Serbian officers arrested for using ‘excessive force’ against protesters

Ten suspects are accused of abusing and torturing several people in the garage of a government compound in Belgrade.Published On 5 Nov 20265 Nov 2026Nine active Serbian police officers and one former officer have been arrested over accusations of using excessive force against students last year during protests that culminated in October’s electoral defeat of former President Aleksandar Vucic.The Serbian Ministry of Interior announced Wednesday’s arrests, alleging that the suspects abused and tortured several people in the garage of a government compound in Belgrade in August 2025.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Protesters storm Serbian pro-Vucic TV station after his loss at pollslist 2 of 3From railway tragedy to gov’t change: Serbia’s two-year fight for justicelist 3 of 3Serbia arrests police chief over abuse of office allegationsend of listIn a statement, the ministry said the suspects were on duty when they “used force and threats to inflict severe pain and suffering on several injured people, in order to obtain information, intimidate and unlawfully punish them”.Anticorruption protests began in Serbia after 16 people were killed when the canopy at a railway statio...