The "scandalous" speech of the President of the Municipality of Nikšić, Marko Kovačević (NSD), at the commemoration of the 166th anniversary of the Battle of Grahova caused stormy reactions in Montenegro. He was strongly condemned by the President Jakov Milatović and the Prime Minister Milojko Spajić
"We will be patient." We will always wait with open hearts and open hands with the question: Are we brothers? And if someone doesn't want us to be brothers, if someone wants to look more like the Turks, then by God, in the future, we will treat them like the Turks," he said. Kovacevic, reports Klix, adding that it is a "scandalous speech".
Kovačević defended himself on social networks last night that he did not mention Montenegrins or any other people in Montenegro in a negative context during his speech in Grahovo.
"I mentioned the Turks in the context of the past and the struggle that our ancestors led primarily to defend their hearths and to free themselves from the yoke of that time, and not in the context of today's Turks and relations with Turkey," Kovačević said.
Condemnation of the President and Prime Minister
The President of Montenegro Jakov Milatović and the Prime Minister Milojko Spajić strongly condemned the statement of the President of the Nikšić Municipality. Milatović assessed that it was an "irresponsible and worrying narrative".
"I appeal to all public officials to contribute to the strengthening of tolerance in society and respect for mutual differences through their responsible actions," said Milatović.
Spajić said that he strongly condemns the speech of Nikšić Municipality President Marko Kovačević and that it is a terrible statement for which there is no justification.
"We strongly condemn the speech of the president of the Nikšić municipality, which we could hear on social networks. Everyone, especially young people, should be oriented towards the future and reconciliation! We invite the competent authorities to determine all the facts and circumstances. We hope that an apology and an explanation will follow soon, but in any case, it is a terrible statement for which there is no justification," Spajić said.
Some representatives of the opposition reacted strongly to Kovačević's statements, stating that "Vučić's fascist caricature in the image of Kovačević continues to sow hatred towards everything that is not of his religion and nation".
This is not the first time that Kovačević, a member of the New Serbian Democracy of Parliament Speaker Andrija Mandić, has expressed similar views.
On the occasion of his speech, the Higher State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica opened a case, it was confirmed for Radio Free Europe (RSE). "The Prosecutor's Office has given an order to the Police Directorate to 'collect information' from Kovačević, and other measures and actions will be taken if necessary," RSE said in the reply.
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