Every criminal offence has a name and surname, not a nationality, and if there was cable theft or endangerment of railway traffic during the weekend, that should be dealt with by the police, the prosecution and the competent public enterprises, based on facts and evidence, said the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Milan Antonijević regarding the statement of the editor-in-chief of Informer, Dragan J. Vučićević.

Antonijević emphasizes that it is unacceptable to associate the entire Roma community with crime, railway faults or political blockades, because such generalizations deepen prejudice, incite intolerance and further endanger people who already face discrimination daily.

Commissioner Antonijević said that public speech, especially when it comes from media with a large reach, must be free of stereotypes and responsible, particularly when speaking about national minorities. He recalled that the Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination prohibits the expression of ideas, information and opinions that encourage prejudice and intolerance towards members of national minorities.