In Hayat TV's 'Sedam plus' show, we spoke with Muamer Džananović and Hikmet Karčić, research assistants at the Institute for Researching Crimes Against Humanity at the University of Sarajevo.
- It is a celebration that is still illegal and unconstitutional today and is marked as such. Today's decision to hold this parade in East Sarajevo is to provoke the reaction of the people in Sarajevo. We should ignore such a phenomenon - said Karčić.
Džananović points out that the Constitutional Court of the Socialist Republic of BiH already said in November 1991 that the communities of municipalities are not constitutional, while already in 1992 the Presidency reacted and said that it was an unconstitutional act.
- I am someone who survived the siege of Sarajevo. He cannot provoke me by calling me to celebrate. A large number of citizens react differently to these things. The fact that awards are given to people convicted of genocide and other crimes is an act that is incomprehensible. I am particularly concerned about the role of the judicial institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the OHR, which actually allow this. Competent institutions must act - said Džananović.
Karčić believes that today's celebration on January 9 gives a kind of legitimization to the crimes that were committed. He adds that the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina entities of the RS hereby want to say that they do not regret it, and that this is a continuation of the provocation.
- The Serbian leadership did not deviate from the ideas they had. We do not have strong forces that can stop the celebration of January 9. State judicial institutions should act on something like this. If it goes unpunished, we can expect it to happen in Trebević, Ferhadija. They are trying to provoke a reaction from the Federation. Currently there is a crisis in Kosovo, a war in Ukraine. We have to react carefully to this - said Karčić
Given that there is a lot happening on a global level, Džananović says that all this is important. He emphasizes that since the signing of Dayton, not once has an opposition structure appeared that wanted to put a screen on the politics and ideology of what happened in the period from 1992 to 1995.
- Dodik's policy is to eliminate the basic human rights of Bosniaks and Croats in the RS - said Džananović.
Karčić believes that the issue of January 9 was never approached seriously.
- I think it is high time to take a common position of all pro-Bosnian parties on this issue. They are not focused on these kinds of issues. They would like an occasion, an attack. So that's exactly why we need to watch out for that situation - emphasized Karčić.
You can watch the guest appearance in its entirety at this link.
Source: Hayat.ba