Academician Vitomir Popović said the arrival of U.S. investigators and prosecutors in Derventa to examine alleged war crimes offers hope that justice may finally be achieved for Serb victims of the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Speaking to Srna, Popović, who holds a doctorate in law, said that media outlets and political representatives in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina have largely remained silent regarding the investigators’ visit.
“Thanks to the new U.S. administration led by President Donald Trump, this process has been initiated and circumstances are gradually changing. However, it will take considerable time before results are achieved,” Popović said.
He further argued that there has been little public discussion in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina about crimes committed against Serbs in areas including Srebrenica, Bratunac, and the Bosnian Krajina, as well as crimes committed by Croatian forces.
Popović also expressed the view that it is important for President Donald Trump to complete his presidential term, arguing that influential elements of what he described as the “deep state” continue to shape U.S. foreign policy.
Former Serb detainees Nedeljko Blagojević and Predrag Nikolić from Derventa, who survived abuse in the Rabić detention camp in 1992, are scheduled to testify before U.S. investigators and prosecutors.
According to the reported account, Croatian and Bosniak forces attacked the local Serb population in the Derventa area during the 1992 conflict, before the Army of Republika Srpska had been formally established.
Detention facilities for Serbs were subsequently established, with the Army Hall facility and the Rabić camp described as the most notorious. According to the statement, approximately 120 Serbs were held at the Rabić camp, while several hundred Serb civilians passed through detention facilities in the Derventa area during the war.
Source: RTRS
