Action for Human Rights (HRA) announced that it expresses great concern over recent events in Montenegro and the region that incite national and religious hatred and endanger the safety of citizens.
"Singing of the song 'The Turks are wailing, the bulls are wailing, oh lele lele, here is Vula, and Serdar Janko is waving a saber, strike brothers, Serbia is ours', by the mayor of Nikšić, Marko Kovačević, at the reception of the so-called Serbian New Year, chanting 'Kill, "kill a Serb" at a match during an international tournament in Sarajevo and the attack on the parents of young football players from Belgrade by hooligans in Sarajevo must be publicly condemned and effectively punished in order to prevent further inflaming of hatred, which can only produce new violence," say HRA.
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They state that the frequency of hate speech is extremely worrisome and the authorities must resolutely oppose it by applying the law.
"We expect the Higher State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica to judge the singing of the mentioned song as hate speech and to prosecute it, as well as any similar speech that causes hatred and deepens divisions," the HRA states.
As they said, the HRA will request information from the Higher State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica and whether anyone has been prosecuted for the hate speech that was heard in Nikšić after the rally organized on July 13, 2022, on National Day, when the mentioned song was also sung.
"The police administration then announced that five reports were filed against five people in connection with the incident in Nikšić due to other criminal acts, that in the context of inciting national, racial and religious hatred, notifications were collected and that the assessment of the Higher State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica is awaited." conclude from HRA.
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