Nermin Ljajić dragged students off the road near Novi Pazar

Category: Violence against citizens

Period: from 12 Apr 2025

Outcome: No one investigated (as of 12 Apr 2025)

On 12 April 2025, students and citizens sat down on the road near Šestovo in Novi Pazar to stop buses carrying SNS supporters to a rally in Belgrade. Nova reports that, as footage shows, police forcibly removed people from the road and that the head of the Police Department, Nermin Ljajić, personally dragged and pushed students aside. Irma Koca Faković said several students were injured but that she did not know the exact number. The report does not say that any proceedings have been opened against the police chief.

Participants

• Nermin Ljajić: According to footage described by Nova, as police chief he personally dragged students and pushed them off the road so that SNS buses could pass (responsible)
• Novi Pazar Police Department: Allegedly used force to remove students from a road blockade so that SNS buses could pass; several students were injured (responsible)

Sources

• Nova.rs: Shameful conduct by Novi Pazar police chief: Nermin Ljajić dragged students blocking the road and threatened them: 12 Apr 2025