IGRAFFITI AND ENCOURAGING ETHNIC INTOLERANCE
12.05.2011
Writing graffiti on the Memorial Park of executed citizens in Second World War on the Bubanj, again caused a public reaction. Reacted and Center for Active Communication and Committee for Human Rights of Roma with request to remove “discriminatory graffiti”. On this occasion in Memorial Park “Bubanj” gathered representatives of management of Palilula Municipality, organization of civil society and media. According to Prof. Dr Igor Novakovic, City Municipality of Palilula filed a criminal complaint, to Primary prosecution in Nis, against unknown persons, due suspicion that it was on the Memorial Complex of executed patriots in Memorial Park “Bubanj” wrote words intended to invoke racial, religious and national freezing and encourages discrimination.

“In this area fascist are in retaliation executed Serbs, Jews and Roma. Today neo fascists by unacceptable messages trying to spread hatred and animosity among the residents of Palilula- highlighted President Novakovic. About this phenomenon is informed and management of the City. From city budget, shall be appropriated special funds to clean memorial. Bojan Zenulovic from Center for active communication filed a request that “this ugly captions remove, and the perpetrators of these acts sentence, for peace among the citizens”. We are ready to organize action of removing of graffiti – said Zenulovic. Dragan Osmanovic from Committee for Human Rights of Roma thanked to the President Novakovic and to Administration of Municipality for support of activities which contribute improving the quality of life of Roma minority.