US EditionAssault on Mayor Puts Roma Issue in Spotlight Again
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RIBNICA - Two attackers beat the mayor of Ribnica in Slovenia, Sem Pogorelec, who appealed to the state leadership, the prosecutor's office and the competent ministry to take urgent measures to prevent violence.
At a firefighter's party on Saturday, two men physically attacked Ribnica Mayor Sam Pogorelec, injuring a policewoman. They then injured another citizen in the company of a third attacker.
Police arrested a 25-year-old, an 18-year-old, and a minor suspect who live in the Kočevje area.
Fists were raised at a firefighter's party in Ribnica. Two attackers beat up Mayor Sam Pogorelec. The police have already arrested the suspects and detained them. "My family and I feel threatened," the mayor admitted after the incident, while firefighters said that parents no longer allow young people to attend such events due to the danger. Another citizen and a policewoman who intervened were injured.
The 25-year-old and 18-year-old suspects, as well as one minor, who reside in the Kočevje area, were arrested.
Assault on mayor puts Roma issue in spotlight again
The troubled relationship between the marginalised Roma communities and majority population in southeastern Slovenia has come into spotlight again after the Ribnica mayor was physically assaulted by two Roma, who also injured a female police officer who tried to intervene. The incident happened at a fete marking the 140th anniversary of the local voluntary fire brigade in Ribnica on 7 June. Shortly after midnight Mayor Samo Pogorelc was attacked…
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