Galijašević: The deportation of individuals posing a serious terrorist threat is yet to come

Counter-terrorism expert Dževad Galijašević has stated that the deportation of Bosnia and Herzegovina nationals from the United States represents a security threat and that adequate preparation is necessary for their arrival.

According to Galijašević, this is just the first phase of deportations, with more serious cases expected in the near future, requiring better preparedness from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

He emphasized that the previous U.S. administration had used radical ideological supporters as a geopolitical tool to dismantle old states in the Middle East and support Islamists, whereas the new administration no longer wishes to employ terrorists for geopolitical purposes.

• “They no longer need these individuals; they are abandoning them and saying, ‘they are your problem now.’ This signals that such ideologies and organizations are no longer useful to them and will no longer be funded. The world is changing, and America is changing itself and its approach. These individuals are now a threat, and the U.S. wants to get rid of them and send them back to their places of origin and the ideology from which they emerged,” Galijašević told RTRS.

One of the individuals set for deportation, according to media reports, is El Shaer Hani, born in 1983. Galijašević claims that Hani could have obtained Bosnian citizenship only if his father had been part of the “El-Mujahideen” unit within the so-called Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Galijašević pointed out that it cannot be guaranteed that those being deported in the first wave are not sympathizers of radical ideology, even though they are being deported for other reasons. Given that radical Islamism is well-established in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he stressed the need to examine their connections and affiliations within the country.

• “We need to raise public awareness in Bosnia and Herzegovina about the existence of closed Wahhabi settlements and take a more serious social approach to addressing this issue,” Galijašević emphasized.

Media in Sarajevo have reported that the individuals set for deportation from U.S. prisons to Bosnia and Herzegovina include Džemal Pujagić, Aladin Muminović, Siniša Elkaz, Muho Ahmetović, Denis Kljunić, and El Shaer Hani.

The decision on mass deportations is part of the implementation of one of the key campaign promises of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Source: RTRS