‘Novi Sad Six’: Court’s blockade continued, what is the condition of Maria Vasic – BBC News in Serbian
While six-time activists are more than two months in custody under the accusation of the collection of constitutional order, citizens and students from 15. May block the Court building in Novi Sad in the morning.
Although it was turbulent, morning 19. May conquered calmly.
The silence occasionally interrupted student speech via megaphone.
Judges who work on the case of arrested activists came to the court building and release them, ie to decide on appeals of their defense counsel.
Protest gatherings in front of the courts was in other cities in Serbia in a sign of solidarity, such as Nis, Kragujevac and Belgrade.
One of the detainees, activists and professors of sociology Marija Vasić, began a hunger and thirst, refusing therapy and infusion.
She asked for an exemption from « illegal detention ».
« Mercy I’m not looking for or gave you », she said She earlier.
Due to the exacerbated medical condition, 16. Maja was transferred to the Special Prison Hospital in Belgrade.
Her son Milan Milan said 19. May still have no information about the health status of the mother.
Slavica Radovanović, a spokesman for the Criminal Sanction Administration, says Marija Vasić received an infusion to compensate for liquid and vitamins.
Novi Sad protesters are on duty and during the night.
The first two days of the Court’s lock was of a coiling with the police, which has occasionally used pepper spray.
The gathered require the release of six people, which the Senior Court in Novi Sad was 13. May extended detention for another 30 days.
Who were arrested and why are they in custody?
MARIJA VASIĆ AND FIVE ACTIVIST MOVEMENT OF FREE CITIZENS AND INFORMAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, Mladen Cvijetić, Lado Jovović and Srdjan Đurić were arrested 14. Marta, the day before the Great Protest in Belgrade.
They were arrested, as it was broadcast on several channels with the national coverage of their conversation in the premises of the Opposition Parliamentary Party Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) in Novi Sad.
The recording is heard that in the meeting, among other things, there were reportedly on plans to be in protest 15. March In Belgrade, the idea of the transitional government, as well as in the intrusion of the Radio and Television of Serbia.
PSG is then by the announcement surrounded by the meetingstating that « the attitudes in films do not represent the views or plans of PSG, and often the attitude towards student protests and their requirements. »
Activists are suspected of preparing part against constitutional regulation and security of the Republic of Serbia, as well as calling for a violent change in constitutional order.
They are more than two months in prison at the clis, the Novi Sad settlement, whose conditions they complained from the PSG.
The more public prosecutor’s office submitted an indictment 12. Maja against a total of 12 people, of which six are on the run.
It was asked to be tried in the absence and imposition of maximum sentences.
To attack the constitutional order was threatened Penalty of three to 15 years in prison.
Watch the video: Protest support arrested activists and students in Novi Sad
Ljiljana, Mother Mary Vasic, says he supports her fight, but that she did not expect that he would « prize and accuse », as was that her daughter would get on hunger and thirst.
« I would order her to stop, I’d like her alive, » Ljiljana Vasic, for the BBC in Serbian.
« I’m very bad and I’m very hard for me, I only have her, one good child and here’s what she was welcoming, » she added.
He heard no daughter, nor seen since he was detained, but her condition was informed by grandchildren who visit it.
In the custody in Klisa, Lazar Dinic, whose lawyer was previously said he was feeling « like everyone in custody – bad ».
« Sav is made of banking, but it is mentally strong and solved to persevere, hopefully will soon be at large, » M. Milić said.
Supports the so-called ‘Novi Sad six’ provides some students, with the message « that something like that cannot pass. »
« Students here to show solidarity with our fellow citizens, colleagues, professors who are unfounded in custody for more than 60 days, » Boris Dojčinović, student of the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad.
He believes that it is « pure repression of regime over activists and all people who are ready to rebello ».
« It’s not just a message for them, but for all of us that we need to silence and waves, and we solved that something like that could not pass in this system, » he added.
What do they say from court?
High Council of the Judiciary (VSS) announced that a blockage of courts courts and all employees prevents the right to work, and citizens are entitled to access to the Court, while the work of the Court « is performed.
Novi Sad activists were detained because they were planned « Terrorist actions, initiating a civil war and endangering life » Serbian President Aleksandra Vučić, said the president of the Assembly Ana Brnabić earlier.
Guest on Happy television, she also said that they were a meeting of activists in the premises of the Novi Sad Movement of Free Citizens, broadcasting on several televisions. March, based on, made one of those present and « surrendered to state bodies ».
Then the Senior Court in Novi Sad decided to extend detention for six days for six activists.
In the explanation, it says that the activists are « suspected of crimes in relation to current protests of students and citizens », there is a fearful that « defendants should be repeated in a short period of time.
« You extend detention on this basis is necessary and justified, and in order to ensure smooth conduct of this criminal procedure, » it says in announcement Of the High Court in Novi Sad.
Lawyers of PSG members and activists Organization Attachment received a notice that they could not decide on their submission appeal at the extension of detention due to the Court’s blockade.
« We have been informed this morning that because of the court block, it cannot decide, but how much we hear from the gathered, it is precisely and can enter the court, » said Veljko Milic, a lawyer of the defendant Lazar Dinić.
Lawyers Accused hard That it was protected by the security-informative agency (BIA).
« The whole procedure is kept based on the evidence, in accordance with the law that does not regulate criminal proceedings and which cannot be used in it, » Veljko Milić, said Lazar Dinić’s Detention Lawyer, for the BBC in Serbian.
Looking back at Ana Bnbic’s statement, « it leads to extra confusion, » and invited the prosecutor to go out « public with data and clarify this dilemma – as the recording was created. »
The defense is added, forbidden to present details on the recording, because the entire documentation in this regarding this is marked as strictly confidential.
The first days of the Court Block in Novi Sad
Reported by: Svetlana Paramentić
After 24 hours, the blockade has come again with citizens with police and gendarmes, this time at the same time at two entrances in front of the building of courts and prosecutors in the second largest city in Serbia.
The pepper spray was used again.
On the side entrance to the fence, I see the girl climbed on the fence and ting two red balloons.
He explains that they are tagging them « because they are red and because this circus, look even funnier, » pointing to police officers located in the yard.
The red color became a symbol of six-month protests, after the fall of the canopy in Novi Sad when life lost 16 people, and followed them sentences: « They are bloody.
« The night went okay, calmly, we slightly froze. We pushed each other with a gendarmery this morning.
« There were injured, we helped a man who fell unconscious, » says Diana from Novi Sad, which she stayed in front of the court from an hour.
Food and drink stands are there. There are many more people with medical masks than yesterday.
The son of Maria Vasić, Milan Čanak, said his mother because of the infusion « How much so much better, taking into account that it does not take water and food for three days. »
In front of the Court in Novi Sad, parents of Dinic Dinic were also detained.
« As time goes, justice works very far, » says Lazar’s father, Aleksandar Dinic.
« He has always tried to reach justice, activists are characterized as terrorists, and he is committed to nonviolent struggle, his struggle was sent to better society and democracy, » he claims.
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