Đoko Ćurčić, a farmer who used a tractor to pull a tank with feces in front of the City Hall in Novi Sad, was taken into custody on Wednesday for an informative interview. "After three hours, the inspector, after several conversations with the public prosecutor, came and said that I was free," Ćurčić told "Vreme".
By tractor protest, and then feces on the City Hall. Farmer Đoko Ćurčić from Titel was behind the wheel of a tractor that brought a tank with feces in front of the City Hall in Novi Sad on big protest which was held on Tuesday, on the occasion of the death of 14 people at the Novi Sad Railway Station. A day later, Ćurčić was taken into custody for an informative interview.
The "Vremena" journalist tried to contact Ćurčić already on Wednesday. However, at the time of the call, members of the police were at this farmer's address. He was then taken into custody, and for "Vreme" he talks about the epilogue of that conversation.
"I was released after three hours." Around four o'clock they took me into custody. The reason was an informative conversation in the capacity of citizens. It was not known what would happen next, since the Ministry of Internal Affairs Titel did not know, they were only ordered to detain me. Inspectors from Novi Sad questioned me regarding the fact that I came to Novi Sad with a tractor, what was in the tank... I gave a statement. They were really pleasant and fair," says Ćurčić for "Vreme".
The reason for the three-hour detention at the police station is to wait for the public prosecutor's decision. In the end, it was favorable for Ćurčić.
"The public prosecutor's response was awaited after my statement. "After three hours, the inspector, after several conversations with the public prosecutor, came and said that I was free," says the farmer.
"Surprising decision"
He explains that both he and his lawyer are surprised by the prosecution's decision.
However, as he says for "Vreme", the blame should be borne by the hooligans who later came and destroyed the City Hall - whom he claims are members of fan groups, who did it for monetary compensation.
"Other citizens and the opposition immediately separated themselves from the hooligans." "An hour and a half before all that happened, I went to take the tractor out of town," says Ćurčić.
The idea of organizing a protest
In an earlier statement for "Danas", he revealed that the cistern with feces was a symbolic act.
"The reason was, first of all, that farmers are frustrated, but there are many reasons - the very attitude towards farmers, especially in the last 12 years and in general the behavior of the current government towards citizens and what happened to us in Novi Sad." Every year, some tragedies happen to us and we, as ordinary citizens, can no longer tolerate it," he emphasized.
He explains to "Vreme" that the performance with the tank itself was the idea of the protest organizers.
"It was the idea of the entire organization. We have a group of citizens at the local level in Titel, so I am in contact with all groups of citizens in Vojvodina. We have some cooperation, we support and help each other," he says.
He adds that he was bothered by the government's reaction to the accident in Novi Sad.
"Unfortunately, it is a tragedy that the government divides us into different parts of Serbia, and that Belgrade is the center there. They separate the north of Serbia and the south of Serbia. It is not clear to me that there will be three days of mourning in Vojvodina and one in the rest of Serbia. It is a grief and a tragedy for the entire nation, it has never happened again," concludes Ćurčić.
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