Kompirovic: Tournament at the Milic Brothers Square a clear provocation against Serbs

The President of the Rudar Football Club from North Mitrovica, Darko Kompirovic, stated that the basketball tournament organized by the municipality at the Milic Brothers Square is a clear provocation directed against Serbs.

“With indignation and concern, we react to the announcement of a basketball tournament with music and entertainment at the Milic Brothers Square – a place dedicated to the memory of three innocent young men who lost their lives. This is not a sporting event but a clear provocation directed against Serbs in North Mitrovica,” Kompirovic said in a statement to the media.

He added that, meanwhile, the citizens and children of North Mitrovica have been deprived of access to sports.

“While entertainment is being organized at places of grief and pain, for three months now our clubs, athletes, and citizens have been denied access to the Sports Hall, preventing them from practicing sports and living normally. Such actions are a thorn in the side and a provocation, especially to our children, who have been deprived of their sports facilities, while events are organized at sites of tragedy with the aim of humiliating the Serbian people,” he emphasized.

Kompirovic called for a clear reaction from the European Union, KFOR, and other international organizations.

“The regime and the illegitimate mayor are demonstrating open contempt toward Serbia and sending a clear message that everything Serbian is unwelcome. In the 21st century, before the eyes of the European Union, UNMIK, KFOR, and the Quint, Serbian children are being denied sport and deprived of the basic human right to engage in physical activity. We call on all relevant institutions and international representatives to prevent such provocations and to enable the children, athletes, and citizens of Mitrovica to live and train in peace and dignity,” Kompirovic concluded.