Opposition leader assaulted in Belgrade

A man physically assaulted opposition New Serbia (NS) leader and former cabinet minister Velimir Ilić in Belgrade this Friday.

Izvor: Beta

Friday, 05.02.2010.

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A man physically assaulted opposition New Serbia (NS) leader and former cabinet minister Velimir Ilic in Belgrade this Friday. The incident happened when the attacker approached Ilic, who was talking to reporters in the street in downtown Belgrade, and punched him several times. Opposition leader assaulted in Belgrade This was accompanied by curses and insults, reports said. A commotion ensued when party activists, who were also there, attacked the assailant. Police who secured the area then intervened and according to Beta news agency, “dragged the assailant to a nearby entrance to a building in order to protect him”. Ilic, who is currently in hospital, told reporters after the incident that he would request that the attacker be strictly punished, because the attack took place “three meters from police and in front of cameras, in broad daylight”. He said that he was a victim of a similar attack a year ago, after which he underwent serious head surgery, from which he said he nearly did not recover. That case, the NS leader told journalists today, has not yet been solved. “I don’t know who he is, to be able to attack me in front of police, and I don’t know who sent him. If the minister of the interior cannot prevent this kind of thing he should resign,” said Ilic. Serbian police (MUP) identified the attacker as Dejan Stojadinovic, and said he was previously wanted on undisclosed charges. The motive of the attack remains unclear at this time. Below is the FoNet news agency video of the accident:

Opposition leader assaulted in Belgrade

This was accompanied by curses and insults, reports said.

A commotion ensued when party activists, who were also there, attacked the assailant.

Police who secured the area then intervened and according to Beta news agency, “dragged the assailant to a nearby entrance to a building in order to protect him”.

Ilić, who is currently in hospital, told reporters after the incident that he would request that the attacker be strictly punished, because the attack took place “three meters from police and in front of cameras, in broad daylight”.

He said that he was a victim of a similar attack a year ago, after which he underwent serious head surgery, from which he said he nearly did not recover.

That case, the NS leader told journalists today, has not yet been solved.

“I don’t know who he is, to be able to attack me in front of police, and I don’t know who sent him. If the minister of the interior cannot prevent this kind of thing he should resign,” said Ilić.

Serbian police (MUP) identified the attacker as Dejan Stojadinović, and said he was previously wanted on undisclosed charges.

The motive of the attack remains unclear at this time.

Below is the FoNet news agency video of the accident:

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