Amid protests in country, Vucic says that "copy of Maidan" will not be held in Serbia
Amid massive protests across the country, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says he will not allow a scenario "similar to Maidan" in Ukraine. He promises to "preserve and protect" Serbia.
He said this in a video message on Instagram, quoted by RTS, Censor.NET reports.
In his video, Vucic emphasized that he was proud that "all the lies and untruths were refuted."
He said that during the March 15 protests, "they broadcast through all their media, with an anti-Serbian tone, that the Internet would be closed, that social networks would not exist, because that's what dictators do."
"I am very proud of the way the Serbian state has maintained stability and peace in Serbia, despite numerous attempts to destabilize and undermine the peace," he said.
The Serbian President also denied reports of the use of a "sound cannon" to disperse protesters.
"They showed an ordinary anti-drone rifle on the video and passed it off as a sonic cannon. The Serbian army simply does not have such weapons," the politician said.
According to him, the spread of disinformation about the events in the country is reminiscent of the information campaign during the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine in 2014. He added that then former President Viktor Yanukovych was accused of shooting people on the Maidan.
The Serbian president assured that the Serbian government would not allow attempts to destabilize the country and promised to punish those responsible for spreading "false information."
"You have invented another malicious lie, thinking that you can destroy Serbia with it. The investigation will be completed in full within 48 hours, and all those responsible for such brutal fabrications and lies will be brought to justice. There have been too many jokes and games about destroying Serbia. We will defend Serbia, Serbia will win," Vucic summarized.
Protests in Serbia
As a reminder, on March 15, tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Belgrade for an anti-government rally, which culminated months of almost daily anti-corruption protests.
On November 1, 2024, in the Serbian city of Novi Sad, part of the outer roof of the railway station collapsed. The collapse of the bridge killed 15 people. Since then, anti-government protests led by students have been taking place in Serbia.
On January 28, Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic announced his resignation amid the protests. After that, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced the possibility of holding early parliamentary elections in April.
