Czech Republic: Activists blockading pig farm at Lety where WWII-era camp for Roma once stood
Source: Romea
In Lety by Písek today, activists began a blockade of the pig farm standing on the site of what once was a forced labor camp for Romani people. The surviving relatives of the victims of the Romani Holocaust have long been calling for the pig farm to be removed and its location has also been criticized by the UN.
The Czech Government says it does not have the money to purchase and removed the agricultural complex. The blockade is set to last until Friday at the latest.
Shortly after 15:00 CET, activists blocked two trucks from accessing the farm and police intervened. A group of eight people from northern Bohemian and from Germany unfolded banners at noon there in front of the driveway to the AGPI company's farm reading "Romani Pride" and "Opre Roma!"
The activists attached a sign to the gate featuring the word "Holocaust" crossed out. They anticipate their numbers will grow and are planning a nonviolent protest.
Read more: http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-republic-activists-blockading-pig-farm-at-lety-where-wwii-era-camp-for-roma-once-stood
Welcome to the land of Kafka where a pig farm sits on a concentration camp and most people don't care. The Communists put the pig farm there and after 1989 the government sold it private interests to now say, "what can we do?"
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