Human rights minister says government seeking buyout of pig farm at site of
Roma camp
Czech Minister for Human rights Jiří Dienstbier, said Monday that the
government would prefer a buyout of a pig farm standing on the site of a
camp at which Roma were interned during the second world war before
hundreds were sent onto death camps in the east. Many also died at the camp
due to illness and poor conditions. The farm owners also indicated their
willingness to discuss a sale. Dienstbier’s comments came on the eve of a
visit to the site at Lety, South Bohemia, by finance minister, Andrej
Babiš. Babiš is due to visit the site on Tuesday to apologise for earlier
remarks at which he was quoted as saying that only Roma unwilling to work
were sent to the camp. The minister later said he would help in long
running moves to buy out the pig farm and create a fitting memorial. The
camp at Lety was originally created as a work camp by Czech authorities
before being turned into an internment camp for Roma by the Nazis.
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