Robbery suspect released after hammer attack on party supporters
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A witness-accused from Republika Srpska was arrested in Zemun for robbery but quickly released after reportedly attacking SNS supporters with a hammer. Separately, a psychologist has noted that political messages in the current campaign are evoking a range of emotions from optimism and hope to fear and anger.
Belgrade’s mayor, Aleksandar Šapić, is facing his own legal scrutiny following claims he was illegally carrying two pistols during a confrontation with a councilor. Critics note that while one may have a permit, carrying two exceeds the legal limit; the mayor maintains he was acting in self-defense, while prosecutors have begun an investigation into the incident.
International observers from the European Parliament and the Council of Europe have arrived to monitor the upcoming vote, though the timing of the EP invitation has been questioned as a political calculation. Elsewhere in the capital, ten buildings in the Belgrade Waterfront project remain inhabited despite lacking occupancy permits and being missing from the cadastre.