Near the Pioneer Park in Belgrade, where a camp of supporters of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is located, citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina were arrested last night, who were found not to be registered in Serbia, the Ministry of Interior announced today, Serbian media reported. The two detainees with the initials M.S. and S.R. are 30 and 22 years old, respectively, BTA reports.
The statement of the Serbian Ministry of Interior specifies that M.S. a metal box and a phone case with the Albanian flag were found.
The detainees will be charged with a crime under the Foreigners Act, and M.S. will be charged with a crime under the Weapons and Ammunition Act.
The Serbian Ministry of Interior does not provide information on whether there was any contact or altercation between the Bosnian citizens and the Serbian citizens residing in the camp in Pioneer Park.
The camp, around which incidents often occur, was erected in March by supporters of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party in response to the mass anti-government protests that have been ongoing in Serbia since November last year. The demonstrations began after the tragedy in the northern city of Novi Sad, in which 16 people died when a concrete canopy collapsed at the train station.
Initially, the camp under the windows of the Presidency building was occupied by students who spoke out against the blockades of faculties that arose after the incident in Novi Sad.
In recent months, people of various ages have set up additional tents and marquees, closing traffic on King Alexander Boulevard, which runs between the Presidency and the National Assembly.