Student who were walking from Novi Pazar to Novi Sad on the eighth day of walking in front of Kosjerić, were stopped by the police for the first time.
As reported by N1, the column of students was first stopped by a police vehicle with blinkers and two plainclothes policemen, and two police officers arrived soon after.
Members of the Police Intervention Unit they asked to search the van accompanying the students.
The driver of the van accompanying the students did not want to open the door for the officers who wanted to inspect the vehicle and did not allow them to inspect it, but gave them the key to do it themselves. The driver stated that he took over the van on Wednesday, and that the vehicle accompanied the students for five days.
The police stated that they had operational knowledge that there was something illegal in the vehicle and then they opened first the passenger door, then the side door, and finally the trunk and the driver's door.
They pointed the lamp inside the vehicle for a short time, while the students told them that they could use sun creams, pain gels, Vaseline...
According to the driver, the van contains a wardrobe, medicines, some snacks and similar things that are only to help the students walking to Novi Sad.
He explained that there are no illegal substances in the vehicle, that there is pepper spray and a folding baton in the door, which were left in the vehicle by the previous driver.
The first police search during the student march
This is the first time that the police have stopped a group of students on foot for any reason.
The students pointed out that the police did not show a search warrant, and the officer said that he "doesn't need a warrant to search the vehicle."
Student Inas Hodžić said that the driver of the van carrying things was stopped by police officers, and that the student noticed that a vehicle with blinkers was following them when they passed the Kosjerić sign.
"I know that blinkers are prohibited by law. When I approached, I asked if they were police officers, they said that they were from the police and that they were behind the convoy, and that there was one vehicle in front. I said thank you, you are the first. I was hoping that it was a police escort," Hodžić said.
After the police searched the vehicle, after half an hour they continued on their way to Kosjerić, where they planned to spend the night tonight.
After the incident with the police, Kosjerci joined them on the way.
The citizens of Kosjerić say - a great shame
"They have been waiting for these children in Kosjerić for days," said a Kosjerić citizen and added that the police tried to taint it tonight, but they failed.
One of the students walking towards Novi Sad told N1 that what is happening is "a great shame".
"We walk for days without a police escort, and plainclothes policemen stop us at the bend, it's a shame," he said.
"When Milan Radoičić came with armed men and blocked the entire street, not a single policeman came out, they were nowhere for ten days, and now they are mistreating our children," one citizen complained about the police's actions.
Source: H1
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