Trojka copies Dodik's and Putin's doctrines of governance - why are they afraid of freedom of speech?

By: Muamer Bandić, member of the Presidency of SBiH and representative in the KS Assembly

When the populist narrative, with which they have been brainwashing the citizens of Sarajevo for years, does not work to maintain a false image of progress, then false liberals and leftists copy their reborn partner from the Serb Republic, Milorad, in introducing Eastern democracy of the Russian type.

Without any consideration or shame, laws, rules of procedure, and procedures are violated to achieve the personal interests of individuals who are well-positioned in the clientelist system of Trojka. In doing so, almost all differences between political and professional engagement, between the legislative, judicial, and executive powers, are erased, thereby nullifying all control mechanisms of parliamentary democracy and introducing a silent Putin-esque dictatorship.

The KS Government no longer talks with workers' representatives but brazenly imposes unilateral solutions on them. Social dialogue in this case has been replaced by a baton, going so far as to ban public gatherings of trade unions.

Freedom of speech and access to information is becoming limited not only for citizens but also for us representatives in the KS Assembly. Those whom the authorities consider undesirable are deprived of premises, we are not given insight into public spending, and now they have reached the point where they do not give us access to complaints from citizens and employees addressed to the KS Assembly.

I don't know why there is so much fear of citizens' questions or critical thinking within the assembly benches, when under their rule, Sarajevo is flowing with milk and honey? At least these people, who are clearly falsely presenting themselves as liberals and leftists, should know that liberalism and socialism are based on critical reflection of society as a fundamental concept of social development.



And there is no critical thinking without a clash of opinions through which the best solution for society is created, and there is no critical thinking in a society where the government hides information from the public.

I cannot help but wonder what kind of government it is that fears open public dialogue and truth!? It is certainly not democratic and transparent, at least not by European standards. By its "democratic" standards in practice, the Government of Sarajevo Canton increasingly follows the wrong paths of the Serb Republic and Russia, i.e., it is introducing a partitocratic oligarchy, in which all information is shared within a narrow circle of genetically selected individuals, and all decisions are subordinated to their personal interests, not the general good of society or citizens.

The prevention of anonymous complaints in organized countries represents a serious form of restricting freedom of expression and the possibility for individuals to report injustices, corruption, or other irregularities without fear.

Without anonymous complaints, there is no transparency in the work of the executive authorities
because irregularities remain hidden, which ultimately erodes trust in institutions and can have negative consequences for society and democratic processes. 

The ideals on which modern European societies are based - equality, solidarity, and freedom - are here just colorful lies with which the poor are fed through the media.