Serbian opposition: State capitulated to mafia after prosecutor's car torched

Valjevo, Serbia – An opposition politician has sharply criticized the Serbian government, accusing it of surrendering to organized crime after a prosecutor's car was set on fire.

Aleksandar Olenik, vice-president of the LSV-Vojvođani party, called the incident the "darkest result" of President Aleksandar Vučić's rule, stating that the state has capitulated and the mafia now controls institutions. "When organized crime controls the police, prosecutors become victims and targets," Olenik said in a written statement.

He described the attack as a "direct and brutal blow to the little justice that remains" and an attempt to "liquidate the legal state." Olenik accused the authorities of deliberately creating a system where criminals are protected while those who should prosecute them are left to street gangs. "When the police remain silent and do not protect judicial officials, they consciously become accomplices in the mafia order that rules Serbia," he stated.

Valjevo police confirmed that the vehicle belonging to prosecutor Vukašin Vujičić was doused with flammable liquid and set on fire early on August 16. An investigation is underway, and a criminal complaint will be filed against unknown perpetrators. The incident has heightened concerns about the safety of judicial officials in Serbia.

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Kada organizovani kriminal upravlja policijom, tužioci postaju žrtve i mete. Ovaj bezumni napad u Valjevu nije samo paljenje nečije lične imovine, već direktan i brutalan udar na ono malo preostalog pravosuđa i pokušaj potpune likvidacije pravne države.