Slovak Brotherhood
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The Slovak Brotherhood or Slovenská pospolitosť is one of the far-right extremist groups in Slovakia. It was temporarily banned for "activities that incite hatred and national, racial, religious as well as political intolerance"[1] but the Slovak Supreme Court reinstated the hate group, claiming the "the legal conditions for disbanding Slovenská Pospolitosť had not been met." [1] The group resumes operation unhindered. [2]
'Slovenská' means "Slovak" ; 'pospolitosť' is a rather archaic word meaning "solidarity" or "community" or "togetherness"; 'národná strana' means "national party."
Slovenská pospolitosť was formed in 1996 to bring together sections of the local extremists population and place them under the leadership of more astute ideologues. The group has links to the International Third Position and has posted details of its activities on their websites. The movement has come under increasing pressure from the government of Slovakia in 2005, to the extent where the leading member Ján Kopunek has claimed that the Slovak police have been ordered to crush the group entirely [3]. Since then, Marián Kotleba has been charged with hate crimes in absentia. Later Kotleba was charged for finishing on of his speechis with "Na stráz!" the phrase used in the fascist Hlinka Guard.[4] Later the charges were dropped as it "couldn't be proven that the phrase itself constitutes the promotion of fascism". [5]
They have been associated with the European National Front and support their ideas of European nationalist unity. They hosted a meeting for some affiliated groups in 2004 [6].
[edit] References
- ^ a b Slovak Supreme Court overrules outlawing of extremist group Slovenská Pospolitosť
- ^ Supreme Court Cancels Dissolution of Slovenska Pospolitost
- ^ Police crushed the right extremist movement - Slovensko.com
- ^ Érvénytelen a Szlovák Testvériség feloszlatásáról hozott döntés
- ^ Szlovákiában nem büntetik a fasiszta köszöntést
- ^ www.nationalvanguard.org
[edit] External links
- Their flag and those of other Slovak movements
- Official Web Site of Slovenská pospolitosť - Národná strana
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