“Slovenians want to overthrow the patriarch“: Vučić on the indictment against Porfirije

“Slovenians want to overthrow the patriarch“: Vučić on the indictment against Porfirije Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić described the indictment against Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Porfirije, filed by the District Public Prosecutor’s Office in Ljubljana, as an “attack on what is sacred to the Serbian people.” He views this action as part of a larger campaign targeting Serbia, following previous alleged attempts to undermine the president and the army. Vučić emphasized that any criticism of the Patriarch is an attempt to diminish the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church and reflects the attitudes of those who are not friends to Serbia.

• Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić stated that the indictment against Patriarch Porfirije by the Ljubljana District Public Prosecutor’s Office is an “attack on what is sacred to the Serbian people.”
• Vučić sees this indictment as part of a broader campaign against Serbia, following perceived attacks on the president and the army.
• He criticized attempts to portray Patriarch Porfirije as merely an individual rather than the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
• The article notes that a Slovenian court previously found Željko Lubarda to be a victim of workplace abuse, which formed the basis for the criminal proceedings against Patriarch Porfirije.
• The indictment was filed on January 12th based on allegations made by former priest Željko Lubarda.