4. juni. 2012
Saopćenje o izjavi predsjednika Srbije, Tomislava Nikolića, kojom negira genocid u Bosni i Hercegovini
Kongres Bošnjaka Sjeverne Amerike (KBSA), zajedno sa Institutom za Istraživanje Genocida u Kanadi, i Savjetodavnim Vijećem za Bosnu i Hercegovinu (ACBH), osuÄ‘uju nedavne izjave novog predsjednika Srbije i radikalnog desniÄara Tomislava Nikolića, kojim on otvoreno negira genocid koji se dogodio u Bosni i Hercegovini (BiH). Predsjednik Nikolić je saveznik bivšeg srbijanskog predsjednika i haškog optuženika Slobodana Miloševica, i nasljednik Vojislava Šešelja, bivšeg voÄ‘e ÄetniÄkog pokreta u Srbiji koji trenutno zatvoren u Hagu za ratne zloÄine u Bosni i Hercegovini i Hrvatskoj. Nikolić je pobjedio na predsjedniÄkim izborima u Srbiji uz obećanje da će riješiti ekonomske probleme u Srbiji i da neće promijeniti put Srbije za integracije u Europsku Uniju. MeÄ‘utim, nesumnjivo je da njegovo negiranje genocida u Srebrenici i prozivanje Vukovara „srpskim gradom“ jasno definiše namjerenu politiku Nikolića prema BiH, Hrvatskoj, i EU.
MeÄ‘unarodni kazneni sud za bivšu Jugoslaviju (ICTY) u Den Haagu i MeÄ‘unarodni sud pravde (ICJ) su presudili da se dogodio genocid u Srebrenici, ali iu drugim dijelovima Bosne. Negiranje genocida u BiH i cinjenice da je Srbila izvrsila agresiju protiv svojih susjeda neće dovesti do pomirenja i dugotrajnog mira u regiji. Navedene izjave predsjednika Srbije Nikolića su u skladu ciljane politike srbijanskog politiÄkog i akademskog vodstva da prikriju istinu o ulozi Srbije tijekom Drugog svjetskog rata i njezine uloge u agresiji na Bosnu i Hercegovinu i Hrvatsku tokom 90ih. Srbija i dalje prikriva sistematski genocid koji su Srbi poÄinili nad nekoliko naroda, ukljuÄujući genocide nad Bošnjacima, Jevrejima, i Hrvatima te otvoreno odobravaju fašistiÄku ideologiju koja je utjelovljena u u ÄetniÄkom pokretu. Ovaj pokret je sastavljen od srpskih fašistiÄkih i ultranacionalistiÄkih vojnih organizacija koji su suraÄ‘ivali s nacistima protiv jugoslovenskiih partizana i vodili genocidnu kampanju protiv nesrpskog stanovništva u Srbiji i Bosni i Hercegovini. Pod Mihajlovićevim zapovjedništvom, Äetnici su su poÄinili užasne ratne zloÄine i zloÄine protiv ÄovjeÄnosti i nad bošnjaÄkim, hrvatskim, i jevrejskim civilima u Srbiji i Bosni i Hercegovini.
Izabrani politiÄki put Srbije je upozorenje svim zemljama Zapada koje su izgraÄ‘ene na principima demokracije i vladavine prava. Neće biti mira i pomirenja na Balkanu niti napretka ka boljoj budućnosti sve dok Srbija bezuslovno ne prihvati punu odgovornost za genocid i ratne zloÄine,i plati repatrijaciju za agresiju na BiH. Pozivamo vladu Bosne i Hercegovine da pošalje službenu opomenu vladi Srbije i suspendira sve diplomatske odnose sa Srbijom dok ne izdaju službeno izvinjenje bosnjaÄkom narodu.
Mr. Haris Alibašić
Predsjednik Kongresa Bošnjaka Sjeverne Amerike
Prof. Emir Ramić
Direktor Instituta za istraživanje genocida Kanada
Mr. Ajla Delkić
Izvršni Direktor, Americkog savjetodavnog vijeća za Bosnu i Hercegovinu
June 4, 2012
Press Release regarding Serbian president’s genocide denial
The Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB) along with the Institute for Research of Genocide and the Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina (ACBH) condemn the recent comments made by Serbia's new right wing radical president, Tomislav Nikolic where he denies the genocide that occurred in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). President Nikolic, a Slobodan Milosevic ally and successor of Vojislav Seselj - former leader of the Chetnik movement in Serbia who is currently held at The Hague for war crimes that he committed in BiH and Croatia, won Serbia’s presidential elections on the promise of solving Serbia’s economic problems and stating that Serbia would not waiver from its path towards the EU. Undoubtedly, the denial of the Srebrenica genocide and calling Vukovar - a town in Croatia that was bombed by the Serbian army in the 1992 war a “Serb town” clearly outlines President Nikolic’s policy towards BiH, Croatia and the EU.
Both the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that genocide not only occurred in Srebrenica but also in other parts of BiH. Denying that genocide occurred in BiH and that Serbia led and committed aggression against its neighbors does not lead to reconciliation and long lasting peace in the region. The aforementioned statements by President Nikolic are in line with the contentious attempt by Serbian political leadership and academic establishment to conceal the truth about Serbian role during the World War II and wars in the Balkans in the 90’s. Serbia continues to conceal the systematic genocide that Serbs committed against several peoples including the Bosniaks, Jews and Croats and to openly endorse the fascist ideology that is embodied in Chetnik’s movement. This movement - comprised of Serbian fascist and ultra-nationalistic military organizations collaborated with the Nazis and targeted Yugoslav Partisans and non-Serbs living in Serbia and BiH for extermination during World War II. Under Draza Mihailovic’s command, the Chetniks collaborated with the Axis powers and committed horrendous war crimes and crimes against humanity against Bosniak and Croat civilians living in Serbia and BiH.
The current political path of Serbia should stand as a warning to the western world that has been built on democracy and the rule of law. Until Serbia acknowledges and apologizes for the war crimes that it has committed and pays repatriation just as other aggressors in the past have done, there will be no peace or reconciliation in the Balkans and no moving forward. We call upon the BiH government to send an official reprimand note to the Serbian government and to freeze diplomatic relations with Serbia.
Haris Alibasic, MPA
President, Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB)
Professor Emir Ramic
Director, Institute for Research Genocide, Canada
Ajla Delkic, M.A.
Executive Director, Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina (ACBH)