PM says "everyone's courting hooligans"

PM Ivica Dačić says that all political parties have for years been "courting" hooligans and therefore incidents at sports venues "should not surprise anyone."

Izvor: Beta

Thursday, 07.11.2013.

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BELGRADE PM Ivica Dacic says that all political parties have for years been "courting" hooligans and therefore incidents at sports venues "should not surprise anyone." "It turns out that we're surprised now that there are mafia and criminal groups, while for years and decades everyone's been courting these groups, even my party (SPS) led a policy of sometimes wooing nationalism and chauvinism because it was fashionable and popular when they need votes," Dacic said at an international conference in Belgrade. PM says "everyone's courting hooligans" Dacic, who is also interior minister, said that none of the politicians "want to be booed in stadiums," but that this "must come to an end." He then added that Serbia "is not the Wild West," and that "order must be established." This would require a broad consensus in society in order to solve the problem of hooliganism, and "an analysis of the law," according to Dacic. Asked why he would not solve the hooliganism problem now, Dacic said he "did not say that the problem cannot be solved," and added that the current Serbian government will not act as the previous one, which according to him avoided the problem. "Do you know who won the award for the development of democracy in the year 2000? Well, 'Delije' (Red Star fans) did. They were the bearers of democratic changes," Dacic remarked. In recent weeks incidents related to hooliganism have become more common, while riots erupted before and during the football derby in Belgrade between Red Star and Partizan last week. Milivoj Mirkov, an official from the office of the prime minister, said on Thursday that it was necessary to amend the law in order to tackle hooliganism. According to him, "it should be define what a group of supporters is, what is its structure, rights and responsibilities, its relationship with the club and how it is financed, so that 'loyal fans' are separated from hooligans." Mirkov, who heads the department for internal policy and security, added that according to the Law on Prevention of Violence in Sport adopted in 2003, "organizers took everything that was under the jurisdiction of the state," - but that it "turned out" that organizers do not have the means to combat hooliganism. Therefore, the state must once again take the lead role, "and it is crucial to begin implementing the action plan for the prevention of violence in sport," he said. (Beta, file) Beta

PM says "everyone's courting hooligans"

Dačić, who is also interior minister, said that none of the politicians "want to be booed in stadiums," but that this "must come to an end."

He then added that Serbia "is not the Wild West," and that "order must be established." This would require a broad consensus in society in order to solve the problem of hooliganism, and "an analysis of the law," according to Dačić.

Asked why he would not solve the hooliganism problem now, Dačić said he "did not say that the problem cannot be solved," and added that the current Serbian government will not act as the previous one, which according to him avoided the problem.

"Do you know who won the award for the development of democracy in the year 2000? Well, 'Delije' (Red Star fans) did. They were the bearers of democratic changes," Dačić remarked.

In recent weeks incidents related to hooliganism have become more common, while riots erupted before and during the football derby in Belgrade between Red Star and Partizan last week.

Milivoj Mirkov, an official from the office of the prime minister, said on Thursday that it was necessary to amend the law in order to tackle hooliganism.

According to him, "it should be define what a group of supporters is, what is its structure, rights and responsibilities, its relationship with the club and how it is financed, so that 'loyal fans' are separated from hooligans."

Mirkov, who heads the department for internal policy and security, added that according to the Law on Prevention of Violence in Sport adopted in 2003, "organizers took everything that was under the jurisdiction of the state," - but that it "turned out" that organizers do not have the means to combat hooliganism.

Therefore, the state must once again take the lead role, "and it is crucial to begin implementing the action plan for the prevention of violence in sport," he said.

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