Prime Minister Brnabic: SPN demands release of "thugs" they previously claimed were "inserted elements"

Photo: Tanjug/Tara Radovanovic

Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabic said last tonight that representatives of the opposition gathered around the "Serbia Against Violence (SPN)" coalition are demanding the release of the same "thugs" they previously claimed were "inserted elements."

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"This is how their stories go: When they started attacking the Old Palace (Belgrade City Assembly), they said that people had the right to be angry. When they saw that it was not working in their favor, they said those were thugs in their midst, 'the inserted elements'. Tonight, they are going to the police to ask for the release of those 'inserted elements'. And so, in a repetition," Brnabic posted on X.

The "Serbia Against Violence" coalition organized a protest in the center of Belgrade again last night in order to support their fellow opposition activists who have been on hunger strike for eight days and reiterated the demands related to repeated voting.

Sunday's protests were marked by riots that began after the demonstrators, headed by SPN leaders, formed a ring around the Belgrade Assembly and tried to force their way into the building.

They broke the doors and several windows of the Assembly, threw glass bottles, rocks, and smashed doors with sticks.

Earlier in the day, the Interior Ministry, MUP, announced that 38 people were investigated because of the riots.

(Telegraf.rs)