Veterans in western town announce more protests

War veterans in the western Serbian town of Valjevo have announced new, "radicalized" protests, after a failed attempt to block the railroad there on Sunday.

Izvor: Tanjug

Monday, 11.01.2010.

09:34

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War veterans in the western Serbian town of Valjevo have announced new, "radicalized" protests, after a failed attempt to block the railroad there on Sunday. An association gathering the veterans said that police prevented their protest yesterday – aimed at blocking the Belgrade-Bar railroad in protest over war wages – and say that four of their colleagues were arrested. Veterans in western town announce more protests They later sought medical treatment, because they were injured in clashes with police, said Ljubomir Bradic, who heads the veterans’ organizations. But Serbian police (MUP) head in Valjevo, Predrag Djajic, said that the four were taken to an infirmary and were found to have “no injuries”. He specified that policemen – who came to the protest site in full riot gear – “prevented the participants from blocking the railroad but did not stop them from walking along the railway station, expressing their dissatisfaction”. The police chief also said the protest was not registered with MUP in advance, as required by law. The veterans say the authorities have been “ignoring” their demands to be paid the “difference” in war wages, similar to those received by their Toplicki District colleagues, who also participated in the 1999 war during NATO’s attacks against Serbia. The Valjevo veterans also want a law passed regarding the families of the fallen soldiers, and those disabled during the war, and for their housing issues to be solved.

Veterans in western town announce more protests

They later sought medical treatment, because they were injured in clashes with police, said Ljubomir Bradić, who heads the veterans’ organizations.

But Serbian police (MUP) head in Valjevo, Predrag Đajić, said that the four were taken to an infirmary and were found to have “no injuries”.

He specified that policemen – who came to the protest site in full riot gear – “prevented the participants from blocking the railroad but did not stop them from walking along the railway station, expressing their dissatisfaction”.

The police chief also said the protest was not registered with MUP in advance, as required by law.

The veterans say the authorities have been “ignoring” their demands to be paid the “difference” in war wages, similar to those received by their Toplički District colleagues, who also participated in the 1999 war during NATO’s attacks against Serbia.

The Valjevo veterans also want a law passed regarding the families of the fallen soldiers, and those disabled during the war, and for their housing issues to be solved.

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