Rhythm: I had to process the emotions from meeting Černák for a few days. It was a discussion, not some coffee – REFRESHER

“I had to process the emotions that were hanging in the air for a few days. But the moment I got in the car behind the prison gates, I realized that it was great to live a free life with a built-up career and a peaceful sleep. “ reveals Rytmus about a meeting with the biggest criminals in the Leopoldov prison.

On social networks yesterday published photo from this meeting, which includes rapper Rytmus and MMA wrestler Attila Végh surrounded by convicts sentenced to life imprisonment. Among them is Mikuláš Černák, who is considered a former barefoot of the Slovak mafia.

The controversial focus on social networks has provoked a wave of criticism. Some were outraged by the fact that the rapper and the MMA wrestler are taking pictures with the killers and smiling. Rytmus and I therefore talked about this meeting with the most feared criminal in the history of Slovakia, about his emotions from the visit, but also about whether he considers it to support the glorification of murderers.

What did they meet for?

Rytmus points out that this was not a mafia meeting “over coffee”, but a sports-motivational discussion with the convicts. The photo was taken on March 12, 2019. This was also confirmed for Refresher by Alexander Balucha from the Prison and Judicial Guard Corps (ZVJS).

In addition to Rytmus and Attila Végh, the coaches of the Spartakus Fight Gym Trnava also took part in it. “The said visit was organized and carried out as part of cultural and educational activities as one of the means of treating prisoners,” claims Balucha.

According to him, activities such as discussions or cultural, educational and entertainment events are standardly organized in every institute. The rhythm at a similar discussion was not the first time. In the past, he visited convicts in Ilava, Leopoldov, Banská Bystrica and Hrnčiarovce with a similar goal. The prisons themselves invite him to discussions.

He thus denied the assumption that he would initiate the meeting himself. “I was invited by the prison, as I was at other discussions. I wouldn’t need to target Mikuláš Černák unnecessarily, because he is one of the many prisoners there. It was a discussion for everyone without distinction, “ explained a member of Kontrafakt.

It is said that the experience was processed for another week

The rhythm came with Végh and the trainers to visit the prison with the strictest level of guarding. Since this was not his first discussion, he could guess how the prisoners would behave.

“Only someone who behaves well can go to such a discussion. I mean the behavior of prisoners. So everyone sits there like students who don’t jump into speech and behave very politely. Mikuláš Černák affected me as the situation was. There is no room to show up and I don’t think anyone cares. “ says Rhythm for Refresher.

According to him, Černák performed as expected in a decent class, where the authorities are bachari, the director of the prison or an educator. “Decently, cultivated and humble. After all, he was sitting at a discussion, so it was impossible to act otherwise. I did not examine the body language, because there is not even time for some individual examination of the prisoners, “ claims.