GA: Dobričanin's statements are problematic

The Civic Alliance (GA) believes that it is statement by Dr. Vladimir Dobričanin "about the atmosphere that, unfortunately, certain non-governmental organizations and individuals create on portals", calling for the murder of doctors in Montenegro", problematic to say the least.

"We invite the doctor and his colleagues to say which NGOs, the media, and when they created such an atmosphere and when they addressed the public without evidence for their claims, which were presented to them by the citizens. We are afraid that this is a classic exchange of theses, because omissions have been pointed out for a long time, and when the public concentrates on something that has been kept silent for years, the prosecutor's office does its job, then there are the culprits on duty - the media and NGOs, because the state is incapable of arresting those who are really responsible because that is what it seems, as Dobričanin says "arrests for the sake of one's own credibility and to remove the guilt from one's self," states the announcement of the GA.

They add that if Dobričanin and his colleagues know who is really to blame for the situation in the hospitals, if they know which NGOs and the media fabricated it, they should enlighten the public and take the burden off the investigative authorities by providing them with evidence and clearly pointing the finger at sensationalist NGOs and the media .

"In order to once again free the branch that works in impossible conditions from undue pressure, especially after the "violation of the dignity of doctors by turning them into criminals". We agree with this and you have our full support to solve the problems and not allow criminals and healthcare workers to be equated. We also call for caution. General statements such as "the media "feed" the public with stories about health care scandals", and that "this behavior leads to a decrease in patients' trust in doctors" can be taken for granted and the public will think that the media has invented all these stories and that they have the power to convince the prosecutor's office to arrest the innocent, and that the media are the main culprits in the decline of patients' trust. It will be someone else after all," the announcement states.

GA announced that the role of the media and NGOs in this and other cases is to keep the public awake and note that no one is untouchable and that everyone bears responsibility.

"Now that the prosecutor's office is doing its job, NGOs and the media are to blame for the "targeting" of doctors. Mwe ask responsible people to present their arguments responsibly and direct their focus to those who set up this system, whether it is the one who keeps their industry on these branches or the one who set up a chain of inviolability in which any responsible action is surprising. Even if there were arrests," the statement concludes.