The Prophet in to the European Parliament Sandro Gozzi said that in a European country it would be unthinkable for a member of the ruling party to speak about the murder of a student on television.
He assessed that the fact that the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, did not invite the member of the Main Board of the Serbian Progressive Party, Siniša Vučinić, to resign from that position is very worrying.
Goci said that the elected officials should not further contribute to the increase of tensions and the escalation of violence.
Speaking about the statement of the member of the Main Board of the Serbian Progressive Party, Sinisa Vučinić, about the murder of Pavlo Cicvarić, Goci said that it is wrong when members of the ruling party talk about the potential murder of a student.
"A member of the ruling party who talks about the murder of a student on television should be immediately suspended, and I don't understand how he is not already suspended from his party after such a statement," said Goci.
He emphasized that tensions should not be ignited.
"Serbia is a European country that wants and needs to become part of the European Union, but we are concerned about what is happening right now - violence, serious violations of the rule of law, freedom of the media, academic freedom, and we think that the students' call to fight against corruption and for the rule of law is in accordance with what the European Union is and what it represents," Goci said.
He expressed the hope that the violence will subside and that dialogue and mutual respect will prevail, stating that this is the only way for Serbia to continue its European path.
According to him, the violence must stop, as well as the excessive and disproportionate reaction of the police, because the neutrality of the police is being questioned.
"In previous years, one of the main problems in the negotiations between Serbia and the European Union was respect for the rule of law, freedom of the media and academic freedom, which has now worsened and I hope that it will go into a new process of dialogue and that the elections will be in accordance with European standards," added Goci.
Source: FoNet