Further aggression against a young Roma man by Ukrainian migrants

Cases of young Ukrainian migrants assaulting Czech citizens are on the rise in the Czech Republic. Recently, these Ukrainian migrants have been attacking the Roma community in particular. Whether these events were provoked by the murder of a young Roma man at the beginning of June in Brno, where this case caused nationwide unrest among these communities, and in many places also by the demonstrations of Roma residents, since the number of cases is increasing, the Czech police and the mainstream media, supposedly for reasons of not provoking racial or ethnic hatred, do not state that these are Ukrainian migrants.

Regarding the murder of the Romani youth (23 years old), according to news reports at the time, the Czech Police said information had surfaced on the Internet that the attacker was a Ukrainian who was bothered by the loud music played by Romani youths on the tram. However, the details of the conflict were reportedly unknown at the time, and the police asked for information and sought witnesses. "Unless all witnesses are interviewed, we cannot be more forthcoming," police spokesperson Pavel Šváb said at the time.

Romani people themselves often draw attention to these or similar conflicts. They also draw attention to this approach by the relevant authorities and the mainstream media. One active Roma and civic activist is David Mezei. This person records and registers all cases of skirmishes, assaults and violent and non-violent acts caused by Ukrainian migrants in the Czech Republic. Recently, he again made a short video commenting on a violent mugging, and also filmed a direct testimony with a victim of this other violent act. David Mezei said in one of his most recent Facebook posts:

"Hello. I'm a well-known activist in the Czech Republic who fights against violations of the law and where assaults are happening in the Czech Republic and things are not being addressed here in our country. I would like to share an experience with a guy who had an assault where he was assaulted in Lavizovo and assaulted by three people of Ukrainian origin and it was all on the basis that they wanted to borrow phones again. They are looking for zamine phones, cigarettes and if a person doesn't know how to cut they attack the person but they are able to attack the person like a lot in the majority. So here I am now with the guy I brought to tell you this story." David Mezei says in his video post.

And the witness says: "Well, so I went to Lidl, to Averov. I went to Lidl. And out of nothing, nothing. As I came out of the shop. They asked me to lend them my phone. Yeah, when I said I wouldn't they attacked me." David Mezei continued with the question: "And they attacked you? And what was their age range? Were you seeing a doctor or anything? " The witness continued, "Maybe could have been 30-35 years old max. They were high. Yes, I was at the doctor's because I had a bruised rib and I was all beat up."
David Mezei went on to ask whether the person in question had reported this violent crime to the Czech police. The young man who was the victim of this aggression replied the Czech Police told him that there was simply nothing they could do about it. David Mezei is forever appealing to society to ensure that these acts are not unfairly covered up.

Robert Jonáš