SDP BP: Vandalism should be dealt with harshly

The Bjelopolje committee of the SDP strongly condemned the destruction of the Montenegrin flag on Freedom Square in that city.

In the early hours of the morning, vandals broke 12 state flags on Freedom Square in Bjelopolje, which are erected every year in honor of Independence Day and Statehood Day.

"The Social Democratic Party strongly condemns the outpouring of hatred that occurred when irresponsible individuals destroyed state flags in the town square. It is not only hatred towards the state that these vandals should also feel as their own, but also towards the majority of Montenegro, which 14 years ago chose civil and the European way. We want to believe that it is an unorganized move by an individual or a group of irresponsible and angry beings. But that does not mean that the process of identification and determination of responsibility should not be effective. On the contrary, it should become a priority of the competent state authorities, that rioters will be brought to the fullest extent of the law and the strictest condemnations", announced the Bjelopolje committee of the SDP.

They add that it cannot be allowed that "the pattern dictated by retrograde forces on the Montenegrin political scene and the SDP will strongly oppose the radicalization that some political subjects, aware of the loss of support, have been showing lately."

"For us, the state of Montenegro, its multi-ethnic harmony, the civil and European path are the most important priorities. That is why these vandalisms should be stopped sharply, in order to prevent the citizens of our Bijelo Polje from being disturbed. May Montenegro be eternal," they concluded. from Bjelopolje SDP.