Roma Statement on Alperin v Vatican Bank

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Statement of the Independent Council of Roma of Serbia On the Vatican Bank Lawsuit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26-02-2010 Beograd: The lawsuit, Alperin v. Vatican Bank, has given hope to the Roma people of Serbia that the injustices of the Second World War might finally be addressed. But the U.S Ninth Circuit. Appellate Court decision of December 30, 2010 granting immunity to the Vatican Bank for war crimes is a great disappointment. The US Courts can no longer be considered hospitable to human rights cases. The Vatican Bank has been granted immunity to commit crimes. There can be no immunity for complicity in genocide. By laundering the gold teeth of our relatives, the Vatican Bank joined with the Ustasha butchers and mad men who terrorized Yugoslavia during the Second World – killing, raping, and looting with impunity. Now the US Court system has seemingly absolved these killers of any guilt through its actions. There is irrefutable evidence in the form of statements of the witnesses, authenticated historical documents, and transcripts that our lawyer, Dr. Jonathan Levy, and others have submitted to the court. The Vatican Bank is not a religious institution but is in fact well known through out the world for money laundering. It stands for illegal profiteering and not religion. The US Courts have set back the cause of human rights to the dark days of the Second World War through its studied indifference to our plight. The US Courts remind us of Pope Pius XII who while feigning holiness encouraged the Nazis and Ustasha to commit genocide due to his inaction. Today the vaults of the Vatican Bank still gleam with our ancestor’s gold. This blood stained gold was bought dearly with the lives of our kin and is now retained ironically with the help of the courts of the so called former champion of liberty, the United States. Because of all these facts: Independent Council of Roma of Serbia urges U.S. State Court of Appeals for the Ninth District to immediately revoke the unjust decision in the interest of justice. This shameful ruling is anti-Gypsy and anti-Roma. Further it tarnishes the reputation of the United States courts internationally. The message of the US Courts is unmistakable – the lives of Roma are worthless in their eyes when compared to the golden allure of the Vatican. The message to neo Nazis, fascists, and racists everywhere is clear as well – it is OK to kill and rob Roma as long as you can make a legal argument for immunity.

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Statement of the Serbian Roma on Alperin v Vatican Bank

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Statement of the Independent Council of Roma of Serbia

On the Vatican Bank Lawsuit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

26-02-2010

Beograd: The lawsuit, Alperin v. Vatican Bank, has given hope to the Roma people of Serbia that the

injustices of the Second World War might finally be addressed. But the U.S Ninth Circuit. Appellate Court

decision of December 30, 2010 granting immunity to the Vatican Bank for war crimes is a great

disappointment. The US Courts can no longer be considered hospitable to human rights cases. The Vatican

Bank has been granted immunity to commit crimes.

There can be no immunity for complicity in genocide. By laundering the gold teeth of our relatives, the

Vatican Bank joined with the Ustasha butchers and mad men who terrorized Yugoslavia during the Second

World – killing, raping, and looting with impunity. Now the US Court system has seemingly absolved these

killers of any guilt through its actions.

There is irrefutable evidence in the form of statements of the witnesses, authenticated historical documents,

and transcripts that our lawyer, Dr. Jonathan Levy, and others have submitted to the court.

The Vatican Bank is not a religious institution but is in fact well known through out the world for money

laundering. It stands for illegal profiteering and not religion.

The US Courts have set back the cause of human rights to the dark days of the Second World War through its

studied indifference to our plight. The US Courts remind us of Pope Pius XII who while feigning holiness

encouraged the Nazis and Ustasha to commit genocide due to his inaction.

Today the vaults of the Vatican Bank still gleam with our ancestor’s gold. This blood stained gold was bought

dearly with the lives of our kin and is now retained ironically with the help of the courts of the so called

former champion of liberty, the United States.

Because of all these facts:

Independent Council of Roma of Serbia urges U.S. State Court of Appeals for the Ninth District to

immediately revoke the unjust decision in the interest of justice.

This shameful ruling is anti-Gypsy and anti-Roma. Further it tarnishes the reputation of the United States

courts internationally.

The message of the US Courts is unmistakable – the lives of Roma are worthless in their eyes when compared

to the golden allure of the Vatican. The message to neo Nazis, fascists, and racists everywhere is clear as well

– it is OK to kill and rob Roma as long as you can make a legal argument for immunity.

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In the name of Independent Council of Roma of Serbia

which represents 80 Roma associations

General Secretary Bojic B. Slobodan

phone: +381 11 406 167

phone: +381 08 233 49

mail: bputko59@hotmail .com

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