Although they announced the continuation of protest actions demanding the dismissal of the government leaders due to the recent mass crime in Cetinje, representatives of the informal student group "Where to Tomorrow?" have not organized a single rally since February 22nd, and they denied rumors to "Vijesti" that the reason for this is alleged disagreements within their group.
It is speculated that the alleged internal disagreements arose after two representatives of “Kamo śutra?”, appearing on the show “Načisto” on Telezivija “Vijesti” two weeks ago, said that they were bothered by some people close to former government officials at protest gatherings. This allegedly did not go down well with some members of the student group. However, the group rejects claims of internal disputes.
"Where to Tomorrow?" told "Vijesti" that they were sorry "if you received incorrect information regarding our group and the 'conflict within it'".
"We are not currently making any announcements, statements or responses," they said.
Their last activity on social networks "Facebook" and "Instagram" was on February 26th, and on "X" on March 1st.
Group member Marko Vukcevic, stated on the show "Načisto" that, among other things, they were bothered by the presence of Blaž Đukanović, son of the former head of state and prime minister Milo Đukanović.
"We were bothered by, I don't want to name names, we were directly bothered by all those people who influenced the security or all other sectors in the state that were destroyed in previous years. We would also be bothered if anyone came - who is now destroying those sectors. We believe that there have been too many parties, politicking and playing with citizens for private purposes in this state...", he said.
His groupmate Hana Rastoder, She said at the time that they were bothered by "anyone who does not come with the goal of living in a better society and anyone who puts personal and party interests ahead of that goal" at the gatherings.
"At some point, we became ashamed to say those names," she added.
Vukčević and Rastoder announced on the show that it is not ruled out that their group could organize a camping trip in front of some state institutions, and that they will not limit themselves exclusively to gatherings in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP).
The reason for the protest organized by "Where to Tomorrow?" is the tragedy that occurred on January 1st in the capital, when a Cetinje resident killed 12 people and wounded four, one of whom died a few days later.
The last rally was held on February 22 in Podgorica, when the organizers said they were demanding “justice and accountability for Cetinje” and “a safe Montenegro”. The gathering began with a 13-minute silence in front of the Ministry of Interior building, after which representatives of “Where to Tomorrow?” and citizens walked from the Ministry of Interior, across the “Millennium” bridge where they tied red ribbons (on the bridge railing), to the monument to King Nikola in front of the Parliament. They also tied red ribbons in front of the Parliament, as part of the “TieSoYouCanSee” campaign.
Informal student group calls for removal of interior minister Danilo Saranovic and Deputy Prime Minister for Security and Defense Alekse Bečić. They also demand proactive action by the competent institutions regarding the issue of weapons possession, reform of the system of functioning of police structures, the return of civic education as a mandatory subject in schools, improvement of the institutional approach to mental health care...
The group “Where to Tomorrow?” announced that they would not give up the gathering until the responsibility and failures in the actions of the competent authorities are established during and after the two crimes in Cetinje in which 23 people were killed. The second crime they mentioned occurred in August 2022, when ten people were killed.
The student group said that they recognize the government's activities to increase the number of police officers, improve legislation in the field of weapons, and organize forums on the topic of mental health, but that above all, it is necessary to determine responsibility for the failures in the capital.
On February 13, the group organized a blockade that lasted several hours near the Government building, and previously they organized protests and road blockades in Podgorica, while citizens independently organized blockades and gatherings in several municipalities across Montenegro.
Some ruling parties, led by the Democrats (Bečić and Šaranović are their senior officials), claimed that the “Where to Tomorrow?” protest was not led by students, but by opposition leaders, a claim the organization strongly denied. On February 19, they filed a lawsuit against the Democrats, saying they did so because of “unfounded accusations, because they believe it is important that public speech is used responsibly.”
"We hope that this will be a lesson to everyone, that every word spoken carries weight, and that the targeted targeting of youth by political parties will not go unpunished," they said at the time.
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