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Serbia detains police officers over alleged use of force against protesters

Guardian World4 November 2026, 20:42 UTCSerbia

Interior ministry claims suspects tortured and intimidated protesters detained in garage of government compoundSerbian authorities detained nine active police officers and one former officer on Wednesday for ⁠allegedly using excessive force against detainees during anti-corruption protests last year in Belgrade, the country’s interior ministry ⁠said.Anti-corruption protests swept ⁠across Serbia, a candidate for European Union membership, in 2025 and 2026 after 16 people died when a concrete canopy ⁠on a renovated railway station in the city of Novi Sad collapsed on 1 November 2024. Continue r

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