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Prosecution

The prosecution service is formally independent, but in Serbia it has repeatedly acted in ways that raise serious questions about political influence - pursuing cases against government critics while failing to investigate abuses of power. The High Prosecutorial Council, responsible for appointing prosecutors and disciplinary oversight, has itself been mired in controversy - with the 2025 elections for its members marked by procedural violations, complaints, and allegations of interference by the security services. This section documents key prosecutorial decisions and the patterns they reveal.
July

Interpol notified Serbian authorities that it would not issue international arrest warrants against six of the twelve Novi Sad students and activists charged with preparing acts against the constitutional order, a group that has spent sixteen months abroad in political exile. The organisation, which does not act in matters of a political character, assessed the case as political in nature. The report reached the Higher Court in Novi Sad and the defence, which announced it would again seek to lift the detention and the warrants so the six could return and attend their own trial.
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On 17 July 2026, the Ministry of Interior, acting on the order of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade, filed a criminal complaint against military analyst Aleksandar Radić - who first raised the sound cannon claim in March 2025 - alleging he endangered Serbia's constitutional order and disclosed classified data. Radić left the country on 24 June 2026; prosecutors have requested his detention and an international arrest warrant. His seized communications show a shifting account of the alleged device and contact with MP Zdravko Ponoš.
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On 1 July 2026, police questioned SRCE party leader and member of Parliament Zdravko Ponoš for about ninety minutes at the request of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade, examining whether his March 2025 tweet - accusing President Vučić of using a "sound cannon" against protesters marking the Novi Sad tragedy - constituted causing panic and disorder. Ponoš said he was also asked about contacts with military analyst Aleksandar Radić. He said an official record of the interview reached pro-government broadcaster Informer within minutes of it ending.
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Analysis
Amendments to key

 judicial laws
Judicial independence at risk
February 2026
Analysis
Election of members of the

High Prosecutorial Council
March 2026
Update
Interpol refuses Serbia’s arrest warrants for exiled Novi Sad activists, citing political case
Interpol will not issue international warrants against six students and activists in exile, assessing the case as political - a decision that places Serbia's prosecution in a markedly different context.
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Update
Military analyst charged over sound cannon claims, sought after leaving Serbia
Aleksandar Radić, who first claimed a sound cannon was used on protesters, is charged with endangering the constitutional order and leaking secrets; prosecutors want him detained and sought internationally.
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Update
MP questioned by police over tweet accusing Vučić of using a sound cannon
Zdravko Ponoš was questioned for ninety minutes over his March 2025 tweet on the alleged sound cannon, with police also asking about contact with military analyst Aleksandar Radić.
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Update
The interrogations begin: journalist, military analyst, and lawyer questioned over sound cannon stat...
Following last week's announcement by the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office, the interrogations have begun. The first to be questioned over their public statements about the use of a sound cannon at the March 15, 2025 protest were military analyst Aleksandar Radić, editor-in-chief of Srbin.info Dejan Zlatanović, and lawyer and politician Aleksandar Olenik.
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Update
HPC returns prosecutors to TOK but uses same session for questionable secondments
The High Prosecutorial Council fulfilled one Venice Commission recommendation at today's extraordinary session - but simultaneously seconded inexperienced prosecutors to senior offices, a practice the upcoming legal reforms will prohibit. CRTA considers the full process since January a pattern of institutional abuse.
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Update
Constitutionally guaranteed autonomy of the university under threat
The entry of members of the Criminal Police Directorate (UKP) into the Rectorate of the University of Belgrade is a precedent that raises serious constitutional and criminal procedural questions, and calls into doubt respect for the autonomy of universities guaranteed by the Constitution.
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Brief
Election of members of the High Prosecutorial Council from among public prosecutors – procedur...
The process of electing five members of the High Prosecutorial Council from among public prosecutors...
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Update
Police raid opposition party headquarters on election night
Criminal police entered the headquarters of the Narodni pokret Srbije (NPS) after polls closed, seizing party equipment and searching the premises.
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Update
Council of Europe observers report violence and irregularities during local elections
Council of Europe observers warn that violence, pressure, and systemic imbalances overshadowed parts of Serbia’s local elections, despite largely correct procedures inside polling stations.
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