2023-05-30 16:35:41
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May 30, 10:27
Djokovic will not be punished for his message about Kosovo at Roland Garros
Tournament organizers noted that there are no official rules regarding what tennis players can or cannot say. Djokovic wrote on a video camera after the first round match: “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence”
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The organizers of Roland Garros, the second Grand Slam of the season, will not punish Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic for his message about Kosovo. This was reported to the Mirror by the French Tennis Federation (FTT).
“There are no official Grand Slam rules regarding what players can or cannot say. The FFT will not make any statements or take any position on this matter,” the federation said.
Djokovic called Kosovo the heart of Serbia at Roland Garros
Djokovic, after winning the first round of Roland Garros over American Alexander Kovacevic (6:3, 6:2, 7:6 (7:1)) left a message on the video camera screen calling for an end to the violence in Kosovo. “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence,” the Serb wrote.
At the post-match press conference, Djokovic said that he was not a politician and was not going to get involved in political disputes.
The aggravation of the conflict between Serbia and Kosovo began after mayors of several cities in the northern municipalities took office in Kosovo on May 26. The Kosovo Albanians won the municipal elections in April as the Serbs boycotted the vote. After that in the region protests started, which escalated into clashes between members of the Kosovo special forces and the Serbs. Serbia led the army in full combat readiness.
May 29 in Zvecan there were clashes protesters with KFOR forces. Protesters blocked Kosovo special forces in three armored vehicles, in connection with which a NATO mission officer negotiated with representatives of the Serbs. They refused to release the Kosovo police officers and stop the protest.
According to the latest data, during the riots, 52 people were injured on the part of Serbia, 41 people were injured on the part of KFOR, informed Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
Ivan Vitchenko.
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