Truck driver Milomir Jacimovic and his son on the third day hunger strike in front of the Banovina in Novi Sad.
Jaćimović spent the night in a tent near the Banovina building in Novi Sad.
Messages of support were left on the tent during the rally last night.
The gathering of support for Hrka and Jaćimović has ended
The gathering of support for the mother of the young man who died in the fall of the canopy, Dijana Hrka, truck driver Milomir Jaćimović and his son Milan, who are on hunger strike, organized by students from several Novi Sad high schools and educational workers from Novi Sad and Vojvodina, has officially ended, reports FoNet.
As reported by 021.rs, part of the citizens will remain with Jaćimovići in front of Banovina even after the end of the protest.
Milan Jaćimović, the son of Milomir Jaćimović, who is on hunger strike together with his father for the third day, thanked the crowd for their support and said that Dijana Hrka is not alone and that they will meet justice together.
"Today is the 11th day that Dijana is on hunger strike, we went there in the previous days and drove people, and now here we are on hunger strike for the third day. Dad emphasized very simple demands. Just for us to get the buses back," said Milan Jaćimović.
High school students, educators and citizens wrote letters of support to Jaćimović.
Photo: Snezana Miletic/FoNetSupport for Milomir Jaćimović
FON students supported Jaćimović
The plenum of students of the Faculty of Organizational Sciences (FON) announced on Wednesday (November 12) that it supports the transporter Milomir Jaćimović in his fight "against continuous repression" and demands that the confiscated buses and minibus be returned to him and enable him to do his work unhindered and freely, reports FoNet.
In a statement on Instagram, the students reminded that Jaćimović has been under enormous pressure for months because of his support for the students - in the form of vandalism, harassment and arrests.
Despite all this, the students stated that he continued to offer free transportation to students, recalling that he lent his vehicles at every student action and was ready to help.
It was stated that, as a form of logistical support, he lent his vehicle to the runners from Brussels and paid the driver, as well as that on one occasion he also transported FON students.
According to the students, the case of Milomir Jaćimović is another in a series of attempts by the ruling regime to suppress civil resistance and hide the truth.
"We will not allow honest people to suffer. Milomir, we are with you," said the students.
Gathering in front of the Banovina building
Today, citizens who support them gathered around the tent.
There is still a metal fence in front of the Banovina building, and police officers are behind it.
Let us remind you that Diana Hrka, the mother of the deceased Stefan under the canopy, decided on this radical move, demanding responsibility for the tragedy at the Novi Sad train station and justice from institutions that do not react. Unlike her, Milomir Jaćimović went on a hunger strike because the state took away the buses he owns and directly threatened his material existence.
"It's not just me and my son anymore, but also my drivers and their families. We don't have any more vehicles, what can we do now? I have to pay my obligations to the state, it's a shame to say that, but I'm a dead man. I decided for this, because I don't have much choice. We don't have a state, we have a corrupt government with Aleksandar Vučić at the head," said Jaćimović on the first day of the hunger strike.
One-day boycott of classes in Novi Sad
Students of several secondary schools in Novi Sad announced a one-day boycott of classes for Wednesday, November 12, in support of Dijana Hrka, Milomir Jaćimović and his son, who are on hunger strike.
"In a country where a mother is risking her life because she is denied the right to the truth about her son's murder, and a father and his minor son are also on hunger strike because their right to freedom of expression is being taken away, high school students stand bravely and united on their side, on the side of justice," they state.
With this act, as they say, they want to show solidarity with them, and show that this is also their struggle and that they give them their full support.
"Our conscience and our hearts do not allow us to stand aside while Dijana Hrka, Milomir Jaćimović and our peer, Milan Jaćimović, are fighting the battle of all of us, because the children in us know everything. The young feel and the young remember," said the high school students.
