Transport operator Jacimovic begins hunger strike in front of Vojvodina Government

Jacimovic has been providing free transport for students and citizens to protests for months. Over the past year, his buses have had their tires slashed, he has been detained multiple times, and police have seized his buses and issued him what he claims are millions in fines.

A tent is being set up where Jacimovic and his son will spend the coming days. During the tent’s installation, security personnel came out of the Government building and instructed him to move it, but Jacimovic refused.

Jacimovic said he has two demands, both of which he said are simple: that his buses be returned to him and that the fines he claims were illegally issued be annulled.

“It’s no longer just about me and my son, but also my drivers and their families. We have no vehicles and nothing to work with. I have to pay my obligations to the state, it’s a shame to say it, but I’m a dead man walking. I have chosen this because I don’t have many options. We don’t have a functioning state, we have a corrupt government led by (Serbian President) Aleksandar Vucic,” Jacimovic told N1.

N1’s reporter noted that no police officers were visible outside the Government building on Monday morning, though they could be seen inside through the glass. Novi Sad residents have also begun to gather outside.