It passed more than 50 days since six activists were arrested Movement of free citizens (PSG) and organizations Status after the broadcast of the video in the regime media. All this time, lawyers, the opposition and citizens have been asking for their immediate release, and now they are asking for it as well European Parliament.
Members of the European parliament have included this point in resolution on Serbia which was adopted by the majority of votes on May 7.
The Movement of Free Citizens announced that the European Parliament expressed its regret for the "alleged illegal wiretapping and deprivation of liberty five activists of the opposition PSG and one student from the organization Stav in March 2025, as well as due to the issuing of warrants for other activists of the organization Stav".
The Resolution also states that the European Parliament strongly condemns the instrumentalization of this case by the propaganda media and the unjustified extension of detention.
EP: Release the activists immediately
They called on the competent authorities in Serbia to immediately release Marija Vasić, Lazar Dinić, Mladen Cvijetić, Lado Jovović, Srđan Đurić and Davor Stefanović from custody.
The Free Citizens Movement points out that the resolution of the European Parliament is politically binding for the candidate countries for joining the European Union and their competent institutions, and that the request for the release of political prisoners is an obligation, not a recommendation, to the authorities in Serbia.
"It is time for the suspects in this procedure, burdened from the beginning with a series of illegal items in the actions of the court and the prosecution, to respect their basic human rights, and to enable them to defend themselves from liberty," the PSG announced.
They also said that they expect a quick reaction and the release of their comrades and colleagues.
Who is in custody and who is being sought?
Five members of the Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) from Novi Sad - Marija Vasić, Lado Jovović, Mladen Cvijetić, Davor Stefanović and Srđan Đurić and a student from the organization Stav Lazar Dinić were accused of undermining, i.e. preparing to violently overthrow the constitutional order of Serbia, and the alleged evidence for this crime was obtained, according to their lawyers, illegally, and then published in the pro-regime media.
A warrant has been issued for six more activists from the organization Stav, as they are unavailable to the prosecuting authorities, and detention has been ordered for them, which will come into effect when they enter the country.
They are Mila Pajić, Branislav Đorđević, Anja Pitulić and Jovan Dražić, as well as Doroteja Antić and Dejan Bagarić.
What happened?
On the evening of March 13, several regime television stations broadcast a recording of a conversation between members of the Novi Sad opposition and activists, where various scenarios of a large student protest were discussed. March 15. Activists and students are soon according to the regime media declared terrorists who planned to break into the Radio and Television of Serbia and the National Assembly, and were soon arrested on suspicion of "preparation of an act against the constitutional order and security of Serbia in complicity".
The next day they arrested, and on March 16, the High Court in Novi Sad ordered the arrestees to be detained for 30 days. The police also searched the apartments of activists who are currently not in Serbia.
At the end of the first 30 days of detention, the judge for preliminary proceedings Tatjana Đurašković extended them On April 11, he was detained for another 30 days.
The defenders of the students and activists then asked the judge Tatjana Đurašković to separate from the case file the evidence that cannot be used in the criminal proceedings, because it was not collected in accordance with the law, and that after that they should all be released from custody, but she refused.
This 30-day extension of detention expires in a few days, and while they wait for further developments in the situation, support rallies are being organized to demand their release. The last one was held on Saturday (May 3) in front of the prison.
