PRESS RELEASE

The Central Committee of German Sinti and Roma has rejected the demand of Rajko Djuric for injunction and retraction. The lawyer of Djuric, Johannes Eisenberg, had claimed that the Central Committee should not mention the past of Djuric when he worked with the Belgrade party newspaper "POLITIKA", which was comparable to "Neues Deutschland" and the "Prawda". He also demanded, that the Central Committee should not point to the publications of Djuric about "the gypsies". Those publications are marked by worst prejudice and racist clichés.
According to Djuric, the gypsies "are robbing and stealing" and "their system of values is at a standstill of the 11th century". "Fighting, swindle, and insults" are their everyday things". They "believe in vampires" and "find their wives by buying them, exchange deals or kidnapping". Moreover, the "president", who also holds the title "president of the Roma P.E.N. Centre" had written that "for some extra money you can get more than a dance from Roma women".
The Central Committee also criticized the ridiculous political demands of Djuric and also the "Roma union" that cannot be taken for serious anymore. Since more than eight years there have been no reports on presidency meetings and Roma conferences with regular elections.
The Central Committee told Eisenberg, that his cost accounting and the announcement of taking legal action against the Central Committee would have no chances of success.