Germany has never recognized the genocide of this people, therefore, the WRO intends to seek official recognition, Damjanovic told Sputnik.
"We hired American and Swiss lawyers, as well as our lawyer Milan Vujin. Of course, we cannot compel anyone, but we can legally fight for our rights and for the recognition of our victims. At the International Court of Justice, we will do everything to prove the losses our people suffered through, and the fact that we, too, should be compensated, along with the Serbs and Jews," Damjanovic said.
The WRO chairman also added that it is remains unknown what exactly happened to the property of the murdered Romani, which were robbed by the Nazis.
"We had houses and land plots, but the biggest value was gold. Our lawyers have already conducted certain investigations. According to them, our gold settled in the Vatican and in Swiss banks. Everything will be known once the trial is held," Damjanovic explained.
"It is important to point out the experience which the Roma have passed through during World War II, when Nazi Germany tried to wipe this part of the population off forever," Popovic told Sputnik.
"Ethics and morality require that we pay tribute to those who defended our country together with the Serbian people. There were many national heroes of Yugoslavia among the Romani people: Slobodan Berberski, Koca Popovic, Bozidar Katic Kale. I hope that our initiative will bring results in the interests of the Roma community," Damjanovic concluded.
