Srebrenica Resolution: What’s Serbian for ‘genocide’?
Apparently the word does not exist in Serbian vocabulary if you’re trying to use it in a phrase “Srebrenica genocide”. In that case, it is possible to use only words such as “war crime”, “killings” “mass murder”, or as the upcoming Serbian parliament resolution on Srebrenica will suggest – “a crime committed on Bosniak population of Srebrenica in July 1995 in a manner determined by the International Court of Justice.” As a reminder, The International Court of Justice determined that “the manner the crime was committed in” is in fact – genocide.
So why hasn’t the government decided to use one word in it’s resolution – genocid – instead of this long Jeopardy-esque description? The answer is pretty simple, although very painful to admit – the majority of Serbian population (as represented by the political parties in the parliament) still does not believe that such a thing as genocide occurred in Srebrenica, so in order not to make an unpopular move and displease voters and other parties but at the same time please the European governments, this seemed like a good compromise. Also, Serbian political parties would never even have considered writing such a resolution in the first place if it wasn’t pressured by the EU, as it unofficially represents one of the steps towards EU membership – this is why the resolution is on the agenda whole 15 years since the genocide in Srebrenica actually occurred.
UPDATE: Here is the entire text of the Serbian resolution on Srebrenica in English (my translation)
Based on the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia according to which human life and dignity are inviolable,
Respecting the spirit and the norms of the United Nations’ Universal declaration on Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, The Additional Protocols of the Geneva Convention, Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the International Criminal Court Statute,
By aiming to secure sustainable peace and stability in the West Balkans, as well as further improvement of friendly relations between the states of former Yugoslavia based on respecting the international law and territorial integrity and sovereignty of all the member states of the UN, including Bosnia and Herzegovina,
By preventing that the memory of the victims of armed conflicts in former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, where all the nations have suffered heavily, is forgotten,
By respecting the court decision of the International Justice Tribunal, main court body of the UN, brought in case Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Serbia and Montenegro on 26. February 2007,
By having in mind that according to the said decision Serbia is obliged to take necesary steps to fulfill it’s international obligations, including the full cooperation woth the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia,
Based on article 99. point 7. of the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia [...] brings
D E C L A R A T I O N
of National Assembly of Republic of Serbia
on condemning the crime in Srebrenica
- 1. National Assembly of Republic of Serbia most strongly condemns the crime committed against the Bosniak population in Srebrenica in July 1995, in a way determined by the decision of the International Court of Justice, as well as all the political processes and effects that brought to forming of belief that achieving own national goals can be made possible by using armed force and physycal violence against members of other nations and religions, expressing in the same time condolences and apology to the victims’ families because not enough was done to prevent this tragedy.
- 2. National Assembly of Republic of Serbia gives its full support to the work of the state official institutions in charge of processing war crimes and successful ending of cooperation with the International Crime tribunal for former Yugoslavia, where finding and capturing of Ratko Mladic is of particular significance.
- 3. National Assembly of Republic of Serbia invites all sides previosly engaged in war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as in other former Yugoslav states, to continue the process of reconciliation and strenghtening the conditions for common life based on equality of the nations and full respect of human and minority rights and freedoms, so that the crimes committed would never take place again.
- 4. National Assembly of Republic of Serbia expresses it’s expectation that the highest official institutions of other former Yugoslav states will comndemnd in a similar fashion crimes committed against the members of the Serbian people, as well as send apologies and express condolences to the families of Serbian victims.
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PROCITANI STE I RAZOTKRIVENI
Veliko-Srpski projekat SANU 1 I SANU 2 ce zavrsiti sasvim nepovoljno i cak katastrofalno i pogubno za Srpski narod
KADA NAROD KOJI JE POCINIO GENOCID KOJI JE ISTRAZEN I POTVRDZEN OD STRANE MEDZUNARODNOG SUDA U HAGU
Pokusava drzati nekom pridike i zahtjevati da se Jasenovac sada proglasi genocidom je krajnje smijesno i provokativno smisljeno umanjivanje Srpske odgovornosti za pocinjeni genocid nad Muslimanima i Hrvatma
Tim vise je iluzorno i bizarno jer nitko ne spori da je NDH pocinila masovne zlocine
Uostalom zato je i platila cijenu
NESTANAK TE NACISTICKE TVOREVINE
Sa tog stanovista Srbima mora biti jasno ma sta zahtjevali i cinili i njihov GENOCID mora biti sankcionisan nestankom NACISTICKE genocidne tvorevine rs ‘’republike srpske’’
I zasigurno vas nece spasiti ni SANU 2
a samo mozete uveliko isprovocirati NILOSRDNOG ANDZELA da ponovo nad Srbijom i rs pokaze svoju milost
Pogledajte ;
MIROSLAV VASILIĆ, ZAROBLJENI SRPSKI OFICIR GOVORI O SVOM RATNOM POHODU NA POSAVINU
MI SMO SRUŠILI PLEHAN I UBIJALI CIVILE!
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U zakljucku se navodi;
Zauzeli smo to hrvatsko selo ubivši sve što se moglo ubiti.
