News in English     | 21.07.2019. 17:27 |

Anniversary of opening of memorial for 39 killed Bosniaks in Babin Potok

FENA Elma Geca

VIŠEGRAD, July 21 (FENA) - The anniversary of the opening of the memorial in memory of 39 killed Bosniaks in the town of Babin Potok near Višegrad was marked yesterday. Of the total number of killed, nineteen persons were civilians, mostly women and children, and the remains of all victims have not yet been found.

The memorial with the names of 39 killed Bosniaks from this place was opened in July last year and it represents a permanent reminder of bad times, but also as a warning to future generations that the crimes will not be repeated.

“By gathering at this location during the anniversary of the opening of the memorial, they are trying to preserve the memory of innocent victims. The initiative to build the memorial was launched by the locals of this area and we managed to build it with the help of people of good will and individual institutions. And this year we remember the innocent victims and we give them the honor of saying that such crimes will never be forgotten and with this aim we will gather every year,” said the chairman of the “Knights of Drina” Association Mevludin Ahmetspahić.

“Twenty-seven years after they have taken her husband Hasan and sixteen-year-old son Mirsad, Zineta Mutapčić continues to look for Mirsad's mortal remains. There are other families still searching for their loved ones, in order to find eternal rest,” emphasized Ahmetspahić.

He added that marking the location of the war crimes will serve as a warning to future generations.

(FENA) L. N.

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