Roma organisations criticise deputy prime minister for statements in tabloid
Sixteen Roma organisations have put forward an official protest calling
on Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek to distance himself from statements
by his Deputy Prime Minister Jiri Cunek published on Friday. Asked in
the Friday edition of the Czech tabloid Blesk whether others could
receive state subsidies similar to those received by the Roma, Mr Cunek
replied they would "have to get a good suntan somewhere, start trouble
and light fires on town squares" to get some politicians to feel sorry
for them. Roma activists say that Mr Cunek has crossed the limits of
social acceptability through his statements, and have described his
approach to Roma issues as "clerical fascism." Aside from being a
deputy prime minister, Mr Cunek is also the head of the Christian
Democratic Party.
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