Maribor mayor apologises for assaulting teen, will not resign

Maribor, 20 April - Maribor Mayor Saša Arsenovič has regretted the incident in which he got physical with a 13-year-old boy on Easter Sunday after what he says was an act of vandalism, while deciding not to resign as mayor. He has apologised to everyone involved and to the public, noting that he had only grabbed the boy by the arms.

Maribor
Maribor Mayor Saša Arsenovič speaks to the press about an incident on Easter Sunday in which he allegedly physically assaulted a 13-year-old boy over what he claims was vandalism.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

Maribor
Maribor Mayor Saša Arsenovič speaks to the press about an incident on Easter Sunday in which he allegedly physically assaulted a 13-year-old boy over what he claims was vandalism.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

Maribor
Maribor Mayor Saša Arsenovič speaks to the press about an incident on Easter Sunday in which he allegedly physically assaulted a 13-year-old boy over what he claims was vandalism.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

Maribor
Maribor Mayor Saša Arsenovič speaks to the press about an incident on Easter Sunday in which he allegedly physically assaulted a 13-year-old boy over what he claims was vandalism.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA
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