“Reform depends on political will”

Journalist Dejan Anastasijević says it would “not necessarily be bad thing” if it was true that the Democratic Party (DS) was offering the SPS the Interior Ministry.

Izvor: B92

Thursday, 19.06.2008.

15:23

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Journalist Dejan Anastasijevic says it would “not necessarily be bad thing” if it was true that the Democratic Party (DS) was offering the SPS the Interior Ministry. The political analyst told B92 that the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) and its leader Ivica Dacic had given parliamentary supported to a proposed amendment, intended to be a precursor to the introduction of a law on control of the security services. “Reform depends on political will” “That proposal, that amendment, was not passed by the parliament’s Security Board that Ivica Dacic presided over, but not because of him. He voted in favor of it,” Anastasijevic pointed out. He said that Radical officials had not even attended the meeting. It is interesting that Democratic Party (DS) officials within the Security Board opposed the law, which shows that the DS, the most pro-European party in Serbia, and G17 Plus were apprehensive regarding that issue. This is also interesting, because it indicates there is no will to solve the issue of files and abuses which were going on in the service before and after Milosevic,” Anastasijevic said. Security service reform, according to Anastasijevic, depends more on the government’s political will than on the choice of minister. “If the SPS does get the Interior Ministry, that might not be such a terrible thing, necessarily. What is more important is whether there will be the political will in the future government to clear up these issues,” he said. Anastasijevic said that there were files that would never be opened, and that they were used for the purposes of manipulating and blackmailing people, adding that they would always stay within the service.

“Reform depends on political will”

“That proposal, that amendment, was not passed by the parliament’s Security Board that Ivica Dačić presided over, but not because of him. He voted in favor of it,” Anastasijević pointed out.

He said that Radical officials had not even attended the meeting.

It is interesting that Democratic Party (DS) officials within the Security Board opposed the law, which shows that the DS, the most pro-European party in Serbia, and G17 Plus were apprehensive regarding that issue. This is also interesting, because it indicates there is no will to solve the issue of files and abuses which were going on in the service before and after Milošević,” Anastasijević said.

Security service reform, according to Anastasijević, depends more on the government’s political will than on the choice of minister.

“If the SPS does get the Interior Ministry, that might not be such a terrible thing, necessarily. What is more important is whether there will be the political will in the future government to clear up these issues,” he said.

Anastasijević said that there were files that would never be opened, and that they were used for the purposes of manipulating and blackmailing people, adding that they would always stay within the service.

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