Daily: Far-right organizations remain problem

A fact that extreme-right organization 1389 Movement could transform into a political party is a proof of the state's failure, daily Blic writes. Misa Vacic, one of the leaders of the 1389 Movement, has confirmed that they started collecting signatures necessary to registrate the movement as a political party. Daily: Far-right organizations remain problem There is a risk that the organization, whose ban was requested by the Republic Prosecution on September 25, 2009, could move its actions from the street to the Serbian parliament, the daily explained. Other than 10,000 signatures, the far-right organization also needs a program which may not contain a call for violation of human rights and incitement of hatred. The latest incident, which happened at the Statehood Day celebration in Orasac, when 1389 Movement members chanted the names of Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic and trampled the EU flag, shows that they do not exactly intend to remain in the shadow, Blic pointed out. It is obvious that they are trying to beat the Constitutional Court to the punch before it decides to ban the organization. Even though the Constitutional Court has announced that one of the priorities of the new president will be the decision to ban the 1389 Movement, it still cannot say the exact date. The daily has learned that the Constitutional Court's session will not be held this month and it can be expected in the second half of March at best. A bad signal to the public was also sent in the end of 2010 when the Constitutional Court declared itself incompetent to ban 15 supporter groups after it had announced that the fight against hooligans was one of the country's priorities. Analysts say that this was the moment when the state needed to do something and see what the court was doing for a year. The reason for the government's “lukewarm“ attitude is a desire to slightly flirt with nationalism and fear that a shift from a sharp rhetoric to concrete actions could reduce the electorate. One of the excuses for the sluggishness is the fact that the prosecution did not submit precise documentation along with its request. The Republic Public Prosecution states that members of these groups have been arrested and convicted, according to their records.

Daily: Far-right organizations remain problem

There is a risk that the organization, whose ban was requested by the Republic Prosecution on September 25, 2009, could move its actions from the street to the Serbian parliament, the daily explained.

Other than 10,000 signatures, the far-right organization also needs a program which may not contain a call for violation of human rights and incitement of hatred.

The latest incident, which happened at the Statehood Day celebration in Orašac, when 1389 Movement members chanted the names of Ratko Mladić and Radovan Karadžić and trampled the EU flag, shows that they do not exactly intend to remain in the shadow, Blic pointed out.

It is obvious that they are trying to beat the Constitutional Court to the punch before it decides to ban the organization. Even though the Constitutional Court has announced that one of the priorities of the new president will be the decision to ban the 1389 Movement, it still cannot say the exact date.

The daily has learned that the Constitutional Court's session will not be held this month and it can be expected in the second half of March at best. A bad signal to the public was also sent in the end of 2010 when the Constitutional Court declared itself incompetent to ban 15 supporter groups after it had announced that the fight against hooligans was one of the country's priorities.

Analysts say that this was the moment when the state needed to do something and see what the court was doing for a year.

The reason for the government's “lukewarm“ attitude is a desire to slightly flirt with nationalism and fear that a shift from a sharp rhetoric to concrete actions could reduce the electorate.

One of the excuses for the sluggishness is the fact that the prosecution did not submit precise documentation along with its request. The Republic Public Prosecution states that members of these groups have been arrested and convicted, according to their records.