RS Ministry of Interior arrests suspect for damaging journalists' vehicles in Banja Luka

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - The Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska has identified the person who caused damage to journalists' vehicles in Banja Luka.

According to the RS Ministry of Interior, police officers from the Banja Luka Police Administration have identified and arrested S.B. from Banja Luka on suspicion of committing the criminal offense of "Damage and appropriation of another's property".

"S.B. underwent criminal processing on suspicion of committing the aforementioned criminal offense on March 8, 2023, by causing damage with a sharp object to a 'Renault' truck and a 'Toyota' passenger car, owned by a legal entity from Banja Luka, a 'Range Rover' passenger car owned by A.T., and a 'VW' passenger car owned by N.M. from Banja Luka, in a parking lot in Rajka Bosnića Street in Banja Luka," the police statement reads.

All measures and actions are being taken under the supervision of the duty prosecutor of the District Public Prosecutor's Office in Banja Luka, and work on the case is ongoing. After the case is completed and documented, a report on the criminal offense of "Damage and appropriation of another's property" will be filed against S.B., they add.

Journalist Aleksandar Trifunović, whose vehicle was damaged, wrote on Facebook that it has been officially confirmed that journalists did not damage their own vehicles.

"So, we officially did not do it ourselves, as President Dodik suspected, but rather a person with the initials S.B., according to their own confession. Thank you to the RS Ministry of Interior for their professionalism and swift action," Trifunović wrote.