{"id":170110,"date":"2025-03-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=170110"},"modified":"2025-03-11T12:51:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T10:51:51","slug":"injured-by-riot-police-not-students-vucic-claims-that-bacic-was-attacked-by-bolshevik-plenarists-but-the-video-shows-otherwise-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/injured-by-riot-police-not-students-vucic-claims-that-bacic-was-attacked-by-bolshevik-plenarists-but-the-video-shows-otherwise-video\/","title":{"rendered":"INJURED BY RIOT POLICE, NOT STUDENTS: Vu\u010di\u0107 claims that Ba\u0107i\u0107 was &#8220;attacked by Bolshevik plenarists&#8221;, but the video shows otherwise! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Several thousand students and citizens gathered tonight in front of RTS, after the presenter of the national television called the students a mob. &#8220;Therefore, tonight we are blocking the RTS building. Without violence, without intrusion,&#8221; the students announced.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But violence did occur when the Gendarmerie intervened. In that intervention, a plainclothes policeman, Lazar Ba\u0107i\u0107, was also injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 posted a picture with the policeman, whom he said was injured in front of the RTS building, claiming that the Ministry of Internal Affairs member was &#8220;hit with brass knuckles.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/483460786_1780920386023513_7435161670044815589_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175661\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vu\u010di\u0107 pointed out that the policeman was attacked &#8220;by Bolshevik plenarists.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;He suffered severe bodily injuries. Horrific. They hit him with brass knuckles. Thugs think they are allowed to do anything. They are not. They will be held accountable for every act of violence they committed,&#8221; Vu\u010di\u0107 wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, a video then appeared on social networks showing that policeman Ba\u0107i\u0107 was hit in the eye with a baton by a member of the Gendarmerie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fvideos%2F3925973940955648%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=268&#038;t=0\" width=\"268\" height=\"476\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The video, which was posted on Twitter, shows that Ba\u0107i\u0107, who was initially moving along with the students, at one point &#8220;enters&#8221; a column of uniformed policemen who were walking quickly, and then, it seems, he received the blow that injured him, most likely with a baton. Only a few seconds later, he is seen leaving that place, going in the opposite direction, with an injured eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the protest continued, and as the students announced, it will last 22 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/this-is-how-it-all-started-rts-journalist-called-students-and-citizens-a-mob-causing-the-blockade-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THIS IS HOW IT ALL STARTED: RTS journalist called students and citizens \u201ca mob\u201d, causing the blockade! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/uzivo-traje-studentska-blokada-rts-zandarmerija-tukla-studente-ovi-porucili-nazvani-smo-ruljom-ne-povlacimo-se-do-oslobodjenja-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">RTS BLOCKADE CONTINUES ALL NIGHT: Students determined not to retreat despite clashes with polive!\u201d (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/golden-duo-from-paris-wins-bronze-arunovic-and-mikec-shoot-medal-at-european-championship-with-the-last-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GOLDEN DUO FROM PARIS WINS BRONZE: Arunovi\u0107 and Mikec shoot medal at European Championship with the last shot!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-state-provides-assistance-to-mothers-afro-serbian-patricia-reveals-what-its-like-to-be-pregnant-in-serbia-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u201cTHE STATE PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO MOTHERS\u201d: \u201cAfro-serbian\u201d Patricia reveals what it\u2019s like to be pregnant in Serbia! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/jokic-strikes-back-very-mportant-victory-for-the-nuggets-against-a-big-rival-nikola-shows-sga-who-the-real-mvp-is-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JOKI\u0106 STRIKES BACK: Very mportant victory for the Nuggets against a big rival, Nikola shows SGA who the real MVP is! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tekst: <\/strong>Serbian Times   <strong>Foto: <\/strong>Facebook \/ Serbian Times<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several thousand students and citizens gathered tonight in front of RTS, after the presenter of the national television called the students a mob. &#8220;Therefore, tonight we are blocking the RTS building. Without violence, without intrusion,&#8221; the students announced. But violence did occur when the Gendarmerie intervened. 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