politics
March 15, 2026
“Slovenians want to overthrow the patriarch“: Vučić on the indictment against Porfirije
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić stated during a visit to the Pinosava monastery in Smederevska Palanka that the indictment filed against the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Porfirije, by the District Public Prosecutor's Office in Ljubljana represents “an attack on what is sacred to the Serbian people.”
TL;DR
- Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić stated that the indictment against Patriarch Porfirije by the Ljubljana District Public Prosecutor's Office is an "attack on what is sacred to the Serbian people."
- Vučić sees this indictment as part of a broader campaign against Serbia, following perceived attacks on the president and the army.
- He criticized attempts to portray Patriarch Porfirije as merely an individual rather than the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
- The article notes that a Slovenian court previously found Željko Lubarda to be a victim of workplace abuse, which formed the basis for the criminal proceedings against Patriarch Porfirije.
- The indictment was filed on January 12th based on allegations made by former priest Željko Lubarda.
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