**Serbian Authorities Arrest Five in Anti-Corruption Crackdown**
The Serbian government has arrested five people as part of a wider effort to tackle corruption. The arrests were made by the Special Department for Suppressing Corruption at the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade.
Those arrested, who are not being named in full, are suspected of being connected to an investigation into businessman Dragan Tikic. He is accused of running a group that cheated the government out of over 218 million dinars through tax crimes and then hid the money. Authorities believe that these five individuals were fake owners of farms that actually belonged to Tikic or his family.
**Growing Public Anger**
This crackdown comes as people in Serbia are growing more angry about corruption. In recent days, several high-profile officials have been arrested, including a former head of the power company and the mayor of Nis, the country’s third-largest city. The public has been protesting against corruption, especially after 15 people died in a tragic accident at a newly renovated railway station.
**Some See the Crackdown as a Political Maneuver**
However, some opposition leaders believe that this anti-corruption campaign is just a show put on by the government to calm down the public. They think that President Aleksandar Vucic is using it to stay in power and distract from other problems.
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