Pobudo podpredsednika SDS in vodje slovenske delegacije Evropske ljudske stranke (ELS) v Evropskem parlamentu o spominskem obeležju v spomin žrtvam komunističnega nasilja v Sloveniji je že podprl predsednik največje poslanske skupine v Evropskem parlamentu Manfred Weber.
Vodja slovenske delegacije Evropske ljudske stranke v Evropskem parlamentu je namreč 1. februarja 2016 na predsednika Evropskega parlamenta in predsednika največje parlamentarne skupine v Evropskem parlamentu naslovil pismo, v katerem ju poziva k postavitvi spominskega obeležja v prostorih Evropskega parlamenta, ki bi opominjalo na več kot 200.000 žrtev komunističnega genocida med in po drugi svetovni vojni v Sloveniji.
Dr. Zver je oba predsednika pozval, naj po svojih močeh omogočita, da bi evropske inštitucije izkazale spoštljiv odnos do otrok, žena in mož, ki počivajo v več kot 600 množičnih grobiščih po Sloveniji, še posebej zato, ker je velika večina žrtev drugih narodnosti.
Spominsko obeležje bi bilo podobno obeležju, ki je v spomin na množično deportacijo Estoncev, Latvijcev in Litvancev v letu 1941 izobešeno v Evropskem parlamentu v Strasbourgu. To bi lahko bilo simbolno sporočilo Evropske unije in izraz njene zavezanosti k zaščiti človekovih pravic in temeljnih svoboščin z obsodbo vseh oblik genocida.
Evropski poslanec dr. Milan Zver je v pismu opozoril tudi na to, da slovenska država zelo počasi ureja vprašanje množičnih grobišč, a je prepričan, da se bo slovenski narod prej ali slej soočil s temnimi stranmi lastne zgodovine, popravil krivice, kjer je to še možno, in dosegel spravo.
Vodja poslanske skupine Evropske ljudske stranke v Evropskem parlamentu Manfred Weber je pobudo že podprl in sprožil ustrezne postopke za njeno uresničitev, dr. Milan Zver pa še čaka na odziv predsednika Evropskega parlamenta.
V nadaljevanju objavljamo besedilo celotnega pisma:
Dear Mr. Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament,
dear Mr. Manfred Weber, Chairman of the EPP Group in the EP,
my dear colleagues,
I deeply respect your considerate attitude towards the core European values such as democracy, humanity and justice. Repeatedly I have found that you nourish reverence to the Holocaust and other victims of the tragic mass killings during and after World War II.
I would like to draw your attention to the fact that there are more than 600 mass concealed graves (killing sites) in the heart of Europe, in Slovenia. These mass murder sites are a consequence of massive extra - judicial killings immediately after World War II. Experts estimate that the communist military formations killed more than 200,000 men, women and children. Although Slovenians were affected the most by this sad fate, Croatian, Serbian, Italian, German, Montenegrin, Russian and other victims of revolutionary violence also lay in these mass graves. The numbers are not definitive yet as new sites are being discovered every year which draws the high level of public attention in Slovenia and abroad.
The Slovenian state is very slow at dealing with this pressing issue. This is partly also because powerful forces, which reject the reverent treatment of victims, continue to exist. However, situation is slowly improving. I sincerely believe that the Slovenians will sooner or later face the dark pages of its history, that redress of grievances, where still possible, will be made, and that the nation will reconcile.
However, the question of reverent attitude towards the victims of revolutionary violence in Slovenia exceeds its borders. That is also because of the fact that the vast majority of the deceased that lay in the Slovenian land are of other nationalities.
I would therefore kindly like to ask you, to do what is in your power, to enable the European institutions to demonstrate a respectful attitude towards these victims. My suggestion is to place the memorial plaque in the premises of the European Parliament building in Strasbourg serving as a reminder of these tragic, unimaginable historical facts, which must never again be repeated.
A similar plaque, commemorating the mass deportation of the Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians in 1941, carried out by the Soviet communist regime, already exists in the European Parliament Strasbourg building (floor -1). The proposed memorial plaque could be placed directly adjacent to it. This could be yet another symbolic message of the European politics opposing all forms of genocide, including those justified by the radical ideology.
I look forward to your response and remain at your full disposal to further discuss this proposal.
With kindest regards I wish you all the best.
Yours faithfully,
dr. Milan Zver