Koalicija NVO: Bez kompromisa sa politikom zločina
Podgorica, 02. 05. 2024.
SPORAN PREDLOG ZA DAVANJE ULICE PAVLU BULATOVIĆU PROSLIJEĐEN MINISTARSTVU
Savjet za davanje predloga naziva naselja, ulica i trgova Glavnog grada Podgorica odlučio je uoči praznika, 30. aprila, da prijedlog odbornika Demokrata da se jedna od ulica Glavnog grada nazove po Pavlu Bulatoviću, ratnom ministru unutrašnjih poslova i odbrane, uputi Ministarstvu kulture i medija na izjašnjenje da li predlog ispunjava kriterijume za istaknutu ličnost propisane Zakonom o spomen obilježima. Akcija za ljudska prava (HRA), Centar za građansko obrazovanje (CGO) i Centar za žensko i mirovno obrazovanje (ANIMA) smatraju da je ovakva odluka Savjeta još jedan pokazatelj neprihvatljive kalkulacije s ratnim politikama 90ih. Crna Gora za prijem u Evropsku uniju mora odlučnije demonstrirati sposobnost za doprinos održivom miru u regionu, a pristup je štetan i za crnogorsko društvo i za sadržajnu regionalnu saradnju.
Oko ovog pitanja nevladine organizacije HRA, CGO i ANIMA pisale su i Aleksi Bečiću, lideru Demokratske Crne Gore i potpredsjedniku Vlade, apelujući da on prevenira dalje procesuiranje ovog prijedloga koji su podnijeli odbornici njegove partije. To pismo je podržano od strane 23 nevladine organizacije u Crnoj Gori, a Bečić na njega nije nikada odgovorio.
Na sjednici Savjeta bile su i predstavnice HRA i CGO. Predsjednik Savjeta, Boris Pejović, iz Pokreta Evropa sad (PES), omogućio je predstavnici HRA, Elizabeti Mrnjačević, da na sjednici iznese argumente protiv prijedloga, ali joj nije omogućeno da odgovori odbornicima koji su im se suprotstavili.
Elizabeta Mrnjačević je, tom prilikom, iznijela je poznate argumente CGO, HRA i Anime da je Pavle Bulatović, u svojstvu ministra unutrašnjih poslova naredio zločin Deportacije bosansko-hercegovačkih izbjeglica krajem maja 1992. godine, kako je to utvrđeno i pravosnažnom presudom Višeg suda u Podgorici Ks. 6/12, od 22. 11. 2012. godine (dostupna na portalu sudovi.me). Ta naredba značila je da je 66 osoba bošnjačke nacionalnosti poslato na nož Ratku Mladiću i Radovanu Karadžiću. Samo njih 12 preživjelo je izručenje. Pavle Bulatović bio je pod istragom i zbog drugih zločina za koje su sumnjičeni ljudi pod njegovom komandom dok je obavljao funkciju ministra odbrane SR Jugoslavije. Bulatović je ubijen u atentatu u Beogradu 2000. godine pod nerazjašnjenim okolnostima.
Dodatno, Mrnjačević istakla je da bi javno odavanje počasti Pavlu Bulatoviću značilo glorifikaciju ratnog zločina Deportacije i poslalo bi lošu poruku budućim generacijama. Skrenula je pažnju na odgovornost odbornika pri predlaganju ličnosti koje mogu dodatno polarizovati društvo.
U diskusiji je učestvovalo šest odbornika iz Demokrata, Nove srpske demokratije (NSD), Demokratske partije socijalista (DPS) i Bošnjačke stranke (BS).
Odbornici Mitar Vuković i Mitar Šušić oštro su reagovali na izlaganje kolegenice Mrnjačević. Vuković, iz Demokrata, koji je i među predlagačima, kazao da je „osuđuvanje ovog postupka bez dokaza“ i da su „Demokrate sa ponosom predložile Pavla Bulatovića“, navodeići da je „njegova biografija i ponašanje primjer buduće generacije“. Mitar Šušić je rekao da je narativ NVO “šupalj i bez pravne osnove”. Dodao je i da je „Bulatović bio ministar unutrašnjih poslova u izazovnom istorijskom trenutku“ i da je „postupao prema nahođenju, zakonu ili naredbama“. Naglasio je važnost razumijevanja okolnosti vremena pri donošenju odluka i „da ne možemo prosuđivati njegove postupke samo iz današnje perspektive“. Takođe, izjavio je da ne želi da ovaj predlog postane “platforma za iznošenje ideologija” i da će NVO ako predlog bude usvojen, vjerovatno organizovati “performanse, skidanje ili razbijanje table pod tim imenom.”
Zoja Bojanić Lalović, odbornica DPS-a, naglasila je da bi prijedlozi za dodjelu imena ulicama trebalo “da nas okupljaju, a ne dijele” i dodala da je očigledno kad su 23 NVO reagovale da postoji reakcija javnosti. Mihailo Anđušić, takođe iz DPS-a, istakao je da je “situacija u najmanju ruku diskutabilna”, i da treba poštovati stav 23 NVO. Obraćajući se predlagačima zaključio je “da li su oni u pravu ostaje da vidimo, kao što ostaje da vidimo da li ste vi u pravu”.
Edin Tuzović, odbornik BS-a, ocijenio je “90-te su bile kakve su bile”, i dodao da smatra da bi trebalo proći još vremena da bi se ulice nazivale po ljudima iz tog perioda.
Pošto su pojedini odbornici tražili dokaze, na sledećem linku dostupni su cjelokupni spisi predmeta Deportacije u kojima se jasno vidi da su bosansko-hercegovačke izbjeglice deportovane u smrt po naredbi Pavla Bulatovića.
