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Serbian Electoral List Condemns Fake 'Wanted' Posters Targeting Top Candidate

Serbian Electoral List Condemns Fake 'Wanted' Posters Targeting Top Candidate

From N1 Serbia · (2d ago) Serbian Critical tone

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • The "Bor, our responsibility" list condemned the posting of fake wanted posters featuring a student and the list's top candidate, Marko Andrejević.
  • The list stated that the posters falsely link Andrejević to a serious crime and called the act a criminal offense, not just a political message.
  • Representatives of the list have reportedly been subjected to a systematic campaign of targeting, insults, and dehumanization for over two months.

The "Bor, our responsibility" list has strongly denounced the recent appearance of fabricated "wanted" posters bearing the image of Marko Andrejević, the top candidate on their electoral list. These posters, plastered on streets and bus stops in Bor, falsely associate Andrejević, a history student, with a serious criminal offense. The list asserts that this is not merely a political attack but a criminal act, deliberately designed to harm Andrejević's reputation. This incident is part of a disturbing, ongoing campaign targeting members of the "Bor, our responsibility" list. For over two months, representatives have faced a relentless barrage of online harassment, insults, and dehumanizing rhetoric through social media and public posters. The list's legal team is actively documenting these incidents to prepare criminal charges, demanding an urgent response from the police to halt this escalating intimidation. From the perspective of N1 Serbia, this reflects a concerning trend of political intimidation and the use of smear tactics in the lead-up to elections, undermining fair democratic processes.

Someone deliberately and systematically created and posted materials that falsely link Marko Andrejević to a serious criminal offense. This is not a political message – it is a criminal offense.

— Bor, our responsibility listCondemning the fake wanted posters and calling them a criminal act.
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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.