Pažin and his department believe that Stanković had to leave the position of VDT

The Director General of the Directorate for Justice in the Ministry of Justice and the chief negotiator for Chapters 23 and 24, Marijana Laković Drašković, says that there is an objective responsibility of Stanković for the situation in the Prosecutor's Office
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Ažurirano: 24.10.2019. 18:57h

When Televizija Vijesti asked the Prime Minister ten days ago whether the vote of the representative of the Government in the Prosecutor's Council, Nataša Radonjić, against the election of Ivica Stanković as acting head of the VDT meant the opposition of the entire Government to his election, Duško Marković did not answer specifically. He said that the Government respects her position.

"A member of the Council, when it comes to a representative of the Government, is free to decide according to his conviction - there are no directives, no conclusions. In any case, we respect this approach of Miss Radonjić," said Marković.

Although the Prime Minister claims that there were no directives, the Department of Justice says that the position on Stanković's election was agreed with Minister Zoran Pažin, Marijana Laković Drašković, Director General of the Directorate for Justice in that Ministry, said in a guest appearance on tonight's Načisto show on Vijesti Television.

Comnenic: It is strange to the Prime Minister because he said that she thinks for herself and no one was consulted.

Laković Drašković: Well, the prime minister is right in that sense, precisely because she thinks for herself because she is delegated in front of the Ministry of Justice to think for herself, and her head thinks the same as the minister's head, or my head.

Then Laković Drašković, with the remark that she might say something unexpected, announced that in addition to criminal responsibility, which is the responsibility of the prosecution and the court, Stanković is also objectively responsible for the situation in VDT.

Laković Drašković: And that is Mr. Stanković, for the general situation in the Prosecutor's Office, you have objective responsibility and for the inappropriate behavior, at least I will call it that, by his closest associate.

Comnenic: Are you saying that Mr. Stankovic was obliged to resign in this situation?

Laković Drašković: No. I want to say that Mrs. Radonjić was professional in the opinion of the Ministry of Justice to vote against and not for the acting prosecutor. I am telling you how we acted as the Ministry of Justice.

Komnenic: You thought he should have gone?

Lakovic: Of course.

Despite this, on October 8, Stanković was still elected acting VDT, thanks to the votes of his fellow prosecutors and professor of the Faculty of Law, Velimir Rakočević.

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