Veterans on hunger strike receive medical treatment

Former army reservists from Kursumlija are continuing their hunger strike over unpaid wages Tuesday. Their hunger strike is now into its sixth day. Several hundred ex-servicemen are still inside the Kursumlija Municipality Assembly building, and this morning they continued to block the work of the local administration. Veterans on hunger strike receive medical treatment According to the protest organizers, among the strikers are the elderly and ill, and their health has deteriorated. Doctors have been inside the assembly hall, administering treatment to the reservists since early morning. Yesterday, the protestors were joined by several hundred ex-servicemen from neighboring towns, who say that today they are expecting even more to arrive. The former reservists from Kursumlija and the neighboring Toplicki and Rasinski counties, blocked the municipal court in Kursumlija for several hours yesterday. They spoke with Chairman of the Municipal Court Radisa Jovic, who told them that the court was not responsible for dealing with the 2,000 or so requests for compensation, even though around 200 suits had previously been positively settled in the court, with the aggrieved parties receiving, on average, RSD 500,000 in unpaid wages. War veterans gathered outside the Court building (FoNet)

Veterans on hunger strike receive medical treatment

According to the protest organizers, among the strikers are the elderly and ill, and their health has deteriorated. Doctors have been inside the assembly hall, administering treatment to the reservists since early morning.

Yesterday, the protestors were joined by several hundred ex-servicemen from neighboring towns, who say that today they are expecting even more to arrive.

The former reservists from Kuršumlija and the neighboring Toplički and Rasinski counties, blocked the municipal court in Kuršumlija for several hours yesterday. They spoke with Chairman of the Municipal Court Radiša Jović, who told them that the court was not responsible for dealing with the 2,000 or so requests for compensation, even though around 200 suits had previously been positively settled in the court, with the aggrieved parties receiving, on average, RSD 500,000 in unpaid wages.