The url for this page is http://emperors-clothes.com/news/attack2.htm It is being sent as email text and as a text attachment Translated from the Serbian text at www.sps.org.yu/index-ie.htm SERBIAN SOCIALISTS PHYSICALLY ATTACKED Introductory note. It is admitted in the Western media (AFP, Oct. 8) that last Thursday's Yugoslav coup was a military operation with a vanguard of at least 2000 men, many of them armed, planned and organized well in advance. I urge you to email the Serbian Socialist Party which is under fierce physical assault for resisting the coup. It will boost their morale to receive your messages. The report below has been confirmed by interviews conducted by emperor's clothes. See www.tenc.net Please send statements of support, with as many signers as possible, to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jared Israel, editor, Emperor's Clothes www.tenc.net [Emperor's Clothes] October 7, 2000 Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS): INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC In Belgrade and throughout Serbia there is a reign of terror. The attacks on members of SPS and their property are ceaseless. The method of organization and the way these actions are executed are completely resembling actions of Nazi storm-troopers as they have done the same to the leftists at the dawn of German Nazism. Members of DOS are physically attacking members and leaders of SPS. They are threatening members and supporters of SPS. The threats are physical, over the phone. They are threatening women and children of socialists. Skillfully using the dissatisfaction of the workers, DOS is organizing bullying and lawless actions of toppling and prosecuting those directors of organizations who are members of SPS, but only in companies that are well established and financially successful. In Kragujevac they have attacked, tied and maltreated ten of our members, including Ms. Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic. They have maltreated her for ten long hours in order to make her say, publicly, on TV Ktragujevac, that she denounces her membership to SPS. As she did not succumb to their threats they have let her go - right into arms of ruthless, drunken mob. Ten of those hooligans were slapping her face, kicking her, spitting at her and cursing her. In the town of Nish, a worker at electric distribution company, Mr. Dragisa Vucic, a SPS representative at the town council, was beaten badly. He ended up in a hospital as his colleagues, some hundred of them were literally lynching him. Last night, SPS Belgrade's headquarters was attacked again but this time there was nothing to steal so they burned the premises - and they are useless now. In the town boroughs of Palilula, Vracar, Stari Grad and Zvezdara the SPS offices are totally destroyed and all of value, all the furniture, computer equipment etc was looted. In Bor, the headquarters of SPS is demolished. In Arilje the SPS building was stoned and the entrance door was chopped by an axe. After their destructive visit to Belgrade, members of DOS in Kikinda attacked a Club of Young Socialists. They broke the doors and windows but presence of SPS members in the building prevented them from looting the valuable equipment of the Internet Club of the Young Socialists. Probably that equipment was the main reason for the attack in the first place. In Kovacica, the DOS followers took the SPS flags from the headquarters there and burned them in the center of the town. Headquarters at Sremska Mitrovica were vandalized again, for the second night. This time they have demolished doors and windows to the building. Yesterday they have broken into SPS building in Pecinci and changed the door locks on it. Information on October 6, 2000: Despite Mr. Kostunica's public proclamations that there will be no revanchism toward the members and sympathizers of the left - the followers of DOS do not respect or tolerate an opinion different from their own (which is one of the most important characteristics of a democracy). In last three days we have witnessed an avalanche of mindless terror organized by "Democratic Opposition. (DOS)" According to the information we have, the SPS offices that were attacked in which lives of our members were put at jeopardy include headquarters in Belgrade, Lajkovac, Leskovac, Prokuplje, Vlasotince, Uzice, Aleksinac, Pirot, Smederevo, Raskoj, Kragujevac, Pancevo, Novi Sad, Temerin, Ada, Kanjiza, Senta, Sremska Mitrovica, Zrenjanin... In Belgrade they have robbed and then destroyed the SPS town's headquarters (take a look at our web album) and then they have done the same with all boroughs. At night between 5 and 6th October DOS demonstrators have broken into economy headquarters in Leskovac. They broke all the windows, stole all computer and other equipment. Anything they could not carry away they destroyed. They broke into headquarters of Jablanica County. They demolished the offices, stole equipment, broke windows and damaged the town building. They looted anything they could then burned the building, garage and car of major Zivojin Stefanovic. They demolished SPS offices in Prokuplje. In Vlasotince they demolished the offices of SPS and JUL (Yugoslav United Left) party. Demonstrators broke into SPS headquarters in Smederevo, stole everything they found, plus stole equipment of Radio "S." Windows were broken on SPS building in Uzice. In Lajkovac they have demolished peasant bank and cafe. They broke entrance door of local radio, stole part of the equipment. They also broke into SPS town headquarters and tried to loot and destroy the offices but were not able to though out SPS members. They tried the same with local TV station. In Kragujevac the demonstrators entered Self-Management Club where SPS headquarters and TV station is located. The police was able to prevent greater terror, though. In Sremsak Mitrovica doors and windows on SPS headquarters were broken. In Pancevo the SPS sign was ripped off and windows broken. In Temerin they broke into local radio station and took over. In Ada, demonstrators led by representatives of organizations of Vojvodina Hungarian minority attacked the home of town major Tomic Ognjan, respected teacher. Police was late intervening so the house got severely damaged. In Zrenjanin, hooligans have broke into party headquarters. They broke doors and windows. Home of county major Mr. Ljuba Slijepcevic was attacked. The savagery was stopped by police. Despite the assurances of Association of Vojvodina Hungarians that there will be no attacks, threats or disturbance of people with different opinion, SPS offices in Kanjiza were attacked. Telephone threats to those who are for peace and tolerance do not stop. A special target are Hungarians who are members of SPS. These disturbing events, verbal threats, use of raw physical force are present in Vojvodina as well as in the other towns across Serbia where DOS decided to perform their Bartholomey Nights. For photo documentation of the destruction click here. (There are several photographs. Go to 'next' at lower right) http://www.sps.org.yu/aktuelno/2000/okt/foto-01.html www.tenc.net [Emperor's Clothes] _______________________________________________ Crashlist resources: http://website.lineone.net/~resource_base To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/crashlist
