Protesters clashed with Belgrade police, Serbia, 28 June 2025. © AP photograph / Marko Drobnjakovic
The president of the Serbian Parliament Ana Brnobic accused anti-government demonstrators in Belgrade of calling for civilian war after the student rally turned into clashes with the police.
The latest riots broke out on Saturday, after the authorities rejected the ultimatum of demonstrators demanding the dissolution of parliament and early elections.The protest coincided with Vidovdan, a national vacation commemorating Serbia's conflict against the Ottoman Empire in 1389 on the Kosovo Field.In a post on X Brnabic – which served as Prime Minister from 2017 to 2024 – she made the video available from the final moments of the protest, in which the organizer tells the crowd to “He took freedom into his own hands.”‘They did not finish the convention with the cry “Long Live Serbia”.
They concluded with a frightening call to execution Serbia – a terrible and open call to civilian war” – wrote Brnabic.In a separate post, she accused neighboring Croatia of supporting riots in order to remove president Aleksandar Vučic from power.The wave of protests swept Serbia since the fatal collapse of the concrete roofing at the fresh Sad railway station last November, resulting in 16 deaths and widespread social outrage and billing demands.Saturday's demonstration began peacefully, but in the evening it became violent as any protesters began throwing eggs, bottles and another items at the police close the park in the city centre, where supporters of the government watched.
Officers responded with pepper spray and shields to disperse the crowd.Home Minister Ivica Dačič said six officers and 2 civilians were injured and tens ‘hooligans’ He's been arrested.Speaking earlier at the Vidovdan ceremony, Vučić – who repeatedly claimed that protests were initiated by abroad actors – called for national unity and insisted on restraint.
“Serbia always wins at the end” – he wrote on social media.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/620733-protesters-call-for-civil-war/
