Students in lockdown State University u Novi Pazar the doors of that institution were opened again, after they were kicked out of the building early this morning.
As reported by N1, the police withdrew and the students entered the building.
Students shout "Victory, Victory".
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, announced later that they had begun arrests because of the incidents that happened in front of the DUNP building.
What happened at DUNP?
About twenty people with hoods and masks on their faces, shouting "Fire, everyone out immediately", burst into the State University building early on Tuesday (July 29) New Pazar (DUNP), and then forcibly took out the students who refused to leave.
"When we were all already outside, around four o'clock this morning, police brought the rector Zana Dolicanin and some of the professors into the building," said one of the students at the DUNP blockade to Sto plus radio.
Members of the Police Department in Novi Pazar came tonight, at the invitation of the State University in Novi Pazar, in front of this university, with the aim of preserving public order and peace, the MUP announced.
The head of the Police Department (PU) in Novi Pazar, Nermin Ljajić, was in the university building, and the police were at the entrance.
A large group of students gathered in front of DUNP. They protested loudly and chanted against the rector.
An incident later occurred in front of the building, and citizens gathered in front of the State University in Novi Pazar demanded the dismissal of members of the University Administration.
On the steps in front of the State University in Novi Pazar, there was an incident when citizens threw bottles at members of the police. In front of the cordon of police officers in equipment to break up the demonstration was the head of the Police Department in Novi Pazar, Nermin Ljajić, who was hit in the head by a bottle. He tries to talk to the citizens and calm down the situation.
As the gathered citizens told N1, the shooting of the police was preceded by a provocation by the policemen, who were laughing at the death of a man from Pazar in a traffic accident in Belgrade.
"One woman came in front of the police and told them a couple of times that they came from Kraljevo to beat their children. Some of the students tried to calm her down, but she managed to break away and get closer. Others followed her," N1 reported.
Video: Samir Delić
What does the Ministry of Interior say?
The head of the Police Department in Novi Pazar, Nermin Ljajić, said that during the conflict with the citizens gathered in front of the State University (DUNP), six police officers were injured, Sto plus radio reported.
Members of the Police Department in Novi Pazar came tonight, at the invitation of the State University in Novi Pazar, in front of this university, with the aim of preserving public order and peace, the MUP announced.
The persons gathered in front of the University this morning tried to break through the police cordon and enter the premises of the University, but upon the warning of the police officers, they retreated to the stairs, according to the statement.
As it is added, the police officers were engaged in maintaining public order and peace, as well as ensuring the safety of all citizens, they behaved with restraint and professionalism and did not apply coercive means.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs strongly condemns any form of violence and calls for calming tensions, restraint and respect for the law. Also, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will not tolerate any kind of violation of public order and peace, as well as attacks on the police, and will apply legal powers, the statement says.
In cooperation with the competent prosecutor's offices, the police will, in accordance with the law, work to determine all the circumstances and prosecute those responsible, it added.
Video: Samir Delić
The academic community condemned the intrusion into the DUNP premises
The academic plenum and members of the academic network Slobodan University condemned the intrusion into the premises of the State University in Novi Pazar and demanded that the rector resign immediately.
"We demand the dismissal of the police chief in Novi Pazar, and we ask the mayor, Nihat Biševac, whether the citizens of Novi Pazar are being protected in this way. We support the request of the DUNP students - that the rector of that university resign immediately, that they leave his building and that all persons who attacked the students be prosecuted," the Academic Plenum points out.
Support from students of other universities
Deo students in lockdown from Nis, Belgrade and Novi Sad announced earlier that he was going to Novi Pazar to support his colleagues who were expelled from of the state university in that city, who were thrown out of the building of this higher education institution.
The blockaded Belgrade Faculty of Electrical Engineering called on students and citizens on the X social network to join the protest of Novi Pazar students and citizens due to the expulsion of a student from the State University in Novi Pazar (DUNP).
"Novi Sad, Belgrade, Niš, are going to Pazar in an organized manner. Everyone is going to Pazar," reads the announcement by ETF Blokad.
The blockaded Nis students announced on social networks that they are also leaving for Novi Pazar, in order to support their colleagues.
Students of the Novi Sad PMF in the blockade announced that the group from Novi Sad is leaving at 16.30:XNUMX p.m. The gathering is in front of the Rectorate building.
Support on the streets of Belgrade
Belgrade citizens' assemblies have announced gatherings for tonight in support of Novi Pazar and the students there.
At 18.30:20.30 p.m., a rally was announced at Autokomanda, and at XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. at Vuk's monument.
And the choirs of Stari Grad, Zvezdara, Zemun, Konjarnik... called the people of Belgrade to take to the streets, with the message "Everyone to the streets. We don't give students."
Source: N1/Nova/FoNet
