The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vuçiq, addressed the public regarding the announcement of tomorrow's large protest in Belgrade organized by students.

Vuçiq previously said that the opposition and protesters are discussing plans to provoke a civil war and seize power in Serbia.

He has repeatedly claimed that the rally will be violent, that intelligence services have information about planned incidents, and that the state will prevent an attempted "color revolution."

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Vuçiq initially said that all of Serbia was shocked by the tragedy in Novi Sad, but that immediately after that "the violent collapse of Serbia's institutions began."

"The protesters decided to determine who can eat and who can't," he said. Vuçiq, who added that the police and gendarmerie were cowardly attacked.

Vuçiq said that there will be no transitional government "which will include the worst of this country."

"Tomorrow's rally is not registered and is illegal. We will ensure that the rally is safe and peaceful. The organizers will bear all responsibility and we will do everything to ensure that it is peaceful. Those who threaten the peace will be arrested," he said.

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"You who destroy Serbs as a people, you who think that Kosovo is independent, you who think that Serbs are a genocidal people," he added. Vuçiq referring to the organizers of the protest, reports KosovaPress.

Protests in Serbia have been ongoing since November last year, when 15 people were killed when a tent collapsed at the Novi Sad train station. Students and citizens are demanding accountability from Serbian authorities for what they say is widespread corruption and the nexus between crime and the state that led to the tragedy.

The "15 by 15" protest in Belgrade, called by students for a blockade, will be held on March 15.