Opposition Party HQ Vandalized with Pro-Government Slogan in Serbia

The headquarters of the opposition Freedom and Justice Party (SSP) in Serbia was vandalized overnight, with unknown individuals spray-painting a pro-government slogan on its walls. Dalibor Jekić, president of the SSP's executive board, stated that the incident occurred around 12:45 AM between Thursday and Friday. He described the act as vandalism carried out "on party orders," targeting the party's fence with the political slogan "Srbija pobeđuje" (Serbia Wins).

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An unknown person, apparently acting on party orders, spray-painted a graffiti with the regime's political slogan 'Serbia Wins' on the wall of our party's fence.

Jekić claimed that security cameras captured the incident, showing a man with a beard arriving in a black BMW with Čačak license plates. According to the SSP, the individual surveyed the area before spray-painting the slogan and then using a mobile phone to photograph the graffiti, apparently to provide proof of completion to his superiors. The SSP issued a strong message to both the perpetrators and their alleged instigators, stating that such actions would not intimidate or deter the party.

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We send a message to both the instigators and the perpetrator from the recording that such actions will not scare us or make us falter.

The SSP has called for an urgent response from the police and prosecution to identify the individual responsible and uncover those orchestrating the act. The party announced its intention to provide the security camera footage, which they claim clearly shows the perpetrator, the vehicle, and its license plate, to the relevant authorities. They pledged to keep the public informed about the investigation's progress, asserting that Serbian citizens have the right to know who is attempting to intimidate dissenters and undermine the democratic order under the cover of darkness and political orders.

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The citizens of Serbia have the right to know who are the people who, under the cover of night, on political orders, are trying to intimidate those with different opinions and disrupt the democratic order.