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AUTHOR:M.J. GDNUS
A stormy session of the Belgrade City Assembly has ended. A fight and incidents with members of private security broke out in front of the building. The police also intervened, there was a scuffle and a fight with members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and at least five activists were arrested.
Dejan Atanasković, Ilija Vučević, Nebojša Petrović, Dušan Janković from the "Most ostaje" initiative were detained, and the fifth was Srđan Marković from the "Zaštitimo Blok 4" association, who was one of the members of the "1 out of 5 million" organization; the police forced him into a police van with the greatest force, reports N1 reporter.
They were taken to the Novi Beograd Police Station, in front of which citizens, activists, and politicians gathered.
Protest in Novi Beograd over the arrest of activists
Activists blocked Mihajla Pupina Boulevard in protest because lawyers have not yet been released to the arrested.
The side of the Boulevard towards the city center from the direction of the Municipality of New Belgrade was blocked. GSP buses were also stopped.
Incidents in front of the Belgrade Assembly: Fights, arrests, eggs
Since early morning, the councilors were greeted at Nikola Pašić Square by metal fences and a large number of security personnel. When the session was about to begin, the opposition councilors came out in front of the chairman's bench, with Serbian flags, and constantly broadcast and sang the Serbian anthem. During that time, the government councilors were sitting. The plan, as the opposition representatives had previously said, was to prevent work in the city parliament, but to avoid any violence and intrusions into the building.
The councilors of the ruling majority adopted the agenda, while the beats of "Bože pravde" echoed and continued their work, as if everything was fine. Then they quickly finished their work and adopted all the items on the agenda.
Šapić's private security guards beat citizens in front of the Belgrade City Assembly!!!
At the same time, an incident occurred in front of the Parliament, when a fight broke out between members of private security and the gathered citizens. Citizens threw eggs and red paint. Then the police replaced the private security in front of the building and arrests followed.
Brnabić: An act of terrorism by those who tried to burn down the Parliament
Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabić assessed that today's incident in front of the Belgrade Parliament was an "act of terrorism" carried out, in her words, by representatives of the opposition.
She said at a press conference in the Serbian Parliament that today's incident was caused by "the same people who participated in the attempt to blockade, burn down and violently take over state institutions in the Serbian Parliament".
"The same people continued the brutal violence in front of the Belgrade Parliament", said Brnabić.
