The head of the Serbian criminal police, a confidant of Aleksandar Vucic, has been arrested.

Marko Kricak, head of the Serbian Criminal Police, was arrested on suspicion of official misconduct. He was known as a confidant of former President Aleksandar Vucic and gained notoriety for police violence against anti-government protesters. The arrest was ordered by the Belgrade Higher Prosecutor's Office during an operation by the anti-corruption police. Bosko Sekulovic, head of the Crime Investigation Service, was also detained. Both arrests are linked to alleged abuses during an investigation into a Belgrade murder, with reports of police brutality from several suspects.