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Extremely serious anti-Romanian incidents happened in Serbia. Two of the leaders of Romanian communities in Timok Valley and Vojvodina were the targets of armed attacks only a few hours apart, Adevarul writes. Yet unidentified individuals fired several times on the two leaders’ houses, sending a very clear message: “If you don’t calm down, next time we will shoot to kill.”
Until not long ago, anti-Romanian actions in Serbia consisted only of blackmailing, harassment or abusive investigations, but now Romanians are now hunted with firearms.
On the evening of December 19, somebody opened fire on the house of Dragoslav Mariacic, head of the Democrat Party of Romanians in Serbia (PDRS), in Spicova, and member of Zajecar Local Council (Timok Valley). A bullet broke one of the windows and hit a wall. Fortunately, Mariacic and his family were not at home at the moment.
Police were called to the scene but it’s very unlikely that the investigation will find those guilty. “This is a threat and an intimidation of our community. There have been such events in Spicova this year. In the spring, the authorities tried to bring down the Romanian bell tower in the locality,” PDRS president Predrag Balasevic told Adevarul.
A similar incident happened in Vojvodina only a few hours later. On the night of December 19 going into December 20, the house of the Romanian mayor of Jankov Most, Viorel Besu, was attacked with firearms.
Besu is not only mayor of the locality, but also president of the Romanian Alliance in Vojvodina. Around 2 am, he was woken up by several shots fired.
A total of nine bullets were fired at the house, piercing the walls and furniture in a room. Besu called the police, which triggered an investigation in the case.
“The situation is very tense, it’s obvious somebody wants to scare us. We shouldn’t have got here, someone to fire at us. The authorities are not saying anything and neither is the press. No Serbian journalist reported the events,” said Dusan Prvulovic, head of the Committee for Human Rights – Negotin branch.
The incidents follow the official visit to Belgrade of President Traian Basescu in November. During meetings with Serbian officials, Basescu again brought up the situation of the Romanian community in Timok.
Until not long ago, anti-Romanian actions in Serbia consisted only of blackmailing, harassment or abusive investigations, but now Romanians are now hunted with firearms.
On the evening of December 19, somebody opened fire on the house of Dragoslav Mariacic, head of the Democrat Party of Romanians in Serbia (PDRS), in Spicova, and member of Zajecar Local Council (Timok Valley). A bullet broke one of the windows and hit a wall. Fortunately, Mariacic and his family were not at home at the moment.
Police were called to the scene but it’s very unlikely that the investigation will find those guilty. “This is a threat and an intimidation of our community. There have been such events in Spicova this year. In the spring, the authorities tried to bring down the Romanian bell tower in the locality,” PDRS president Predrag Balasevic told Adevarul.
A similar incident happened in Vojvodina only a few hours later. On the night of December 19 going into December 20, the house of the Romanian mayor of Jankov Most, Viorel Besu, was attacked with firearms.
Besu is not only mayor of the locality, but also president of the Romanian Alliance in Vojvodina. Around 2 am, he was woken up by several shots fired.
A total of nine bullets were fired at the house, piercing the walls and furniture in a room. Besu called the police, which triggered an investigation in the case.
“The situation is very tense, it’s obvious somebody wants to scare us. We shouldn’t have got here, someone to fire at us. The authorities are not saying anything and neither is the press. No Serbian journalist reported the events,” said Dusan Prvulovic, head of the Committee for Human Rights – Negotin branch.
The incidents follow the official visit to Belgrade of President Traian Basescu in November. During meetings with Serbian officials, Basescu again brought up the situation of the Romanian community in Timok.
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