Student at the Faculty of Law in They are not Dimitrije Dimić has been under house arrest since August 22, after the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade initiated proceedings against him and eight others students because of the suspicion that they were calling for a violent change in the constitutional order.
Although physically isolated, he says that the fight does not stop and that he sees every day as a new opportunity to be on the side of good, truth and freedom.
The hashtag #cenaslobode has been trending on social networks in recent days, through which students and citizens point to the victims in the fight for justice and freedom during the last almost one year in Serbia.
For Dimitrije, that price is currently reflected in the days spent in house arrest, but also in the perseverance to remain consistent with his beliefs.
"Freedom is not as sweet as heavy shackles. House arrest is difficult for me. It is difficult for the psyche, for the soul, but I try to be positive, read books and do something productive. Of course, every day is a new battle between evil and good. Every day I try to be on the right side," Dimić told Južne vesti.
While awaiting trial, Dimić tries to show that fighting does not always mean being on the street. He recalls the largest student rallies and marches in Serbia, in which he participated.
"While I'm under house arrest, of course, I can't go out protests, but I try to stay informed through social networks and share content related to the protests. I almost released several albums with photos from big student receptions in Niš, Belgrade, etc. This is currently my small contribution to the fight," says Dimić.
"It is necessary to persevere in our fight and ultimately win the elections"
He says that the words of a song written by his friend from Čačak remind him of the situation he is in.
"Part of that song says: 'They don't know that the keys to light and freedom are around your neck. You are not a slave even in a dungeon, they slave under the Sun, they breed'. It is necessary and crucial that we persevere in this fight of ours and ultimately win elections. "If this does not happen, Serbia will remain a country of fear, violence and darkness, from which young people run headfirst," says Dimić.
Meanwhile, at protests in Niš, students often chant and send messages of support to him. He says that they also visit him.
"I receive enormous support from my colleagues from the University of Nis, and that means a lot to me. My colleagues from Pravno, as well as students from other Nis universities, have visited me several times faculty. It means a lot to me, they remind me that nothing is finished yet and that we should not give up on what we are doing," Dimitrije points out.
He was detained the day after the Vidovdan protest in Belgrade, on June 29, as well as five other students. It was a joint action of the MUP and BIA, and Nišlija was forcibly taken to the police station in New Belgrade.
He was deprived of his freedom by a person in civilian clothes and taken into a civilian vehicle, which then worried his colleagues from Niš. At first, the judge rejected the proposal for custody and Dimić was released, but the Belgrade Higher Public Prosecutor's Office appealed, so the Court accepted the appeal. Later, on August 22, he was ordered under house arrest pending trial.
The detention of student Bogdan Jovicic was terminated
The High Court in Novi Sad canceled the detention of student Bogdan Jovičić.
The judge for the preliminary proceedings ordered Jovicic to house arrest - a ban on leaving the apartment with electronic monitoring, for a duration of three months, portal 021 reports.
An appeal can be filed against this decision to the criminal non-trial panel of the High Court.
Lawyer Ljiljana Borovic said earlier on Monday that there is no reason for Jovicic to remain in custody.
According to her, Jovicic was in the Special Prison Hospital in Belgrade until today, where he was recovering from the consequences of a several-day hunger strike.
He was arrested in mid-August.
He is accused of violent behavior at a public meeting, and the reason is the destruction of the premises of the Serbian Progressive Party on August 14. Another offense was subsequently added to it, namely the destruction of a vehicle in front of the premises of the SNS in Kosovska Street.
After his detention was extended, he began a hunger strike on September 12, and five days later he was transferred to the Special Prison Hospital in Belgrade.
He stopped the hunger strike on September 23.
Source: Južne vesti/021.rs
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