BiH political leaders emphasized that they will not extradite its citizens Serbia
After the meeting, representatives of the families of the victims of genocide in the Drina to Bosnia's leaders to the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, held a press conference.
Presidency member Bakir Izetbegovic said that the Serbian authorities for permission to issue an international arrest warrant for Naser Oric, Meholjic Amir Mehmedić SMAJ Mandzic and Nurija Husic for alleged war crimes committed against the civilian population. He said that this requirement against the protocol signed between the two countries on cooperation between prosecutors' offices. "Serbia has no legal right, much less a moral basis to seek the extradition of citizens of BiH. Obviously this is one cheap attempt realtiziranja truth about the events of 1992-1995. put pressure the victims of genocide and aggression against Bosnia. On the other hand, over 20,000 Bosniaks were killed in the Drina valley. could be said that almost did not answer people for crimes committed against Bosniaks 20,000, "Izetbegovic said.He said that Naser Oric was posted in The Hague , that the investigation has been completed and that the Ori will answer twice for the same crime, especially not in Serbia. Pointing out that most of the other defendants returned to Srebrenica, Izetbegovic said he would not come back if they had any guilt. "Bosnia must take action to stop the pressure Serbia to its citizens and defenders of BiH. BiH will deliver its citizens, a protocol on cooperation is that quite clear. Anyone who blames the answer. If you have evidence, let them give the judicial authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bh. authorities must find effective mechanisms of the state, through the entity to Canton, to zašttie its citizens. To this end, I will seek to establish a fund in order to effectively defend the people, because they constantly put pressure on defenders, "explained Izetbegovic. Minister of Foreign Affairs Zlatko Lagumdzija said they want to send a clear message, which is that the state must protect every innocent man. "On crime, the state must answer justice. to attack innocent people must respond in kind - justice.'ll do everything in our power not to repeat such things. One of the three men in this disgraceful warrant was exhumed in Serbia, other there was not even a third one that was wounded, "he explained Lagumdzija. He said he would inform colleagues in Serbia, adding that the time has come to be very clear to all countries say that this really will not be able to. "These people do not need to protect anyone other than the truth. We gathered there to protect the truth. Protocol signed with Serbia if they cross over this case, it will become a dead letter. Nobody has the right to persecute citizens of BiH by international law and protocols . every one of these people, including me, have the right to protect this country, "said Lagumdzija. because he invited colleagues from Serbia to do what their obligations under international law and protocol, and to stop these things. "We'll make a demonstration of justice, not the crime," said Lagumdzija, and urged the Serbian government to cooperate in the pursuit of justice, and not balancing the criminal and the victim. Minister of Security Fahrudin Radončić said that "a large Serbian savvy" not drawn the lesson from the case of "Gani" or in the case "Divjak." He said that BiH. laws are very precise and bh. authorities will react based on the Interpol arrest warrants that have no real validity. "To have legal validity, our Ministry of Justice to certify them, we will never allow it. Moreover, I want to say that no one should threaten genocide victims, police, kidnapping and extradition, by legal ways, anywhere. We care about good neighborly relations with Serbia, but they can not be like that if the cyclically our citizens, our patriots, and what is worse, their families, constantly harass and scare, "said Radončić. A the defendant Naser Oric said that, as a citizen of this country, ready to respond again if necessary, but "our institutions, not from educational institutions that were the aggressor."
- 30 Jan, 2014
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