Serbian President Jovic: “If he leaves home he will be arrested”

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has referred this afternoon to the Jovic case and, although without citing him, has confirmed that both he and another elite athlete remain isolated. “You are in a hotel (it refers to Ninkolic, from the Ascoli of Series B) and the other in his apartment (in Jovic's case). If either of you leaves these premises, you will be arrested. I think they both regret what they have done, but I will make it clear to them that the lives of our people are much more important than their millions. In spite of everything, we are not going to crucify anyone, “said the country's top president.

The local news agency Tanjug today has cited official sources to assert that the Serbian Prosecutor's Office will file a criminal complaint against the footballer for leaving his apartment in the central neighborhood of Vracar, where he should have remained 'self-isolated'. Early in the morning, the Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic confirmed on Prva television that 80 people would be denounced, including “athletes and well-known millionaires” for evading alertness. Stefanovic did not cite Jovic, but the Serbian press assumes that he was one of the indicated. If the complaint is confirmed, the battering ram could face the payment of a heavy fine and even sentences of one to twelve years in prison.

The Prime Minister of Serbia, Ane Brnabic, was in charge of lifting the hare when, on Wednesday night, she launched a public criticism in which, without citing Jovic, it was assumed that she was referring to him: “You have seen him all. The examples of our soccer players, who come from abroad. There they have millionaire contracts. They come here, they ignore the “self-isolation” when we get home and that is something that our authorities have to study, “he anticipated.

Both Brnabic and other politicians have called on the Serbs not to return to the country, but more than 45,000 people have ignored it, and investigations are underway.