{"id":33464,"date":"2023-10-12T16:41:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T14:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bezbednost.org\/?p=33464"},"modified":"2023-12-29T19:05:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T18:05:54","slug":"the-lighthouse-award-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bezbednost.org\/en\/the-lighthouse-award-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u201cLighthouse\u201d Award Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"
Following the first panel, the BCSP director Igor Bandovi\u0107 stressed the significance of the newly established \u201cLighthouse\u201d award that aims to reward individuals of exceptional courage in their professional tasks in the fields of security and foreign policy, both men and women. <\/span>This year, we will present the award to\u00a0Aleksandar Obradovi\u0107<\/b>, a Serbian whistleblower who published documents that revealed corruption<\/div>\n
and fraud in the public company “Kru\u0161ik”<\/div>\n
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Aleksandar Obradovi\u0107 was born in Valjevo on March 2, 1979. He worked at the \u201cKru\u0161ik\u201d factory in Valjevo until he discovered corruption and financial malpractices related to the arms trade within the factory. When he disclosed this information, he was arrested by members of the BIA on September 18, 2019, and taken to prison in Belgrade on espionage charges. In October 2019, he was released from prison and placed under house arrest. News of Obradovi\u0107\u2019s arrest led to mass protests in solidarity with him in Valjevo, Belgrade, and Novi Sad. In December 2019, public pressure and protests yielded results, and Aleksandar Obradovi\u0107 was released from house arrest. He is still under investigation today, and his whistleblower status has not been recognized. He has been suspended from his job at the factory.<\/p>\n

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With his courage and professionalism, Aca Obradovi\u0107 prevented arrogant, corrupt elites from destroying a public enterprise through theft and corruption. Instead of being rewarded, he was subjected to persecution and the tyranny of an autocratic regime mired in corruption. Aca Obradovi\u0107 describes himself as an ordinary man, but he is not just an ordinary man. In a society where there is no moral order, where the difference between good and evil is not recognized and not important, this noble act of Aleksandar Obradovi\u0107 is the unwavering struggle of a citizen against evil and a captured state that has taken control of all state institutions and poisoned nearly the entire society.<\/p>\n

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The “Lighthouse” award is a reminder of the virtues that characterize individuals in society, the direction in which society should progress, and the qualities to be valued, nurtured, and rewarded. The brave act of Aleksandar Obradovi\u0107 represents the unwavering struggle of a citizen against evil and state capture. As such, it should illuminate the path we must traverse to become better individuals and a better society.<\/span><\/p>\n

Obradovi\u0107 gratefully accepted the award and thanked the director of BCSP, as well as the audience for the bestowed award.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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