The Prosecutor's Office in Novi Sad made an urgent announcement: Nine people were arrested

As it is added, 6 people are suspected of the criminal offense Violent behavior at a sports event or public gathering, one person for the criminal offense of Destruction and damage to other people's property, one for the criminal offense of Attacking an official in the performance of official duties and one for the criminal offense of Inciting public dangers.

"The search for the perpetrator of the criminal offense of Damage to the reputation of the Republic of Serbia from Article 173, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code is still underway, while intensive work is being done to establish the identity of other persons for whom there are grounds to suspect that they have committed the criminal offense of Assault on an official in the performance of official duties duty, i.e. the criminal act of Destruction and damage to other people's property," the announcement states.

The announcement states that there was violence and destruction of property last night in Novi Sad, as well as damage to the building of the City Hall by several persons, the protective fence of the nearby construction site of the underground garage, the official entrance to the premises of the Criminal Court in Novi Sad and the premises of the Serbian Progressive party on the Boulevard of Liberation, where the flag of the Republic of Serbia was torn, and several police officers were attacked by protest participants.

"We point out that in relation to the criminal offense of Causing general danger from Article 278, paragraph 3, in relation to paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code, which was committed by spilling feces from a cistern in front of the City Hall of the City of Novi Sad, in a place where a large number of people were gathered, caused the danger of the spread of the infection, and an investigation was carried out on the spot, during which the employees of the Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina carried out sampling, the analysis of which is ongoing," it is stated.

It is added that in cooperation with the Police Administration in Novi Sad and other competent inspection services, all measures and actions are taken in accordance with the law, with the aim of elucidating and prosecuting the perpetrators of the aforementioned criminal acts, about which the public will be informed in a timely manner and regularly.