Tag Archives: Attacks

The police charged a 78-year-old man with the crime of disorderly conduct and violence against a group of residents, who, according to findings so far, threatened a Roma family in Svitavy with an ax and a gun in his hand at the beginning of May. The Romea.cz server reported on the incident that took place on the street. The witness said the man called people “black monkeys” and threatened to kill them. The police are also investigating a possible racial motive for the crime.

• Rasistické nadávky a hrozba smrtí. Za výhrůžky romské rodině muže stíhá policie. In: iDnes. 24.05.2024. https://www.idnes.cz/pardubice/zpravy/romove-napadeni-sekera-zbran-rodina-svitavy-policie.A240523_101814_pardubice-zpravy_lati

A young Roma family from Svitavy was the victim of an attack by an older man who allegedly racially abused them and threatened them with death. He apparently even pointed an unloaded gun at the partner of a young Roma woman and pulled the trigger. The incident took place on Friday, May 3, around 6 p.m., when the woman and her friend stopped their car at a relative’s house. The police confirmed to the news website Romea.cz that they are investigating the case, but did not prove a racial motive for the attack even though he called them “black monkeys”.

• Napadení ve Svitavách: Muž měl vytáhnout sekeru a zbraň na mladou romskou rodinu, vyhrožovat jim smrtí a nadávat do černých opic. Podle policie se rasový motiv neprokázal. In: Romea. 07.05.2024. https://romea.cz/cz/domaci/napadeni-ve-svitavach-muz-mel-vytahnout-sekeru-a-zbran-na-mladou-romskou-rodinu-vyhrozovat-jim-smrti-a-nadavat-do-cernych-opic-podle-policie-se-rasovy-motiv-neprokazal

The romano singer Jan Bendig has spoken out after four days of silence since the police said the attack in Český slavík, where he was pelted with flour by an alleged racist, was staged. He posted a lengthy statement on his Facebook profile in which he apologizes for his silence, denies that the attack was premeditated and explains what he believes happened. However, his words contradict what the police investigation found.

• Zpěvák Jan Bendig v rozsáhlém vyjádření odmítl závěry policejního vyšetřování a dále tvrdí, že incident na slavíku se svým manažerem nezorganizoval.In: Romea. 25.02.2024. https://romea.cz/cz/domaci/zpevak-jan-bendig-v-rozsahlem-vyjadreni-odmitl-zavery-policejniho-vysetrovani-a-dale-tvrdi-ze-incident-na-slaviku-se-svym-manazerem-nezorganizoval

The police stated that the attack on the Romano singer Jan Bendig in November, when he was sprinkled with flour on Český slavíkov, was staged to draw attention to himself. The attack was initially perceived as racist. Bendig now faces a fine of up to fifty thousand crowns. On the social network, the singer is sharply condemned for lying, for example by politician Matěj Gregor.

• Útok na romského zpěváka Bendiga na Slavících. Domluveno předem. Prasklo to. A je zle. In: Parlamentni Listy. 22.02.2024. https://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/arena/monitor/Utok-na-romskeho-zpevaka-Bendiga-na-Slavicich-Domluveno-predem-Prasklo-to-A-je-zle-751147

Jan Bendigo, a Czech Rom, who is a fashion icon in the Czech Republic and an actor, was the victim of an attack. A person threw flour at him while shouting “Gypsy” at him.

• Otrasný rasistický útok na Bendiga! Pri príchode na červený koberec dostal poriadnu RANU! In: TopStar. 25.11.2023. https://topstar.noviny.sk/hudba/861077-otrasny-rasisticky-utok-na-bendiga-pri-prichode-na-cerveny-koberec-dostal-poriadnu-ranu