Belgrade: Several hundred student protesters have blocked Serbia’s public television station building in Belgrade, as the tension in the Balkan country increases, a large rally was planned for the weekend and a bill was given as an endgeame in months. Anti -government demonstration,
Students first blocked the TV building in Central Belgrade in the Central Belgrade of Serbia capital, gathering several hundred on Monday and Tuesday, after announcing that their blockade would last for at least 22 hours. A similar blockade was held in Novi Sad, the second largest city in the country.
University students in Serbia are almost behind daily rallies, which began in November after a concrete canopy crashed at a railway station in Novi Sad, killing 15 people. Protests have shook the President’s populist rule Alexander Person And hold his firm on power.
During the blockade late Monday night, the riot police briefly interfered with baton as the mob tried to block the entrance to the TV building with a metal safety fence. According to a video released on social media, at least one plaincloth police officer was injured in a clash after being hit by a uniformed officer.
The students blamed public TV for biased reporting and siding with vucic and government during demonstrations. The Serbian President was a guest of the main TV news bulletin on Monday evening.
During the interview, Vucic insulted the student -led protests, warning that the security forces would use force against the participants of the large rally planned for Saturday. He promised to quit the post sometime due to large -scale nationwide demonstrations.
“You have to kill me if you want to change me,” he said,
The TV reporter who interviewed Vucic, called the opposing students a “crowd”, which was revealed by the President for approval. Station, RTS issued a statement condemning the blockade.
“Forcibly preventing RTS employees from coming to their workplaces represents a dangerous step in open struggles with unexpected results,” said this.
Some employees of the TV station clearly managed to enter the building through a side entrance, which is not publicly known, allowing the program to continue uninterrupted.
Meanwhile, Vucic met with US President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Junior, who arrived in Belgrade on Tuesday. The purpose of his visit was not immediately known. Supporters-Russian Vucic is a vocal supporter of the US President.
Many people in Serbia believe that huge concrete manufacture has reduced due to poor renewal work by government corruption. Students have emphasized full accountability in the tragedy, a call that has received extensive support among the citizens who are disillusioned with large -scale politicians and lost faith in state institutions.
The student -led rallies have attracted thousands of people, who have become one of the largest people in Serbia, which has a long history of anti -government protests. Vucic has described rallies as a western-eruckstand trick to be excluded from power.
The next major rally has been planned in Belgrade on Saturday and Vucic alleged that the protesters “will try to achieve something with violence and it would end.” Several protesters “will end behind bars,” accused of criminal acts, “he said.
In the last months, all the students led by the students have been mostly peaceful, while the incidents were recorded when opponents drove their cars in the anti -blockade or attacked the protesters.
Vucic and his right -wing Serbian Progressive Party have made a strong hold on power in Serbia for more than a decade, facing allegations of democratic freedom despite formally demanding the European Union entry for Serbia.
Authorities have convicted 16 people on the firming collapse, but there are many doubts that real criminals will face justice.
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