The Serbian secret service could have monitored journalists, prosecutors, and university students

The Serbian Security and Information Agency (BIA) reportedly monitored journalists, prosecutors, students, and opposition politicians during the previous government. Documents revealed by Radar indicate that the BIA conducted surveillance with court approval, extending to the offices and residences of journalists. This monitoring was halted shortly before the parliamentary elections after the BIA director claimed no evidence of espionage was found. Calls for accountability and reform of the agency have increased following the recent change in government. The BIA denied the allegations, labeling them as attempts to destabilize security. Additionally, the agency monitored communications of prosecutors linked to organized crime cases, allegedly to track a corruption investigation related to a railway station collapse.

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