The student movement in Serbia issued a warning urging employees at the Republic Health Insurance Fund to secure all official records. The group cautioned that unauthorized destruction of documents carries criminal liability, while simultaneously challenging controversial long-term lease terms for local pharmacies in Smederevo.
Public sector workers handling state property and health insurance records face severe legal consequences if they attempt to erase the paper trail of their administrative actions. Studenti u blokadi instructed personnel inside the Republic Health Insurance Fund, commonly referred to as RFZO, to safeguard every piece of official paperwork.
Activists specified that workers must protect physical documents. They must also protect digital files, databases, and internal communications.
The preservation directive applies broadly across institutional archives. No one has the right to act on unlawful orders or to destroy the traces of their own official actions
, the movement stated. Administrative shuffling at the top of an institution provides no legal shield for subordinates.
Reporting detailed a formal police complaint filed regarding alleged document shredding within the Ministry of Health procurement division.
Students Target Smederevo Pharmacy Leases
On October 28, 2026, authorities published two public calls for the long-term rental of municipal commercial spaces currently operated by the local health center and the city administration, targeting properties where pharmaceutical retail already takes place.
The tender conditions drew immediate scrutiny for setting financial and operational thresholds so high that they effectively lock out independent operators and smaller municipal entities. The affected municipal assets include locations inside the Sveti Luka General Hospital and local health stations, alongside high-profile storefronts such as the Prvi maj pharmacy.
Prime storefronts valued locally between 4,000 and 5,000 euros per month were bundled into a fifteen-year leasing framework with starting bids fractionally lower. Activists and local observers point out a staggering imbalance between the rigid prerequisites demanded of bidders and the modest baseline valuations placed on the real estate.
Short Deadlines Shut Out Competitors
Potential participants face a looming deadline of November 4, 2026, with bid openings scheduled shortly thereafter. The contested tenders demand operational scale that matches major corporate retail chains while restricting the window for interested parties to compile comprehensive bids.
Critics are pressing municipal and health center officials to publicly disclose who drafted the tender requirements and whose interests the fifteen-year arrangement serves. Officials have not yet answered who drafted the tender requirements or whose interests the arrangement serves.
