New protests in Sarajevo for Dženan Memic

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - The ninth protest of the Memic family will be held today on the plateau in front of the National Theatre in Sarajevo, starting at 5 PM, where they will join citizens in demanding that the murder of Dženan Memic be solved.

On February 8, 2016, Memic sustained life-threatening injuries under still unexplained circumstances in Velika aleja, and died on February 15, 2016. Nothing significant has happened even after the acquittal of Ljubo and Bekrija Seferović, which was pronounced on July 16.

The State Prosecutor's Office has formed a case file in the murder of Dženan Memic, but to this day, no family members have been called to testify. For days, the BiH Prosecutor's Office has not responded to inquiries about the status of the case and investigation into the murder of Dženan Memic. The Memic family claims that the investigation is being deliberately obstructed. It is also questionable how much the BiH Prosecutor's Office is operating at full capacity, given that the election of the chief prosecutor and deputy chief prosecutor is underway.

On the other hand, the Disciplinary Prosecutor's Office is delaying disciplinary proceedings against the chief prosecutor of the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor's Office, Dalida Burzić, and other prosecutors who have been reported for serious disciplinary offenses. The Memic family's lawyer, Ifet Feraget, is dissatisfied with the work of the Disciplinary Prosecutor's Office, considering the clear indications of omissions in the Dženan Memic case by the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor's Office. The HJPC is also without a reaction, despite requests for the suspension of prosecutor Burzić.

Criminal charges are also being prepared against prosecutors from the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor's Office, federal prosecutors, experts, and other individuals suspected of having contributed in any way to the concealment of the truth about Dženan Memic's death.

Muriz Memic, the young man's father, announced that he will reveal by name and surname who concealed the evidence and how the investigation was led in the wrong direction.

Amir Agić, the father of the deceased Selma Agić, who was killed along with Edita Malkoč by Sanjin Sefić's car, will also attend the protests. He was sentenced to 14.5 years in prison, while four accomplices, including his sister Sara, were acquitted of the charges. The court explained this by stating that "the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor's Office did not present valid evidence that they committed the crimes they were charged with."

The victims' families are shocked by the verdict, and the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor's Office has announced an appeal. Justice has not been served in these cases. They are calling on citizens from all over BiH to join them in today's protests.