Skopje, 17th May 2002

 

STATEMENT

 

 

The Civic Action Platform DOSTA E (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) hereby joins the reproaches addressed to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Ljube Boskovski, for his extremely irresponsible conduct during the tactical military exercise carried out in the "Mavrovo" National Park, the village of Leunovo.

 

DOSTA E reprehends:

 

The Minister who, in spite of the simulated concern and the promise that he would accept the possible personal accountability, obviously does not intend to keep his promises.

 

His Mentor, the Prime Minister Georgievski, who protects such exhibitionistic, myth manic, and autocratic behavior.

 

The Government and all other institutions that remain silent about this and similar incidents.

 

DOSTA E warns that:

 

The psychotic passion towards weaponry and almost a childish recklessness and frivolousness demonstrated by Minister Boskovski MUST NOT be considered as the "virtues" of a Minister.

 

This is one more in the series of examples that demonstrate the irresponsible and arrogant behavior of the authorities, as well as the alarmingly high level of MILITARISM in all segments of the society.

 

With the ignoring attitude towards this incident, the authorities severely violate all basic principles of democracy and human rights.

 

To leave this case unresolved will be another violation of the legal norms and non-enforcement of the law that is UNIVERSAL for EVERYONE.

 

If this continues, Macedonia will become a totalitarian society, with an elite government that has complexes.

 

DOSTA E calls upon:  

 

The President, the Government, and the Parliament, to insist on a fair and full investigation to resolve this case, and on Minister Boskovski to perceive his responsibility and to submit irrevocable resignation as an act of ethics.

 

The citizens of Macedonia, the non-governmental organizations, and the media, to continue with the pressure on the Government for the democratization of the society.

 

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Distributed to all media, diplomatic and international missions, political parties, Macedonian MPs, trade unions and mayors.

Translated into all languages spoken in the Republic of Macedonia.

 

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