Miroslav Aleksić, leader of the opposition People’s Movement of Serbia (NPS), has called on the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and other competent institutions to act on criminal complaints his party says it has filed over the years against officials of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).
Speaking to Newsmax Balkans, Aleksić said Serbia had an opportunity to strengthen its institutions and establish a system in which no one is above the law.
“I believe we have an opportunity to heal as a society and establish a healthy system in which there are no privileged or protected individuals, and no one can engage in corruption with impunity. We do not need revolutionary justice, but institutional justice,” Aleksić said, according to a statement released by the NPS.
He added that those who had accumulated wealth through alleged corruption and the exploitation of others should have their assets investigated.
Aleksić said the NPS had filed complaints against several public officials, including Energy Minister Dubravka Đedović Handanović over alleged irregularities involving electricity billing and the awarding of contracts.
He also referred to complaints against Marko Kričak and other police officers over alleged abuse, torture and abuse of official position.
Aleksić questions reported pardon for Dijana Hrkalović
Aleksić also raised the case of former State Secretary at Serbia’s Interior Ministry, Dijana Hrkalović, claiming that President Aleksandar Vučić had pardoned her.
Hrkalović has previously been linked in public allegations to investigations surrounding the murder of lawyer Miša Ognjanović and the death of Vlastimir Milošević, whose body was found on tram tracks. Aleksić referred to allegations concerning the concealment of evidence and recalled that members of the ruling establishment had previously accused her of threatening the president and having him wiretapped.
These claims were presented by Aleksić and were not independently established in his remarks.
NPS to continue work at local level
Aleksić said the NPS would remain active as a parliamentary political party in 103 municipalities and cities across Serbia, with representatives in the provincial parliament and local assemblies in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš and other cities.
He said the party would continue its political work at the local level and support initiatives that align with its program.
Aleksić also said the NPS’s platform largely coincided with the positions of the Student List, adding that his party would be willing to support the implementation of shared proposals.
“We have preserved our integrity and stood on the right side of history, and that is much more important to me,” he said.
