Peaceful protests under the motto 'We will not give up the state' held in Sarajevo

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SARAJEVO, November 27 (FENA) - The Association of Veteran Paraplegics of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with associations and non-governmental organizations, yesterday held a protest in front of the BiH Parliament building in Sarajevo under the motto 'We will not give up the state of BiH'.

The citizens said that constitutional reform through the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights has no alternative, and that they will not allow the dismantling of the state of BiH.

At the gathering, it was pointed out that the citizens of BiH will not allow the registration of state and military property in favor of those pushing their secessionist agendas, and they insist on preserving the sovereignty and territorial integrity of BiH, which can never and in no way be a matter of geopolitical trade.

They demand consistent prosecution of genocide deniers and the glorification of war criminals, and they ask the government to quickly fulfill the remaining conditions from the NATO Membership Action Plan.

They do not agree to the deepening of ethnic divisions and cementing what was tailored by war criminals and profiteers.

They will not fall for the cheap tricks involving candidacy status while in reality 'you keep dismantling the values that those dearest to us died for, and take away our youth while pretending to be concerned about the future of those who chose to stay here'.

They call for a comprehensive constitutional reform through a genuine implementation of all judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, primarily in the case of Zornić v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, and then also by all and complete decisions of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

They also call for the implementation of the recommendations of the Experts' Report on Rule of Law issues in BiH, and demand the authorities in BiH to uncompromisingly follow the path outlined in the 14 key priorities formulated in the Opinion of the European Commission, all having in mind the Stabilization and Accession Agreement and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.