(Video) Serbian students blocked the state broadcasting

Protests in Serbiawhere students have been required for months to be responsible for the tragic crash of a canopy in Novi Sad, on Tuesday, April 15, they escalated into a blockade of Serbian broadcasting. A group of students They blocked the entrances to Serbia’s Radio Television (RTS) in Belgrade and the Duchy of Radio (RTV) in Novi Sad on Monday night, report N1 Serbia and Serbian branch BBC.

In doing so, they pointed out a protest against the inadequate reporting of public services on their multi -month activities. In Novi Sad, police were intervened early in the morning, pushing students from the entrance to interrupt the blockade. Ministry of the Interior later announced that the participants would apply, has reported N1 Serbiawhile the leadership of both RTV Hiš are strongly condemned by the blockade as « violence » and « inadmissible pressure. »

In Belgrade, students blocked both the main RTS building in Takska Street as well as a large -scale television complex in Košutnjak. On the stairs before the main building, they developed a large banner with the inscription Radio-Television of Students.

Groups of students in recognizable yellow jackets closed all entrances, including a garage, and with calls by passing driver tried to gain public support, describes what is happening BBC. Despite the blockade, the RTS program ran smoothly. Is, but N1 Serbia reported that due to the occupied entrance in Košutnak, some other television, such as TV Nova, could not implement the program from the studios there.

In Novi Sad, students also blocked the entrances to the RTV building on Mišeluk on Monday night. There is, as reported BBCin the early morning hours, intervened by a large number of police members in the equipment for breaking up groups of protesters. According to local media and testimonies, police officers physically pushed students from the entrance, and they quietly broke up shortly after.

Sharp responses from RTS and RTV

The RTS leadership strongly condemned the blockade in Belgrade. In a press release, summarized by the Serbian media, they wrote that it was « unacceptable pressure » and that « the only reason for this campaign is the intention of extinguishing the RTS. » The actions of students were labeled « violence and illegal behavior », which is contrary to their declarative commitment to the rule of law.

Even more dramatic was the response from the RTV Director Goran Karadzic in Novi Sad. During the blockade, he announced that employees were « abducted » because they could not leave the building after the shift, he states N1 Serbia. He later added that they were « allowed to leave home » by the grace of the abductors, but complained about the destruction of the scenery before the building.

Following the intervention of the police in Novi Sad, the Serbian Ministry of the Interior (MUP) officially announced that appropriate criminal and misdemeanor applications would be given against persons involved in the RTV blockade, he confirmed N1.

The response of protesters

Protesters wrote on social networks that the public service « works against all Serbs ». Since, in their view, the regulatory body for electronic media (REM) does not do their job, they require « calling a new competition for REM or extinguishing RTS, » students wrote on social networks, summarizes BBC in Serbian. Their dissatisfaction with the method of reporting public media services was the reason for past protest campaigns before RTS buildings and RTV.

Protesters wrote on social networks that the public service « works against all of us ». Photo: Voranc Vogel/Work

Interestingly, even the President of Serbia is often not satisfied with RTS reporting Aleksandar Vucicwho accuses the public service of supporting the attempts of « color revolution », which he repeatedly said. In the past, Vucic has already got into a dispute with RTS journalists, but later apologized, writes BBC.