they were depositors of Alta Bank. (reported by 4 sources)
- The disinformation group allegedly used profiles with the number three to impersonate student representatives. (reported by 4 sources)
- Surveillance equipment was reportedly found in a fire safety lamp at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law. (reported by 2 sources)

## Timeline

### 2026-10-31: Serbia: BIA accused of surveilling prosecutors and police probe disinformation group

Serbian police are tracking a disinformation group targeting the financial system, while reports allege the BIA surveilled prosecutors investigating corruption in the Novi Sad station tragedy.

14 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/serbian-police-investigate-organized-disinformation-group

### 2026-10-13: Akademski plenum demands BIA clarify student surveillance allegations

The Akademski plenum has demanded the BIA clarify if it surveilled high school students during a recent assembly in Novi Sad, citing potential criminal violations and political motives.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/akademski-plenum-demands-bia-clarify-student-surveillance-allegations

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