The Sexual Abuse Verdict of Bishop Pahomije: Petition

We appeal to all citizens not only of Serbia, but of the entire world to sign this petition against the disgraceful verdict in Nis that liberated Tomislav Gacic, Bishop Pahomije of Vranje after unnecessarily prolonging the judicial process and threatening the underage victims, their parents, and the legal representatives who tried to end this private and public crime of sexual abuse.

This verdict brings us to:
1) the meddling of the church in legal matters growing with it's increased economical power
2) the legitimization of criminal practice in families and society.
3) the possible invoking of the statute of limitations, leaving Pahomije's crimes unpunished.
Bishop Pahomije is a member of the negotiating team for Kosova, representing the Serbian side. Bishop Pahomije does not represent Serbia or us who urgently demand with this petition the overturning of this verdict and reformulation of the Kosova negotiating team.

Belgrade, August 9, 2006

Peticija protiv presude vladici Pahomiju za seksualno zlostavljanje maloletnika

Upucujemo apel svim gradjanima i gradjankama ne samo Srbije vec sirom sveta da potpisu peticiju protiv sramne oslobadjajuce presude Tomislavu Gacicu , vranjskog vladike Pahomija u Nisu zbog sekusalnog zlostavljanja.
Posle odugovlacenja sudskog postupka i zastraivanja maloletnih zrtava , njihovih roditelja i pravnih predstavnika u pokusaju da se stane na put privatnom i javnom zlocinu ,
ova presuda dovodi do:


1) mesanje crkve u zakonodavnu sferu koje se povecava sa rastucom ekonomskom moci SPC/a
2) legitmizacije kriminalne prakse u porodici i u drzavi
3) zastarevanja zlocina koje bi omogucilo da vladika Pahomije ostane nekaznjen


Vladika Pahomije je uvrscen u pregovaracki tim o Kosovu, kao predstavnik srpske strane. Vladika Pahomije ne predstavlja ni Srbiju, ni nas koji hitno traimo ovom peticijom da se ponisti presuda i preispita pregovaracki tim o Kosovu.
Beograd, 9. avgust, 2006