The Serbian Minister of Interior, Aleksandar Vulin does not respect the laws of the state or its official terminology, nor does he show concern over the reactions his hate speech could create in diverse environments inhabited by Serbs and Albanians – United Valley MP in the Serbian Parliament, Shaip Kamberi said after the new Serbian Minister of the Interior once again referred to Albanians as „Shiptars“.
Vulin used the derogatory term this morning during a guest appearance on the Serbian public service broadcaster. He used the term two times – and both times the RTS presenter did not react in any way.
„Vulin continues to use the pejorative term ‘Shiptars’ for Albanians. The problem is not that I, as a citizen of Serbia of Albanian ethnicity, feel offended because you cannot be offended by someone who does not have dignity. The problem is that Aleksandar Vulin does not respect the Republic of Serbia and its laws. We remind Mr. Vulin that the official name ‘Albanians’ is used in all laws of the Republic of Serbia,“ Shaip Kamberi wrote in a Facebook post.
Kamberi added that is Vulin thus symbolically showing „where Serbia is at.“
He recalled that such language not only represents hate speech but also that it could lead to consequences in ethnically diverse areas.
„Of course, Mr. Vulin is not interested in the fate of Slavica or Dragan who live in areas together with Albanians. He uses them only for his power, while he plays the role of a Greater Serbian patriot from luxury restaurants in Belgrade,“ he concluded.
Aleksandar Vulin used the same offensive term to refer to Albanians during the time he held the post of the Minister of Defense, even though, according to a final judgment of the High Court in Serbia, the term is „politically incorrect and offensive.“
Preuzimanje i objavljivanje tekstova sa portala KoSSev nije dozvoljeno bez navođenja izvora. Hvala na poštovanju etike novinarske profesije.
