MUP of Serbia

MUP

28.May 2026. F. Sh.

Milić and the police minister's photo-robot

What unites Vučić's interior ministers? To whom can a citizen report a mobster after the Milić case? Filip Schwarm writes about this in the new issue of Vremena.

The storm

12.May 2026. IN THE

RHMZ and MUP: Urgent weather warning and stormy wind

The Republic Hydrometeorological Institute (RHMZ) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have issued an urgent warning due to weather events that could threaten people's safety and cause material damage in several regions of Serbia.

MUP warns

11.May 2026. IN THE

Do not click on the link: the MUP warned citizens about a new internet fraud

The Ministry of the Interior has warned citizens about a new model of Internet fraud through WhatsApp and SMS messages, in which fraudsters send links for alleged account verification in order to take control of profiles.

Promotion

30.December 2025 IN THE

Serbian Ministry of Interior: Marko Kričak appointed head of UKP

By decision of the police director, lieutenant colonel Marko Krichak was appointed as the head of the criminal police department. The previous commander of the JZO became famous in public with accusations that he caught protesters in the streets. Some students accused him of beating him and threats of rape

"The largest gathering in history"

01.November 2025 IN THE

How many people were really in Novi Sad?

According to the Archives of Public Meetings, on November 1, there were about 110.000 people in Novi Sad. Novi Sad journalist Žarko Bogosavljević estimates that more people gathered than the city had in the 1990s. He says that at least 80,000 square meters of space have been occupied, and that many of them remain on the approaches to the city. The Ministry of Interior announced earlier that 39.000 people attended

MUP of Serbia

24.October 2025 Miodrag Šorić / Sanja Kljajić / DW

Police officers in training do not learn to beat people on the ground

Retired police general Bogoljub Živković claims that the government replaces professionals and promotes disloyal staff without a day of training. He says that most of the operatives "stand on the side of justice and students", but that there is fear and orders from above in the police

Some strange mathematics.

02.September 2025 IN THE

MUP: A total of 38 unannounced rallies were held with 19.665 participants

According to the assessment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, five times fewer people took to the streets in Serbian cities last night than the day before, when supporters of the government held marches against the blockades.

Suspicious shipment

29.August 2025 IN THE

MUP: Three bullets were found in the envelope for Ivica Dačić

The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that a suspicious shipment addressed to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Ivica Dačić, was discovered in the Serbian Government building. Three bullets were found in the envelope, and the sender was identified

Overview of the week

15.August 2025 Philip Schwarm

MUP Serbia doo, private security for batterers

Many of those who were arrested until yesterday, the police are protecting today. That's how they became the private security guard MUP Serbia doo That's why it's much more important for journalists to know who's who in the underground, than in the police or parties in power

Police against the verdict

15.July 2025 IN THE

We arrest them, and you let them go: the MUP protests against the Court in Uzice

In the announcement regarding the cancellation of the detention of the suspects for the attack on the police officers in Užice, the Ministry of the Interior says that the decision of the Basic Court is "inappropriate" and that it "violates the authority of those who daily risk their lives preserving law and order".

Society

07.July 2025 MS

Police officer Katarina Petrović returned to work

After two years, police officer Katarina Petrović was returned to her job. The Disciplinary Commission passed a decision on imposing a fine on policewoman Petrović, whose salary will be reduced by 30 percent in the next three months. This lifts her suspension

"See you for Vidovdan" protest

28.June 2025 NR

The MUP published an estimate, best multiplied by three

If according to the logic of the Serbian authorities, then the large Vidovdan protest in Belgrade numbered around one hundred thousand people

Police

18.June 2025 Davor Lukacs

What does the Internal Control Report of the MUP tell us, which "Vreme" had access to

"Vreme" had an insight into the Report on the work of the Department of Internal Control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, from which it follows that police officers are getting rich illegally, and that the top of the Ministry and the judiciary are powerless or will not prosecute them

Police statement

15.march 2025 IN THE

MUP: Incidents and mutual fights of a part of the protest participants

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia announced that incidents were recorded during today's protest in Belgrade

