Against Milorad Dodik and other politicians from Republika Srpska were charged with glorification Ratko Mladić, a convicted war criminal.
A few days later, several people who learned the same thing on social media were also fired in Bosnia - they said goodbye with honors to a man who was sentenced to life in prison before a court in The Hague for, among other things, the persecution of Croats and Bosniaks, the siege of Sarajevo and the murder of more than 8.000 people in Srebrenica, which was labeled as genocide in several verdicts.
These people must have known that with these messages they directly violated the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which, among other things, prohibits the glorification of legally convicted war criminals. It is a criminal act of inciting national, racial and religious hatred, discord and intolerance from Article 145a paragraph 6.
The law was adopted in 2021, and was imposed by the former high representative Valentin Inzko, near the end of the mandate, and the prescribed penalty for violating the law is imprisonment of at least three years. There is no mention of layoffs in companies.
Although ordinary people who broke the law bear the consequences, as they should, a much more important question is what will happen to the criminal charges against almost the entire leadership of Republika Srpska. These politicians constantly, and especially now, illegally glorify Ratko Mladić, and they were probably followed by doctors, security workers and others who were fired.
Ratko Mladić's funeral: State honors, EU pressure and the question of Serbia's relationship to the past
From dismissal to suspended prison sentence
Doctor JJ published a photo of the legally convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić with a message of thanks, after which the Tomislavgrad Health Center conducted the procedure and terminated the employment contract. writes the Sarajevo-based Oslobodjenje.
The director of the institution says that the glorification of war crimes will not be tolerated in this health institution.
Cooperation with 41-year-old surgeon Đoko Novaković, an associate of the Cantonal Hospital in Orašje, in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was also terminated because he paid tribute to Mladić.
The Academy of the Sarajevo Football Club made a decision to terminate cooperation with the young goalkeeper Veljko Vučetić. The decision came after his father's posts appeared on social networks, which caused numerous reactions from the public.
Namely, screenshots of the elder Vučetić glorifying the convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić were released to the public, Oslobođenje also reported.
The security agency from Mostar fired Milenko Parović from Nevesinje, who worked in Mostar, after his post with a photo and a message dedicated to Ratko Mladić appeared on social networks. The case also caused reactions among Parović's work colleagues, some of whom also demanded that he be sanctioned, writes Hercegovacki.ba.
A 43-year-old citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina who was arrested by the police in Korenica for glorifying the convicted Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladić on social media was sentenced to 15 days in prison, i.e. one year probation. transmitted by HRT.
Threats against people who have filed criminal charges
photos: armin durgut / ap photoIS HE REALLY "STRONGER THAN FATE": Milorad Dodik
Before that, a criminal complaint was filed for glorifying Ratko Mladić against Milorad Dodik, leader of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), Draško Stanivuković, Mayor of Banjaluka, Nenad Stevandić, Speaker of the National Assembly of the RS and Staša Kosarac, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations in the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, he reported. federalna.ba portal.
In a few days, almost 55.000 criminal reports were received and more than 820 cases were formed, but the question is whether there will really be consequences against people who have been publicly encouraging the glorification of war criminals and war incitement for decades.
On the other hand, the people who reported them are falling out. Political scientist Ivana Marić and politician Ćamil Duraković received threats on their profiles on social networks due to reports of violations of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
"I received over 2.500 messages, some insulting, some threatening. Now it's a lot more intense than in the past. Unbelievable. So the message to Bosniaks, who are a constituent people and live in this part of the country, is that not even the state prosecutor's office is an address we can rely on to ensure our freedom and security," said Duraković.
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