Serbian Education Minister Branko Ruzic has resigned four days after the deadly shooting in a school in Belgrade. “As a responsible and well-behaved person, I submit my irrevocable resignation from the position of Minister of Education,” Ruzic wrote in a letter to Prime Minister Ana Brnabic published today on Twitter.
The 47-year-old socialist initially blamed the Internet, video games and “Western values” for a 13-year-old’s act on Wednesday. The opposition, human rights groups and thousands of demonstrators then demanded his resignation.
The student shot dead eight children and a security guard at his school in Belgrade with his father’s gun. Less than 48 hours later, a 21-year-old shot dead eight people in several villages near Belgrade. Head of state Aleksandar Vucic then announced an “almost complete disarmament” of private individuals. According to government information, more than 760,000 firearms are registered in the country of 6.8 million people.
