Vucic: "There was no coup, but someone tried to undermine government"

Vucic: "There was no coup, but someone tried to undermine government"

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has told state broadcaster RTS that he does not think "a coup" that the media speculated about took place. But, he added that he sees "a permanent intent to undermine the government."

- Journalist Dragan J. Vucicevic ten days ago presented some things that are not quite true, a coup is when there is a change of government from the inside. In this case, I do not think there was a coup, there is neither the strength nor the will for it. I do not feel endangered. There is a permanent intent here to undermine the government of Serbia, but that is not a coup. 

 

 

A day before my 'arrest warrant' was published on the front page of this newspaper. Nobody reacted. I understand that the prime minister is the most attacked person in the state and bothers somebody. The media group all along claimed that they did not mention Vucic. And it said, 'Vucic'. They are abusing a man like that (Kornica) to accuse the prime minister of being a criminal. Someone was in a lot of hurry about such an attack - said the prime minister, who took a polygraph test on Sunday after being accused of taking part in blackmailing and extortion against tabloid Kurir's director Aleksandar Kornic.

 

- This is the hardest possible accusation for the specific crime. I've never seen that man (Kornica). I asked further to take a polygraph (test), against which there is a terrible campaign. Then why do all liars fear the lie detector - said Vucic.

 

Asked "whether some Western countries were involved in the recent events" he said he "did not want to talk about things for which he had no proof," and added:

 

- I cannot speak about...

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