Student list (SL) asks the police and the competent public prosecutor's office to urgently determine who drew up the false document, which allegedly originates from the Ministry of Finance, and in which confiscation is threatened pension citizens for their views on student protests.
Ministry of Finance denied the content of the document.
SL requests to find out who created the fake document
"This is a new form of manipulation by the former government, which, even in the technical mandate, still holds the institutions. Pensions lie on the accounts of citizens, banks are working. We call on the police and the competent public prosecution office to urgently determine who drew up the false document, allegedly issued by the ministry, in which they threaten the confiscation of pensions and prison sentences. Who printed and distributed it? Who is the orderer, and who is the political inspirer of this action?", the statement of the Student List states.
It is added that they demand to investigate the criminal responsibility of all involved persons, especially for possible criminal acts of falsifying documents and causing panic and disorder.
"Our pensioners deserve respect and security, and not to be the targets of political manipulation and intimidation. At the same time, we ask the authorities: why did Banka Poštanska štedionica pay the Post Office only half of the funds needed for the payment of pensions, if there is about 2,5 billion euros in the budget account of the Republic of Serbia, which is enough for approximately six months of pension payments?", according to the statement.
They asked who made such a decision and with what explanation, and said that the citizens deserve a clear answer, and not the creation of artificial uncertainty.
The reaction of the Ministry of Finance
In the statement of the Ministry of Finance, it is emphasized that it is a fake document.
"We also emphasize that all pensioners in Serbia, 1,66 million of them, received the October pension, and that for this purpose 103,6 billion dinars were paid from the budget of the Republic and from the PIO Fund," added the Ministry's announcement.
The Ministry appealed to citizens and the media not to spread unverified information and to rely exclusively on official announcements from competent institutions when providing information.
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