Law students ask High Court: Are students under surveillance?

Students at Belgrade's Law Faculty are demanding answers from the Higher Court regarding alleged surveillance. They question whether they are currently under monitoring measures and, if so, whether these measures are being implemented unlawfully. The students' concerns stem from their statements given to the police following an incident outside the faculty, where they claim personal information was disclosed.

According to an Instagram post from the "Blokada pravni" page, the information revealed during their statements suggested it could only have been obtained through illegal wiretapping or monitoring. This has led the students to question the legality of any such measures being used against them.

The incident in question occurred on May 14, during a 16-minute silence for victims of a canopy collapse. A vehicle allegedly "accelerated and sped towards the gathered citizens" near the Law Faculty, an act the students described as attempted murder. They claim that citizens and students managed to stop the vehicle and detain the driver until the police arrived, citing provisions of the Law on Criminal Procedure related to citizen's arrest.

Students further allege that the driver, described as a "known aggressor," brandished a pipe and swung it at the crowd after being stopped. They contend that instead of being treated as the aggressor, the driver is now being portrayed as a victim, while those who attempted to prevent the incident are being summoned to the police station and treated as defendants. "We demand an answer from the Prosecutor's Office whether and why the aggressor became the injured party and why the victims are being prosecuted," the statement concludes.