SloveniaThe article discusses a petition against Milan Kučan, the former leader of the Communist Party of Slovenia, which has collected over 42,000 signatures calling for a referendum on a controversial parliamentary inquiry law. The petition was motivated by the slogan 'Against the introduction of political police!' which suggests that supporters view political policing as deeply immoral and oppressive. However, the article highlights a contradiction: these same individuals who oppose political policing were historically nostalgic for the era of the political police (such as the Security Service or the State Security Administration), which was responsible for numerous human rights violations during the communist period. It references the work of archivist Igor Omerza, whose book documents Kučan’s role in receiving reports from the security services throughout his career, including during the early years of democracy. The piece implies that Kučan continued to receive intelligence from the old regime’s structures even after the fall of communism.
Bias read (Progressive): The article frames the opposition to political policing as a moral stance, aligning with leftist values of democratic accountability and human rights. It emphasizes historical injustices under the communist regime and criticizes the continuity of authoritarian practices through figures like Kučan. S
