BH. udruženja pisala čelništvu Cityja: Kolarov i Nastasić šire mržnju i nacionalizam!

 

May 5^th, 2014

 

Route de Genève 46
Case postale
CH-1260 Nyon 2
Switzerland 

 

Dear UEFA,

 

On behalf of the victims of genocide and aggression on Bosnia and Herzegovina residing in United States and Canada, we are writing to strongly protest the actions of two members of the Manchester City football squad during the team’s public celebrations of their second Premier League title in three years. 

 

Manchester city defenders,  Aleksandar Kolarov and Matija Nastasic chose to celebrate the title by wearing white t-shirts featuring highly offensive Serbian ultranationalist slogan “Srbija do Tokija” (“Serbia to Tokyo”)  that were used by Serbian military and paramilitary forces during their campaign of aggression on Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in the 1990s under the dictatorship of Slobodan Milosevic.  This slogan was always used in the context of implying Serb nationalist domination, particularly to promote violent expansionist tendencies at the expense of the neighboring countries and non-Serbs.  These and other similar slogans, Serb troops used while committed genocide, crimes against humanity, rape, murder, and ethnic cleansing against the Bosniak and other non-Serb civilians, all in the name of forming a “greater” Serbian state.

 

We believe these are deliberate, premeditated actions by Kolarov and Nastasic, meant to promote an extremely destructive brand of Serbian nationalism, not one that promotes a justifiable pride in one’s own country, but rather a chauvinist and violent attitude towards its neighbors with whom the Serbian people are yet to fully reconcile.    This act can only be fully compared to the disgraceful actions by Croatia defender Josip Simunic whose 10-match ban was rightly upheld by FIFA on Monday for shouting “Za Dom” (“For the Homeland”), which is a known World War II-era slogan used by Croatia’s then-puppet regime following a playoff victory against Iceland. 

 

We respectfully ask that UEFA immediately investigate these actions and take all necessary steps to sanction the players and ensure that the sport of football is never used to promote hatred and aggression against other people.  Many Bosnian citizens are huge fans of the Manchester City club, and have been hurt and disappointed with the actions of these two players.   

 

We are also going to issue a protest to the other governing football bodies, the FA, and FIFA, to ask that the appropriate action be taken regarding the disgraceful behavior of these players.

 

Sincerely,

 

Mr. Hamdija Custovic,

President of the CNAB Board of Directors

www.bosniak.org

 

Prof. Emir Ramic

Institute for Research of Genocide, Canada

www.instituteforgenocide.org

 

 

BH. udruženja pisala čelništvu Cityja: Kolarov i Nastasić šire mržnju i nacionalizam!

Nogometaši Manchester Cityja Aleksandar Kolarov i Matija Nastasić tokom proslave titule prvaka Engleske nosili su majice na kojima je pisalo "Srbija do Tokija" te iscrtano 4S. Njihov potez naišao je na osudu bh. javnosti, a Kongres Bošnjaka Sjeverne Amerike uputio je protestno pismo predsjedniku kluba Khaldoonu Al Mubaraku.

Naime, Aleksandar Kolarov i Matija Nastasić titulu su proslavili noseći bijele majice sa veoma uvredljivim ultranacionalističkim sloganom "Srbija do Tokija". Taj slogan kotistila je srpska vojska i paravojne snage tokom agresije na BiH i diktature Slobodana Miloševića. Slogan se uvijek koristio u kontekstu dokazivanja srpske nacionalne dominacije i posebno u svrhu promicanja nasilne ekspanzionističke tendencije na štetu susjednih zemalja i nesrpskog naroda. Tu i druge slične parole koristili su srpski vojnici koji su počinili genocid, zločine protiv čovječnosti, ubistva, silovanja i etničko čišÄ‡enje protiv Bošnjaka i nesrpskog stanovništva, a sve u cilju formiranja "velike Srbije", navedeno je u protestnom pismu upućenom Al Mubaraku.

Također, predstavnici bh. dijaspore su istakli kako smatraju da su Kolarov i Nastasić namjerno nosili majice sa tim sloganom, a u cilju promovisanja nacionalizma.

ÄŒin dvojice nogometaša Cityja usporedili su sa sramotnim djelom hrvatskog reprezentativca Josipa Šimunića koji je kažnjen sa 10 utakmica suspenzije i zabranom pristupa stadionima u Brazilu tokom Svjetskog prvenstva u junu, zbog ustaškog poklika "Za dom spremni".

"Molimo vas da istražite ovaj dogaÄ‘aj u klubu i poduzmete sve potrebne korake kako bi Kolarov i Nastasić bili sankcionisani i kako bi se osiguralo da se sport ne koristi za širenje mržnje. Mnogi graÄ‘ani BiH su veliki ljubitelji Manchester Cityja te su činom dvojice igrača bili duboko povrijeÄ‘eni i razočarani", navedeno je u pismu kojeg potpisuju predstavnici Instituta za istraživanje genocida, Kanada i Kongres Bošnjaka Sjeverne Amerike.

U pismu se napominje i to da će reakciju tražiti od UEFA-e i FIFA-e.

http://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/bh-udruzenja-pisala-celnistvu-cityja-kolarov-i-nastasic-sire-mrznju-i-nacionalizam/140513107