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Implementation of Transitional Laws in Serbia 2006

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<strong>Implementation</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Transitional</strong> <strong>Laws</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Serbia</strong> <strong>2006</strong>Genocide” were distributed 1099 . The action was all the time on the verge <strong>of</strong><strong>in</strong>cident. Pass<strong>in</strong>g by citizens shouted: “Are you Muslims? Leave our country!You do not belong here! We should send you to Kosovo to be raped! Youare not Serbs! How can you mess with national hero! He is our father!” 1100There were physical assaults and spitt<strong>in</strong>g on Initiative activists 1101 . After theaction, one citizen, with the support <strong>of</strong> the rallied burnt up T-shirt with thepicture <strong>of</strong> broken gun and <strong>in</strong>scription: “If my name were Ed<strong>in</strong> and I wasborn <strong>in</strong> 1977 <strong>in</strong> Srebrenica, I would be dead” 1102 . Two persons <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong>the <strong>in</strong>cident were pressed charges aga<strong>in</strong>st 1103 . Spokeswoman <strong>of</strong> Nis policedepartment Lidija Pavlovic said: “After the rally held <strong>in</strong> the center <strong>of</strong> Nis,two persons are taken <strong>in</strong> and charges were pressed for breach <strong>of</strong> peaceand order. Policemen, who were on the spot, estimated that there were nosevere <strong>in</strong>cidents so many th<strong>in</strong>gs ended by warn<strong>in</strong>gs” 1104 .Initiative demanded from Nis police department to press crim<strong>in</strong>al chargesaga<strong>in</strong>st citizens <strong>of</strong> Nis who were disturb<strong>in</strong>g street action, swear<strong>in</strong>g, shout<strong>in</strong>gand burn<strong>in</strong>g T-shirts for <strong>in</strong>cit<strong>in</strong>g racial, religious and national hatred, discordand <strong>in</strong>tolerance, not just charges for misdemeanor due to breach <strong>of</strong> publicorder and peace 1105 .That day, graffiti with the image <strong>of</strong> Mladic appeared <strong>in</strong> Nis say<strong>in</strong>g:“Wanted for genocide” 1106 . Members <strong>of</strong> Nis police department twice took<strong>in</strong> coord<strong>in</strong>ator <strong>of</strong> Initiative <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>in</strong> Nis Maja Stojanovic, activists DusanPavlovic, Radojica Buncic and Ksenija Stojanovic under doubt they haddone it 1107 . Police dur<strong>in</strong>g question<strong>in</strong>g lasted for a few hours <strong>of</strong>ten statedtheir political beliefs and said the follow<strong>in</strong>g” “We are the boss here and theboss must know how does what”, “I would defend Mladic even if the warbroke out”, “Why don’t you put Cl<strong>in</strong>ton on your graffiti”, “Why do youprovoke people, how can’t you understand their wrath”, “Who gives youmoney”, “Humanitarian right is dead letter when it comes to kill<strong>in</strong>g”, “Howcan you th<strong>in</strong>k like this if you are refugee, change it”, “We should go to warfor Kosovo, me and my children”, “What will you do if Bulgarians attack1099 Ibid1100 Ibid1101 Ibid1102 Ibid1103 Ibid1104 Ibid1105 Ibid1106 Ibid1107 Ibid190

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