Serbian opposition slams 'criminals' on Vučić's charter flight to Montenegro

The Serbian opposition has reacted with outrage to Montenegrin police denying entry to passengers arriving on a charter flight from Belgrade for the EU-Western Balkans Summit. Opposition figures labeled the incident a "scandal and a disgrace for Serbia," alleging that President Aleksandar Vučić dispatched a plane filled with "criminals" to provide his security.

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Vucic sent a plane full of criminals to guard him.

Borko Stefanović, deputy leader of the Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP), described the detentions at Tivat airport as a clear sign of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party's failed "European path" and a threat to regional stability. Stefanović demanded that Vučić explain who funded the controversial flight and why individuals with criminal records were invited to act as his "advance guard" in Montenegro. He also questioned whether the passengers were armed.

Srdjan Milivojević, leader of the Democratic Party (DS), called for Vučić's resignation following the deportation of these "persons of interest." Milivojević asserted that sending a "plane full of criminals to guard him" has severely damaged Serbia's international standing. He accused Vučić of behaving like a mafia boss at regional summits, bringing "paramilitary and parapolice structures, thugs, and criminals" with him.

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scandal and a disgrace for Serbia

Zdravko Ponoš, leader of the Serbia Center (SRCE) party, referred to the 90 individuals as "Caciland graduates" intended to lead pro-Vučić chants during the summit. Ponoš suggested Vučić uses such displays for "domestic consumption" to distract from domestic chaos. He criticized Vučić's behavior towards neighbors and his perceived subservience to leaders like Trump and Xi Jinping, questioning how long regional partners will tolerate being "extras in his performances."

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The Serbian public is now seeing what Vucic has been doing at regional summits for years. He does not travel as a head of state, but as a mafia boss, bringing with him paramilitary and parapolice structures, thugs, and criminals from ‘Caciland’