photo: nemanja jovanović / tanjugAt the end of August, the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, sent a letter to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in which he complained about the current social and political crisis. Two weeks after that, he told Europe from Beijing that he should come to the Chinese capital more often
President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić he wrote to the President of the European Commission on August 21 Ursuli of the Lajen, stating that student protests have turned into mass blockades and violent incidents led by extremist groups, writes N1 based on a document published on their portal.
Vucic wrote that the police were "maximum restrained" during these months.
"Nevertheless, as participation in the protests decreased, certain opposition elements expanded their tactics to organized violence, including attacks on police officers, public facilities and private property. More than 170 police officers were injured while fulfilling their duty to protect citizens - a responsibility that is at the core of every democratic state," Vučić told the European Commission President.
He accused certain media and non-governmental organizations, without specifying specifically, of spreading manipulative narratives and disinformation in an attempt to, he emphasized, present violent incidents as peaceful demonstrations, and legitimate police actions as repression.
As an example, he cited the case of Nikolina Sinđelić, who he says presents herself in public as a student, but in reality is an active member of an opposition political party. Vučić claims in the letter that Sinđelić made serious accusations against a high-ranking police officer without medical documentation and any evidence.
"Madam President, Serbia remains fully committed to its European path, democratic values and the rule of law. Our priority is dialogue, stability and constructive cooperation with our European partners. However, attempts to destabilize our country through violence and disinformation represent a risk not only for Serbia, but also for the stability of the wider Western Balkans," said Vučić.
Along with the letter, the president also submitted a video:
Lawyer Nikoline Sinđelić is looking for footage from the Government garage
Aleksandar Ivanović, the lawyer of Nikolina Sinđelić and Dušan Cvetković, told N1 that the statements of President Aleksandar Vučić in the letter, which concern his client, are untrue.
He pointed out that along with the criminal complaint, the medical documentation for Nikolina and Dusan was handed over to the prosecutor's office.
Ivanovic specifies that on August 18, Nikolina was at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, where her injuries were artificially administered - three days before the president sent a letter to the president of the European Commission. The psychiatrist's report was made on August 25.
He says that Nikolina constantly points out that there was a large camera in the room where the participants of the protest were brought and where they were beaten. He adds that he asked for that recording, and in the criminal complaint to the prosecution, he suggested that it be presented as evidence.
More letters
In a total of less than a month, the president sent letters to both the Guardian and the Financial Times (FT).
For the British Guardian, he responded to a review of the protests in Serbia in the form of a letter that was published on the portal and in the printed edition in the category - letters from readers. The title of the letter is: "Serbia cannot accept violent protests".
Vučić stated that most of the "unreported gatherings" were small-scale, that they became "violent", and that police actions "remained limited and restrained", but also that the elections will be held "before the deadline in 2027".
For FT, Vučić responded to allegations in the editorial "It's time to stop giving in to the authoritarian president of Serbia", which he said portrays Serbia's challenges as a binary choice for the current government between authoritarianism and complete surrender to the demands of opposition groups and student protesters.
Change of plate
Two weeks after writing the letter, Vučić says from Beijing that the visit to China will not affect Serbia's European path, while Evopi says that he should come to Beijing more often.
He told RTS that the entire European Commission recently visited China.
"Otherwise, it was going so smoothly for us until now, everything was nice to look at, and now suddenly, because they saw me at a meeting in Beijing, something will change. And how did it affect the existence of the European Union when the entire European Commission came to Beijing a few weeks ago? Everyone from Europe came to Beijing, came to negotiate with China on everything. Have you seen any negative announcement from Belgrade or any of us? How will it affect? It will not affect at all," said Vučić.
He added that no one in the EU can blame him for talking to his Chinese friends about any topic and stated that he doesn't blame any of them for talking to the Chinese either.
"I am not interested in who will say what," said Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
Source: N1/Nova.rs
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