Monday, April 28 for students Faculty of Sports and Physical Education in the blockade and their dean, will be especially remembered during blockades that last longer than five months.
Since he was booed and not allowed to enter the faculty, the dean Patrick Dryde returned accompanied by the police, who hit the crowd and used pepper spray.
On that occasion, there were also injuries - one student was hit by a gendarme with a shield, and she also suffered a concussion.
Condemnations of the incident came from both sides of the political ladder in Serbia. The government defends the dean, criticizes the students and threatens, while the opposition criticizes the police and the dean for the use of force.
Reactions are also coming from Europe.
We are concerned about yesterday's escalation in Novi Sad, we expect a quick investigation of all allegations of excessive use of force and other incidents, European Commission spokesman Guillaume Mercier said in his answer to N1.
"The right to peaceful assembly and the preservation of public order must be respected. Police action must be proportionate and in accordance with fundamental rights. We expect a quick investigation of all allegations of excessive use of police force, of other violent incidents, including the attack on the dean," the European Commission said, writes N1.
Source: N1/Vreme