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The Sandulovic case can be classified as a mysterious political entanglement: how did the leader of a marginal party end up at the center of the Serb-Kosovo dispute?
It is suspected that everything started on January 2, when Nikola Sandulović posted on the X social network a video from his visit to the "Adem Jashari" complex in Kosovo, where he laid a wreath of flowers at the monument, where 50 were killed in 1998. family members of Adem Jashari, one of the founders of the KLA.
The chairman of the Republican Party was arrested a day later and ended up in custody because, as the High Prosecutor's Office in Nis announced, "he allegedly committed the criminal offense of inciting national, racial and religious hatred and intolerance." Sandulovic's lawyer, Cedomir Stojkovic, stated that "Sandulovic was interrogated for four hours at the premises of the Security and Information Agency (BIA), during which he was brutally beaten."
It is suspected that he lost consciousness several times and in the end the right half of his body remained unconscious, so he had to be transferred to the Military Medical Academy (MMA) in Belgrade. He was detained in Nis against the rules, his lawyer explained, because the Central Prison in Belgrade said that his health condition is such that he cannot be transported to Belgrade. "The reason for assigning detention is the risk of repeating the criminal offense, which is meaningless. He placed flowers on the grave of a seven-year-old child. And what is not here according to the law?", said lawyer Stojkovic.
Did Vulini give an order?
The credit for his arrest has been taken by Aleksandar Vulin, now former director of the BIA, who announced that "Nikola Sandulović was arrested by his order, on the suspicion that he actively supported the secession of Kosovo and violated the constitutional order of Serbia". Vulin stated that the ban was carried out by his order, which remained in force even after his resignation.
"If Sandulovic had placed a wreath on Himmler's grave, the Mossad would have killed him. If he had placed a wreath on Osama bin Laden's grave, the CIA would have come to get him. By placing a wreath of flowers on the grave of the Serbian murderer Adem Jashari, Sandulovic was detained by my order and by the order of the prosecutor", said Vulin, who "asked for Serbia's forgiveness" for not being able to do anything more than that's it. Lawyer Cedomir Stojkovic believes that Vulin's statement is "a lie and an attempt to take responsibility", because, as he says, "Vulin was forced to resign two months before the controversial tweet. This is an agreed statement between Vucic and Vulin, who now (falsely) takes responsibility for everything that causes international damage to the regime of Aleksandar Vucic."
Russians, Hungarians, Trump and singers
Nikola Sandulović is undoubtedly a controversial political and public figure who has a long history of controversial appearances. The "Republican Party" is registered as a party representing the interests of the Hungarian national minority in Serbia.
Although Sandulovic publicly supports Donald Trump and is in favor of Serbia's membership in NATO, on the eve of the 2016 elections, the director of the Republican Party participated in the collection of forged signatures for the United Russian Party for money, and for this reason are even some folk singers were banned in Serbia. In March last year, Sandulović, on behalf of the Republican Party, signed an agreement with Faton Kurti, the president of the Republican Party of Kosovo, which provides for mutual recognition between Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo, as well as joint entry into the EU and NATO .
He received wider media attention in 2014 when he interrupted then-Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic's presentation at the London School of Economics. He introduced himself as a former advisor to Zoran Djindjic, although it was officially recorded that he was part of Djindjic's security for only a period. He released a disc to the public, which he said contained evidence of election irregularities. By the way, in 2001, Sandulovic ended up in the White Book of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia, as a member of the Zvezdara criminal group.
Honored guest in Kosovo
Although he leads a small political organization, Nikola Sandulovic publicly prides himself on his strong ties to American Republicans, and he is welcomed at a high political level in Pristina as well. Last year in February he was received by the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti. It is interesting that on this occasion, as it was said in the news, he also visited the Adem Jashari Memorial Center. So the question remains, is Sandulovic's latest post actually a video from last year, and why was he arrested now and not earlier?
Even the prime minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, has commented, as he said, on the "severe beating" of the leader of the Republican Party, Nikola Sandulović, "by the Serbian secret service" and has assessed that "this is an indication of what will happen to the citizens of Serbia if they dare to accept the truth and try for reconciliation". "I am deeply disturbed by reports that Serbian opposition leader Nikola Sandulovic is paralyzed due to a severe beating by the Serbian secret service. This comes after his apology for the crimes committed by Serbia during the genocidal campaign in Kosovo", Kurti wrote on the X platform.
Reactions from the EU and London
As the media reports, the institutions of the European Union are monitoring the situation regarding Nikola Sandulovic. European Commission spokeswoman Ana Pisonero says: "It is important to have completely clear facts about the case. We expect the rights of all citizens to be respected. Any detention must be based on reasonable suspicion that a criminal offense has been committed and all credible allegations of violence must be effectively pursued by the appropriate authorities."
The British Foreign Minister, David Cameron, who recently visited Kosovo, also spoke about this. Responding to the question of the head of the Committee on Foreign Policy of the British Parliament, Alisha Cairns, about the arrest of Sandulovic, Cameron said that he was aware of these reports and assessed that they are "extremely disturbing"./DW
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