Welcome to Serbian justice, where fairness has two faces and rules change like on an assembly line! While four young men who defended SNS party offices spent a whopping four months in jail, a group of blockers led by Pavle Cicvarić, who attacked police in Užice on July 6, were released immediately after the minimum detention period expired. Is this justice or a message that violence against police is allowed if you’re on the right side? The Užice court decided there’s no fear the suspects will commit the same crime again or disturb the public, so it lifted the detention of seven blockers, including Cicvarić. Meanwhile, the SNS youth remain behind bars, casting a serious shadow on the impartiality of Serbian justice.
This isn’t just a judicial scandal; it’s a social earthquake. How come those who attacked police get released, while those who defended law and order rot in jail? Is the prosecution actually endorsing attacks on police with this move? What message does this send to the law enforcers who protect us all? Two more blockers, Branko Jovanović and Marko Krejović, are still in custody, with the court set to review their appeals soon.
Professor Miletić analyzes the case and wonders why hatred and violence take center stage when the goal should be better functioning of the state and society. This story is just the tip of the iceberg of justice, politics, and social tensions in Serbia. If you think this is just another news story, think again — it’s a wake-up call and a question: who’s really on the side of justice?
And now, while you mull this over, check out the comments — who knows, maybe you’ve got a better theory or at least a good joke about all this. Justice or chaos? You decide!
