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Marijan Grakalić: Ljubljanski proces – predigra prijeloma epohe
Početkom svibnja 1988. godine uhapšen je u Ljubljani tadašnji slovenski politički aktivist i
omladinski lider Janez Janša, a ubrzo potom i novinari omladinskog tjednika ”Mladina” David Tasić
i Franci Zavrl, te zastavnik Ivan Borštner. Oni su zatvoreni u vojni zatvor i predani vojnom
istražnom sucu na ispitivanje. Optuženi su i kasnije osuđeni za izdaju vojne tajne, a cijeli je taj
proces izazvao…
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Leto depolitiziranja medijev, da širijo le še resnice
»Naša glavna obljuba ljudem ob izvolitvi je bila, da bomo ponovno živeli v normalni državi. To pomeni delujočo pravno državo, demokracijo in odprto družbo. To obljubo smo izpolnili.« je ob prvi obletnici vlade povedal premier Robert Golob, ki je pred novinarje prišel s predsednico SD Tanjo Fajon in koordinatorjem Levice Lukom Mescem. Golob in Mesec pa sta se pohvalila, da sta v veliki meri že…
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Slovenia just elected our first female president!
#I'm enjoying this#she doesn't get that much power and is very outspoken about human rights so a win#plus she bit the second in command to janez janša so win win#slovenia#slovenian presidential election 2022
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Map of the "Final Dissolution of Yugoslavia", as allegedly scandalously proposed only days ago by Janez Janša, Slovenian PM, in his letter to Charles Michel, President of the EC ahead of Slovenian presidency over the Council of the European union. Map by news1.mk, legend and translation by me
by PepperBlues
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"In the new year 2023, a future that has not yet happened awaits us" - Janez Ivan Janša, being very smart and profound
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In a referendum on Sunday, Slovenians supported a bill to reduce political influence on and restore editorial independence to the national broadcaster, Radio Television of Slovenia, RTVSLO.
The current leadership of the public media service was appointed by the former right-wing government of Janez Janša. RTVSLO is the largest media outlet in Slovenia and has 2,000 employees.
The current ruling centre-left coalition, which won the legislative elections in Slovenia in April, adopted a law on the reform of RTVSLO shortly after taking power. It aims to depoliticize the broadcaster by putting civil society in charge off key appointments.
Jansa’s Slovenian Democratic Party, SDS, then sought a referendum as the last attempt to prevent adoption of this law. But the results of the referendum did not meet their expectations.
More than 62 per cent of those who turned out supported the bill, paving the way for its implementation. Janša often criticized the media and journalists, accusing them of bias, and during his mandate most directors and editors of the RTVSLO news program were dismissed, which resulted in public protests.
Because of cancelled broadcasts, the reassignment of journalists and other moves that were considered a threat to media freedom, Slovenia’s freedom of press rating fell from 36th to 54th place in Reporters Without Borders’ 2022 report.
“Their struggle is an important example for other journalists in Europe because the public media service must remain a pillar of an independent democratic environment. Congratulations to the colleagues,” the president of the European Federation of Journalists, Maja Sever, said on Twitter, after the results of the poll.
Prime Minister Robert thanked the voters for taking seriously the message to go to the referendum. According to him, the message is clear as well as highly relevant, and politicians should “stop making fun with the country” and start working for the benefit of the people and for the future. He also said politicians should understand that referendums are not a convenient tool for venting their frustrations.
“I don’t expect anyone to resign, nor even retire, at least not tomorrow,” he said for RTVSLO. However, he said he expected the opposition to humbly accept the will of the people. He also hoped that “politicians of all colours” would make an effort to implement this will, and not always look for new obstacles.
“I believe that we will show maturity and that tomorrow we will all live in a better Slovenia”, he said. “Let’s all start working together for the future. Good luck, Slovenia,” RTVSLO reported the Prime Minister as saying.
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Der Trend geht zur Volksbewaffnung
Ansage: »Welche Zeiten in Europa spätestens nach dem Hamas-Massaker in Israel und der darauf folgenden islamisch-antisemitischen Hasswelle angebrochen sind, zeigen die Appelle des ehemaligen slowenischen Premierministers und heutigen Oppositionsführers Janez Janša, das Volk solle langsam, aber sicher Vorbereitungen treffen, Mittel zur angemessenen Selbstverteidigung zu ergreifen. „Der Spaß ist vorbei. Bewaffnet euch. Legal!“, forderte Janša auf Twitter. Die Regierung […]
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Nekik már nyolc
Szűcs Róbert Gábor
>Olvasom, hogy a tusványosi pártrendezvényen a Béketábor olyan rendíthetetlen tagjai is jelen lesznek,
mint az LMP, az MSZP és Jobbik szélsőségesen ellenzéki pártok képviselői. Lehet, hogy még meg is
kérdezik a szintén meghívott Janez Janša volt szlovén kormányfőt a szlovén börtönviszonyokról (elvégre
nyolc hónap nem kis idő), vagy arról, hogy végül is mennyi pénz maradt…
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Ljubljana – Die für Anfang Juni angepeilte Bildung der neuen slowenischen links-liberalen Regierung droht sich wegen eines beispiellosen Manövers der konservativen Opposition zu verzögern. Die SDS des bisherigen Regierungschefs Janez Janša beantragte am Mittwoch ein Referendum über geplante Änderungen des Regierungsgesetzes, mit dem die neue Ressortverteilung festgelegt wird. Die Regierungsbildung in geplanter Form wurde damit vorerst ausgebremst und dürfte sich um einen Monat verzögern.
