Serbia arrests police chief over abuse of office allegations

Serbian authorities arrested Marko Kricak, head of the criminal police directorate, and Bosko Sekulovic, the commander responsible for fighting organised crime, on suspicion of abuse of office and dereliction of duty. Prosecutor Nenad Stefanovic said their actions allegedly caused serious harm to the rights of former Belgrade police chief Veselin Milic, who accused them of providing incomplete and false evidence in an investigation into the May murder of a suspected underworld figure. Kricak, seen as an Aleksandar Vucic loyalist, had faced calls for his removal following the police response to student protests. The prosecutor’s office said the arrests were not linked to the October 25 legislative elections, which the student-backed movement won.