Exclusive: Vucic Deploys Red Berets as Serbia Braces for Unprecedented Protest
In Belgrade, ahead of a pivotal anti-government rally, insiders reveal President Vucic has mobilised paramilitary forces and criminal groups, bracing for massive protests this weekend.
Ahead of what may be the largest anti-government demonstration in recent history, tension grips the Serbian capital, Belgrade. Highly placed sources have disclosed to The Gunpowder Chronicles that President Aleksandar Vucic has taken extraordinary security measures, including the mobilisation of elite paramilitary forces and criminal factions, in anticipation of Saturday’s protest, which could draw up to half a million participants.
Insiders report that former Serbian gendarmerie commander, Goran Radosavljevic, has been instrumental in reassembling disbanded special operations units to support Vucic. Radosavljevic, who led the gendarmerie from 2001 to 2005 and faces accusations of war crimes, has revitalised the notorious "Red Berets," a paramilitary group active during the Balkan conflicts. This unit was reportedly deployed in Belgrade on Tuesday to safeguard Vucic from student demonstrators, indicating preparations for a severe clampdown this weekend.
Sources also suggest that Vucic's…
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