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Golob: Le agresor, Rusija, lahko ustavi vojno
Ob obletnici Ruskega poskusa hitre okupacije Ukrajine in zamenjave oblasti, ki je Vladimirju Putinu propadel, brutalna vojna pa še ni končana, je izjavo medijem poslal premier Robert Golob. Izjavo je drugačna od nenavadnih mirovniških pozivov Milana Kučana, ki izenačujejo agresorja in napadenega in podobnih izjav zunanje ministrice Tanje Fajon, ki je nasprotovala obsodbi Ruskega terorja in pozivu…
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Another victory against fascism.
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2021 / 26
Aperçu of the Week:
"If Europe were once united in the sharing of its common inheritance, there would be no limit to the happiness, the prosperity, and the glory which its people would enjoy."
Sir Winston Churchill
Bad News of the Week:
Over the years, the EU has evolved from a purely economic alliance into a community of values. Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union makes this "respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights." And these values must be defended. Unfortunately, not only externally in bilateral relations with the whole world, but increasingly internally. Two incidents of the last week fill me with concern in this regard.
The highest body of the EU is the so-called Council, consisting of the heads of government of all member states. The presidency rotates every 6 months, and since July 1, 2021, it is held by Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša. The former constituent republic of socialist Yugoslavia and of it since 2004 first EU member is a European success story. A member of NATO and, since 2007, of the euro zone, Slovenia is now the most prosperous country in the Balkans. According to a 2020 assessment by the Bertelsmann Stiftung, it has achieved above-average success in its economic transformation and political development. And the United Nations Development Program ranks the parliamentary republic among the countries with very high human development.
So the European community of values should actually be in good hands with the head of government of this model student of democratization. Actually. Because Janša, to put it mildly, is polarizing. He repeatedly doubted that global warming in the context of climate change was man-made. He argues for the right of Slovenian citizens to carry firearms. He considers "cultural Marxism" a key threat to the European Union. He congratulated incumbent Donald Trump on his election victory in 2020 before the vote count ended. He has been investigated several times for corruption, once resulting in a prison sentence. He sympathizes with Identitarian movements. He constantly tries to undermine freedom of the press and independence of the judiciary. And and and...
Usually, an EU Council president is expected to moderate, to seek balance, to mediate, to push the general agenda forward, etc. But this agenda currently includes possible sanctions against member states if they do not respect the defined values. The headliner here is, of course, Viktor Orbán. And now Janša has backed Orbán in the dispute over a Hungarian law restricting minors' rights to information on homosexuality. It is to be feared that he will instrumentalize his temporary office - for the first time in its history - to support personal interests. And he will gladly do so against the EU itself.
Another essential body of the EU is the directly elected parliament. In it, the political camps form factions according to their basic orientation, with conservatives, social democrats, liberals and greens dominating. This stable structure, which reflects the preferences of EU citizens, is now facing a challenge: the right-wing populists.
Under the leadership of Marine Le Pen of France's Rassemblement National, Matteo Salvini of Italy's Lega and Viktor Orbán of Hungary's Fidesz, 16 parties explicitly belonging to the right-wing spectrum are preparing to build a new alliance. In addition to the above-mentioned parties, the corresponding parties from Poland, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Romania, Greece, Bulgaria and the Netherlands are also part of the alliance.
The planned alliance is the "first stone" in the construction of an alliance to "reform Europe," according to the official declaration of intent. This alliance is the "basis of a common cultural and political work," adds Le Pen, Salvini calls the agreement a "charter of values" on the basis of which a Europe is to be built that is based "on freedom and identity instead of bureaucracy and standardization." In other words, they are planning the overthrow.
Good News of the Week:
A fundamental pillar of every democratic legal system is the principle of "giving the accused the benefit of the doubt". Even in ancient Rome, "In dubio pro reo" applied, and it is still true today: everyone must be presumed innocent until proven guilty. That is good and makes sense. In the 19th century, people in this country spoke of preferring to let twelve guilty people go free rather than hang one innocent person. Innocence weighed more than guilt. So far, so civilized.
