Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Posted on Jul 28, 2021
Bosnian Serbs defy top UN official Inzko over genocide denial
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Bosnian Serbs have reacted furiously to a ban on genocide denial imposed by the international official overseeing Bosnia's 1995 peace deal.
UN-appointed High Representative Valentin Inzko said the ban was needed to stop glorification of war criminals.
"I had to do something - I followed my conscience. If you're in a country where war criminals are glorified, this cannot be a good future," he said.
Bosnian Serb politicians are boycotting Bosnia's multi-ethnic national bodies.
Last month the genocide conviction of Bosnian Serb wartime commander Ratko Mladic was confirmed in The Hague, yet some ethnic-Serb leaders were still acclaiming him as a hero. So Mr Inzko, an Austrian diplomat, said he had to act.
Milorad Dodik, the Bosnian Serb member of the country's joint presidency, says he will not accept the amendments to the criminal code.
UN-appointed High Representative Valentin Inzko said the ban was needed to stop glorification of war criminals.
"I had to do something - I followed my conscience. If you're in a country where war criminals are glorified, this cannot be a good future," he said.
Bosnian Serb politicians are boycotting Bosnia's multi-ethnic national bodies.
Last month the genocide conviction of Bosnian Serb wartime commander Ratko Mladic was confirmed in The Hague, yet some ethnic-Serb leaders were still acclaiming him as a hero. So Mr Inzko, an Austrian diplomat, said he had to act.
Milorad Dodik, the Bosnian Serb member of the country's joint presidency, says he will not accept the amendments to the criminal code.
Bosnian Serbs defy top UN official Inzko over genocide denial
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
War Crimes
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Nice share. Was just 19 and sent over there, thinking I’ve seen it all. Talk about war torn, growing up in Chicago, thinking the ghettos where bad, this country was much worse. I agree that for the benefit to continue on and drive on, don’t forget, but also don’t continue to let the past be your main focus.
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There are a lot of us who have very troubling memories of what we saw while serving in Bosnia. This is another tragic example of War Criminal or Freedom Fighter labels being applied to the same person(s), depending on affiliation. Evil acts are evil acts no matter who does them or for what reason. There were war criminals among all 3 of the dominant ethnic groups. Folks such as Ratco Mladic and Slobodan Milosevic on the Serb side may be heroes among their group, but I have seen the results of some of what they did and a label of war criminal is the nicest thing I can say about those two. Most folks who served in the 90's in Bosnia and Kosovo should not have to be reminded of places like Srebrenica, Brcko, etc. Anyone else can google it. I don't excuse the Bosniacs or Croatians who both did somewhat similar nasties of their own. All three groups need to do what their cultures forbid: To get on with their lives and let the past go into history books as lessons learned. To fail to do this condemns their children and grandchildren to further tragedy and perpetuating generational hatred stemming from before they were born... in cases centuries before they were born. At some point leaders must stand up and state: THIS STOPS WITH ME!
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