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Vuletić arrested over money for third and fourth children: 9 Nov 2026 The State Audit Institution filed a criminal complaint against the Provincial Secretary for Social Policy, Predrag Vuletić, back in February 2025, on suspicion of negligent performance of duty in the secretariat's public calls for funding, long before his arrest over third-child payments.
Telekom's purchase of Kopernikus and media outlets: 9 Nov 2026 The news site Raporter reported that Euronews was taken over with the backing of a person linked to Viktor Orban. It also reported that some of the nearly 80 employees of Euronews Srbija, a channel launched with state-owned Telekom Srbija, who in 2025 distanced themselves from its management, were later fired. Telekom says it does not interfere.
NoviSpy: spyware on activists' phones: 9 Nov 2026 The Green-Left Front said its co-president, MP Radomir Lazović, had been under secret surveillance by the Security Information Agency (BIA) and that agents had entered his flat to plant listening devices. Lazović is calling for the arrest of BIA director Vladimir Orlić.
The „Senjak“ case: a restaurant murder and Veselin Milić: 9 Nov 2026 The trial of former Belgrade police chief Veselin Milić for failing to report the murder at the restaurant „27“ in Senjak and for falsifying an official note has begun before the First Basic Court in Belgrade; he said he was not guilty and will present his defence on 17 December.
NoviSpy: spyware on activists' phones: 9 Nov 2026 Former BIA inspector Milan Zvezdanović has filed a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor's Office for Organised Crime against BIA director Vladimir Orlić on suspicion of disclosing official secrets. He is asking for an investigation into whether top-secret BIA material and secret surveillance recordings were passed to TV Informer.
Students as “terrorists”: a campaign by the authorities and tabloids: 9 Nov 2026 The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade has dropped the charges against nine students for preparing an act against the constitutional order, after the courts excluded as unlawful the evidence obtained through special investigative measures, which had been an essential part of the indictment.
Fifth Belgrade Grammar School: teacher dismissals and suspensions: 9 Nov 2026 Parents of pupils at the Fifth Belgrade Gymnasium have filed a criminal complaint against the school's principal, Ognjen Mrvaljević, on suspicion of abuse of office, influence peddling, forgery of a document and destruction of official records, and have given the education minister 48 hours to annul his appointment.
Irregularities in the 2026 elections: 9 Nov 2026 A group of 59 of the 200 employees of the Belgrade Fair say that their personal data, including their personal identification numbers, ended up without their knowledge in decisions appointing members of polling station committees in Rakovica for the 25 October elections, nominated by organisations close to SNS.
Davor Macura's Alta Bank and state business: 9 Nov 2026 Forbes Srbija reported that between 3 and 6 November creditors launched several enforcement proceedings and one civil lawsuit against Idea, the supermarket chain owned by Davor Macura, who is in detention following the bankruptcy of Alta banka. One confectionery company is claiming €1.07 million.
Irregularities in the 2026 elections: 8 Nov 2026 Nova.rs reported that Rodoljub Rončević, governor of Zabela prison in Požarevac, has been remanded in custody; police suspect him of handing out seized cigarettes and coffee to convicts so that they would vote for list no. 1 in the 25 October elections.
“Ćacilend”: a pro-government supporters' camp in Pionirski Park: 8 Nov 2026 Retired police colonel and former MP Slavica Radovanović claims that some police officers who guarded "Ćacilend", the camp of government supporters in Pionirski Park, received pay increases of up to 200,000 dinars a month; the Interior Ministry has not yet answered questions about this.
Attacks on journalists: 8 Nov 2026 The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade ordered the police to identify those suspected of endangering the safety of Insajder editor Brankica Stanković, who was threatened by chants from the stands at Belgrade Arena during a Partizan–Maccabi basketball game.
The „Senjak“ case: a restaurant murder and Veselin Milić: 7 Nov 2026 The Higher Court in Belgrade upheld an appeal by the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office and ordered that Marko Kričak, head of the Criminal Police Directorate, and Boško Sekulović, head of the Crime Suppression Service, who are suspects in the murder case at "Restaurant 27", also be held in custody over the risk of reoffending.
Davor Macura's Alta Bank and state business: 7 Nov 2026 The City of Leskovac said it had 78 million dinars of budget money in a term deposit at Alta Banka and is asking the Commercial Court in Belgrade to exclude the money from the bankruptcy estate. It holds the National Bank of Serbia responsible for supervising the bank and says it received no warnings from it.
Death of Stanimir Brajković in Padinska Skela prison: 7 Nov 2026 The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade announced an appeal against the first-instance verdict on Padinska Skela prison staff over the death of pensioner Stanimir Brajković; it is seeking heavier sentences for the convicted doctor and shift leader and the reversal of the verdict acquitting three commanders.
Attacks on journalists: 7 Nov 2026 The Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia condemned the smear campaign against RTS journalist Tamara Tankosić. According to NUNS, after her story on Aleksandar Vučić's pardons, Ana Brnabić spoke of her negatively on TV Pink, and Milenko Jovanov was the first to post about her on X.
Vuletić arrested over money for third and fourth children: 7 Nov 2026 A judge of the Higher Court in Novi Sad ordered custody of up to 30 days for Predrag Vuletić, the provincial secretary for social policy, and commission chair Diana Milović, who are suspected of awarding 130.9 million dinars in support for a third or fourth child to people who did not meet that condition.
Death of Dalibor Dragijević at the police station in Bor: 7 Nov 2026 The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Niš said it had questioned eight officers of the Criminal Police Directorate who were arrested over the death of Dalibor Dragijević at the police station in Bor; all of them presented a defence, and the prosecutor asked the court to order their detention.