How does it feel to see someone that you know committed crimes against humanity go free? How does it feel to see that someone return to her homecountry and be cheered for, like a hero?
Biljana Plavsic is free. She served eleven years in a prison here in Sweden and now she can return home and blame the incident on someone else.
You know, I remember this war. It was the first war I was old enough to be affected by and I remember the scenes of people getting lined up - because they had the wrong religion or tradition. I remember reading about how people were forced to kill their pets before they got shot themselves. I remember learning the phrase "etnisk rensning" (ethnic cleansing) and I've never forgotten it. I don't think I ever will.
The release of this old, fragile woman makes me feel sick about being Swedish. I feel ashamed that one of the people who made the war possible got to serve eleven years in a prison, while the ones who lost relatives got a lifetime in sorrow. There aren't really any better words I can say, because every time I try to get them out I get a nasty taste in my mouth.
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