“Political correctness does not exist here”, wrote the co-author of the publication “The Right Ones” in a recent blog | 28.09.2011

What appeared to be a straightforward case of a Trnava city policeman, Marian Misun, who publicly called Roma asocial, parasitic Gypsies and likened non-Slovak partners of Slovak women to monkeys, is not yet resolved. Criminal charges were filed against Misun in March for his speech before a neo-Nazi rally in Novy Bydzov in the Czech Republic by Czech activist Miroslav Kovac. In retaliation Micun called Kovac a “pseudo-humanist” seeking public attention while denying that he is a racist or that he had insulted Roma or spread racist propaganda.

When Kovac posted the text of Misun’s speech on Facebook he  added the comment: “Speech by somebody who should work as a defender of law and order! It is apparent that this man is full of prejudice and should by no means work in public service. There is a great risk that he could abuse his power while carrying out his job!!!”

The Trnava police and city council have both defended Misun, which attracted vital media attention to the case. The police have requested an expert to examine the statements in Misun’s speech even though such an expert has no mandate to judge or prosecute Micun.

Slovak authorities have received a transcript of Micun’s hateful speech from their Czech colleagues but have not acted on that evidence to date. When the municipal police spokesperson was asked to comment on the current status of the case the reply was: “This case is under investigation. No charges have been brought against anybody yet.”

When asked what progress has been made since the request was made to the expert, the police stated only that the case is being handled by the competent prosecutor and they would provide no further information until the case is closed.