The mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, has not appeared in public lately, and there are controversies about where he is and what he is doing. He told "Vreme" that he is doing well and that he is working, as always, "which can be seen at every step"
Protests are held in Belgrade every day, recently there were 24-hour protests Autocommand blocked, several protest participants were seriously injured after they were hit by cars, caught fire nursing home in Barajevo and eight people died, there were several in the last days bus collision, city government, headed by the mayor Aleksandar Šapić, they are silent about all this.
While Mayor Šapić's media conferences were frequent in December and last year, since the beginning of this year, the first man of Belgrade has hardly appeared in public.
Since the beginning of the year, no conference has been held in the town hall. At the end of January, Šapić met with the ambassadors of Sweden and Turkey, and three days earlier, on January 27, he was at the "Jovan Popović" Elementary School, to mark the school's celebration of St. Sava. Routine news about it was published on the city's website.
The public is arguing about the whereabouts of the mayor, and he says to "Vreme" that "he is fine, thank God".
"I don't need to talk about it every day"
"I am working as always, which can be seen at every step in our city." Streets are being widened, tidied up, construction is being done, important measures are being adopted... and if you want to see it, see it. I don't need to talk about it every day, and if you don't want to, it's pointless to call and explain something every day. The fact that I don't advertise in public every day is a matter of my choice," Šapić wrote in a message to "Vreme".
"I got a little tired of dilettantes in the world of our journalism, liars and hochstapler, so I decided since the last election, this summer, to reduce my appearances in broadcasts, and I'm sure you've noticed that since the election I've only been advertising at my conferences and that I'm very rarely a guest anywhere," wrote Šapić.
When it comes to the tragedy at the home for the elderly in Barajevo, when eight people died, Šapić says that it is a great tragedy, but that it has nothing to do with the city authorities and is not within their jurisdiction.
"I'm very sorry for that (what happened), but it has to do with the city of Belgrade and me, as much as the fact that it rained a little last night, but I'm sure you already know that, considering that I don't believe that you would allow yourself to ask that question without first asking yourself whose jurisdiction the homes for the elderly are under," wrote Šapić and continued:
"You were probably just trying to be a little mean, which is fine because I'm pretty used to it."
The last conference, according to information from the official YouTube account of the mayor and the website of the City of Belgrade, was held in December last year.
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