Goran Kovačević, professor at the Faculty of Criminal Studies, Criminology and Security Studies in Sarajevo and one of the most prominent society analysts, has become politically active as of recently and, as he highlighted, through his engagement he wants to prove that politicians can be moral and fight for better standard of citizens in B&H.
Speaking of reasons to enter politics and things he will insist on in his future work, Kovačević said:
“Unfortunately, situation in B&H is such that you can only see calamity, wherever you turn. People are walking like the living dead and I cannot look at that anymore, because it hurts me as a human being. Smiles are gone from the faces of people and I have been trying to point to those problems in my public appearances for a long time now, hoping that people on function will be ashamed of their acts,” Kovačević said.
Kovačević said that he does not believe in the policy of brotherhood and unity because that is kind of past, but that he believes politics should be nationally constructive and work for interests of all citizens, in the hope of raising living standards.
“Before all, I want to be a moral politician, not a political moralist as those who are currently on the political scene,” Kovačević pointed out.
Kovačević said that, unfortunately, certain political events only confirm that B&H is a country of absurdity; referring to the fact that one person charged with a certain criminal offence and currently in custody nevertheless received a confirmation that it can be a candidate for ministerial position in the Council of Ministers of B&H.
“We have already earlier had a president of FB&H who made decisions from prison, and then we had a case where certain advisors convicted of certain criminal offences work in state ministries. Personally, it terrifies me, especially since such things are considered normal in public. Reason why it terrifies me is that, if there is a basis for suspicion that someone committed a criminal offence that person should give up on any public function on its own, until the termination of trial process,” Kovačević said.
When asked to which extent the current situation on political scene can threaten the current ruling coalition, Kovačević believes that will hardly happen.
“The ruling coalition has its interests and they will do whatever it takes to stay where they are. That is why they are trying to influence judicial institutions, which they are indeed afraid of, by using various means. For this reason, I am sure that the coalition will survive only out of need and necessity, not because of people but because of their own interests,” Kovačević said.
(Source: klix.ba)
