The Croatian fans last night near Cetinje were not attacked by the people of Cetinje, nor by Montenegrins, nor by well-intentioned citizens of Montenegro, but by the ideological descendants of those who "liberated" Konavle from washing machines, livestock and everything they could take away in the 1990s, and who threw piles of iron and steel onto the centuries-old walls of Dubrovnik, said the president and MP of the Croatian Civic Initiative, Adrijan Vuksanović.
"Since I cannot attend the parliamentary session today, because as the Croatian community in Montenegro we are commemorating the suffering of Vukovar, I am using this opportunity to address the public regarding the unfortunate event in which Croatian fans were attacked. After the interruption of a film screening in Albanian and the lukewarm institutional reaction to street thugs, after the pursuit of Turks in Podgorica, we have now witnessed an attack on Croats — for now, unfortunately, with the same outcome of impunity," Vuksanović said, as reported by Radio Dux.
He said that the "particular meanness" of last night's attack was reflected in the fact that it occurred near Cetinje.
"I want to send a clear message to the Croatian public: this crime was not committed by the people of Cetinje, nor by Montenegrins, nor by well-intentioned citizens of Montenegro. The last place where a Croat, or anyone who respects Montenegro, could be attacked is Cetinje. This same Cetinje, from whose squares, during the aggression against the Republic of Croatia, the cry was heard: 'From Lovćena the fairy cries - forgive us, Dubrovnik!' While the youth and old people of Cetinje defended the dignity of Montenegro, others went on war campaigns and hunted people in the streets for their crazy ideas," said Vuksanović.
He emphasizes that Montenegro and Croatia are two friendly countries and will remain so — despite "the tricks from abroad and their servants at home."
"I was sincerely happy when Montenegrin fans in Zagreb, on the eve of the Croatia-Montenegro match, freely wore their national jerseys, sang and took photos with the people of Zagreb. I was proud that they felt free in my Croatia. I will be equally happy when Croatian fans in Podgorica feel free in my Montenegro. I will make my human and political contribution to this, because that is the only Montenegro I believe in," said Vuksanović.
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