Mexhiti: During DUI rule, Serbian influence spread into politics, crime and the banking system

VLEN co-chairman Izet Mexhiti has stated that, while in power, DUI created opportunities for the expansion of Serbian influence in North Macedonia. According to him, this was achieved through politics, the criminal underworld and the financial sector.

In a social media post, Mexhiti referred to an official document made public recently. He claims that the then SDSM-DUI government created the legal and institutional basis for Alta Bank from Serbia to enter North Macedonia.

Mexhiti recalled that during 2021, 2022 and 2023, he had warned about the penetration of what he calls the “Serbian world” into the country’s institutions and society. According to him, the published document shows that the roots of this influence have spread deeper than previously thought.

He said that during DUI rule, this influence emerged in three main areas: in politics through the “Open Balkan” project, in the underworld through the gambling mafia, and in the economy through the banking sector.

According to Mexhiti, the convergence of these three links poses a serious threat to society, while the connection between crime and institutions means the capture of the state. He accused DUI of having approved the capture of North Macedonia by the “Serbian world,” while today, according to him, the party presents itself as the main nationalist voice in the country and the region.

Mexhiti added that DUI’s increasingly harsh rhetoric, in his view, shows its concern over the uncovering of the truth and the damage inflicted on society, particularly Albanians. He said that the “Serbian world – Serbian underworld – Serbian bank” trinity is gradually being unraveled and that society will be freed from its consequences.

In conclusion, he warned that there would be consequences for the people who, according to him, caused this “pro-Serbian epidemic.”