The judiciary probably is becoming aware that it may have the last chance to regain the trust of the citizens by ensuring an independent, full and quick investigation into the “Racket” case, as well as all other SPO cases. The judiciary should find the strength to resist the pressure, no matter where it comes from, and it has our full support for that, EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar said Monday.

Zbogar, speaking at a forum at the Chamber of Commerce, said the “Racket” case had been transformed into a reality show, and fake news and questioning of everything, had become modus operandi in the country.

The ambassador also emphasized that the harsh rhetoric that politicians use between themselves, but also in relation to the judiciary, not only erodes the trust of the citizens but also poisons the society that desperately needs, as he said, reconciliation.

The court process we are witnessing these days has been transformed by politics and some domestic and foreign media into a reality show. They tried to take over the role of the judiciary, to play the role of the “big brother”, dictating the players inside the house, or the judiciary. Fake news and questioning everything have become modus operandi in the country. Everyone has become a criminal, which means that criminals have become anonymous, everyone is equal, everyone is the same, Zbogar said in his address at the forum.

Only if it shows that it can handle all cases of crime and corruption, the judiciary, EU Ambassador said, can restore citizens’ trust in it and in politics.

I think the judiciary is probably becoming aware that it may have the last chance to regain the trust of the citizens with an independent, full and quick investigation into the “Racket” case, as well as all other SPO cases. The judiciary should find the strength to resist the pressure, no matter where it comes from, and it has our full support for that, Zbogar said.