‘Novi Sad Six’: Court’s blockade, Film projection and call for new gathering – 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.
Protest gatherings in front of the courts was in other cities in Serbia in a sign of solidarity, such as Nis, Kragujevac and Belgrade.
Novi Sad protesters decided to duty and during the night.
The protest in front of the Palace of Justice in Belgrade was held on Saturday, while in front of the Novi Sad court building, the film « Novi Sad Remember », in which Professor Marija Vasić, is in custody, one of the interlocutors.
Students and Novi Sad choirs called citizens to gather early in front of the court early in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, Portal reports 021.
Judges who have to do with this case come to the court building and release the activist, that is, decides on the appeals that their defense counsel have already sent, add.
Members of the Gendarmerie and the Intervention Brigade are 16. May in the morning in front of the Court arrived equipped to break demonstrations.
As in the previous day, there was a coiling gathered with the police about seven o’clock.
Safety forces tried to implement employees in the court, which protesters prevent, and then pepper spray was used.
The gathered require the release of six people, although they are a senior court in Novi Sad 13. May extended detention for another 30 days.
The activist and professor of sociology Marija Vasić began the hunger and thirst strike on the same day, refusing therapy and infusion. Requires release from « illegal detention ».
« I will protest my life against it, because mercy, I don’t seek or give you », she said.
Marija Vasić was transferred to the Special Prison Hospital in Belgrade, was confirmed by Slavica Radovanović, a spokesman for the Criminal Sanctions Execution Directorate.
« She immediately involved in the infusion, which she refused to receive in a District Prison District in Novi Sad, and she was now feeling well, » says Radovanovic for the BBC in Serbian.
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 ».
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.
Another turbulent morning 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.
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 movement of free citizens 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.
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 Klisa, Novi Sad settlement, whose conditions they complained from the movement of free citizens.
The more public prosecutor’s office submitted an indictment 12. Maja v. A total of 12 people, of which six are in the free.
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.
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.
What happened in Novi Sad?
During the blockade on Thursday 15. May, at the last entrance to the Court, there was a push and police that tried to enable employees to enter the offices.
Help then provided the gendarmery that intervened using pepper spray.
Mother detained activists of Maria Vasić, Ljiljana, says that it supports her fight, but she did not hope that he would « close and accuse », as was that her daughter would get on hunger and herd.
« 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 unit in Klisa, Lazar Dinic, whose lawyer he says he feels « like everyone in custody – bad ».
« Sav is made of banking, but it is mentally strong and solved to persevere, hopefully soon be at large, » Milić says.
The support of the so-called ‘Novi Sjesta six’ also provided students, with the message « so 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.
Court blockages in Nis, Belgrade, Kragujevac
In a sign of solidarity, the Niški students blocked the building of the Basic Court in the largest city in the south of Serbia, which the police stopped next morning.
The blockade of judicial institutions were also held in Belgrade and Kragujevac.
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