University network Academic plenary session is, commenting on the visit of the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić in the show "Hit Tweet" on Pink TV and his claims about the assassination of King Alexander I Karađorđević, raised the question of whether the presentation of a series of historical untruths had a daily political purpose or was a matter of elementary ignorance.
The Academic Plenum points out that Vučić "stated a series of historical untruths along with false accusations against certain countries" in that show. Of the European Union, so the question is rightfully raised whether he did it for daily political purposes or if it is a matter of elementary ignorance".
"Vučić said that the assassination of King Alexander I Karađorđević was jointly planned by, among others, the Italians, Ustasha, English and Bulgarians. "Historical facts show that the Ustasha, with the help of Italian fascists, hatched this conspiracy against the king, so the inclusion of Great Britain and Bulgaria in this context can be understood as Vučić's attempt to further deepen the gap between the citizens of Serbia and the EU countries," states the Academic Plenum.
Ignorant or manipulator
It is added that "although every student who has at least a two in history knows that King Alexander I Karađorđević was killed in Marseilles, the president Of Serbia said that the murder took place in Paris, and that the ship in which the king sailed to Marseille departed from Dubrovnik, although it started sailing from Zelenika".
The academic plenum reminds that the government plans to open a new one Faculty of Serbian Studies in Niš and warns that that faculty "in the future can be used to give legitimacy" to false statements about historical facts.
"As part of the academic community, we feel the need to help the president of Serbia to deal with his own ignorance, so we offer him help in choosing quality historical literature, which will help him spend his time wisely, while he waits for the imminent conclusion of the court proceedings that will soon inevitably be initiated against him," the Academic Plenum said in a statement.
Source: FoNet
