The Zoomer journalist has been placed in police custody for "shouting and causing a commotion" during the incident in the Student City.

“Today around 4 PM, the police arrived at the Zoomer editorial office and took our journalist Darko Gligorijević, who reported from the Students' City last night, to provide a statement ‘as a witness, i.e., a citizen’ regarding the incident,” states the announcement from Zoomer.

It further notes that after giving his statement, Gligorijević was detained by the police as a suspect, under suspicion of violating Article 7 of the Law on Public Order and Peace, i.e., for disturbing public order and peace by shouting and making noise.

According to this media report, Gligorijević will be brought before a judge of the Misdemeanor Court in Belgrade tomorrow.

We remind you that today, 11 people were arrested on suspicion of participating in the incident in the Students' City.

NUNS: The illegal detention of Zoomer journalist is unacceptable

The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) strongly protests against the unlawful summoning and detention of Zoomer portal journalist Darko Gligorijević, who was simply performing his journalistic duties during last night’s incident in Students’ Park in New Belgrade.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs statement, six individuals were arrested for the attack on Miloš Pavlović and his friends, among whom was Gligorijević, although available recordings he himself recorded and which were published by Zoomer clearly show that he did not participate in the incident, but was merely documenting the event.

Gligorijević was detained by the police as a suspect under the suspicion of violating Article 7 of the Law on Public Order and Peace, i.e., for disturbing public order and peace by shouting and making noise.

Gligorijević will be brought before a judge of the Misdemeanor Court in Belgrade tomorrow.

NUNS reminds that in the case of the recent physical attack on students from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, the police did not identify the assailants — the public did. Although the identities were later confirmed, the suspects were not detained, which indicates a concerning selectivity in the actions of the competent authorities.

NUNS demands the immediate release of journalist Darko Gligorijević, the return of his property, and an immediate cessation of the practice of abusing procedures against journalists. They emphasize that journalists must not be targets of repression for doing their jobs in the public interest.

Source: Danas, NUNS