The Lie Detector and the Stories about It: Narrative of the Fight against Organised Crime in the Function of Capturing the State
The Lie Detector and the Stories about It: Narrative of the Fight against Organised Crime in the Function of Capturing the State

Author(s): Marija Pavlović, Bojan Elek, Miloš Jovanović
Subject(s): Politics, Criminal Law, Civil Society, Government/Political systems, Security and defense, Criminology, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
Published by: BCBP Beogradski centar za bezbednosnu politiku
Keywords: Organised Crime; Serbian Security Policy; State Capture
Summary/Abstract: The objective of this report is to analyze the narrative of the fight against organised crime, i.e., the story the authorities are offering the public concerning this topic, for the purpose of establishing how it is used to capture the state. More precisely, the analysis attempts to explain how the polygraph was abused during the declared war on mafia to suspend judicial institutions, ‘cleanse’ some in the eyes of the public or criminalise others outside the statutory criminal procedure, and to identify the consequences of this approach to fighting organised crime.

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