S majorom Pantelijom Čurguzom, krenuli smo u osvajanje hrvatskih sela Modrana i Plehana, a ja sam raspoređen u bataljun kojim je zapovijedao kapetan Ostoja Jajčanin. Preko njih je iz najvišeg vrha naše vojske odmah stigla i naredba da se miniraju, bolje reći uklone sa zemlje, svi tuđi vjerski i drugi objekti, posebno samostan Plehan, sve što je mirisalo na ustaštvo.
JOS DVOJICA SU DODANA OVOJ LISTI
Imena nekih pripadnika JNA i drugih cetnickih formacija odgovornih za ratne zlocine na podrucju opcine Derventa:
1. Savo Jankovic, general, komandant Tuzlanskog korpusa JNA;
2. Momir Talic, general, komandant Drugog krajiskog korpusa Srpske vojske;
3. Novica Simic, general, komandant Istocnobosanskog korpusa Srpske vojske;
4. Slavko Lisica, pukovnik, komandant Srpske vojske;
5. Stublincevic, pukovnik, komandant Operativne grupe Tuzlanskog korpusa JNA sa sjedistem u Podnovlju;
6. Stanko Trajkovic, potpukovnik JNA, komandant vojarne “Zdravko Celar” u Derventi;
7. Ljubomir Obradovic, potpukovnik JNA, zamjenik komandanta vojarne u Derventi;
8. Sreco Sekulic, major JNA;
9. Nedeljko Stojcic, kapetan JNA;
10. Ivan Durin, kapetan JNA;
11. Suka, kapetan prve klase JNA;
12. Milivoje Petrovic, pukovnik JNA;
13. Miso Kecman, rezervni kapetan;
14. Ljubo Kalaba, rezervni kapetan;
15. Stamenko Ilic, rezervni kapetan;
16. Goran Popovic, rezervni kapetan;
17. Branko Radic, vodnik JNA;
18. Veljko Milankovic, komandant paravojne formacije “Vukovi s Vucjaka”;
19. Brane Mijatovic, kapetan JNA;
20. Andrija Bjelosevic, nacelnik Centra sigurnosti Doboj;
21. Dusan Vukovic, predsjednik opcinske vlade u Derventi;
22. Novak Novic, nacelnik Srpske policije;
23. Slobodan Bilic, odvjetnik;
24. Stojan Tatic;
25. Drasko Odic;
26. Nebojsa Preradovic;
27. Petar Andric, rezervni major;
28. Mitar Trivanovic, rezervni kapetan;
29. Risto Stolic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
30. Zdravko Dekic, zvan Dzeri, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
31. Nusret Dizdarevic, rezervni kapetan;
32. Milan Vukovic, pripadnik Srpske milicije;
33. Dordo Radan, pripadnik Srpske milicije;
34. Vlado Budisic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
35. Mihajlo Sainovic, zvan Mika, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
36. Zlato Nedic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
37. Bogdan Perica, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
38. Radoslav Faladzic, pripadnik Srpske milicije;
39. Dusko Jovanovic, komandir Srpske milicije;
40. Luka Novic, oficir sigurnosti Srpske vojske;
41. Zoran Simic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
42. Zoran Cecavac, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
43. Nikola Sundar, pripadnik Marticeve milicije;
44. Miroslav Bojanic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
45. Tihomir Stojcic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
46. Boro Bukavica, rezervni kapetan;
47. Gojko Lukic, porucnik JNA, upravnik logora Vijaka;
48. Jovanovic, kapetan JNA iz Nisa;
49. Dordo Nedic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
50. Vid Nikolic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
51. Dragan Predragovic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
52. Nedeljko Malesevic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
53. Marko Plavsic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
54. Ranko Vrastanovic, strazar u logoru Bare;
55. Ranko Tesic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
56. Ljubo Petrovic, kapetan;
57. Dragan Kuzmanovic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
58. Zlatko Macan, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
59. Vujadin Vukelic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
60. Braco Migic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
61. Novo Pjeranovic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
62. Zoran Ratkovac, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
63. Milan Tesic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
64. Sasa Prosed, komandir specijalne jedinice Srpske vojske;
65. Stanko Vukmirovic, zvan Dulic, pripadnik Srpske vojske;
66. Slavko Ikanovic, zvan Sebura, pripadnik Srpske vojske.
67 Dzordzo Krekic Major JNA i direktor DEMOSA Derventa
68 Milan Anicic Cetnicki vojvoda [radio u TOD ]
69 Gadza Mihajlo[Miso] tenkista radio u UNISU
70 Gadza Boro Brat Misin pripadnik srpske vojske
71 Pantelija Curguz major vrs
72 Emil Vlajki KOS YU
73 Manojlo Milovanovic gen vrs
Procitani ste i razotkriveni Srpski nacisti
Novi srpski velikodržavni “priručnik” – Srbija ima memorandum 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsSFNrDSTco&feature=player_detailpage#t=0s
To Mike.
I do not defend any crimes in Srebrenica, but you are ridiculous in your saying that Croatia paid for its crimes in WW2. How? By Vatican helping the main criminals escape to south america and eventually getting their dream of the ethnically free independent croatia?
You can go to the church to pray as much as you like, but your soul is too twisted, just like your priests.