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In the aftermath of Serbia's recent parliamentary election won by the opposition, the country's top police official, Marko Kricak, has been arrested on charges of abuse of power. The state prosecutor's office has accused Kricak and his deputy, Bosko Sekulovic, of abusing their positions. This comes as the opposition Studentenliste party won a significant majority of mandates and denounced the outgoing government led by long-time President and former Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić.

Although the government transition has not yet been completed, early measures are being taken against the previous power structure of the departing president.

The arrest of Kricak, who is known as the "favorite police officer" of Vučić, is part of these measures. The prosecutor's office alleges that Kricak suppressed and manipulated investigations into a mafia-related murder case, falsifying evidence to ensure a charge of aiding murder was brought. Kricak, originally a car salesman, was recruited into the domestic intelligence service BIA by the Vučić party.

He has been in charge of the Serbian Police's Special Protection Service (JZO) since July 2023 and was appointed head of the Serbian Criminal Police in late 2025. The prosecutor's office also accuses Kricak of mistreating and intimidating peaceful demonstrators. In August 2025, JZO officials allegedly took a group of student activists to a basement in the Serbian government building in Belgrade, where Kricak, as the leader of the unit at the time, allegedly personally beat a student and threatened her with rape.