Serbia’s opposition party SRCE (Serbia Centre) has accused President Aleksandar Vučić of overstepping his constitutional role by launching an online platform for citizens to report alleged misconduct by public officials, corruption and abuse of office.
In a statement released on Monday, SRCE argued that the initiative effectively allows Vučić to assume the responsibilities of the police, prosecution and judiciary.
The party also dismissed Vučić’s claim that thousands of citizens had already submitted complaints through the platform, describing it as an attempt to divert public attention from what it called widespread corruption and organized crime within the state.
“Reducing the role of the head of state to that of a municipal inspector—dealing with issues such as pigs being raised in a residential building in Borča or the paving of local roads near Kragujevac—is merely a smokescreen designed to protect those responsible for high-level corruption and abusive officials within the system,” the party said.
SRCE further criticized the lack of transparency surrounding the platform, claiming that the public has received no information about who processes the submitted data, where it is stored or whether any formal legal proceedings have been initiated based on the complaints.
The opposition party also argued that, despite Serbia’s status as a candidate for European Union membership, the country continues to struggle with corruption and the misuse of state institutions, including what it described as the use of public office for political campaigning ahead of anticipated elections.
Earlier on Monday, President Vučić announced that more than 7,200 reports had been submitted through the online platform “Ko si bre ti?” (“Who Are You?”) since its launch on July 10.
According to Vučić, the complaints have been categorized by district and municipality, and several issues have already been addressed, including resolving complaints about pigs being raised in a residential building in Borča and road paving projects in the Kragujevac area.
The Serbian government has not responded to SRCE’s criticism, and the opposition’s allegations have not been independently verified.
