Serbian prosecutors arrest Marko Kricak, the head of the criminal police directorate, on suspicion of abuse of office. The arrest follows recent unrest and demands from student groups for police leadership changes, after elections that led Aleksandar Vucic to step down from power.
Prosecutors say the arrest is not linked to the election outcome. The accounts differ on the specific allegations tied to the case: one report says the charge is connected to alleged brutality in the police response to demonstrations around the election upheaval, while another specifies accusations involving suppression and manipulation of an investigation into a gangland murder. All three sources describe Kricak as a loyalist to Vucic.
Across coverage, the main context is the post-election reshuffling pressure on security officials. Student groups are described as demanding Kricak’s removal and calling for broader reforms, but the outlets vary in how prominently they link those protest demands to the prosecutor’s allegations.
