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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O'Carroll

Serbian opposition leader left partly paralysed by attack, say family

Protesters wave Serbian flags at a pro-democracy rally in Belgrade
Protesters wave Serbian flags at a pro-democracy rally in Belgrade last month. The assault on Sandulović has fuelled fears about the future of democracy in the country, Photograph: Andrej Isaković/AFP/Getty Images

The family of a Serbian opposition leader who was allegedly beaten up while in detention by the country’s secret service say he has been left partly paralysed by the attack.

In an assault that has fuelled fears about the future of democracy in the country, Nikola Sandulović’s family say he was taken from his home on 3 January after making an apology for crimes committed by Serbs against ethnic Albanians during the Kosovan war of independence in 1998 and 1999.

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