Protests in Niš: Three Students Detained and Released Amid Rising Tensions
One student re-arrested as Serbian President addresses police accountability following local unrest.
Three students who were detained on Friday evening in Niš have been released from custody.
One of the students entered into a plea agreement with the prosecution, while another student from the Faculty of Economics was re-arrested later that afternoon.
In related developments, the city of Novi Sad has declared March 23 as a day of mourning for the death of the 16th victim from a recent incident involving a shelter collapse at the railway station in the city.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić expressed dissatisfaction with the police's performance in both Niš and the municipality of Bogatić.
During a conversation with residents in Leskovac, he threatened to terminate police and prosecution officials who fail to maintain order.
Protests erupted in Leskovac against Vučić's visit, with demonstrators chanting 'go away.' The Ministry of Interior confirmed that a student from the Faculty of Medicine was detained in Niš for allegedly attacking the mayor.
One of the students entered into a plea agreement with the prosecution, while another student from the Faculty of Economics was re-arrested later that afternoon.
In related developments, the city of Novi Sad has declared March 23 as a day of mourning for the death of the 16th victim from a recent incident involving a shelter collapse at the railway station in the city.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić expressed dissatisfaction with the police's performance in both Niš and the municipality of Bogatić.
During a conversation with residents in Leskovac, he threatened to terminate police and prosecution officials who fail to maintain order.
Protests erupted in Leskovac against Vučić's visit, with demonstrators chanting 'go away.' The Ministry of Interior confirmed that a student from the Faculty of Medicine was detained in Niš for allegedly attacking the mayor.
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