{"id":193556,"date":"2025-11-23T16:59:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T14:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=193556"},"modified":"2025-11-23T16:59:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T14:59:25","slug":"they-are-accused-of-overthrowing-the-constitutional-order-trial-of-students-and-activists-over-march-15-begins-in-novi-sad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/they-are-accused-of-overthrowing-the-constitutional-order-trial-of-students-and-activists-over-march-15-begins-in-novi-sad\/","title":{"rendered":"THEY ARE ACCUSED OF OVERTHROWING THE CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER: Trial of students and activists over March 15 begins in Novi Sad!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The court process against 12 students and activists from the organization Students Against Authoritarian Rule (STAV) and the opposition Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) begins tomorrow at the Novi Sad court. The trial starts at 9:30 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Citizen assemblies of Novi Sad have called for a support gathering titled \u201cNo One Is Alone\u201d in front of the courthouse at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a message to all of us: be quiet or you\u2019ll be next,\u201d they said in the announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PSG and STAV activists were arrested ahead of the large student and civic protest on March 15 held in Belgrade, under accusations of allegedly attempting to overthrow the constitutional order. They spent more than seven months in prison and later under house arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are student Lazar Dini\u0107, activists Davor Stefanovi\u0107, Mladen Cvijeti\u0107, Sr\u0111an \u0110uri\u0107, Marija Vasi\u0107, and Lado Jovovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While they were in prison detention, activist Davor Stefanovi\u0107 was beaten, while professor Marija Vasi\u0107 went on a hunger and thirst strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to these six activists, six more STAV activists have also been charged with the alleged attempt to overthrow the constitutional order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of the arrests, they were abroad, where they still remain today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are Mila Paji\u0107, Branislav \u0110or\u0111evi\u0107, Doroteja Anti\u0107, Jovan Dra\u017ei\u0107, Anja Pituli\u0107, and Dejan Bagari\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bpAiUQixbN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/jeziv-zlocin-u-mirijevu-muskarac-izboden-dok-je-podizao-novac-sa-bankomata-zivotno-ugrozen\/\">JEZIV ZLO\u010cIN U MIRIJEVU: Mu\u0161karac izboden dok je podizao novac sa bankomata, \u017eivotno ugro\u017een!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#132;JEZIV ZLO\u010cIN U MIRIJEVU: Mu\u0161karac izboden dok je podizao novac sa bankomata, \u017eivotno ugro\u017een!&#147; &#8212; Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/jeziv-zlocin-u-mirijevu-muskarac-izboden-dok-je-podizao-novac-sa-bankomata-zivotno-ugrozen\/embed\/#?secret=bmgbU6RqZu#?secret=bpAiUQixbN\" data-secret=\"bpAiUQixbN\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They will be tried in absentia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The basis for the indictment was a wiretapped conversation about the March 15 student protest, which was released to the public by pro-government media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defense attorneys for the activists have repeatedly pointed out legal irregularities in this case in the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to them, the only piece of evidence in this procedure\u2014the wiretapped conversation\u2014was not obtained legally, and the criminal complaint filed by the Interior Ministry does not specify what exactly was problematic in what was said during the conversation, but rather what the activists allegedly thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The defense has assessed that this is a classic political process against critics of the regime.<\/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\/belgrade-university-advanced-on-the-shanghai-list-highly-ranked-in-18-scientific-fields\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BELGRADE UNIVERSITY ADVANCED ON THE SHANGHAI LIST: Highly ranked in 18 scientific fields!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/cadastral-office-abolished-the-protection-of-the-general-staff-building-they-are-no-longer-a-cultural-asset-because-of-trump-towers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CADASTRAL OFFICE ABOLISHED THE PROTECTION OF THE GENERAL STAFF BUILDING: They are no longer a cultural asset because of \u201cTrump Towers\u201d!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/after-nine-days-transporter-milomir-jacimovic-ends-hunger-strike-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">AFTER NINE DAYS: Transporter Milomir Ja\u0107imovi\u0107 ends hunger strike! 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(VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Source<\/strong><\/strong>: N1&nbsp;<strong>Foto<\/strong>: Serbian Times<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The court process against 12 students and activists from the organization Students Against Authoritarian Rule (STAV) and the opposition Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) begins tomorrow at the Novi Sad court. 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