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"I Was Told Only Wedding Guests Can Enter": Street in Central Kovin Closed for Hours During Wedding of Municipal Adminis
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"I Was Told Only Wedding Guests Can Enter": Street in Central Kovin Closed for Hours During Wedding of Municipal Administration Chief's Daughter

From N1 Serbia · (10m ago) Serbian Critical tone

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • A street in central Kovin was closed for hours for the wedding of the Municipal Administration chief's daughter.
  • The closure, authorized by the Municipal Administration, restricted public access to a section of Sonja Marinkoviฤ‡ Street.
  • Residents and a local journalist questioned the justification for closing public space for a private event.

N1 Serbia reports on a peculiar situation in Kovin, where a street in the town center was closed for an extended period to accommodate the wedding of the daughter of the Municipal Administration chief. This decision, made by the Municipal Administration itself, has raised eyebrows among residents and local journalists, who question the rationale behind privatizing public space for a private celebration.

Reฤeno mi je od strane privatnog obezbeฤ‘enja da samo svatovi mogu u ulicu i da je takvo nareฤ‘enje.

โ€” Miloลก Ljiljaniฤ‡Local journalist Miloลก Ljiljaniฤ‡ recounts his experience trying to understand the street closure and being told only wedding guests were allowed.

The closure, which lasted from early morning until mid-afternoon, saw private security personnel manning the intersection. A notice informed residents that a section of Sonja Marinkoviฤ‡ Street would be closed and requested car owners to move their vehicles. The wedding party, however, had designated parking secured with yellow tape, leading to a stark contrast in access for different groups.

Po reลกenju Opลกtinske uprave Kovin zatvara se deo Ulice Sonje Marinkoviฤ‡ od Ulice JNA do Ulice Svetozara Markoviฤ‡a. Mole se vlasnici da za napred navedeni vremenski period izmeste svoje automobile i oslobode parking prostor.

โ€” Municipal Administration NoticeThe official notice informing residents about the street closure and requesting them to move their vehicles.

Local journalist Miloลก Ljiljaniฤ‡ of Kovinskeinfo.rs attempted to inquire about the access restrictions and was told by security that only wedding guests were permitted. He expressed that while street closures for public events or necessary maintenance are understandable, this particular closure appeared to be solely for the convenience of the Municipal Administration chief. The lack of a clear public explanation from the authorities further fuels speculation and dissatisfaction. N1 Serbia sought an explanation and a copy of the decision from the Municipal Administration but received no response, leaving the question of whether public space was indeed inappropriately used for a private function unanswered.

To je samo zbog svadbe bilo, ne znam dalje niลกta...

โ€” Kovin ResidentA local resident expresses their understanding that the street closure was for a wedding and their dissatisfaction with it.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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