Assembly Session: Dissatisfaction with Cooperation between the MUP KS and the Prosecutor's Office of KS, Students Denied the Floor

10:30

The emergency session of the Assembly of the Sarajevo Canton on the security situation in the Sarajevo Canton began with a tribute to the two deceased students, Edita Malkoč and Selma Agić, by reciting the Fatiha and observing a minute of silence. The session is attended by 33 representatives, the Chief Prosecutor of the Sarajevo Canton Dalida Burzić, Police Commissioner Vahid Ćosić, as well as other police officers, citizens... Students and citizens who entered the session with white tape over their mouths wanted to address the Assembly of the Sarajevo Canton, but their request was denied, and they left the hall. 

Elvedin Okerić, Chairman of the Security Commission of the Sarajevo Canton, stated that the security situation is not satisfactory. He also said that cooperation between the Ministry of Interior of the Sarajevo Canton and the Prosecutor's Office of the Sarajevo Canton has been compromised, as well as the reputation of the Assembly of the Sarajevo Canton, the Government of the Sarajevo Canton, and the Ministry of Interior of the Sarajevo Canton. 

- The public is disturbed, which has resulted in multiple protests regarding the case of Dženan Memić.

The Security Commission requests that the Independent Board for the Selection and Review of the Police Commissioner provide a statement as soon as possible on the conclusions submitted to them.

9:00

The emergency session of the Assembly of the Sarajevo Canton, which begins at 10:00 AM, has only one item on its agenda: the security situation in the Sarajevo Canton, reports the Bosnian news agency Patria.

Thus, representatives will consider the situation after two girls were killed in Sarajevo at the beginning of last week when they were hit by a car driven by Sanjin Sefić, who fled the scene and went to Serbia the following morning. He was arrested there and placed in extradition custody, pending extradition to the Bosnian judiciary. 

Numerous citizens and students have organized protests demanding a better security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, stricter penalties for reckless drivers, and even the resignations of those responsible.