Another legal principle in ancient Rome was "Ne bis in idem": (You can) not (be accused) twice for the same. This principle, too, has made it into the modern rule of law. Until last week. Because then the German Bundestag decided to change the underlying law. The background to this is the availability today of forensic and criminal technology resources and tools that did not exist in the past. The decision is causing a great deal of discussion among legal experts.
On the one hand, some see it as calling into question the legal authority of the judiciary. After all, the verdict must be valid - forever. Publicist Franziska Augstein (yes, she is his daughter) denounces this with verve under the headline "Forever suspect". The law would subject once accused to lifelong fear. They would face a lifetime of having their case retried. So what? Victims always have to suffer the consequences of a crime for life.
On the other hand, in some cases it is possible to prove guilt after the fact. I can remember a case in which, after twenty years, fiber and DNA traces led to the conviction of a perpetrator who had kidnapped a child and left it to die in captivity. But at that time he was acquitted for lack of evidence (which was technically not usable at that time). And therefore - "Ne bis in idem" - he could not be charged and convicted again. He remained a free man despite proven guilt. How do you want to explain this to the parents of this child? Everything in me bristles.
Other news of the last days: Bill Cosby was released early from prison. He was the first legally convicted celebrity in #metoo. So why was a clearly guilty man who drugged and raped women released early? For one thing, because many of his at least 60 victims were not considered in court because his acts were "time-barred" - another one of those issues that doesn't sit right in my head without complications. On the other hand, because there was a legal "formal error" in the agreement between two prosecutors. I also find it difficult to acknowledge this.
In this respect, I am satisfied that resourceful - and expensive, since it is usually the financial strength of a defendant that determines the quality of his defense (this, too, does not correspond to my sense of justice) - lawyers now have one less legal dodge at their disposal, which is questionable at least in some cases. For there is one principle of jurisprudence that cannot be shaken: proof beyond reasonable doubt. In my opinion, this has to count. And it should count regardless of when it came to light, by whom, and under what circumstances. Likewise victims should have a higher value than (proven!) perpetrators. After all, Justitia is supposed to be blind - and not stupid.
Personal happy moment of the week:
In French, my son got an A on a team assignment. That is remarkable. Because according to his own statement, he "hates" this school subject. Which is a shame, because after all, his stepmother, a French Canadian, and I speak and love this language. However, I have to concede to him that, especially at his age, the teacher is crucial (I just leave it there). And that the first year of a new subject under "pandemic circumstances" is anything but ideal. Nevertheless, his big sister should finally stop picking on this belle langue - after all, she is a role model!
I couldn't care less...
...that Germany has been kicked out of UEFA Euro 2020. The Belgium vs. Italy match on Friday, for example, clearly showed that there are simply much better teams at the moment. And apparently also better coaches - I really don't understand any of this, but some tactical lineups seemed questionable even to me. But that doesn't mean that I would root for England now ;-)
As I write this...
...only with the right hand, I suffer from the so called "Moderna arm" - it's a good thing that as a right-handed person I had the first COVID vaccination put into my left arm. My daughter had still told me to let my arm rotate vigorously in order to avoid exactly that. But when everyone else in the waiting area looked at me a little irritated, I let it go. That was probably a mistake.
#aperçu#thoughts#bad news#good news#happy moments#news of the week#winston churchill#european union#slovenia#janez janša#viktor orban#european council#european parliament#marine le pen#matteo salvini#right wing#in dubio pro reo#ne bis in idem#ancient rome#justice#justice system#bill cosby#french#uefa european football championship#moderna#populism
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an employee at the ministry of foreign affairs is leaking internal dispatches to ex-PM Janez Janša and he fucking POSTED THE PHOTO ON TWITTER WTF
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Slovenia got its two finalists in the first round of presidential elections held on Sunday – Anže Logar, an MP for the right-wing Slovenian Democratic Party, SDS, and Natasa Pirc Musar, an attorney and former Information Commissioner and journalist. On 13 November, one of them will become the new President.
The position of state president in Slovenia is important. Although the post involves quite a lot of protocol obligations in a political system like Slovenia’s, the President of the Republic has, or may have, important political weight. They are an important symbol of the country. Citizens should be able to rely on the President to help them make difficult political decisions.
The President is also an important figure in government relations. They have the ability to respond to current policies and thus significantly influence the formation of standpoints on political or social problems. Citizens felt this most between 2020 and 2022, when Janez Jansa’s government, under the pretext of fighting Covid-19, punished people for reading the constitution in town squares and protesting against his government’s ill-considered measures.
