Protesters in Serbia rally against real estate project with Trump son-in-law KushnerBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Thousands of protesters rallied in Serbia on Monday against plans to turn a former army headquarters destroyed in a NATO bombing into a luxury complex financed by the firm of U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
The leader of the Ecological Uprising opposition group, Aleksandar Jovanović, announced that the organization "will use all means, including physical" to defend the demolition of the old General Staff building and the handover to an American company.
"The moment the first bulldozers appear, we will be waiting for them," Jovanović said at a press conference and called on all citizens to join them, especially members of the Serbian Armed Forces, "all those who have the courage to defend the old General Staff and not allow this crime to happen."
Government officials defended the deal that was signed with Kushner's Affinity Partners company on Wednesday.
"We will restore the building 25 years after it was destroyed in the bombing," construction minister Goran Vesić said. "For a quarter of a century, no one, before this Government, had thought to rebuild the complex. When this space is revitalized, it will contribute to the development of Belgrade and Serbia."
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