Dačić: Many try to revise history, from Germany to domestic forces after October 5

Ivica Dačić, the President of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) and Minister of Internal Affairs, marked Victory Day by denouncing what he described as widespread attempts to revise history. Speaking after laying a wreath at the Tomb of National Heroes on Kalemegdan, Dačić asserted that these revisionist efforts, occurring both on the international stage and within Serbia itself, aim to absolve fascists and Nazis of their responsibility for World War II.

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Ocenio je danas, povodom Dana pobede, da su u međunarodnoj zajednici, ali i u samoj Srbiji, na delu brojni pokušaji revizije istorije.

Dačić pointed to the fact that fighting in Yugoslavia continued until May 15th, even after Germany's capitulation on May 9th. He suggested this prolonged conflict indicated that "some of our domestic traitors fought more for fascism than for their homeland." This historical perspective serves to underscore his party's narrative of national struggle and betrayal.

Drawing a parallel to the period following October 5, 2000, Dačić recalled instances where individuals sought to legally equate those who fought against fascism with those who collaborated with it. He proudly stated that the SPS consistently voted against such measures, positioning the party as a staunch defender of the anti-fascist legacy.

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On je ukazao na to da su borbe u Jugoslaviji trajale do 15. maja, iako je Nemačka kapitulirala 9. maja, što, prema njegovim rečima, govori da su se "neki naši domaći izdajnici više borili za fašizam nego za svoju domovinu".

Addressing fellow party members at the graves of national heroes like Ivo Lola Ribar, Đuro Đaković, Moša Pijade, and Ivan Milutinović, Dačić declared the SPS as the successor to SKOJ, an organization to which these heroes belonged. He concluded his address with the potent anti-fascist slogan: "Death to fascism, freedom to the people."

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Neka je slava vama besmrtnim herojima naše Srbije, koji ste živeli i umirali za slavu i čast otadžbine.

Earlier, officials from the Ministry of Defense and the Serbian Armed Forces, including Minister Bratislav Gašić, Chief of the General Staff Milan Mojsilović, and SNS President Miloš Vučević (as envoy of President Aleksandar Vučić), laid a wreath at the Monument to the Unknown Hero on Avala. Vučević inscribed a message in the memorial book, vowing to defend peace, freedom, and the independence of Serbia, honoring those who fought and died for the nation.

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Da Srbiju nećemo dati. Da nam Srbiju neće pokoriti. I da ćemo odbraniti slobodu i nezavisnost naše jedine otadžbine, kojoj neka je slava u vekove vekova.