Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) MP Dan Tanasa said on Thursday that street violence in Bucharest and other cities doesn’t need his social media posts to exist, but is rather „the direct result of the government’s failed policies,” arguing that when he said that the import of insecurity and savage practices cannot be accepted, he was not attacking anyone based on their origin.
„I have read the reports run by the ‘independent’ press about the alleged effect of my posts. I am glad to see that, for some journalists, Dan Tanasa is such a mighty force that he could instantly cause incidents in the streets of Bucharest. Perhaps, if I had such power, I would use it to bring hospitals to every city, highways across the Carpathians and decent salaries for Romanians. Unfortunately, the reality is simpler and much sadder: street violence in Bucharest and other cities doesn’t need my posts to exist. It is the direct result of the failed policies of the governments the obedient press has protected for years,” Tanasa wrote on Facebook.
He added that Romania must be a safe country for its citizens, „for the Romanians who work honestly here, for the children who go to school, for the elderly who step out for a walk.”
„When I say that we cannot accept the import of insecurity and savage practices, I am not attacking anyone based on their origin, but rather state a common sense truth: the law must be respected, and those who don’t must pay. Journalists who scramble to make a connection between my messages and a specific incident should be more concerned with the essential questions: why is it that an off-duty police officer is the only one who intervenes to save a man attacked in the street? Where are the state institutions? Where are the prevention mechanisms? Who is responsible for the fact that Romanian cities are no longer safe, but governed by improvisation and luck? How come the law works for some, but not for others?,” the AUR deputy inquired.
Tanasa went on to say that he won’t „keep quiet” when „Romanians are being derided in their own country.”
„I will not stop denouncing the government’s plans to transform Romania into a cheap labor colony, without rules and without respect for its citizens. And if this bothers you, it means that I am touching exactly the sore points some are desperately trying to hide. I was, am and will remain a defender of the right of Romanians to live safely, in dignity and respect in their own country. The rest is background noise,” Tanasa added.
A young man was arrested for 30 days on suspicion of racially assaulting on August 26 a Bangladeshi citizen who then needed medical attention. For racial and xenophobic reasons, the attacker punched the victim in the face, causing him traumatic injuries that required 1-2 days of medical care to heal, the Press Office of the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the Sector 2 Court reported.
An off-duty police officer from Bucharest Station No. 7 caught a 20-year old man in the act, while he was physically assaulting another young man, who is a foreign citizen. The officer intervened promptly and efficiently, and the attacker, who tried to flee, was immediately caught and immobilized, the Bucharest General Police Directorate reported.
Several politicians reacted to this incident on Wednesday. USR deputy Catalin Drula said that such behavior cannot be accepted, while Liberal Ionut Stroe emphasized that „hate breeds hate” and this gesture is a direct effect of the spread of xenophobic messages which poison society.
10 days ago, AUR deputy Dan Tanasa wrote on Facebook: „Refuse the order if it’s not delivered by a Romanian. Stop encouraging the import of unskilled workers from Asia and Africa. Wake up!”
AGERPRES
