{"id":1750,"date":"2025-05-30T21:58:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T19:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gradjanske.vuksha.com\/the-attack-on-an-activist-in-kosjeric-is-an-indication-of-how-the-government-intends-to-participate-in-the-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T12:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:14:51","slug":"the-attack-on-an-activist-in-kosjeric-is-an-indication-of-how-the-government-intends-to-participate-in-the-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gradjanske.vuksha.com\/en\/the-attack-on-an-activist-in-kosjeric-is-an-indication-of-how-the-government-intends-to-participate-in-the-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"The attack on an activist in Kosjeri\u0107 is an indication of how the government intends to participate in the elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Civic initiatives strongly condemn the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gradjanske\/status\/1928384369284260290\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">physical attack on activist Aleksa Pavlovi\u0107<\/a> that happened today in the center of Kosjeri\u0107 near the stand of the Serbian Progressive Party. The activist was attacked by SNS official and the president of the local community of Makovi\u0161te, Ljubi\u0161a Kne\u017eevi\u0107 &#8211; a person known for his violence.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We remind you that on May 16, Kne\u017eevi\u0107, a former policeman, attacked the N1 television cameraman in the village of Makovi\u0161te, and everything happened in the presence of the highest SNS officials, including party president Milo\u0161 Vu\u010devi\u0107 and the SNS list holder in Kosjeri\u0107, \u017darko \u0110oki\u0107. Kne\u017eevi\u0107 suffered no consequences for that attack, and the lack of adequate punishment for violent behavior leads to repeated incidents in which government critics are the targets.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Napadnut aktivista u Kosjeri\u0107u!<br><br>Opozicioni aktivista Aleksa Pavlovi\u0107 napadnut je danas u centru Kosjeri\u0107a, blizu \u0161tanda Srpske napredne stranke. <br><br>Kako nam javljaju,<br>napad je izvr\u0161io funkcioner SNS i predsednik mesne zajednice Makovi\u0161te, Ljubi\u0161a Kne\u017eevi\u0107 &#8211; isti onaj koji je\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9SgdUopAaM\">pic.twitter.com\/9SgdUopAaM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; gra\u0111anskeinicijative (@gradjanske) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gradjanske\/status\/1928384369284260290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pre-election campaign in Kosjeri\u0107 is underway, and the local elections that will be held in Kosjeri\u0107 and Zaje\u010dar are the first elections since the beginning of student protests and blockades. The already existing social tension has intensified in these places, where a strong campaign by representatives of the authorities is being conducted. Just two days ago, we warned about the <strong>abuse of state institutions for the purpose of a political campaign<\/strong>, when the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gradjanske\/status\/1927722566950551929\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apoteka Beograd truck<\/a><\/strong> arrived in the village of Kosjeri\u0107 in front of the polling station and, in the presence of a nurse, a candidate on the SNS list, offered free examinations to the locals.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We call on the police and the prosecutor&#8217;s office to react urgently and prevent further repetition of such types of violence. An attack on an activist is an attack on the basic democratic principles of the election process and is an indicator of how the government intends to participate in these elections. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civic initiatives strongly condemn the physical attack on activist Aleksa Pavlovi\u0107 that happened today in the center of Kosjeri\u0107 near the stand of the Serbian Progressive Party. The activist was attacked by SNS official and the president of the local community of Makovi\u0161te, Ljubi\u0161a Kne\u017eevi\u0107 &#8211; a person known for his violence. 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