Protesting reservists remove road blocks

Former army reservist demanding wages for their 1999 service in Kosovo yesterday blocked the Niš-Priština highway.

Izvor: B92

Friday, 05.10.2007.

11:07

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Former army reservist demanding wages for their 1999 service in Kosovo yesterday blocked the Nis-Pristina highway. On Thursday evening, they retreated to the town hall in Kursumlija. Dejan Milosevic, who heads the strikers’ board said that the ex-servicemen would set out for Belgrade next week, taking their protest outside the governments building once again. Protesting reservists remove road blocks According to him, war veterans spent the night in the town collecting the documentats they need to file a collective lawsuit against the state before the Strasbourg-based European Court for Human Rights. The blockade of the Nis-Pristina highway near the administrative boundary with Kosovo went peacefully. Several thousands of reservists from Prokuplje, Blace and Kursumlija were joined by the veterans from Nis and Leskovac. Even though they were met by a cordon of 200 police officers, there were no incidents as policemen stepped back and let the protesters block the highway. “I spent 94 days in Kosovo and have not collected a dime for it. I have four children and I need the money,” one of the protesters said. “Others managed to get their wages, but I did not. I believe everyone should be equal in the eyes of law,” said another. After the Interior and Justice Ministries carried out check of the lists of army reservists and of the money paid for their wages, the case from now on falls under the jurisdiction of Serbia’s Supreme Court. The Justice Ministry submitted a report to the Court’s Supervisory Board to inspect the competence and conduct of judges handling the distribution of army reservists’ wages. Supreme Court spokeswoman Vesna Dabic told B92 that the Supervisory Board has assigned priority to the case. Last week, an army major was arrested for alleged embezzlement of the wages fund. Ex-servicemen from southern Serbia block the Nis-Pristina highway (Beta)

Protesting reservists remove road blocks

According to him, war veterans spent the night in the town collecting the documentats they need to file a collective lawsuit against the state before the Strasbourg-based European Court for Human Rights.

The blockade of the Niš-Priština highway near the administrative boundary with Kosovo went peacefully. Several thousands of reservists from Prokuplje, Blace and Kuršumlija were joined by the veterans from Niš and Leskovac.

Even though they were met by a cordon of 200 police officers, there were no incidents as policemen stepped back and let the protesters block the highway.

“I spent 94 days in Kosovo and have not collected a dime for it. I have four children and I need the money,” one of the protesters said.

“Others managed to get their wages, but I did not. I believe everyone should be equal in the eyes of law,” said another.

After the Interior and Justice Ministries carried out check of the lists of army reservists and of the money paid for their wages, the case from now on falls under the jurisdiction of Serbia’s Supreme Court.

The Justice Ministry submitted a report to the Court’s Supervisory Board to inspect the competence and conduct of judges handling the distribution of army reservists’ wages.

Supreme Court spokeswoman Vesna Dabić told B92 that the Supervisory Board has assigned priority to the case.

Last week, an army major was arrested for alleged embezzlement of the wages fund.

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