Local Justice – Brcko District: Associations Dissatisfied with Prosecution’s Work

According to representatives of those associations, which came from all three ethnic groups, their objections mainly refer to the fact that the processing of war criminals in Brcko is at a very low level, so they express their dissatisfaction with the Brcko District Prosecution’s past work.

“In the coming period our activities will focus on the processing of indictees as soon as possible,” said Fadil Redzic, President of the Association of Detainees of Brcko District.

Nikola Ristic of the Association of Detainees of Rep ublika Srpska for Brcko District, said that, besides being dissatisfied with the Prosecution’s past work, the Association objected to the level of independence of that institution, particularly when it comes to investigations.

“We are saying that they are not independent and that the Prosecution is completely dependent, be it in political or ethnic terms. We even see certain personal interests,” Ristic said.

Marin Brkic, President of the Association of Killed and Missing Croats from Brcko District in Bosnia and Herzegovina, shares his opinion. He said that his Association was not satisfied with the intensity of the solving of war crimes cases in the past.

“We always get the same answer – there is no evidence. Years pass by, witnesses die and the things that are not good for people, who live here, continue to exist,” Brkic said.

The objections expressed by these associations will be put on the agenda of a joint meeting between the associations, the District judicial authorities and prosecution and the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, which is supposed to take place in Brcko on November 18 this year.