Borivoje Borović: the top of politics has contact with fan groups – Sport

The fact that Veljko Belivuk, a man with a police record and the criminal nickname Velja Nevolja, was sitting in the box of Partizan in the eternal 163rd derby against Red Star, unfortunately did not surprise anyone.

Photo: FoNet / Marija Djokovic

In the last two decades, criminal people have almost become wondering hosts in almost everything in the two strongest football clubs, and their influence on the leadership of the “eternal” is no longer even hidden from the public. .

The vice president of the Blue and Whites, Vladimir Vuletić, justified Belivuk’s presence by saying that he was a member of the club’s assembly, although he was even suspected of murder, and was convicted of beating FC Partizan security workers when a group of thugs attacked to the club director, Miloš Vazura.

Hooligans are known to have influenced the management of clubs since the 1990s. They officially entered the governing bodies of Zvezda and Partizan for the first time just over ten years ago.

First, Vladan Lukić, as president of the rojiblancos, allowed the “deli” to hand over their representatives to the club’s Assembly, and then they followed that example from the other side of the Topčiderski brdo.

The appearance of fans on the athletic track, which was seen in the last derby, and from which they throw or threaten opposing players is not news either.

The eternal derby was interrupted 20 years ago at Zvezda Stadium because local team hooligans flew onto the pitch, and Partizan players testified that they were mostly beaten by people wearing photojournalist vests.

The lawyer Borivoje Borović explains to Danas that cooperation with the fans has always existed, that it started as a kind of control of potential voters, but that over time everything got out of control. According to him, the political parties have so far shown no desire to “stop cooperating with the paramilitary fans” and that is why these groups are getting stronger.

– That is why certain criminal acts are tolerated. That is why we are witnessing that the top of the political government has direct contact with fan groups. We even have a case where the highest officials in this country brag about their past as fans, sending the message that it is more important for young people to support certain clubs. As a lawyer, I know that no one in the underground has ever expressed their gratitude to any politician, but is only willing, if they no longer serve him, take up arms and take revenge on the politician who protected him.

Borovic warns that the consequences of cultivating relationships with criminal groups through soccer clubs can be fatal. One big problem is that in recent years, people close to crime in fan groups have had the opportunity to legalize their money through various agreements with the state.

– In this area, underground people have long been laundering money with impunity. A couple of criminal groups are being processed in the Special Court for serious crimes and there are also money laundering processes. However, in general, most criminal groups are not deprived of their property or money laundering. This government is shrewd and interferes in all aspects of social life. They also have information on each group of fans. The police control fan groups and on the other hand, fan groups also control the police. I am sure that they are involved in drug matters together, and the Jovanjic case is an example of that, in which we have prosecuted people who are members of the VBA (Military Security Agency) and the Serbian Ministry of the Interior. Not all were in the same space and work. Obviously it was a project someone was overseeing. I still can’t figure out and say who exactly, but probably someone from the government – concludes Borović.

If Vučić does not have the strength, he has who knows and can

Borivoje Borović also referred to President Aleksandar Vučić’s statement from a few years ago, when he said that he “does not have the strength to deal with the fans.”

– Everything is marketing, and that paramilitary is seen as a fan and a voter at the same time. This is a practice that has unfortunately made its way into recent political history. If you claim that you cannot fight criminal fan groups, please resign. I know there are people in this country who are competent and who certainly can do it, who have courage and knowledge. It’s heresy to say now, but during communism, it never happened that the underground could influence or control the government, says Borović.

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