Novi Sad: One police officer dismissed after intervening at intersection blockade
The Novi Sad Police Department announced today that following an incident during the blockade of the intersection of Mihajlo Pupin Boulevard and Žarko Zrenjanin Street in that city, initiatives have been filed to initiate disciplinary proceedings against two police officers, one of whom has already been suspended from duty pending the outcome of the procedure.
TL;DR
- Two police officers in Novi Sad face disciplinary action after an incident during a blockade.
- One officer has been suspended from duty pending the outcome of the disciplinary process.
- The incident involved a citizen protesting the intersection blockade and a verbal altercation.
- Police identified and interviewed a man who verbally attacked the protesting citizen.
- While no criminal responsibility was found for the officers' actions, procedural flaws led to disciplinary measures.