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Police question director of Bosnian genocide memorial for “incitement to hatred”

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Bosnian police on Monday questioned the director of the Bosnian memorial center for victims of the Srebrenica massacre for “incitement to hatred.”

The massacre of Muslim men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces in July 1995 during the ethnic war in the country is considered the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II and became a symbol of “ethnic cleansing”.

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Bosnian police on Monday questioned the director of the Bosnian memorial center for victims of the Srebrenica massacre for “incitement to hatred.”

The massacre of Muslim men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces in July 1995 during the ethnic war in the country is considered the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II and became a symbol of “ethnic cleansing”.

Emir Suljagic, a survivor of the massacre, was summoned four days after the UN General Assembly voted to establish an annual day of remembrance for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, despite furious opposition from the Bosnian Serb side.

The complaint against Suljagic was filed in July 2022 by Bosnian Croat politician Slaven Raguz after what he believed were veiled threats against Bosnian Serbs and Croats.

Suljagic announced the questioning in a message on social media and accused the Bosnian prosecutor’s office of trying to “silence” him.

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“It is clear that the prosecution is trying to silence those of us who care about preserving the memory of the horrific events in Srebrenica and all of Bosnia,” he said on X, formerly Twitter.

Suljagic said he was “deeply disturbed” by the interrogation and called the allegations “baseless”.

His lawyer, Senad Pecanin, told reporters that the director of the memorial center refused to comment because the opening of the investigation was illegal.

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