The employees are prevented from entering the building, the protesters allowing only the outings. Several hundred demonstrators started, overnight on Monday, March 10 to Tuesday, March 11, a blocking of Serbian public television and radio to protest the way the student movement against corruption had been qualified during an information program.
The blocking of RTS premises in Belgrade started shortly before midnight (local time and Paris time), triggered by a question of a journalist to the president, Aleksandar Vucic. The presenter used the term “Horde” Regarding students who protested since the collapse of a station which left 15 people dead in November.
Scuffles briefly exploded between protesters and police officers, who then entered the building, noted a journalist from the France-Presse agency. A police officer was injured, said the Interior Ministry in a statement, adding that the police would not intervene against the demonstrators blocking access “Unless violent invasion of public institutions and RTS”.
Accused of partiality
Serbian national radio-television, accused of partiality, has already been target of demonstrations carried out by the students in recent months.
Fifteen people, including two children, perished the 1er November in the collapse of a concrete awning at Novi Sad station, shortly after renovation of the building that lasted for three years. This tragedy has rekindled an anger that was incubated in the country due to the presumed corruption and lack of control in the realization of major construction projects.
Aleksandar Vucic has oscillated between calls for negotiations to students and allegations that Serbia is faced with a “Attempt at color revolution” orchestrated by “Foreign agents” of “Western country”.