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Rade Šerbedžija Joins Lika Protest: “It Is Shameful, and Someone Must Be Held Accountable”

From Večernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Actor Rade Šerbedžija joined a protest in Zagreb against hazardous waste in the Gospić area, calling for accountability and urgent remediation.
  • Organizers want the government to present a full cleanup program within 20 days and remove 33,000 tons of buried waste within three months.
  • Singer Severina also attended and linked the residents’ campaign to her own experience of what she described as corruption.

Actor Rade Šerbedžija joined demonstrators in Zagreb who marched for Lika and Croatia in response to a hazardous-waste scandal near Gospić. He said he attended because doing so was the duty of a normal citizen and described the protest as a fight for justice.

Speaking to Reuters at Ban Josip Jelačić Square, Šerbedžija said, “I am here because I have to be here, because it is the duty of every normal citizen of this country. We must fight for a better country, fight against injustice, defend our lives and the most beautiful part of our Croatia, Lika. It is shameful what happened, and someone must be held accountable. The first thing is that the situation must be urgently remediated and this evil must be stopped.”

I am here because I have to be here, because it is the duty of every normal citizen of this country. We must fight for a better country, fight against injustice, defend our lives and the most beautiful part of our Croatia, Lika. It is shameful what happened, and someone must be held accountable. The first thing is that the situation must be urgently remediated and this evil must be stopped.

· Rade ŠerbedžijaThe actor explained why he joined the protest and called for accountability and immediate cleanup.

The protest was organized by the civic initiative “Gospić Is Our Home.” Its demands include a government cleanup program with binding deadlines within 20 days and the urgent removal of 33,000 tons of buried waste within three months.

I am proud. This is a fight for justice.

· Rade ŠerbedžijaHis description of the protest’s purpose.

Organizers also want the Rakitovac municipal landfill added to the national waste-management plan. They called for long-term, comprehensive monitoring involving independent experts, who would prepare a monitoring plan and an independent risk assessment.

Several public figures attended, including singer Severina. Explaining her participation, she said, “I am here like all these people and because I am a citizen of the Republic of Croatia. I went through a very difficult period when corruption took my child away from me. And a part of me died.”

I am here like all these people and because I am a citizen of the Republic of Croatia. I went through a very difficult period when corruption took my child away from me. And a part of me died.

· SeverinaThe singer connected the protest to her own experience while explaining her support for Lika residents.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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