The Higher State Prosecutor's Office ordered to identify the perpetrators of the graffiti on the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Higher State Prosecutor's Office ordered the officers of the Police Directorate to collect the necessary information in order to identify the perpetrators of the graffiti "General, thank you for Srebrenica" that appeared yesterday morning on the concrete fence of the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Podgorica.

According to the statement, the Higher State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica was informed by the Police Directorate about this event.

- After identifying the perpetrators and delivering the necessary notifications, and possibly taking other measures and actions as necessary, the prosecutor's office will make a decision, about which the public will be informed in a timely manner - the announcement states.

This scandalous message, which openly glorifies the genocide committed in July 1995 and the legally convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić, was strongly condemned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stating that the heinous and unacceptable act is a direct attack not only on the diplomatic representation of a friendly country, but also on the fundamental values ​​of civilization, the culture of memory and the dignity of the victims of the most serious crimes committed on European soil after the Second World War.

The Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Montenegro Branimir Jukić told ETV Portal yesterday that institutions reacted promptly, adding that the perpetrators caused a counter-effect and that such an act can only inspire the two countries to further strengthen their relations.

Jukić said that they immediately notified the police about the graffiti they discovered yesterday morning, and that a crime-scene investigation team reacted quickly and carried out its work. He noted that the Embassy was also contacted by Minister of Foreign Affairs Ervin Ibrahimović, as well as numerous citizens who condemned the act.

- There has truly been great solidarity from Montenegrin institutions and citizens who are calling the Embassy to express support, apologize, and condemn the inscription. I express my gratitude to the institutions and citizens, and this can only inspire us to strengthen good-neighborly relations - Jukić said in a statement to our portal.

As reported by the portal Istraga.ba yesterday on the social network X, in addition to the disputed inscription, a four-pointed cross was also drawn on the embassy wall - a symbol which, in this context, is associated with extremist and nationalist iconography.

The message on the Embassy represents a gross denial and relativization of the Srebrenica genocide, in which more than 8,000 Bosniaks were killed, and for which dozens of individuals have been sentenced to a total of 781 years in prison.

The genocide in Srebrenica was the culmination of a years-long policy of ethnic cleansing against Bosniaks. It was planned and carried out by the authorities of Republika Srpska, with direct support from the regime of Slobodan Milošević and the then Yugoslav Army. Men and boys were killed, as well as women, the elderly, and girls.

The Srebrenica genocide is not only a moral fact, but also a legal one: It has been confirmed by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Srebrenica is not a “tragedy” or a “crime” in an abstract sense — it is genocide, planned, ordered, and carried out.

To date, 54 individuals have been sentenced to a total of 781 years in prison, including five life sentences. Among those convicted are the highest military and political leaders of Republika Srpska and the Bosnian Serb army, including Ratko Mladić, Commander of the Army of Republika Srpska — life imprisonment; Radovan Karadžić, President of Republika Srpska — life imprisonment; Vujadin Popović, Chief of Security of the Drina Corps — life imprisonment; Ljubiša Beara, Head of Security of the VRS Main Staff — life imprisonment; and Drago Nikolić, security officer — 35 years in prison.

Numerous other members of the VRS, the RS Ministry of Interior, and civilian structures have been convicted before the Hague Tribunal and domestic courts.

After the executions, bodies were moved to secondary and tertiary mass graves. The aim was clear - to conceal the crime, erase the truth, and kill even the memory.

Last year, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 11th of July as the International Day of Remembrance of the Srebrenica Genocide.