DPS Kotor: Carnival cancellation an unprecedented scandal, those in power cannot stand criticism from citizens

AUTHOR:M.J. GDNUS

An unprecedented scandal occurred last night at the Kotor Carnival when the Police Department interrupted the event at the moment when a masquerade group wearing masks that alluded to the character and work of Minister Slaven Radunović was to perform, due to his shameful statement that a referendum should be held to review whether Kotor needs UNESCO status, the DPS Kotor municipal board said in a statement.

This is the first time in history that the carnival procession has been canceled, and the reasons are more than obvious - those who govern the country today do not understand the spirit of the carnival, just as they do not understand the importance of Kotor's existence and duration on the UNESCO list, DPS said.

The authorities, in their arrogance, find it difficult to bear the fact that the people of Kotor, through the spirit of the carnival, show their attitude towards the authorities, that they express their opinion about what the decision-makers (in) this country do in the most creative way, and that they are critical of their image and work. In a country where the authorities are trying to ban the right to protest, to stifle any form of civil rebellion, to intimidate anyone who dares to express their opinion about its misdeeds, including through the creation and operation of the party police, it is not surprising that the authorities, obviously frightened by the Kotor song and dance, interrupt the carnival processions, unwilling to tolerate the critical thought of the citizens of Kotor and Montenegro, says the DPS Kotor municipal board.

Those who do not understand carnivals, masquerades, and fasinades cannot be expected to understand the value of Kotor's centuries of history and culture. Well, we still tell them – you cannot stifle the Kotor carnival spirit, this carnival will live on, just like Kotor on the UNESCO list, no matter how much it bothers you. Kotor has survived much greater forces than you. It will also survive you from the current government, the unworthy positions that you have been given, from which you are trying to embarrass both this city and this country, concludes the DPS Kotor municipal board.