Graffiti painted in Grbavica: Goran Čengić Hall

A graffiti reading "Goran Čengić Hall" appeared this morning on the sports hall building in Grbavica, municipality of Novo Sarajevo.

This is the result of citizens' revolt against the decision of the Novo Sarajevo Municipal Council to name the sports hall in Grbavica after the municipality. With a total of 17 votes "for", 12 "against", and one abstention, the decision was made to name it "Novo Sarajevo".

Councilors from Our Party, SDP, Civic Alliance, and Democratic Front opposed this naming, as their proposal was to name it "Goran Čengić".

As stated in the press release from the Municipal Organization of SDP Novo Sarajevo, although the municipal mayor Nedžad Koldžo promised back in 2008 that the hall would be named after Goran Čengić, the councilors of his party and "their satellites" decided otherwise at yesterday's session.

- Although they have no sensible justification for rejecting naming the hall after Goran Čengić, it is evident that SDA, with its constant rewriting of history, is shaping the city of Sarajevo to its own liking, thereby disregarding the feelings of other citizens of our city. Along with naming a school after the proven fascist Mustafa Busuladžić, yesterday's move by SDA and other parties is just a continuation of the policy of denial and minimization of heroes who gave their lives for this city - the statement reads.