Serbian Education Minister Branko Ruzic tendered his “irrevocable” resignation on Sunday, four days after a school shooting in which a 13-year-old boy killed eight students and a security guard.
Branko Ruzic, in an open letter to Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of a “catastrophic tragedy” that shook the Balkan country.
“I present my irrevocable resignation from the position of Minister of Education in the Government of the Republic of Serbia,” Ruiz wrote in a letter shared on the social network Twitter.
A prominent member of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SDP), a partner of the ruling coalition, blamed the internet, video games and “Western values” for this unprecedented tragedy in Serbia.
Opposition parties and human rights organizations had already called for his resignation after the tragedy.
Less than 48 hours after that school shooting, Serbia experienced another attack, when a 21-year-old man shot and killed eight people near Belgrade with automatic weapons.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has promised to launch a large-scale disarmament plan.
In Serbia, 39% of residents own a firearm, the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in Europe, according to the Small Arms Survey (SAS) research center.
Source: DN
