Initiative launched to outlaw extermist groups

The Justice Ministry has launched an initiative to outlaw the work of all organizations whose members propagate violence and commit crimes, B92 understands. The prosecution is already looking into which organizations the individuals arrested in recent days for attacking foreigners and threatening Pride Parade participants belong to. Initiative launched to outlaw extermist groups The Justice Ministry petitioned the public prosecution yesterday to submit to the Constitutional Court a proposal to outlaw all organizations propagating violence and whose members commit crimes, including threatening their opponents, said Justice State Secretary Slobodan Homen. First of all, the prosecution needs to establish exactly which organizations’ members were responsible. President Boris Tadic said earlier that the state would never bow to violence and would always guarantee the safest possible conditions for the Pride Parade. Tadic said that there had been a misunderstanding in the media and an erroneous interpretation. He said that Serbia would always guarantee conditions for holding the Pride Parade, as well as protests by all social groups. Speaking from Cleveland on the first day of his visit to the U.S., he said that Serbia would clamp down on bullies. “There’s been a misunderstanding in public and erroneous interpretations. Serbia will never bow to bullies and those who threaten, and they will face the law, as has happened in recent days,” said the president. “Everyone who means well can see this. All extremists, left or right, will be tried before our courts,” he stressed. Tadic added that no one should be handing Serbia any lectures on human rights. “We’re a country that has adopted an extremely flexible and democratic law on national councils and protection of minority rights, as well as an anti-discrimination law. I adopted it under urgent procedure,“ the president pointed out. “It illustrates our country’s attitude towards the rights of all citizens, regardless of orientation or identity,” he said. Tadic said that anyone who wanted to express their opinion or affirm their identity could do so in a “democratic Serbia,” provided they did not jeopardize the safety of others or the state itself. Slobodan Homen (FoNet, archive)

Initiative launched to outlaw extermist groups

The Justice Ministry petitioned the public prosecution yesterday to submit to the Constitutional Court a proposal to outlaw all organizations propagating violence and whose members commit crimes, including threatening their opponents, said Justice State Secretary Slobodan Homen.

First of all, the prosecution needs to establish exactly which organizations’ members were responsible.

President Boris Tadić said earlier that the state would never bow to violence and would always guarantee the safest possible conditions for the Pride Parade.

Tadić said that there had been a misunderstanding in the media and an erroneous interpretation.

He said that Serbia would always guarantee conditions for holding the Pride Parade, as well as protests by all social groups. Speaking from Cleveland on the first day of his visit to the U.S., he said that Serbia would clamp down on bullies.

“There’s been a misunderstanding in public and erroneous interpretations. Serbia will never bow to bullies and those who threaten, and they will face the law, as has happened in recent days,” said the president.

“Everyone who means well can see this. All extremists, left or right, will be tried before our courts,” he stressed.

Tadić added that no one should be handing Serbia any lectures on human rights.

“We’re a country that has adopted an extremely flexible and democratic law on national councils and protection of minority rights, as well as an anti-discrimination law. I adopted it under urgent procedure,“ the president pointed out.

“It illustrates our country’s attitude towards the rights of all citizens, regardless of orientation or identity,” he said.

Tadić said that anyone who wanted to express their opinion or affirm their identity could do so in a “democratic Serbia,” provided they did not jeopardize the safety of others or the state itself.