Remains of 14 victims ready for burial at Srebrenica Memorial Center

(Patria) - The remains of 14 victims of the genocide committed in Srebrenica in the summer of 1995 are ready for burial at the collective funeral prayer to be held on July 11 this year at the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial Center. The departure of the coffins with the remains of the genocide victims for Potočari will take place tomorrow, July 9, 2024, from the complex of JKP Gradska groblja Visoko.

The youngest victim to be buried this year is seventeen-year-old Beriz (Omer) Mujić, born in 1978 in Zvornik. He was killed in July 1995 in the area of Sućeska near Bratunac, and his remains were exhumed in May 2023 in the municipality of Srebrenica. He will be buried next to his brother Hazim, who was buried in Potočari in 2013.

The oldest victim to be buried is Salić (Ibrahim) Hamed, born in 1927. He was 68 years old when he disappeared in the summer of 1995 in the Žepa area. His remains were exhumed at the Slap site in Žepa in May 2014.

This year, brothers Hasib and Ćamil Efendić will be buried together. They disappeared in the summer of 1995 in the Baljkovica area, and their remains were exhumed from different graves in the Srebrenica area, specifically at the Kula and Potočari sites, in 2011 and 2006 respectively. Hasib and Ćamil will find their final resting place this year next to their third brother, Edhem, who was buried in Potočari in 2007.

Victims to be buried at the Srebrenica Memorial Center this year:

1. Efendić (Uzejir) Hasib, born in 1931;
2. Efendić (Uzejir) Ćamil, born in 1928;
3. Krdžić (Daut) Mehmed, born in 1961;
4. Omić (Asim) Sabrija, born in 1966;
5. Šiljković (Ramo) Mušan, born in 1956;
6. Harbaš (Ragib) Sakib, born in 1975;

7. Mujić (Omer) Beriz, born in 1978;
8. Jašarević (Ismet) Ahmet, born in 1971;
9. Salihović (Mehmed) Nevres, born in 1970;
10. Salkić (Muharem) Ibrahim, born in 1935;
11. Bašić (Adem) Midhat, born in 1973;
12. Mustafić (Kadrija) Hajdin, born in 1959;
13. Mandžić (Arif) Latif, born in 1964;
14. Salić (Ibrahim) Hamed, born in 1927.

In accordance with the Program and protocol for marking the 29th anniversary of the atrocities against Bosniaks in the "UN Safe Zone" of Srebrenica, the mournful procession with the coffins of the genocide victims will depart from Visoko tomorrow, July 9, at 10 AM. After departing from Visoko, the procession will first stop in Ilijaš at 10:45 AM, allowing citizens to pay their respects to the victims. Then, the procession will make a brief stop in Vogošća at 11:15 AM, with arrival and a stop in front of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina planned for 12 PM.

The mournful procession will also make brief stops at the Monument to the Murdered Children of Sarajevo at 12:10 PM, in front of the Markale market at 12:20 PM, and in front of the City Mosque in Srebrenica, where the procession is scheduled to arrive at 4 PM. The reception of the coffins in Potočari is planned for 4:30 PM.