The City Hall of the City of Sarajevo will officially no longer be illuminated except on special occasions. This decision followed a series of criticisms of Mayor Benjamina Karić for banning the lighting of the City Hall in rainbow colors on the occasion of the Pride Parade and banning the lighting of the City Hall in the colors of the Israeli flag on the occasion of that country’s National Day.
The City Council of the City of Sarajevo, on the proposal of the Mayor Benjamina Karić, made a decision to suspend projections on the facade of the City Hall, except for days important for the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the city. The city council adopted this decision unanimously with 25 votes “for”.
“You will understand that these types of assessments are the most difficult, but I stand behind every decision I make and whether I made it or did not make it, guided by the compliance of what was requested with all the values that this landmark building represents, and that for the largest number of citizens of our city and our country of Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Karić said, among other things, during her address to the City Council on the occasion of this decision.
“Now it will be much simpler for the City Administration, which, after all, will not even determine who can and who cannot be the subject of illumination of the City Hall and will not come to these political vicissitudes. However, I am not satisfied with the epilogue itself. I believe that the City Administration should have had the strength to make unpopular decisions, in order to show its path that is dedicated to human rights, European values, etc., said Adi Škaljić, representative in the City Council (Our Party).
In the future, the City Hall will be illuminated up on important dates such as: Day of the Siege of the City of Sarajevo, Day of the City of Sarajevo, Day of Remembrance of Children Killed in Besieged Sarajevo, Day of Remembrance of Victims of Genocide in Srebrenica and Day of Remembrance of Victims of Crimes Against Humanity in Prijedor.