New issue of "Vreme"

06.February 2025. MJ

Katarina Petrović: The police must be with the students

Police officer Katarina Petrović tells "Vreme" about the persecution against her and her husband and why she is ready to endure everything

Interview: Katarina Petrović, police major

05.February 2025. Mila Jovanovic

No one should ask us to do what we are paid to do

"I saw from the signatures of the petition to support the students that a large part of the policemen were afraid. In their demands, the students ask for the work of institutions and the rule of law. That is why MUP exists. But, of course, there is also that smaller part of the police that this system suits, because they are unjustly rich and find themselves in positions that they would never have been in if this country had been organized."

MUP of Serbia

30.January 2025 Dragan Todorovic

New accusations against Katarina Petrović: Are the police at the service of the government?

A new disciplinary procedure has been initiated against police officer Katarina Petrović from Valjevo, who has been suspended for 19 months. This time because she said in the media that the MUP is a government function and is politicized

Law and order

18.December 2024 Davor Lukacs

SNS Batanica detachments: Arrogance and lawlessness of the Serbian police

If it weren't for the beatings of the Serbian Progressive Party, we wouldn't have found out about the police thugs, nor about the fact that the state provides "reputable" businessmen like Predrag Ranković Peconi and pays for it out of the citizens' pockets.

Public and secret state procurement

14.November 2024 IN THE

Top secret "files" for the police

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is hiding data on the number and price of Fiat 500 patrol vehicles purchased for the police force. Allegedly, the data is strictly confidential

Fighting with the fire element

26.August 2024 IN THE

Big fire on Mount Widlich: Firefighters try to tame the flames

A big fire broke out on Mount Widlich near Pirot. On the ground are firefighters from Pirot and other towns, teams of the Public Enterprise "Srbijašume", members of the voluntary fire brigade, as well as local residents, and a state of emergency has been declared in the territories of the municipalities of Pirot and Dimitrovgrad.

A new warning from the MUP

11.August 2024 MJ/N1

Be careful: Scammers roam the Internet, stealing data and money

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) of Serbia warned against internet scams and appealed to citizens to be careful

MUP holiday

23.June 2024 Davor Lukacs

Police inspection in Makis - The day Vučić became the new Tito

The Constitution and the laws on the competences of the President of the Republic, on the Government and the ministries have clearly prescribed provisions, but that does not apply in the case of Vučić and his cronies, today he officially took command of the police as well... People who spent their working lives in the police and made it to of the most important functions, were treated as ordinary visitors

Relations between Belgrade and Pristina

18.April 2024. SZ

Arrests of members of the Kosovo MUP: Announced measure, but strange timing

On Wednesday, the Serbian authorities arrested ten members of the Kosovo MUP, both Serbs and Albanians. Milica Andrić Rakić from the non-governmental organization New Social Initiative from Kosovska Mitrovica tells "Vreme" that Vučić "announced" these arrests for "violating the constitutional order", but that the timing is certainly strange

MUP warns

12.march 2024 IN THE

A new SMS fraud - the goal is to steal personal and sensitive data

These are "phishing" messages whose goal is to steal personal and sensitive data in order to obtain illegal property benefits, the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated in a post on social networks.

Fire and rescue units

28.January 2024 Redakcija Vremena / FoNet

Ministry of Interior of Serbia: The number of fires is ten percent higher

No one was injured in these interventions, and a large number of people were evacuated

Society

26.January 2024 Žarka Radoja

Beshlin: Calendar of the MUP, continuation of the rehabilitation of fascism in Serbia

The MUP announced that the Kvislin Serbian State Guard "is part of the historical development of the Serbian police, so their photos were included in the calendar (...) to illustrate the appearance of the police during the occupation."

Hacking

30.July 2023 MJ

What can the MUP of Serbia discover about you through your mobile phone

Long-deleted Tinder, forgotten messages, booked hotels, purchased tickets, history of keyboard entries, locations, Wi-Fi networks used - all this can be found out by the Serbian Ministry of Interior if it gets into someone's phone