Farewell to the convoy with the coffins of genocide victims to Potočari

(Patria) - Coffins with the remains of genocide victims, who will find their final resting place in the valley of white tombstones in Potočari on July 11, will be sent off today, July 9, from PUC "City Cemeteries" Visoko, on their final journey to Potočari.

The departure from Visoko is scheduled for 10 AM, and the somber convoy will make brief stops in Ilijaš, Vogošća, Sarajevo, and Srebrenica to pay tribute to the innocent victims of the genocide. The arrival of the coffins in Potočari is planned for 4:30 PM.

At the collective funeral on July 11 at the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial Center, the remains of 30 victims of the genocide committed in Srebrenica in the summer of 1995 will be buried, including four minors.

The youngest victim to be buried this year is the boy Elvir Salčinović, who was only 15 years old when he was killed.

In addition to him, the remains of three other minors will be buried this year. Semir Đozić was 17 years old at the time of his death.

This year, sixteen-year-old boys Mustafa Mekanić and Esed Klempić will also be buried. Mustafa's remains were exhumed from the mass grave Ravnice - Glogova in 2001, while Esed's remains were found in a mass grave in Kamenica in 2001.

The oldest victim to be buried is Nezir Muminović, who was 65 years old at the time he was killed.


At the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial Center on July 11 this year, the following will be buried:

Esad (Tajib) Džanić

Bekir (Demir) Musić

Sakib (Mehmed) Garaljević

Himzo (Idriz) Mujić

Hasib (Haso) Ibrahimović

Ređo (Huso) Jahić

Rifet (Hajro) Tabaković

Idriz (Ibro) Mehinović

Mujo (Meho) Esmić

Šaban (Šemso) Ibrić

Senid (Ismet) Hodžić

Semir (Edhem) Đozić

Sabid (Abid) Ibrahimović

Mehmed (Mahmut) Gerović

Nisad (Ševko) Selimović

Halil (Mujo) Avdić

Hasan (Omer) Smajlović

Esed (Alija) Klempić

Sabahudin (Bajro) Selimović

Husein (Ibrahim) Zukić

Elvir (Turabija) Salčinović

Džemail (Omer) Alić

Mustafa (Junuz) Mekanić

Ahmedin (Ahmet) Halilović

Zuhdija (Avdija) Lemeš

Hasib (Vejsil) Mujanović

Vejsil (Šećan) Mujanović

Ekber (Šaćir) Riđić

Mevlid (Zildžija) Aljić

Nezir (Mumin) Muminović.

The commemoration of the 28th anniversary of the genocide against Bosniaks in the "UN Safe Area" of Srebrenica and the burial of the identified victims of the genocide from July 1995 will be held on July 11 at the Potočari Memorial Center.