Veran Matić: In Serbia, there is an agreed impunity; the attackers have Vučić's protection.

Attacks like the one on Stevan Filipović, the director and professor at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, as Matić assessed, are not incidents, but rather a "planned increase in overt violence," which he claims is being carried out by Vučić's parapolice "units," whose goal, among other things, is "to intimidate opponents and critics of the government."

Matić, who was himself physically attacked in front of the Serbian Assembly, stated that in the early days of the student and civic protests, a "parallel security system for Vučić" began to be established, or rather an "institutional barrier around the Presidency, along with the simultaneous strengthening of his parapolice 'units'."

Since then, according to him, there have been dozens and hundreds of attacks on those who documented what was happening, especially on cameramen and individuals who filmed with mobile devices, because "it is important for the authorities to prevent any publication."

"Since the police cannot constantly attack opponents of the government, a parapolice unit has been created that is systematically dealing with this. After all, President Vučić himself spoke about 37,000 loyalists, among them are his brother and son. At that time, it sounded naive, but now it is far from that. They resemble fascist phalanxes, and the institutional barrier around the Presidency is comparable to what Maduro did around his seat in Venezuela," Matić assessed.

He also claims that this parapolice "unit" operating throughout Serbia consists of "the same people with substantial criminal records, those who have attempted murder, those who have been pardoned, or criminals who have not been punished—and it operates according to the same pattern."

"This is, in fact, a parapolice phalanx that seems to have never ceased since the 1990s. Back then, they committed the most horrific crimes against Bosniaks, Croats, Serbs who think differently… And now they have 'returned' to the center of Belgrade, to an unhygienic park, and inflict harm on those who think differently, especially those who document what is happening," Matić noted.

He assessed that Vučić's condemnation of violence is absurd, especially since he simultaneously claims that the so-called "Ćacilend," which Matić asserts is Vučić's idea, is "the freest place in Europe where the most honorable people gather," even though investigative media have revealed that these are individuals with criminal records.

"The president also protected Milan Radoičić, who is responsible for the terrorist incident in Kosovo, organized the transportation of 87 aggressors by plane to Montenegro, where a gathering of European leaders was held, and pardoned the aggressors who broke a student’s jaw," added Matić.

Source: Beta