"Criminal underground threatening Tadić"

A meeting between Boris Tadic and Ivo Josipovic in Hungary tomorrow will pass in the shadow of security threats, says a daily. Zagreb newspaper Vecernji List claims that the threats were made against the Serbian president by the criminal underground, and specifically, its drug gangs. "Criminal underground threatening Tadic" “Although Tadic is often being threatened, everything was taken seriously this time, the Serbian public has been alarmed and Human Rights Center Director Vojin Dimitrijevic said that it was necessary to provide safety for officials, not only because of the experience with the murder of Zoran Djindjic but because there was an enormous number of lunatics who would like to kill the president,” the daily writes. The article goes on to say that Croatia's President Josipovic would have to adapt to a raised level of security and protection for visiting presidents, "because the hosts are determining the level of security and there are no negotiations about that". “One president can’t have higher and another lower level of security and one can’t have two bodyguards, and the other four,” said the daily’s anonymous source, said to be with a security background, and added that the Hungarian authorities would assess every risk due to threats made against Tadic. “It should not be forgotten that Serbia and Croatia are very closely cooperating in combating organized crime and that leaderships of both countries are determined to put an end to it, and that by itself causes reactions of the criminal underground,“ the source explained. From Hungary, the two presidents will tomorrow travel to Backi Monostor in Vojvodina, northern Serbia, where they will hold a meeting with representatives of the Croatian ethnic minority. “Although such meetings are as a rule casual, this time this a part of the visit will be unde the shadow of the threats against the Serbian president, which means that security measures will be increased in Serbia as well and that the two presidents will be especially protected,“ the daily concluded. Tadic and Josipovic are seen during their recent meeting (Tanjug, file)

"Criminal underground threatening Tadić"

“Although Tadić is often being threatened, everything was taken seriously this time, the Serbian public has been alarmed and Human Rights Center Director Vojin Dimitrijević said that it was necessary to provide safety for officials, not only because of the experience with the murder of Zoran Đinđić but because there was an enormous number of lunatics who would like to kill the president,” the daily writes.

The article goes on to say that Croatia's President Josipović would have to adapt to a raised level of security and protection for visiting presidents, "because the hosts are determining the level of security and there are no negotiations about that".

“One president can’t have higher and another lower level of security and one can’t have two bodyguards, and the other four,” said the daily’s anonymous source, said to be with a security background, and added that the Hungarian authorities would assess every risk due to threats made against Tadić.

“It should not be forgotten that Serbia and Croatia are very closely cooperating in combating organized crime and that leaderships of both countries are determined to put an end to it, and that by itself causes reactions of the criminal underground,“ the source explained.

From Hungary, the two presidents will tomorrow travel to Bački Monoštor in Vojvodina, northern Serbia, where they will hold a meeting with representatives of the Croatian ethnic minority.

“Although such meetings are as a rule casual, this time this a part of the visit will be unde the shadow of the threats against the Serbian president, which means that security measures will be increased in Serbia as well and that the two presidents will be especially protected,“ the daily concluded.