Top Serbian police commander and Vucic loyalist arrested a week after election victory of student lists: Marko Kricak, head of the Criminal Police Directorate in Serbia, was arrested this morning in Belgrade along with Bosko Skolovic, head of the Service for Crime Suppression. The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade ordered the arrests due to their alleged illegal conduct in the "Sandzak" murder case, including beating suspects during police interrogations. The case was opened after the lawyers of former Belgrade police chief Veselin Milic accused the two of trying to frame him for a restaurant murder. Kricak built his career under Aleksandar Vucic, rising from the BIA intelligence agency to head the unit protecting officials, and subsequently the criminal police. Vucic has repeatedly praised him publicly as a "fearless and spotless" fighter. The arrests come a week after the student list won the snap parliamentary elections in Serbia, and Vucic, who resigned as president to run for prime minister, conceded defeat.

Top Serbian police commander and Vucic loyalist arrested a week after election victory of student lists: Marko Kricak, head of the Criminal Police Directorate in Serbia, was arrested this morning in Belgrade along with Bosko Skolovic, head of the Service for Crime Suppression. The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade ordered the arrests due to their alleged illegal conduct in the "Sandzak" murder case, including beating suspects during police interrogations. The case was opened after the lawyers of former Belgrade police chief Veselin Milic accused the two of trying to frame him for a restaurant murder. Kricak built his career under Aleksandar Vucic, rising from the BIA intelligence agency to head the unit protecting officials, and subsequently the criminal police. Vucic has repeatedly praised him publicly as a "fearless and spotless" fighter. The arrests come a week after the student list won the snap parliamentary elections in Serbia, and Vucic, who resigned as president to run for prime minister, conceded defeat.