Slovenia's “Arkan” sparking fears in the region

He is an renowned ultra-rightist who once campaigned against Croatia's NATO accession. Andrej Shisko is already known in Slovenia and not only as former candidates for Slovenia's president, but these days he has once again found himself in the spotlight throughout the region. He runs the men's paramilitary organisation in masks and uniforms, which he said is changing Slovenia from migrants. He is a very controversial person whose life has been combined with politics, military, football, but also crime, for that reason many compare him to the late Serbian criminal Zeljko Raznatovic Arkan, broadcast Reporter.net.

He was first imprisoned while serving in the JNA for a dispute with the commander. During the 1990s war, he was one of the organisers of the Slovenian Guard, who collaborated with the Slovenian Territory Defence Intelligence Service. In 1992, Andrey Shisko was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder when he was charged with leaving an explosive device under businessman Milan Clement's car, and is believed to have been assisted by the leader of the Slovenian National Guard, Zmago Jelinciq. Fourteen years later, Shisko was sentenced to a year and 10 months in prison for attempted murder.

He is currently at the helm of the far-right Movement for a United Slovenia party, which is not a parliamentary party, and has set up the Styria Guard, which he says is not a paramilitary organisation, but a group of people protecting their country from migrants. Shiko claims that the Slovenian Constitution allows for the creation of provinces and the right to self-organisation.

Citizens of Slovenia, confirm the existence of these self-organised groups and require police intervention.

This is not right, border protection should be under police auspices, because this way, when people are organized themselves, the situation can easily escalate”, one of Lublana's residents says.