Protests in Belgrade over attack on leader of Serbian Left party

Thousands of people rallied peacefully in downtown Belgrade on Saturday to protest over an attack on an opposition politician and demand policy changes by President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive party.

Under the slogan “Stop the bloody shirts,” the demonstrators chanted as they marched through the city center to condemn the assault on Borko Stefanovic, leader of the small Serbian Left party.

Stefanovic was attacked by a group of men wearing black clothing on Nov. 23 in the southern city of Krusevac and suffered minor injuries from being beaten with an iron rod.

Vucic said Stefanovic’s assailants were arrested shortly after the incident, but opposition figures maintain that his party was involved — something vehemently denied by Progressive leaders.

Reuters 

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