Branimir Kojić, President of the Organization of Families of Captured and Fallen Soldiers and Missing Civilians of Srebrenica, has welcomed the Bijeljina District Public Prosecutor’s Office’s order to launch an investigation into Vehid Dedić, who publicly boasted that, as a member of the El Mujahid detachment, he had been prepared to kill anyone bearing a Serb name, even a baby weighing just two kilograms.
Kojić pointed out that Dedić had previously held positions in the Bratunac Municipal Assembly and currently serves as a councilor in the local assembly.
“Dedić was a witness in the trial against Vojin Pavlović, who was the first person convicted under the so-called Inzko Law. At the time, he told the court that he felt threatened because Pavlović had wished General Ratko Mladić and President Milorad Dodik a happy birthday,” Kojić told SRNA.
He believes that Dedić should have faced trial long ago, claiming that he is hostile toward everything Serbian.
Kojić also stated that Dedić continues to react strongly whenever Serbs seek to publicly present the extent of their wartime suffering.
“In July, Dedić and his neighbors prevented us from displaying a banner featuring photographs of Serb victims killed by his compatriots, and perhaps even by Dedić himself, because what he said in the media implies that they were bloodthirsty,” Kojić alleged.
On behalf of the Organization, Kojić called for the prosecution of everyone who committed crimes during the war and who, to this day, continues to demonstrate hatred and spread religious and ethnic intolerance. He stressed that such individuals should be brought before the courts and tried in accordance with the law.
“The Serb people in the Drina Valley, particularly the families of those killed, are treated as second-class citizens. For years, a narrative has been created suggesting that they should not even speak about their suffering. We are even labeled as criminals, which is certainly not the case, as the 3,267 victims are the strongest testimony to what happened,” Kojić concluded.
Source: RTRS
