“Committee not authorized to discuss port”

Committee member Nenad Milic said that the Parliamentary Security Committee is not authorized to discuss the privatization of the Belgrade Port. After an unsuccessful attempt by the committee for security to hold a meeting to discuss the claims of Stanko Subotic that his money was used to privatize the port and daily Vecernje Novosti, Milic said that the issue is one of organized crime and large capital, reserved for the state. “Committee not authorized to discuss port” The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) official said that this is why the meeting as not held, adding that the effort was a call for arguments between parties, not an effort to talk about solving organized crime problems. “As far as those that proposed it are concerned, SRS, it is clear, and this has been happening for some time, they are trying to confirm ties between their formal colleagues who are now in SNS and controversial businessmen or whatever they are called,” Milic said. “Nothing would happen at that committee meeting if it was held, there would be fighting between parties, mostly between SRS and SNS,” he said. However, he said that the state is not showing enough initiative in solving such problems either. “There is no solution for these problems if these problems are being solved through the media. The state and its institutions must be the ones to solve them,” Milic said. Other than the state’s failure to solve the problems, Milic sees another explanation for this situation. “Either it’s the perception of those trying to solve it, because the perception of the public is always important for some topics, about a person. It was like that in 2000 and 2001, and during and after Operation Saber (after the Djindjic assassination), for various actions. Criminal groups or other groups, or other interested groups, always waged their battles through the media,” he said. Milic added said that the committee is not using all its possibilities afforded to it by law, including the ability to ask the security agencies to give them a look at the documentation, cases and legal measures that are being implemented.

“Committee not authorized to discuss port”

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) official said that this is why the meeting as not held, adding that the effort was a call for arguments between parties, not an effort to talk about solving organized crime problems.

“As far as those that proposed it are concerned, SRS, it is clear, and this has been happening for some time, they are trying to confirm ties between their formal colleagues who are now in SNS and controversial businessmen or whatever they are called,” Milić said.

“Nothing would happen at that committee meeting if it was held, there would be fighting between parties, mostly between SRS and SNS,” he said.

However, he said that the state is not showing enough initiative in solving such problems either.

“There is no solution for these problems if these problems are being solved through the media. The state and its institutions must be the ones to solve them,” Milić said.

Other than the state’s failure to solve the problems, Milić sees another explanation for this situation.

“Either it’s the perception of those trying to solve it, because the perception of the public is always important for some topics, about a person. It was like that in 2000 and 2001, and during and after Operation Saber (after the Đinđić assassination), for various actions. Criminal groups or other groups, or other interested groups, always waged their battles through the media,” he said.

Milić added said that the committee is not using all its possibilities afforded to it by law, including the ability to ask the security agencies to give them a look at the documentation, cases and legal measures that are being implemented.