Hundreds of thousands of people protest for another Serbia
Huge crowds have flows into the center of the Serbian capital Belgrade for the probably greatest demonstration in the history of the Balkans. Hundreds of thousands followed the demonstration call of the student protest movement under the motto « on 15th for the 15 », reported the news channel N1. Drone shots, which made several Serbian media, showed long streets of Belgrade city center full of people.
Observers described the rally on Saturday as the largest demonstration in the history of the Balkans. Her motto alludes to the accident in the North Serbian city of Novi Sad on November 1st, in which a station vordach collapsed and 15 people died. The disaster triggered a large wave of protest, which is borne by the country's students.
Requirement for the rule of law
The participants of the protests blame the corruption of the governing under the partly authoritarian president Aleksandar Vucic for the accident in Novi Sad. The train station had been rebuilt. However, they do not demand the resignation of politicians, but the consistent enforcement of the rule of law and the punishment of corrupt actors.
Serbia's Premier Vucevic resigned after protests and beating attack
Critics accuse Vucic of supporting his power on corrupt networks, limited media freedom and manipulated elections. Control over the judiciary enables him to maintain conditions that contradict the rule of law.
People from all over Serbia came to Belgrade for the rally on Saturday. Students were walked into the capital from different parts of the country. Belgrade's citizens gave them an euphoric reception the night before. They applauded and cheered the young people, some of whom had covered everyday marches over distances of 200 kilometers or more.
« Let's awaken Serbia together »
The center of the rally was the Slavija Square in the late afternoon, on which the organizers had built a stage. « See where we are. See how many we are. Your voice counts. (…) Let us awaken Serbia together. The night is the darkest at the dawn, ”a student called the first speaker into the crowd. At 11:52 a.m., the time of the accident of Novi Sad, thousands of people who were already in Belgrade held a 15 -minute long silent for the victims. An unreal silence lay over the city.
Further deaths after the collapse of Bahnhofsvordach in Serbia
Vucic had previously meant that the students planned a violent overthrow and stormed public buildings. But the major event was peaceful.
In a southern suburb of Belgrade, a driver deliberately drove into a lot of marching people. Three young people suffered injuries, the police said. The driver of the vehicle was arrested.
In the past, too, attacks on demonstrators had always occurred, be it through government supporters with their cars or by rackets from the Vucic government party.
