The President Publicly Admitted What He Has Been Trying to Conceal for Years
There are moments that would cause some governments to fall, and there are cases that would sometimes cause countries to fall apart. However, Serbia has become so hardened and immune to various viruses that the involvement of the police leadership in the murder of a gangster is simply not a problem for it.
TL;DR
- A former police chief, Veselin Milić, was arrested on suspicion of aiding a gangster in covering up a murder.
- President Vučić announced new laws with strict penalties for police officers involved in criminal activities or collaboration with the mafia.
- The article suggests that the current corruption stems from structures established in the 1990s, which have persisted through different political regimes.
- President Vučić's statements are interpreted as an admission that a cartel governs Serbia and that criminal groups are used as political tools.
- The author contends that the problem is systemic, with a long-standing fusion of politics, violence, and plunder.