TRAMPLING ON VICTIMS AND INSTITUTIONS: SPS Mr. Burns's and political profiteers MILKING THE TOPIC OF PIMPING GIRLS!
In the political skirmishes between the former and the latter, the potential victims – even if they mustered up the courage – would hardly dare report the monsters. Do not drag victims of violence through your political mud and stop exploiting them on the streets and at rallies.
The fact that for days now they have been using any means available and disregarding the potential victims of violence in their efforts to exploit a serious topic that has caused public outrage in order to score political points makes the confirmed political profiteers Marinika Tepić, Vice-President of the Freedom and Justice Party, and her boss Dragan Đilas no different from those accused by this duo of sexual exploitation of women – the "Mr. Burns's" of the SPS-United Serbia Coalition. Dragan Marković Palma, accused of pimping girls in Jagodina, has been whole-heartedly helped in the potential lawsuit and the trampling of victims by an old-new buddy of his – Mića Jovanović, the owner of Megatrend!
Political farce
Both groups of people, for personal and political reasons of their own, have turned a serious topic that ought to be addressed by the institutions of the state into a media circus. The former, i.e. the Đilas party profiteers, have turned allegations of procuring girls in Jagodina into a veritable political farce. How else can one understand the political rally, the slogans, and the shouting in front of the police headquarters in Jagodina, where Tepić gave a deposition yesterday, than as an obvious farce? But, it is a farce with dangerous consequences, as it puts pressure on the institutions and makes it more difficult for them to do their job of protecting victims and bringing maniacs to trial! The latter, epitomized by Dragan Marković Palma and Mića Jovanović aka Megatrend, contribute not a jot more to uncovering the truth, and also disregard the potential victims. On the contrary! They have been cashing in on them and trying to drag them down into their own political mud!
Both obviously care least about the victims. Because the Marković-Jovanović duo – who, incidentally, have gone overnight from bitter enemies to playing on the same team (with Megatrend even offering Palma to be a witness for the defence) – continues to insult women in their descriptions of the infamous Jagodina parties! One gets the impression that they don't mind seeing the women at various celebrations as décor. Jovanović himself – admittedly, prior to his "enlightenment" – described scenes in which Palma's wishes were the women's commands. What's shocking is that they see nothing troublesome about such maltreatment and humiliation of women because – Goodness gracious! – they weren't minors and none had been raped?!
In the political skirmishes between the former and the latter, the potential victims – even if they mustered up the courage – would hardly dare report the monsters!
Putting pressure
The state has shown in this as well as other similar cases, e.g. those involving Milena Radulović and Danijela Štajnfeld, that it is ready and willing to help and protect them, as well as start the proceedings at once. The responsible media outlets have also shown that protecting these women lies beyond any race to increase the circulation, but is that enough? Sadly, it hardly is, given that the very political circus is used to put pressure on the institutions and prevent them from doing their job.
Let the authorities resolve this case where it belongs – at the institutions of the state! And do not drag the victims of violence through your political mud and exploit them on the streets and at rallies!
Čitajte KURIR!
Ekipa Kurira
