Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic says a series of protests in Belgrade has not been about "the demolition of three shacks (in Savamala)" but about toppling him.
PM says Savamala protests are about "toppling him"
Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic says a series of protests in Belgrade has not been about "the demolition of three shacks (in Savamala)" but about toppling him.
Source: Tanjug
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(Tanjug, file)
These remarks came in the wake of the latest protest organized by the "Let's Not Drown Belgrade" initiative, held on Thursday.
Vucic spoke in response to a reporter's request to comment on the presence of NGO and civil sector figures at the protest last evening, including Sonja Biserko, Sasa Gajin, and Borka Pavicevic.
"Let them do their job, and we will do ours, let them bring down, we will build up," the prime said, and repeated that protests, "including this one," are democratic and legitimate - "only they should have said from the beginning what the real reason for the demonstrations was."
He then remarked ironically that he was "fascinated by their strength" and "suggested" that those financing the initiative's activities should instead invest "three or six times as much in some projects because of which we will live better."
"When you find a mesna zajednica (a municipal subdivision) where I won't be able to gather more people than they do from all sides, sack me immediately," Vucic concluded.
Earlier on Friday, Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection Rodoljub Sabic said the Higher Prosecution informed him that information regarding the Savamala case had been given to the initiative organizing the protests.
Mr. Vucic, How can these protests be about toppling you? Unless, you are connected to the crimes committed at Sava Mala. And why should it surprise you that so many people are protesting for a legitimate government and police force? They grow tired of criminals running the country.
(Anonymous, 2 October 2016 08:39)
This is a shameful spin on what actually happened. "Shacks" demolished were legal, or in the process of legalization. At least one of them was owned by the government and then sold to a private investor few years ago: now demolished! Citizens that happened to find themselves in that part of the city were locked up in a shed, searched, detained. A security guard of a company that had its property demolished died few days later, he got a heart attack. Police was told not to answer calls for help, no investigation was launched, evidence was promptly removed by a communal police day after. Even electricity to that part of the city was cut right before the demolition. This just shows that Serbia is not a safe country, there is no rule of law, current PM is obstructing the justice, there is no independent police, or judicial system. PM must be blocking this investigation because he might have ordered this to happen, and everyone in the government is involved: minister of the police (Police is Serbia is under government control, it is not local), head people of the state power company, communal police of Belgrade, prosecutor that is not pursuing masked criminals, courts. This is not a country people would like to invest in, and Vucic is now claiming that people calling for justice are against him. Only if he is the one that sidelined the law.
(Stephane, 30 September 2016 22:15)
Vucic is still in the 80s and as a good follower of malo slobo : always theories of conspirancy everytime a different opinion raises.... Poor Serbia this guy is at their head and he is the less bad one ( at least realistic on the strenght and the vision of the future ). Other dreaming of Russia still didn t realize Berlin Wall Collapse as did USSR and as Russia will do once their rusty weapons from the 80s will not work anymore ( just the threats of Nuclear bombing :-(
(lol, 30 September 2016 19:36)
IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO GET RID OF PRO_WEST VUČIC. THEN GET A STRONG PRO SERBIAN LEADER WHO WILL FORGET JOINING NATO AND EU!!!!
(Legija Arkan, 30 September 2016 14:59)
This is a shameful spin on what actually happened. "Shacks" demolished were legal, or in the process of legalization. At least one of them was owned by the government and then sold to a private investor few years ago: now demolished! Citizens that happened to find themselves in that part of the city were locked up in a shed, searched, detained. A security guard of a company that had its property demolished died few days later, he got a heart attack. Police was told not to answer calls for help, no investigation was launched, evidence was promptly removed by a communal police day after. Even electricity to that part of the city was cut right before the demolition. This just shows that Serbia is not a safe country, there is no rule of law, current PM is obstructing the justice, there is no independent police, or judicial system. PM must be blocking this investigation because he might have ordered this to happen, and everyone in the government is involved: minister of the police (Police is Serbia is under government control, it is not local), head people of the state power company, communal police of Belgrade, prosecutor that is not pursuing masked criminals, courts. This is not a country people would like to invest in, and Vucic is now claiming that people calling for justice are against him. Only if he is the one that sidelined the law.
(Stephane, 30 September 2016 22:15)
IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO GET RID OF PRO_WEST VUČIC. THEN GET A STRONG PRO SERBIAN LEADER WHO WILL FORGET JOINING NATO AND EU!!!!
(Legija Arkan, 30 September 2016 14:59)
Mr. Vucic, How can these protests be about toppling you? Unless, you are connected to the crimes committed at Sava Mala. And why should it surprise you that so many people are protesting for a legitimate government and police force? They grow tired of criminals running the country.
(Anonymous, 2 October 2016 08:39)
Vucic is still in the 80s and as a good follower of malo slobo : always theories of conspirancy everytime a different opinion raises.... Poor Serbia this guy is at their head and he is the less bad one ( at least realistic on the strenght and the vision of the future ). Other dreaming of Russia still didn t realize Berlin Wall Collapse as did USSR and as Russia will do once their rusty weapons from the 80s will not work anymore ( just the threats of Nuclear bombing :-(
(lol, 30 September 2016 19:36)
IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO GET RID OF PRO_WEST VUČIC. THEN GET A STRONG PRO SERBIAN LEADER WHO WILL FORGET JOINING NATO AND EU!!!!
(Legija Arkan, 30 September 2016 14:59)
Vucic is still in the 80s and as a good follower of malo slobo : always theories of conspirancy everytime a different opinion raises.... Poor Serbia this guy is at their head and he is the less bad one ( at least realistic on the strenght and the vision of the future ). Other dreaming of Russia still didn t realize Berlin Wall Collapse as did USSR and as Russia will do once their rusty weapons from the 80s will not work anymore ( just the threats of Nuclear bombing :-(
(lol, 30 September 2016 19:36)
This is a shameful spin on what actually happened. "Shacks" demolished were legal, or in the process of legalization. At least one of them was owned by the government and then sold to a private investor few years ago: now demolished! Citizens that happened to find themselves in that part of the city were locked up in a shed, searched, detained. A security guard of a company that had its property demolished died few days later, he got a heart attack. Police was told not to answer calls for help, no investigation was launched, evidence was promptly removed by a communal police day after. Even electricity to that part of the city was cut right before the demolition. This just shows that Serbia is not a safe country, there is no rule of law, current PM is obstructing the justice, there is no independent police, or judicial system. PM must be blocking this investigation because he might have ordered this to happen, and everyone in the government is involved: minister of the police (Police is Serbia is under government control, it is not local), head people of the state power company, communal police of Belgrade, prosecutor that is not pursuing masked criminals, courts. This is not a country people would like to invest in, and Vucic is now claiming that people calling for justice are against him. Only if he is the one that sidelined the law.
(Stephane, 30 September 2016 22:15)
Mr. Vucic, How can these protests be about toppling you? Unless, you are connected to the crimes committed at Sava Mala. And why should it surprise you that so many people are protesting for a legitimate government and police force? They grow tired of criminals running the country.
(Anonymous, 2 October 2016 08:39)