student protest (BETAPHOTO/MILOS MISKOV)
On Dec. 9, the students of the Belgrade University School of Law commemorated the one-year anniversary of the student blockades with a protest march during which they again demanded that the President Aleksandar Vucic call an early parliamentary election.
While other Belgrade U schools also marked the day in their own way, the law students first gathered in front of their school, where they set up an exhibition of photographs documenting their year of efforts. From there, they began a march titled ‘365 Days of Seeking Justice.’
Their route took them to several public institutions, including the RTS public broadcaster – which has repeatedly been called out for failing to report on the countrywide protests – and the Constitutional Court, where the students voiced their support for the judges and prosecutors “who are doing their jobs.”
The march ended in front of the New Palace, where the president’s offices are located, with an appeal to President Vucic to call early parliamentary elections.
The law students also criticized Minister of Culture Nikola Selakovic and vocally supported the performers of the National Theatre, who are on strike because a new management was forced upon them.
The students said that, “from day one,” they have been insisting that the country’s public institutions must return to the bounds set out by the Constitution – “as should the president of state.”
“Mr. President, the people no longer want you,” the students stated, adding that he is neither a judge, nor a prosecutor, nor above the Constitution.
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