27.10.2024. » 10:52 | ACDC
NGOs from the north call on Mayor Atiq to resign
After yesterday's incident, in which our fellow citizen Miloš Subotić was arrested and then subjected to torture at the police station, Mayor Atić had two options.
After yesterday's incident, in which our fellow citizen Miloš Subotić was arrested and then subjected to torture at the police station, Mayor Atić had two options. The first was, considering that the victim of police torture is a citizen of the municipality he represents, to react by calling for a thorough investigation into this case, reaching out to Miloš Subotić and offering legal assistance, and advocating for the consistent enforcement of laws to protect citizens from police torture. Unfortunately, he chose the second option — to remain silent, thereby endorsing the police's actions, and to respond by attacking those who are alerting the public to the police's unlawful actions, specifically civil society organizations.
Yesterday's statement from Mayor Atić was nothing more than an evasion of responsibility and pressure on civil society organizations, demonstrating that his primary focus is party interests rather than the citizens of North Mitrovica, whom he is supposed to represent. Furthermore, in his statement, Mayor Atić randomly targets individuals and organizations that spoke out on this matter, publicly framing civil sector activists as "enemies" of Kosovo society.
Therefore, out of legal and moral responsibility, we call on Mayor Atić to resign, demonstrating that he does not support the systemic use of excessive force, torture, and inhumane police treatment, which occur almost daily.
- Center for Affirmative Social Action - CASA
- New Social Initiative - NSI
- Advocacy Center for Democratic Culture - ACDC
- Institute for Territorial Economic Development - InTER
- NGO ACDC
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