Serbian Army Union

Poor standards of living for soldiers, post-traumatic stress disorder and the lack of legislation to assist war veterans are causing suffering and leading to incidents like the suicide threat outside parliament on Thursday, the Serbian Army Union and Veterans' Association told BIRN.

The Serbian Army Union, which announced on Monday that it has filed a criminal complaint against two high-ranking officers for allegedly allowing football fan group members to use the army's guns for firing practice, told BIRN that it was forced to react after military officials failed to respond to internal complaints.