A citizen protest in front of the premises of the City Board (GO) of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in Čačak, which followed the blockades of intersections, after 22 p.m., escalated into a major clash with the police.
In the conflict, the police used pepper spray and beat the gathered citizens with batons, Beta reports.
The continuation of the conflict between citizens and the police, which began after 22.00:XNUMX PM, followed after citizens pelted the SNS premises with eggs.
The protest began after the blockade of two intersections in the city ended, when citizens left waste they had collected from the intersection blockades in front of the SNS offices.
The president of the SNS local government in Čačak, Miloš Stevanić, left the party premises and began kicking the trash that had been left behind, which caused a violent reaction from the gathered citizens.
A verbal conflict broke out between citizens and SNS officials who came out together with Stevanić, and a larger incident and physical conflict were prevented by the police who stood between them.
The students in the blockade called on the citizens of Belgrade, Novi Sad and Niš last night to block the entire city from 7 am. Blockades have also been announced in Kragujevac and Valjevo, while the people of Čačak announced that they would block the highway, N1 reports.
"Everyone on the streets. Belgrade is coming to a standstill tomorrow. We call for a total blockade of Belgrade at 7 am, in response to police brutality. This is a public call to citizens, bikers, veterans, taxi drivers, farmers," the students in the blockade wrote on their X profile.
An informal group of Niš students called on citizens to protest at 7 pm last night at the Basic Court.
"Tomorrow Niš will stop. When respect for the Constitution and the law from those who must protect them stops, then everything must stop," they stated.
As reported by N1, blockades in Belgrade, Niš and Novi Sad began this morning. The first arrests were reported in Novi Sad.
The Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) warned last night that the announced blockades are illegal and that they will take all measures to protect public order and peace.
"The Ministry of Internal Affairs warns all those who intend to organize illegal blockades that the police, in accordance with the law and their duties, obligations and powers, will take all necessary measures to protect public order and peace. We call on everyone to preserve peace and stability, and appropriate criminal and misdemeanor charges will be filed against all those who violate the law," the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement.
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