The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said today in an address on Radio Television of Serbia that the state will fulfill all the demands of the parents of the students of the "Vladislav Ribnikar" Elementary School, which were made after the tragedy at that school. He said that by 9 o'clock this morning, in accordance with the decisions made in the previous days and the terrible tragedies in Belgrade, in the vicinity of Mladenovac and Smederevo, in the arms collection campaign, 9.401 weapons, 460.537 bullets of different calibers, 884 mines and explosive devices, from that's 711 bombs and oil.
Vučić said at the press conference that Prime Minister Ana Brnabić spoke with the representatives of the Council of Parents in that school on Thursday to ensure that everything is done so that the children are not uncomfortable.
He also announced the bringing of foreign experts from Sweden, Los Angeles, and Norway to work together with experts from Serbia with children and parents who have post-traumatic syndromes. "Money has already been paid to the Institute for Mental Health in Belgrade," said Vučić and added that 250 experts want to help children and parents who are "essentially at risk."
Plebiscite support for the police in schools
He also said that based on polls, the measure of hiring police officers in schools has "almost plebiscite support" and that everyone feels much safer. He emphasized that 2500 new police officers will be employed immediately after the training.
He also repeated, once again, that this measure will reduce peer violence in schools by 80 percent, although it is not known how the president arrived at this calculation.
The opposition is harassing the citizens
Aleksandar Vučić mentioned the possibility of a collective resignation of the Government, but he said that he thinks that not everyone is ready for that because they do not like the scheduled date of the election.
When it comes to the protests announced by the opposition today at 18 pm, Vučić said that the police will not help them by forming police cordons.
"We don't like to beat demonstrators," said Vučić and emphasized that he thinks it is wrong that the opposition wants to block normal life for citizens.
Rally of unification
Regarding the meeting of the Serbian Progressive Party, which was announced for May 26, he said that it was a unifying meeting where important political decisions will be announced to the people, and not a meeting of divisions, as "some organize every day". He emphasized that traffic will not be blocked because of the rally, because there is no intention to mistreat citizens.
On the issue of Kosovo and Metohija, Vučić spoke briefly, saying that very concerned especially because of the situation in the north. "The concern stems from Aljbin Kurti's passionate need to cause incidents, and Quinta is pretending to be inept and naive," Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said today.
Since the two mass murders took place on May 3 and 5 in downtown Belgrade and near Mladenovac, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has addressed the nation seven times so far.
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