A Rakovica protest is set for July 4 at 18:00 over the police response to an attack
N1 and 021 report that the Rakovica citizens' assembly is calling residents to gather outside the police station at 18:00 on July 4. The trigger is a dispute over how police handled an attack after the April 29 protest, when an activist was allegedly pushed into a car without plates and beaten; 021 adds that signatures will also be collected to demand the station chief's dismissal.
What matters
When and where
The gathering is scheduled for July 4 at 18:00 outside the Rakovica police station.
Trigger
Organizers tie the protest to the post-April 29 attack in which the activist was, by their account, pushed into a car without plates and beaten.
What the assembly says
The statement says the attack happened in Resnik after distribution of 'Studenti pobeđuju' stickers, and that the victims named attackers they recognized.
Additional demand
021 reports that signatures are being collected during the gathering for a petition to remove Rakovica police chief Milan Peković.
Breakdown by publication
How sources frame this story
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N1: Rakovica assembly holds protest over 'police inaction'
N1 writes that the Rakovica citizens' assembly is calling a protest at 18:00 on July 4 outside the local police station over what it says was an inadequate response after an attack on one of its activists. The article says the incident happened in Resnik after distribution of 'Studenti pobeđuju' stickers; the victims filed complaints and named attackers they recognized. N1 also notes that the Interior Ministry later denied claims of police inaction.
021: Rakovica seeks answers on police conduct after the attack
021 reports that the Rakovica protest will be held at 18:00 on July 4 outside the police station. The outlet repeats the account of the post-April 29 attack and adds that signatures will be collected for a petition seeking the dismissal of station chief Milan Peković.
Overall takeaway
This is a local but sensitive Belgrade story: the dispute over the April 29 attack has now entered a new phase as a public protest outside the police station.
What this means for residents
For the area
Rakovica residents should account for a gathering outside the local police station and a larger crowd around 18:00.
For the public dispute
The story is moving from the April attack into an active dispute over police accountability and trust in local institutions.