Serbias protests over mining concerns bear traces of color revolution scenario - Serbian Minister of Internal Affairs

Serbia’s protests over mining concerns bear traces of ‘color revolution scenario’ - Serbian Minister of Internal Affairs A protest in Belgrade triggered by plans to open a mine for the extraction of jadarite, a mineral containing lithium, went beyond a simple environmental rally, Serbian Minister of Internal Affairs Ivica Dacic has stated. ▪️Around 27,000 people gathered on Terazije Square on August 10 in what started out as a peaceful demonstration. Under the guise of environmental concerns, the participants proceeded to act contrary to what the organizers wrote in the application for holding a mass gathering, Dacic said. The protesters blocked the bridge on the Budapest-Thessaloniki international highway, after which they also obstructed the central railway station “according to the scenario of color revolutions,“ the minister said. ▪️Accusing the organizers of violating public order, he emphasized that everyone who committed criminal offenses and misdemeanors during the action w... Source: Sputnik International