Thousands protest in Serbia to mark three months since deadly roof collapse

Tens of thousands march successful Novi Sad, blocking roads and bridges successful protestation against authorities corruption.

Tens of thousands of protesters person taken to the streets successful Serbia to people 3 months since the deadly illness of a bid presumption canopy in Novi Sad prompted an anticorruption movement.

Tens of thousands marched done the bluish Serbian metropolis connected Saturday, waving flags and signs portion blocking roads and occupying the city’s 3 main bridges.

“There is nary turning back, nary fear, and we volition not springiness up,” Jelena Vuksanovic, a doctrine student, told the AFP quality agency.

University students person emerged arsenic the leaders of the protestation question and person been blockading campuses crossed the state since the extortion cave-in that killed 15 radical connected November 1.

Many successful Serbia judge that the illness was caused by authorities corruption successful a ample infrastructure task with Chinese authorities companies, but the contented has travel to symbolise a wider discontent implicit the regularisation of instrumentality successful Serbia.

Demonstrators artifact the Varadin span during a protestation successful Novi Sad [Armin Durgut/AP]

“These protests person been peaceful and led by students. But they person agreed radical crossed the governmental divide,” Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego said portion reporting connected the ongoing protests.

“People person travel from each crossed the country. They person walked, cycled to Novi Sad successful a amusement of strength.”

The demonstrations person enactment expanding unit connected the government, spurring the resignation of respective high-ranking officials, including that of Prime Minister Milos Vucevic.

Vucevic’s resignation connected Tuesday came aft a 24-hour blockade astatine a large postulation intersection successful the superior Belgrade. Days before, a wide onslaught saw schools and tiny businesses adjacent crossed the country.

The premier minister, who was politician of Novi Sad successful 2022 erstwhile the reconstruction of the presumption was launched by a Chinese firm, said astatine a quality league connected Tuesday that helium had decided to measurement down to trim tensions.

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