Re: Recent Romnews postings
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Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 09:13:03 +0300 (EET DST)
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Subject: Re: Recent Romnews postings
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Re: Recent Romnews postings
Dear authors of Romnews,
Please try to improve the accuracy of your postings.
For instance, in the last series of news: "Czech racists - the
republicans" (see below), the information given is not at all
up-to-date but about a year old. Sladek, the party leader, is
misquoted. In addition, a lot of confusing information is provided. An
impression is given that Sladek keeps getting stronger but in fact,
his party has not been represented in any of the two chambers of Czech
Parliament since the 1998 June elections. At the moment his party is
falling apart.
Best regards
David Canek
At 07:30 9.9.1998 +0300, you wrote:
>From: MINELRES moderator <[email protected]>
>Original sender: Roma National Congress <[email protected]>
>Subject: Recent Romnews postings
>
>Czech racists - the republicans
>Prague/CZECH REP. (RNN Correspondent) September the 1st 1998
>
>The first appearance of the chairman of the Czech republicans,
>Miroslav Sl=E1dek, was a shock for all delegates of the new Czech
>parliament. "Among our citizens there is the opinion that gypsies
>should be criminal responsible from their birth on, because that is
>their greatest crime", he said and added that gypsies should be
>criminal responsible from 10 years of age. According to the Czech
>constitution, members of the parliament cannot be punished for their
>speeches, at most they might pay for a "disciplinary measure" an
>amount up to 31.200 crowns (1.733 DM).
>
>It was the second time that the aggressive chief of the Czech
>right-wing extremists attracted attention. During the past parliament
>election he had gained profit from his prejudice towards Roma as well
>as from the primitive "anti germanism". A week ago, Sl=E1dek had been in
>a TV-discussion. His opponent, the well-known journalist and delegate
>of the Social Democratics, Pavel Dost=E1l, had presented documents that
>showed that Sl=E1dek had been eagerly seeking a cooperation with the
>German Reps. He had attended their events and spoken for the benefit
>of the Sudeten Germans. He had said that his party had been suppressed
>in the former Czechoslovakia because of its positive attitude towards
>the agreement of Munich of 1938. He had also met Franz Sch=F6nhuber and
>had urgently asked financial aid of him. However, Sch=F6nhuber did not
>send money, but only propaganda material. Sl=E1dek was offended and his
>politics became extreme anti-German. His politics as a
>"defence of national interests" and his extremism towards Roma brought
>him profit and votes. The reps also penetrated the border clubs with
>this attitude. This organization declared that its main purpose is "to
>prevent the germanizing not only of the Czech border area but of the
>whole country" and that this aim has been supported by a few parties
>only, i. e. the left-wingers and the reps. The cooperation of the
>extreme anti-communistic reps with the communists in the question of
>"the defence of the national interests" seems also very strange.
>
>The Roma organizations have got up a petition with the aim to prohibit
>the reps because of their racism. The delegate Dost=E1l has much
>attention. His republican colleagues cry "white Czechia" on him, and
>many people are suddenly interested in his descent. "I am a gypsy
>Jew", says the dark-skinned man with the curly hair.
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