Collapse of the Rule of Law in Serbia: the "Savamala" Case

[Stronk Serb]

http://pointpulse.net/magazine/collapse-rule-law-serbia-savamala-case/

Vlerchan, like I said, we're fucked.
If the police won't protect us from masked thugs illegaly evicting us, will they also hesitate to protect us from roaming gangs? Is this the "Serbia Wins" which the Progressives promised us pre-elections? This whole thing starts from the top, from the Interior Minister, Nebojša Stefanović, known among the people as Neša the Snot. The PM could be involved too, since things like this never haplen without his approval.

[Vlerchan]

Title lends itself to the idea that a greater violation of citizen's rights occurred.

Nonetheless, if this bypassed legal procedures, those responsible should be forced to step down. There should also, probably, be a probe into the response of the police, and it lends credence to the idea that soft-censorship results in inefficiencies. Though, I always believes that.

The problem the article seems to also highlight is that the complexities of the different bureaucracies makes it difficult for the actual culprit to be determined.

[Stronk Serb]

Title lends itself to the idea that a greater violation of citizen's rights occurred.

Nonetheless, if this bypassed legal procedures, those responsible should be forced to step down. There should also, probably, be a probe into the response of the police, and it lends credence to the idea that soft-censorship results in inefficiencies. Though, I always believes that.

The problem the article seems to also highlight is that the complexities of the different bureaucracies makes it difficult for the actual culprit to be determined.

The problem is the overlapping of jurisdiction and loosely defined laws, abuse of said situation by corruot officials. For example, the Communal police can stop a bus to take in people without tickets, even though only Traffic police can stop the traffic by law. Also for example bus controllers can force you out of the public transport (ran by a public company) which is legally regarded as public space, yet the law states that only a member of the Army, police or the fire brigade can force you off public space with a good reason (law-breaking, combat zone, safety hazard etc.). My friend who goes to law school says that Serbia is a legislative nightmare. I mean knife carry law is so loosely defined that it is up to the officer doing the search to determine if it's ok to carry it or not. Well, rights were violated, some if not all people who worked or lived in legally built objects there before they were evicted without proper court papers and monetary compensation.