Get Going for Change Movement Claims Their Alderwoman Micic Was Attacked by Belgrade Mayor Sapic, He Denies Accusations 

Aleksandar Sapic (BETAPHOTO/MILOS MISKOV)

Belgrade Mayor Aleksandar Sapic on Sept. 29 denied attacking Tatjana Micic, an alderwoman of the Get Going for Change movement, in Belgrade neighborhood Bezanijska Kosa, stressing that he was only defending himself from verbal and physical attacks by Micic and her husband. 

Late on Sept. 28, the Get Going for Change movement issued a statement saying that Sapic physically attacked Micić in New Belgrade and broke her nose. Micic has posted on social media that she was taking a walk with her husband when they came across Sapic, who attacked her husband and hit her in the nose when she tried to stand between them. On Sept. 29, the movement filed criminal charges against Sapic.

On Sept. 29, Sapic said he will sue the alderwoman, her husband, and the movement for “a series of lies,” adding his biggest mistake was that he did not walk away after the argument, which occurred when they came across each other on the street in the evening on Sept. 28, near the house where he lives.

The Belgrade public prosecution has ordered interviews with all individuals involved in the incident and medical examination of those injured. The prosecution also said that Sapic was taken to a police station, where he tested negative for alcohol and psychoactive substances.  

The prosecution also said that Micic was diagnosed with minor physical injuries in the Emergency Center, after which she was referred to further examination due to her head injuries for to determine the extent of her injuries, but that she did not do it. Meanwhile, Sapic has been released and will be under preliminary investigation. Later, the Get Going for Change movement has published a report of a maxillofacial surgeon who diagnosed Micic with a fractured nose and upper jaw dislocation, which is at odds with the prosecution's statement.