B92 continues investigation into secret services

The second episode of B92’s Insider on the intelligence services will be screened this evening at 21:00 CET.

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Thursday, 09.10.2008.

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The second episode of B92’s Insider on the intelligence services will be screened this evening at 21:00 CET. Phone tapping and tailing political opponents of the Slobodan Milosevic regime was a permanent feature of Nineties Serbia. B92 continues investigation into secret services Those who worked in the intelligence services back then claim, however, that opposition leaders were not followed because they opposed Milosevic, but because under the law at the time, they were among those suspected of extremism and terrorism, and because certain opposition leader were in contact with foreign intelligence services. B92: But, in your day, when you were head of the Belgrade Center, you said that Vuk Draskovic was followed, I presume other opposition leaders were followed for the same reason? Zoran Mijatovic, head of the Belgrade Center’s State Security Department until 1998, Deputy State Security Director 2001: Just to let you know, we don’t follow leaders… B92: OK, you follow them as potential terrorists? Mijatovic: Vuk Draskovic was followed before he became leader of the opposition. So, he was in that category of internal… You’re again referring to information that was in the press about Djindjic, this and that, but they were followed by service. B92: What do you mean, by service? Mijatovic: By foreign intelligence service B92: As a potential threat to the country? Mijatovic: It’s not a question of threat, but I’m just saying, they were followed by service, given that state secrets haven’t been removed from the records, it’s pointless me going into it, but since we’re on the subject, Djindjic was never followed as the opposition. As far as I know, never. The intelligence services tapped foreign diplomats, media representatives and NGOs.

B92 continues investigation into secret services

Those who worked in the intelligence services back then claim, however, that opposition leaders were not followed because they opposed Milošević, but because under the law at the time, they were among those suspected of extremism and terrorism, and because certain opposition leader were in contact with foreign intelligence services.

B92: But, in your day, when you were head of the Belgrade Center, you said that Vuk Drašković was followed, I presume other opposition leaders were followed for the same reason?

Zoran Mijatović, head of the Belgrade Center’s State Security Department until 1998, Deputy State Security Director 2001: Just to let you know, we don’t follow leaders…

B92: OK, you follow them as potential terrorists?

Mijatović: Vuk Drašković was followed before he became leader of the opposition. So, he was in that category of internal… You’re again referring to information that was in the press about Đinđić, this and that, but they were followed by service.

B92: What do you mean, by service?

Mijatović: By foreign intelligence service

B92: As a potential threat to the country?

Mijatović: It’s not a question of threat, but I’m just saying, they were followed by service, given that state secrets haven’t been removed from the records, it’s pointless me going into it, but since we’re on the subject, Đinđić was never followed as the opposition. As far as I know, never.

The intelligence services tapped foreign diplomats, media representatives and NGOs.

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