MUSLIM FUNDAMENTALISTS DO NOT WANT PEACE AND COEXISTENCE

SREBRENICA, OCTOBER 2 /SRNA/ - Threats against the clergy of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Tuzla show that Muslim fundamentalists do not seek peace and coexistence, but rather want BiH to conform to Alija Izetbegović's Islamic Declaration, Branimir Kojić, president of the Srebrenica Municipal Organization of Families of Captured and Killed Soldiers and Missing Civilians, told SRNA.

Kojić emphasized that this clearly demonstrates that BiH is a country of absurdities, where Muslim fundamentalists do not respect even religious differences. "Imagine if something like this happened in Republika Srpska – what an attack it would be on the Serb people, the leadership, and Republika Srpska itself. Yet the fact is that such monstrous threats against Orthodox Serbs in the Federation of BiH are considered almost normal there," Kojić said. He added that the manner in which the threats are written is reminiscent of crimes committed against the Serb people. "The brutality and cold-bloodedness are especially evident in Podrinje, and we know that Tuzla is not far from Podrinje. Many criminals, including Naser Orić, live in Tuzla, which further heightens our concern for our compatriots, churches, and clergy," Kojić emphasized. He says he has not yet read condemnations from the Inter-Religious Council, the head of the Islamic Community, Husein Kavazović, or from any of the "threatened returnees" in Republika Srpska, such as Ćamil Duraković, Ramiz Salkić, and their ilk. "Tuzla has long ceased to be a multicultural city, even though many falsely present it as such. We will never forget the Tuzla convoy and the deaths of young JNA soldiers, whose executioners have still not been properly punished," Kojić said. He calls for the protection of clergy and all Serbs in the Federation, as the pressures they face are unacceptable in the 21st century. From prison in Tuzla, Dževad Hasić sent a threatening letter to Serbs and the Serbian Orthodox Church, stating that they are not welcome in the city and that the Orthodox priest will be forcibly converted to Islam, with the cross replaced by a crescent and star.