“Treason, then prison,” shouted Belgraders in front of the Prosecutor’s Office and the Court for Organized Crime, while assemblies read the “shortlist” of officials whom they believe should have been lustrated on October 6, 2000.
In the first place of the people who, in the opinion of the Belgrade assemblies, should have been lustrated on October 6, 2000, was Milorad Vučelić.
“Milorad Vučelić, in the ’90s, was the General Director of RTS. From 1992, he was one of the main promoters of nationalist propaganda during the wars. After 2000, he was the editor of Novosti and president of Partizan. He remained in the media and in sports as a symbol of regime propaganda,” the assemblies said.
Then Bogoljub Karić was on the list.
“In the nineties, he was close to Milošević. Owner of the BK company and financier of the regime. He became rich through monopolies and connections with the authorities. After 2000, he was politically active as the founder of the Strength of Serbia movement. He is commercially present in the region and in Russia. He publicly supported the Serbian Progressive Party on several occasions,” the assemblies said.
Dušan Bajatović was a provincial official of the SPS in Vojvodina in the ’90s.
“A young hope and one of the leading figures of Milošević’s regime. After the 2000s, he was the General Director of Srbijagas. He became a key figure in energy and networks of state and political influence. And he is known for millions in earnings,” they stated.
Then they listed Jorgovanka Tabaković.
“In the ’90s, she was an official of the Serbian Radical Party and a member of the National Assembly. She advocated an extremely nationalist and anti-Western policy. After 2000, she joined the Serbian Progressive Party. Since 2012, she has been the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia. She has been accused of subordinating the Central Bank to the interests of the authorities,” they said.
Miroslav Mišković is the next name they mentioned.
“In the ’90s, he was close to Milošević. He acquired wealth through privatization and regime monopolies. As the owner of Delta Holding after 2000, he remained the strongest tycoon and a key financial player. He used political connections to maintain power,” they said.
Ivica Dačić was the spokesperson for the SPS in the ’90s, justifying the policy of Slobodan Milošević, the assemblies reminded.
“He justified his repression during the wars. He maintained the continuity of Milošević’s personnel in power,” they said.
Dragoslav Bokan is the next name on the list.
“In the ’90s, he was influential in cultural institutions, and was connected with paramilitary groups close to Milošević’s regime. He participated in the mobilization and organization of propaganda related to wartime events in the region. After 2000, he continued to hold influential positions in culture, theaters, and projects. And recently he has been the President of the Managing Board of the National Theatre, where he carries out repression against actors,” they said.
Aleksandar Vulin, they recalled, was the Secretary General of JUL in the ’90s and a close associate of Mira Marković.
“After 2000, he was Minister of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs, Minister of Defense, Minister of Internal Affairs, and Director of the BIA. He is a promoter of the pro-Russian and anti-Western course and the strengthening of security repression,” they said.
Further:
“Milovan Bojić – in the ’90s, he was the director of the Clinical Centre of Serbia, Minister of Health, a member of the SPS, and a close associate of Milošević. He was accused of abuse and the politicization of healthcare. After 2000, he remained in the healthcare system, and since 2017, he has been the director of the Dedinje Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases. He is a symbol of unperformed lustration in medicine.”
The late Dragan Marković Palma is the next name they believe should have been lustrated a quarter of a century ago.
“In the ’90s, he was a local strongman in Jagodina. He was known for his private business and control of certain local firms and companies in Jagodina, often related to party employment. After 2000, he was the founder and leader of United Serbia, mayor, and member of the National Assembly, a coalition partner of every government. He was known for homophobia and controversial propaganda,” they said.
They listed the political career of Maja Gojković.
“In the ’90s, she was a high-ranking official of the Serbian Radical Party and a minister in the Government of Serbia from 1999 to 2000. She was loyal to Šešelj and the Milošević regime. After 2000, as a member of the Serbian Progressive Party, she was the President of the National Assembly and Minister of Culture. She is currently the President of the Executive Council of the AP Vojvodina. She is known for stifling parliamentary debate,” they said.
Vojislav Šešelj is the next name.
“In the ’90s, he was the leader of the Serbian Radical Party, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Serbia from 1998 to 2000. A warmonger and promoter of ethnic cleansing. After a TV debate on BK television, lawyer Barović was beaten by Šešelj’s associates. Šešelj later stated that Barović slipped on a banana peel. During the protests in 1992, Šešelj pulled out a pistol on students who were participating in demonstrations in front of the Serbian Assembly. He openly called for the expulsion of Croats from Vojvodina, for which he was legally convicted on the basis of crimes against humanity. After 2000, he retained political influence, spread hatred and extremism, and supported the Serbian Progressive Party from the shadows,” they listed.
Šešelj’s former close associate Tomislav Nikolić was also mentioned.
“In the ’90s, he was the Vice President of the Serbian Radical Party, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Serbia from 1999 to 2000, a political ally of Milošević and Šešelj. He is responsible for the warmongering policy. After 2000, as the President of Serbia from 2012 to 2017, he gave legitimacy to the power of the Serbian Progressive Party and enabled Vučić to take complete control over institutions and the state,” they said.
They concluded with the name that caused the loudest disapproval from the gathered crowd.
“Aleksandar Vučić – in the ’90s, he was the Secretary General of the Serbian Radical Party and Minister of Information from 1998 to 2000. He is responsible for the draconian law on information, the closure of independent media, and the repression of journalists, as well as the warmongering policy. He is known for the statement from the Assembly session in 1995: ‘Go ahead and bomb, kill one Serb, and we will kill a hundred Muslims. Let’s see if the international community or anyone dares to strike Serbian positions, can one behave like this with the Serbian people.’ During his term as Minister of Information, and following a media campaign and stigmatization on state media, journalist Slavko Ćuruvija was killed. After 2000, as the leader of the SNS, he established an authoritarian regime, control of the media and institutions, applying the same methods of repression and routinely violating the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia,” they concluded.
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