Naše organizacije očekuju od Ministarstva kulture i medija da stavi tačku na ovo pitanje, jer nema zakonskih uslova da se ulica u Podgorici imenuje po Bulatoviću.
Istovremeno, izražavamo žaljenje što je do ovakvog prijedlog uopšte došlo i što najviši zvaničnici ne smiju da se javno odrede oko ovih pitanja koja ukazuju na sadržaj njihovih vrijednosti i opredjeljenja za evropeizacijom države.
Akcija za ljudska prava (HRA)
Centar za građansko obrazovanje (CGO)
ANIMA – Centar za žensko i mirovno obrazovanje
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THE CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL OF GIVING PAVLE BULATOVIĆ A CITY STREET HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE MINISTRY
On 30 April, the eve of the holiday, the Council charged with proposing the names of settlements, streets and squares of the capital of Podgorica decided to submit to the Ministry of Culture and Media the proposal of a Democratic councilor to name one of the streets of the city after Pavle Bulatović, the war Minister of the Interior and Defence. The Ministry is now to provide a statement on whether the proposal meets the prominent person criteria prescribed by the Law on Monuments. The Human Rights Action (HRA), the Centre for Civic Education (CGO) and the Centre for Women’s and Peace Education (ANIMA) believe that this decision of the Council is another example of unacceptable calculations with the war policies of the 1990s. If it wishes to be admitted to the European Union, Montenegro must more decisively demonstrate its ability to contribute to sustainable peace in the region, and this approach is harmful both to the Montenegrin society and meaningful regional cooperation.
Regarding this issue, non-governmental organisations HRA, CGO and ANIMA wrote to Aleksa Bečić, the leader of Democratic Montenegro and Deputy Prime Minister, urging him to prevent further processing of the proposal that was submitted by his own party’s councillors. The letter was supported by 23 Montenegrin non-governmental organisations, but Bečić never responded to it.
The session of the Council was attended by representatives of HRA and CGO. President of the Council, Boris Pejović, from the Europe Now Movement (PES), allowed the HRA representative Elizabeta Mrnjačević to present arguments against the proposal, but she was not allowed to reply to the councillors who opposed them.
Mrnjačević presented the well-known arguments of CGO, HRA and Anime that, in the capacity of Minister of the Interior, Pavle Bulatović ordered the crime of deportation of refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina at the end of May 1992, as determined by the final judgment of the High Court in Podgorica no. Ks. 6/12, dated 22 November 2012 (available on the portal sudovi.me). Said order meant that 66 persons of Bosniak nationality were handed over to be murdered by the likes of Ratko Mladić and Radovan Karadžić. Only 12 of them survived the extradition. Pavle Bulatović was also the subject of investigation in other crimes, for which people under his command were suspected while he was serving as the Minister of Defence of FR Yugoslavia. Bulatović was assassinated in Belgrade in 2000, under unexplained circumstances.
Mrnjačević also pointed out that publicly honouring Pavle Bulatović would imply glorification of the war crime of Deportation, sending a bad message to future generations. She drew attention to the councillors’ responsibility when proposing persons that can further polarise society.
Six councillors from the Democrats, the New Serbian Democracy (NSD), the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and the Bosniak Party (BS) participated in the discussion.
Councillors Mitar Vuković and Mitar Šušić strongly reacted to Mrnjačević’s presentation. Vuković, from the Democrats, who was among the proponents, said that “there is no evidence to condemn this procedure” and that “the Democrats proudly nominated Pavle Bulatović”, stating that “his biography and behaviour can serve as an example for future generations”. His party colleague Vladimir Vujović was of a similar opinion. He accepted the thesis that this was a “mistake of the state”, but said that “when the state makes a mistake, it is not just one individual, so the entire top of the state must be responsible”. Mitar Šušić assessed that the NGOs’ narrative was “hollow and devoid of legal grounds”. He also added that “Bulatović was the Minister of the Interior at a challenging time in history” and that he “acted based on his own discretion, the law or orders”. He emphasised the importance of understanding the circumstances of the time when these decisions were made and that “we cannot judge his actions only from today’s standpoint”. He also said that he did not want this proposal to become a “platform for expressing ideologies” and that, if the proposal is adopted, the NGOs would probably organise “performances, where they would take down or break the board bearing Bulatović’s name”.
Zoja Bojanić Lalović, councillor from the DPS, said that proposals for assigning street names “should bring us together, not divide us”, emphasising that it was obvious that there was a reaction from the public since no less than 23 NGOs responded. Mihailo Andjušić, also from DPS, pointed out that “the situation is debatable, to say the least”, and that the position of 23 NGOs should be respected. Addressing the proponents, he concluded that “it remains to be seen whether they were right, just like it remains to be seen whether you are right”.
Edin Tuzović, councillor from the BS, assessed that “the 1990s were what they were”, and added that he believes that more time should pass before the streets can be named after people from that period.
Since some councillors have asked for evidence, we point out that the entire court file from the Deportation case is available at the following link, clearly showing that refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina were deported to be killed on the orders of Pavle Bulatović.
In the end, out of 12 members of the Council, 9 voted for in favour of the proposal, including PES, while DPS and BS refrained from voting.
Our organisations believe that there are no legal conditions for a street in Podgorica to be named after Bulatović.
At the same time, we express regret that such a proposal was submitted at all, and that the highest officials are not allowed to publicly show how they feel about issues that indicate their values and commitment to the Europeanisation of the country.
Human Rights Action (HRA)
Centre for Civic Education (CGO)
ANIMA – Centre for Women’s and Peace Education
*Article transfered from - https://www.hraction.org/2024/05/03/the-controversial-proposal-of-giving-pavle-bulatovic-a-city-street-has-been-forwarded-to-the-ministry/?lang=en
