Stefanovic: Former and current mayors among 74 arrested for corruption

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Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic announced on Wednesday that 74 persons suspected of corruption have been arrested.

According to him, Operation Signal was carried out by the Interior Ministry (MUP) in cooperation with prosecution offices, the tax police, and the security agency BIA.

A MUP statement quoted Stefanovic as saying that the operation "dealt a strong blow" to financial crime and corruption, especially when it comes to abuses occurring in state institutions.

The operation was carried out on Wednesday morning in 19 towns across Serbia. Beside the 74 suspects that have been placed under arrest, criminal complaints have been filed against 46 others, while the police are still looking for three persons.

The charges against the suspects include money laundering, tax evasion, fraud, abuse of office, giving and receiving bribes, and...