Protests in Serbia Archive
Odraz B92 Daily News Service

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    ODRAZ B92, Belgrade                             Daily News Service
    Odraz B92 vesti (by 4 PM), December 29, 1996

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    NEWS BY 4 PM
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    PROTESTS CONTINUE

    The coalition Zajedno stated today that massive police forces have
    been engaged in all major Serbian cities in order to prevent
    protest marches of the citizens. Zajedno also said that President
    Milosevic has obviously decided to declare police rule in the
    country, but the question that remains is how many policemen it
    will take to keep all the people down. Meanwhile, the police
    officially banned protest rallies in the city of Smederevo, where
    the local Chief of the Police said that ``it's over with the
    rallies.''


    LAZOVIC'S LIFE STILL ENDANGERED

    The health condition of Ivica Lazovic, who was severely injured
    during the demonstrations on Tuesday, has improved to a certain
    extent. However, his life is still in danger, said Dr. Branko
    Djurovic, the Chief medical officer of Belgrade's Trauma Center in
    his statement for Radio B92 today.


    SOCIALIST MP COMMENTS ON OSCE

    In his interview for today's issue of the newspaper
    ``Demokratija,'' Radovan Radovic, member of the Socialist Party of
    Serbia and also member of Serbian Parliament, said the following:
    ``Mr. Milosevic's policy is open towards the whole world. He wants
    to indulge everyone, so he called the OSCE, as a neutral jury, to
    decide who is right and who is wrong [about the local elections] .
    I support the OSCE's opinion that we should solve our problems
    within our institutions.'' Asked for his comment on the police
    brutality against the protesters, including the children, Radovic
    answered: ``I think that our police is of the highest European
    class. What kids?  Kids of 30--40 years of age? I've seen women
    blowing on whistles, and I would put them in the madhouse. Why are
    they tooting their kazoos, no sane man does that.''


    CITIZENS BEATEN BY PARAMILITARY FORCES OF LEFT

    Zoran Petrovic, a freelance journalist, has informed the
    Democratic Party that paramilitary forces of the Yugoslav Left
    (JUL) stand behind the beating of the citizens on December 27,
    says today's issue of the newspaper ``Demokratija.''  These forces
    constitute a private police force and are manned by individuals
    recruited from the companies which are under direct influence and
    protection of the Yugoslav Left, a political party led by Mira
    Markovic, wife of President Milosevic.

    Prepared by: Aleksandra Scepanovic
    Edited by: Vaska Andjelkovic (Tumir)

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