Hate graffiti, posters appear in Vojvodina

NOVI SAD Graffiti and posters against Serbs, SNS, its leader Aleksandar Vucic and provincial government head Bojan Pajtic have appeared in Vojvodina. “Graffiti calling for expulsion of Serbs from Vojvodina and expressions of hatred against Vucic were painted in Novi Sad,” local Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Board Deputy President Damir Zobenica told reporters. Hate graffiti, posters appear in Vojvodina He noted that graffiti against Serbs and SNS were painted after the protest held in Novi Sad late on Friday. According to police assessments, the protest gathered around 30,000 people who called for withdrawal of the draft declaration on constitutional and legal rights of Vojvodina put forth by the provincial government, for resignation of the Vojvodina government head and calling early elections in the province. Zobenica said that everyone in SNS was shocked by the fact that a peaceful protest triggered such a fierce reaction of the ruling party in the province. “I am a Serb and I have no intention of going anywhere. I cannot believe it occurred to someone to write such graffiti and call for expulsion of Serbs from Vojvodina,” Zobenica said. Anti-Serb graffiti (Tanjug) Posters with expressions of hatred against Pajtic and his associates were put up in Novi Sad earlier on Saturday, while graffiti about Vojvodina turning a republic appeared in several municipalities in the province. Novi Sad Mayor Milos Vucevic of SNS condemned the graffiti and posters spreading hatred. In response to the posters against Pajtic, the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina and the coalition of NGOs Civic Vojvodina called on the police and authorities to identify individuals behind the calls for murder. (SNS) At the same time, Civic Vojvodina called on political factors to immediately end the fabrication of a political crisis in Vojvodina which can entail very dangerous and unpredictable consequences for the citizens' safety. Political issues should immediately be restored to the institutions of the system and the war through protests, calls for elimination, pamphlets and posters should end, the coalition stated in a release. (B92) Tanjug

Hate graffiti, posters appear in Vojvodina

He noted that graffiti against Serbs and SNS were painted after the protest held in Novi Sad late on Friday.

According to police assessments, the protest gathered around 30,000 people who called for withdrawal of the draft declaration on constitutional and legal rights of Vojvodina put forth by the provincial government, for resignation of the Vojvodina government head and calling early elections in the province.

Zobenica said that everyone in SNS was shocked by the fact that a peaceful protest triggered such a fierce reaction of the ruling party in the province.

“I am a Serb and I have no intention of going anywhere. I cannot believe it occurred to someone to write such graffiti and call for expulsion of Serbs from Vojvodina,” Zobenica said. Posters with expressions of hatred against Pajtić and his associates were put up in Novi Sad earlier on Saturday, while graffiti about Vojvodina turning a republic appeared in several municipalities in the province.

Novi Sad Mayor Miloš Vučević of SNS condemned the graffiti and posters spreading hatred.

In response to the posters against Pajtić, the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina and the coalition of NGOs Civic Vojvodina called on the police and authorities to identify individuals behind the calls for murder. At the same time, Civic Vojvodina called on political factors to immediately end the fabrication of a political crisis in Vojvodina which can entail very dangerous and unpredictable consequences for the citizens' safety.

Political issues should immediately be restored to the institutions of the system and the war through protests, calls for elimination, pamphlets and posters should end, the coalition stated in a release.