Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office drops case against students tied to 2025 'coup' allegations
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What happened
N1 reported that the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office dropped the case against students who had been accused after the June 2025 'coup' allegations. Lawyers representing the students said they are seeking responsibility for the authorization of wiretapping and other special investigative measures used in the case.
Why it matters
The closure of the student case shifts attention from the underlying accusations to the legality and authorization of surveillance and criminal-process tools. That creates a new avenue for legal filings, prosecutorial review, and possible exposure of decision-making inside Serbia’s security and justice chain.
N1 reported on 2026-11-10 that Serbia’s Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office has dropped the case against students previously accused under the June 2025 'coup' narrative. Lawyers for the students are now publicly demanding accountability for who authorized prolonged wiretapping and special investigative measures used against the organizers. The next phase is institutional: if prosecutors or organized-crime authorities open scrutiny of the surveillance chain, the issue could move from case closure into a confrontation over the use of security and prosecutorial tools against political dissent.
Watch for
Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office acknowledgement by 2026-11-13 of a formal complaint or request from the students’ lawyers on wiretapping authorization Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime filing or denial by 2026-11-13 on competence to review special investigative measures in the students’ case Serbia’s Bar Association or named defense counsel release by 2026-11-13 of a criminal complaint naming the officials who approved surveillance Higher Court in Belgrade confirmation by 2026-11-13 of any motion seeking access to judicial orders that approved special investigative measures
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