FBiH JUDICIARY SENDS NOT WELCOME MESSAGE TO SERBS

ISTOČNO SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 8 /SRNA/ – By releasing three men suspected of inciting national, racial, and religious hatred in Bihać, the judiciary in the FBiH has sent a message to Serbs that they are not welcome in that territory and that they cannot expect any form of protection, Đorđe Radanović, the chair of the Serbs' Rights Protection Committee, told SRNA.

"The message is: `Don't come here! We hate you! We don't need you! You are not welcome! This is ours! Not even the land, nor cemeteries, nor churches belong to you!`" Radanović emphasized. Commenting on the decision of the Una-Sana Canton Prosecutor's Office to release three men suspected of inciting national and religious hatred, Radanović stated that the Prosecutor's Office, the Court, and the cantonal Ministry of Interior do not respond to attacks on Serbs and Serb property in the canton "Earlier, we had the vandalizing of a cemetery in Plamenice, destruction of headstones, attacks on individuals, and the arrest of Serb children in Petrovac. There are also frequent incidents in Sanski Most, where Serbs face harassment, and never once have the MoI or the Prosecutor's Office of Una-Sana Canton taken action," Radanović recalled. Speaking about Adil Ćenanović, one of the Islamists who was released, Radanović asked what can Serbs in FBiH expect the next time they see him? "Now he's walking through Bihać, and then he might go to Ohovo, where only 10 Serb houses remain. All that's left is for him to go to Garavice, gather 300 people at the memorial, and shout `Allahu Akbar,`" said Radanović. The three individuals arrested in the Bihać area on suspicion of inciting national and religious hatred were released after questioning, as the Una-Sana Canton Prosecutor's Office concluded that "there is no reason to request detention". Media outlets reported that among those arrested was Adil Ćenanović, an Islamist who, at the end of September, harassed a Serb family in Bihać for playing the song "Veseli se srpski rode/Rejoice, Serbian People," shouting "Takbir – Allahu Akbar" outside their home.