A Facebook status is enough to arrest a Bosniak, while murders and attacks on returnees in RS remain unsolved!

Written by: A. Čorbo-Zećo

Within just a few hours, the RS Ministry of Interior reacted based on a post on a Facebook page and arrested returnee Mirsad Omerović in Srebrenica.

So, an accusation from a Facebook page is enough to arrest a Bosniak, while many criminals and war criminals slip through their hands even with open investigations or final verdicts.

Omerović was arrested in Srebrenica on the night between Wednesday and Thursday due to a negative comment about a concert held in Srebrenica on July 11.

The Ministry of Interior stated that police officers of the Srebrenica Police Station on July 12, 2023, at around 10:35 PM deprived M.O. of his liberty due to reasonable suspicion that he committed the criminal offense of "Endangering Security."

The demonization of Bosniaks is once again on the scene, and since the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement to the present day, in the territory of the Republika Srpska, Bosniak returnees have been brutally attacked and killed, their property destroyed, and the murderers and attackers have never been found. These cases have been listed as unsolved for over two decades.

It is important to always remind of them, especially while 'justice' is only being served against Bosniak returnees.

In April 1996, in the place of Mahala near Kalesija (an area that belonged to the RS), during a visit to this place, RS police lightly wounded Mustafa Halilović and Abdurahman Omerović with bombs.

In August 1996, in the place of Mahala, members of the RS special police unit attacked Bosniaks who were returning to their homes. At that time, 18 Bosniak returnees were lightly injured, while Muradif Alić sustained severe bodily injuries from which he succumbed on November 29 in the hospital in Tuzla.

In August 1996, in Zvornik, Serbian police unlawfully arrested Ibrahim Ibralić and inflicted severe bodily injuries on all parts of his body. His vehicle, an Opel Ascona, and 6,500 German marks were taken from him.

On December 23, 1996, in the place of Caparde, members of the Republika Srpska police arrested Fejza Karić, then brought him to the police station in Osmaci, where they physically abused him, inflicting severe bodily injuries.

In early March 1996, in the place of Bulatovci in the SJB Zvornik, Hazim Bešić was brought in. During the ride, he was mistreated and abused, and severe bodily injuries were inflicted on him.

In August 1996, in a field called Memine vode, about two kilometers from the then separation line, unknown persons of Serbian nationality (suspected to be the Ravna Gora Chetnik movement) seriously wounded Alija Agić, who died the same day from his injuries.

In November 1996, in the settlement of Gajevi, members of the RS MUP killed Mehmed Arnautović with firearms. That day, he was helping with the accommodation of Bosniaks in Gajevi.

On October 11, 1996, five Bosniak houses in the village of Jusići were demolished. The houses were demolished by Serbs using explosives.

On September 20, 1996, a number of Bosniaks returned to the village of Jusići. Only three days later, a larger group of Serbs entered the village, attacked the Bosniaks, and stoned their houses, which they had begun to repair.

On October 11, 1996, in the village of Jusići, members of the RS MUP arrested Safet Junuzović, Sadik Muratović, and Enver Ahmetović. They were taken to Zvornik but were released in the evening hours under pressure from IFOR.

On October 12, 1996, a group of armed Serbs attempted to enter the village of Dugi Do with the help of the police, and one police officer opened fire with a firearm on the village.

On January 12, 1997, in the village of Jusići, from a machine gun M-84 from the direction of the village of Androvići (RS), unknown persons fired and hit Adem Vejzović, who sustained severe bodily injuries.

On February 21, 1997, in the villages of Križevići, Snagovo, and Caparde in the territory of the RS, where Bosniaks lived before the war, seven houses were mined.

On March 18, 1997, at the demarcation line at the crossroads of the Sapna-Nezuk road, members of the RS MUP arrested Dževad Mehmedović, a disabled person without both legs. He was beaten, mistreated, and taken to Zvornik. After that, he was released.

On August 15, 1997, around 9 AM in the place of Laze, Zvornik municipality, two murders and one light wounding were committed by unknown persons from the territory of the RS. An investigation by operatives of the TK MUP, Teočak Police Station, and IPTF members established that unknown persons fired from an ambush with automatic weapons at a group of Bosniaks who were heading with a tractor to extract firewood.

On April 24, 1999, while working on their plots called Matjevača, settlement Koraj, Lopare municipality, RS, persons of Serbian nationality fired automatic weapons with single shots, in 3-4 instances, at Džemal Tufekčić, his wife, and a minor child.

On April 24, 1999, from the direction of the settlement Gajevi, hamlet Mujići, Lopare municipality, 5 rounds were fired from infantry weapons at Muhamed Ibrišimović, who was working his plot near the settlement Bare. Ibrišimović left the field with his tractor and was stopped in the settlement Bare by members of the RS MUP, and when he described the attack to the Serbian police patrol, they stated with a sneer that such perpetrators cannot be caught.

On April 19, 1999, in the area of the field called Matjevača, from the direction of the village of Mirosavci, Lopare municipality, RS, unknown persons fired 4-5 rounds from automatic weapons at a group of Bosniaks who were working the plots.

On June 29, 1999, Hajrudin Ademović and Jasmin Memišević were visiting their houses in the settlement of Koraj. Around 7:15 PM, while they were in the yard of Bešlaga Begić, they were physically attacked by two Serbs. On that occasion, Ademović sustained bodily injuries.

In early September 1998, in the premises of the Bratunac Municipal Assembly, then-councilor Sekula Kljajić physically attacked also councilor of the Bratunac Municipal Assembly Refik Begić.

In June 1997, a group of persons of Serbian nationality attacked buses in which Bosniaks who had visited Vlasenica were arriving. They were then threatened that in the future, instead of stones, bombs would be thrown at them. In these activities, Zoran Obrenović from Vlasenica, who was a member of a maneuver unit in the VRS during the war, as well as Rade Garić, Goran Višković nicknamed Vjetar, Veselko Došić, and Zoran Stupar, were particularly prominent as initiators and organizers.

On May 7, 2001, during the stoning in Banja Luka, while laying the cornerstone for the construction of the Ferhadija Mosque, Murat Badić was killed. His murderer has not been found to this day.

On July 11, 2001, a returnee from Vlasenica, sixteen-year-old girl Meliha Durić, was killed by a sniper shot. Her murderer has never been found.