The current President, Borut Pahor, however, hasn’t spoken up once during this period! The entire time, he was making pacts with Jansa, while the latter was insulting political rivals, journalists and ordinary citizens in the position of Prime Minister. Pahor simply didn’t understand that, as Jean-Paul Sartre said: “Every word has consequences. Every silence, too”. In the spirit of overcoming divisions and the urgency of collaboration, he remained silent and allowed racism, chauvinism and homophobia to flourish in public discourse. Pahor is mainly responsible for the fact that Slovenia is now dealing with the heritage of the third government of Janša, who, like any authoritarian, destroyed everything around him.
The fact that Jansa’s SDS has a presidential candidate confirms that the second round of presidential elections is important. Logar declares himself to be independent, trying in every way to move away from the policies of his party and his boss. He’s unclear in terms of his standpoints. He calls for dialogue, collaboration, and overcoming differences. In his slogans, we hear likeable words about having a “vision” for the country’s development. His messages go far beyond the jurisdiction of a state president, which is no obstacle to sending citizens corny messages about how important it is for us to work together and love each other.
This is a typically hypocritical approach for someone who, without Janša, would not even exist as an actor in the political space. Logar owes everything he has achieved in life to the SDS. From leader of the youth wing of the party, through to Member of Parliament, to Foreign Minister. He even obtained his PhD from a private faculty run by members and sympathizers of the SDS. He is a Member of Parliament, in which he and his party are trapped beyond reality, abusing democratic instruments (referendums) and spreading hatred towards those who think differently. Via their messages, this hatred is spreading like physical violence on the streets of Ljubljana.
On the other side, there’s the non-party candidate, Nataša Pirc Musar, who was supported in the first round by two smaller non-parliamentary parties. Due to a professionally managed campaign, despite minor slip-ups in political communication, she has made it to the second round. This candidate is in a better strategic position than Logar, who is limited to the votes of the Right, which is unable to get 50-per-cent plus-1 votes in Slovenia. The simple logic of the basic cleavage in voting has repeatedly shown that there are many more left-liberal voters in Slovenia than supporters of Jansa’s right-wing policies.
The situation is virtually identical to that of 2007 when the Right’s candidate, Lojze Peterle, and the Left’s Danilo Türk, faced each other. In the first round, Peterle was victorious but in the second, he lost by a large margin. Slovenia’s presidential elections, which take place under a majority electoral system, have a predetermined result that is more favourable toward left-liberal voters. And that’s how things will unfold this time too.
Nataša Pirc Musar meets all the criteria to be elected. In her career, she has been a public figure campaigning for human rights. Regardless of everything else, her trump card is the opposing Logar, who is the personalization of Janša’s politics. Put simply, Janša is the figure who will decide the outcome of the presidential election.
With his policy of total misunderstanding of the world that he lives in, Janša is giving Logar the image of a contaminated politician who is failing to keep his promises. Logar is trying with all his might to defend himself from this, but his political career is a school case of loyalty to his boss. Logar is a prisoner – because Jansa gave him everything. He knows he’s going to lose the election because of Jansa; but on the other hand, he also knows that, without Jansa, he wouldn’t exist as a political actor. If he weren’t in the SDS, he’d be a third-rate politician who could possibly become a candidate for mayor of a small municipality, which is far from the status of a state president.
However, Slovenia is faced with an important choice. Jansa’s two years of reign have left irreparable consequences for Slovenian society. The people haven’t forgotten this. They’re prevented from doing so by Jansa himself, who daily engages in inciting quarrels, dealing with imaginary opponents and abusing democratic institutions. Hardly a day passes without some post full of racism, chauvinism or homophobia being published on a social network. He is burdened with his early frustrations and traumas, which he treats in this way.
In public discourse, the Right in Slovenia is constantly sending nationalist paroles about the unity of the nation and the significance of Slovenian independence, which was won more than 30 years ago. This involves standpoints that have absolutely nothing to do with the people’s real life now. In this sense, Logar is trying to be different, but all his attempts are limited to empty slogans, which the majority doesn’t believe in. In confrontations and interviews, he didn’t provide a single concrete standpoint, not even regarding relations with his party’s boss.
It’s going to take a long time to restore the reputation of the function of state president. Over the past years, citizens had the feeling that such a political figure doesn’t exist, since the position was occupied by Pahor, who was obsessed with his Instagram profile. A person who, in his mature years, boasts about his sports achievements, waving the Slovenian flag at national team matches – while the Interior Minister approves the use a water cannon and tear gas in Ljubljana, without any proper reason, just because people were protesting against the government. Pahor stayed silent while Janša and the team were literally taking it out on the citizens.
People in Slovenia are fed up with policies that are based on ideas of paranoid hysterics, fake heroes, and inauthentic statesmen. They don’t know how it so happened that, in 30 years of a democratic state, we’ve had two cases of such poor political leaders. This total absence of political intelligence and absolute misconception of the world by two central politicians has cost Slovenia dear over the past two years. We must put an end to this. The only answer to this dilemma is Natasa Pirc Musar.
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