Split mayor won’t face charges for outburst
The Zagreb prosecution will not be pressing charges against Split Mayor Željko Kerum, who insulted Serbs, Montenegrins and journalists on live television.
Wednesday, 23.09.2009.
11:01
The Zagreb prosecution will not be pressing charges against Split Mayor Zeljko Kerum, who insulted Serbs, Montenegrins and journalists on live television. Having watched a video of the program in question, and taking his explanation into consideration, the prosecution decided that there were no grounds to press charges, because Kerum’s statements “have no characteristics of a crime of racial or any other kind of discrimination.” Split mayor won’t face charges for outburst Speaking about the possibility of Serbian chain stores and investors entering the Croatian market, Kerum said: “Serbs and Montenegrins have never brought anything good, and whoever does business with them always loses out.” After the Serbian embassy in Croatia sent a letter of protest, the Croatian Foreign Ministry replied that Kerum’s statements did not reflect the stance of the ministry and that the ministry found the comments unnecessary and unacceptable.
Split mayor won’t face charges for outburst
Speaking about the possibility of Serbian chain stores and investors entering the Croatian market, Kerum said: “Serbs and Montenegrins have never brought anything good, and whoever does business with them always loses out.”After the Serbian embassy in Croatia sent a letter of protest, the Croatian Foreign Ministry replied that Kerum’s statements did not reflect the stance of the ministry and that the ministry found the comments unnecessary and unacceptable.
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