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The prosecutor of the Republic of Serbia, Zagorka Dolovac, assessed that “it is clear to everyone” that during the July protests “the protesters used force against state institutions and the police”, and that officials from the Ministry of the Interior (MUP ) “reacted in accordance with the law. Establish public order and peace.”
Photo: Beta / Miloš Miškov“In no country in the world where there are government rights and a stable state organization, the protesters would not be allowed to use force and the perpetrators would be punished,” Dolovac said in an interview with the daily “Blic”.
He said that the ongoing process will determine whether there was abuse of force among the police, which would be a crime.
He gave an example of the procedure before the First Basic Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade, against unknown police officers suspected of the crime of abuse and torture. “The competent prosecutor’s office will inform the public about the result of this procedure.” “The Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) has already reported on that issue,” he said.
Belgrade’s first basic prosecutor’s office asked the Internal Control Sector of the Interior Ministry to determine the identity of the policemen who beat up Beta agency reporter Zikica Stevanovic during the protest in Belgrade on July 8, UNS announced on Wednesday.
Commenting on criticism from politicians, the public and the media that it did not react to many scandals and that it is completely unknown to the public, Dolovac said that it was a “political campaign against the prosecution as a whole” with the aim to discredit all audiences. prosecutors and deputies other than those who are at the discretion of the critics. “
That campaign is “myopic” because “by making such claims, the foundations of the entire criminal justice system in Serbia are undermined, and thus the daily safety of our citizens and of all who live and work in our country”, He said.
When asked if he is “under political pressure”, Zagorka Dolovac replied in the affirmative, saying that this was clearly demonstrated through “the actions of some politicians” and through information from “parts of the media”, especially as regards to facts that are of interest to these politicians. goals “.
“But make sure these pressures don’t affect my work,” Dolovac emphasized.
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