Students are now demanding the removal, not the resignation, of Bečić and Šaranović

The blockade of the Blaž Jovanović Bridge in Podgorica lasted from 17:26 PM to 18:30 PM. Students said that nothing was done to prevent the crime in Cetinje from happening again.

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From the protest, Photo: Biljana Matijašević
From the protest, Photo: Biljana Matijašević
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Ažurirano: 01.02.2025. 19:29h

The informal student group "Kamo Śutra" is demanding the dismissal of the Minister of Internal Affairs Danilo Šaranović and the Deputy Prime Minister for Security and Defense Aleksa Bečić.

Group member Marko Vukčević, during tonight's blockade of the Blaž Jovanović Bridge in Podgorica, said that the resignations of Šaranović and Bečić are no longer one of the students' demands, but rather the removal of these two officials.

Students had previously, among other things, demanded the resignations of Šaranović and Bečić due to the tragedy on January 1 in Cetinje.

Tonight's blockade of the bridge lasted from 17:26 PM to 18:30 PM, and the students were joined by citizens.

The students told Prime Minister Milojko Spajić that they would continue the blockade until their demands were met. They said that nothing had been done to prevent the crime in Cetinje from happening again.

From the protest
From the protestphoto: Biljana Matijašević

The Police Department announced that tonight's gathering was not reported, and that it passed peacefully and without incidents.

Blažo Đukanović, son of former President of Montenegro and Democratic Party of Socialists Milo Đukanović, also came to the protest.

Blažo Djukanović at the protest
Blažo Djukanović at the protestphoto: Biljana Matijašević

The crowd chanted "resignation, resignation", and briefly chants of "down with the government" and "Vučić Bečić" were also heard.

Video: Biljana Matijašević

Most of the crowd had been blowing whistles since the beginning of the blockade. The "armchair people" were also shouting.

They said they were playing on the bridge because the government didn't take them seriously.

Video: Biljana Matijašević

Organizers handed out pieces of paper to citizens to write on them everything they thought was wrong with the country.

Video: Biljana Matijašević

On January 1, Cetinje resident Aco Martinović shot and killed 12 fellow citizens and then committed suicide. He also wounded four people, one of whom later died at the Clinical Center.

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