No impunity in any segment of government - justice minister

Serbian Justice Minister Snezana Malovic stated Saturday that High Judicial Council (VSS) member Blagoje Jaksic’s arrest proved that no one was above the law. She added that it also proved that the anti-corruption fight was being carried out at all levels of the government. No impunity in any segment of government - justice minister “No one is exempted from punishment because of their office in any segment of the government, including the highest state bodies. The proceeding against the judge proves that anti-corruption fight is our priority, as well as that the elected judges are not untouchable,” Malovic told Tanjug. The justice minister, who is the VSS head, underscored that no one in the council knew that Jaksic was involved in high corruption. When asked how come Jaksic became a member of the VSS, Malovic said that this answer should be provided by experts, since he was elected by judges. As for the VSS decisions on the appeals by non-elected judges, the minister said that the arrested judge had not made the decisions all by himself. “He did not make decisions all by himself. These decisions were reached by the VSS,” Malovic underlined. Snezana Malovic (Tanjug, file)

No impunity in any segment of government - justice minister

“No one is exempted from punishment because of their office in any segment of the government, including the highest state bodies. The proceeding against the judge proves that anti-corruption fight is our priority, as well as that the elected judges are not untouchable,” Malović told Tanjug.

The justice minister, who is the VSS head, underscored that no one in the council knew that Jakšić was involved in high corruption.

When asked how come Jakšić became a member of the VSS, Malović said that this answer should be provided by experts, since he was elected by judges.

As for the VSS decisions on the appeals by non-elected judges, the minister said that the arrested judge had not made the decisions all by himself.

“He did not make decisions all by himself. These decisions were reached by the VSS,” Malović underlined.