Human Rights Watch condemns attack on returnees in Visegrad

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Human Rights Watch condemns attack on returnees in Visegrad

HR Christian Schmidt condemns the cowardly attack on two returnees in Visegrad and calls for the authorities to find and punish the perpetrators. Citizens have the right to live a safe and free life wherever they want in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Whoever questions this, acts against Dayton and should be aware of the consequences. HR expressed his solidarity with the victims and wishes them speedy recovery, as stated on the official Twitter page.

The police from Visegrad arrested a person whose initials are B.P. A person suspected of having committed a robbery to the detriment of M.A. has been arrested from this place. It was reported from the village of Omeragi i near Vi egrad by the police department in Fo a.

The criminal investigation is ongoing against B.P. There are certain criminal-investigative measures and actions to document and shed light on the robbery that are being carried out, and can be brought in connection with the execution of the mentioned criminal act, according to the announcement.

B.P. was arrested by police officers from the Vi egrad Police Station. The police said last night they would take all measures and actions under the supervision of the duty prosecutor of the East Sarajevo District Public Prosecutor's Office.

Returnees to Vi egrad, Fadil and Aj were severely beaten and robbed in their own home on the first day of Ramadan, and were found on Thursday around iftar the breaking of the fast during the Muslim holy month and with serious injuries on their bodies.

On this occasion, Mladen urevi, the mayor of Vi egrad, spoke.

I would like to take this opportunity to condemn the attack on the returnees Fadila and Aj a Memi evi from the village of Omeragi i, who were attacked and beaten by persons unknown for now, said urevi I expect the competent authorities to shed light on this event as soon as possible. Vi egrad is a city of peace and tolerance! urevi said something.

The police are looking for a man who broke into a family house near Vi egrad, armed and masked, beat the spouses and stole 7,000 BAM, confirmed today from the Fo a Police Department.

The on-duty prosecutor of the East Sarajevo District Public Prosecutor's Office was informed about everything, who ordered the scene be secured, and the investigation will be carried out today, said Svjetlana Govedarica, a spokesman for the Fo a Police Department.