“HR Christian Schmidt condemns the cowardly attack on two returnees in Visegrad and calls on the authorities to find and punish the perpetrators. Citizens have the right to a safe and free life wherever they want in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Whoever questions this, acts against Dayton and should be aware of the consequences. HR expresses his solidarity with the victims and wishes them speedy recovery,” it was stated on the official Twitter page.
The police from Visegrad arrested a person whose initials are B.P. from this place suspected of having committed a robbery to the detriment of M.A. and M.F. from the village of Omeragići near Višegrad, it was reported from the Police Department in Foča.
The criminal investigation is ongoing against B.P., who can be brought in connection with the execution of the mentioned criminal act, and certain criminal-investigative measures and actions to document and shed light on the robbery are being carried out, according to the announcement.
Police officers from the Višegrad Police Station arrested B.P. last night around 11:30 p.m. and undertake all measures and actions, under the supervision of the duty prosecutor of the East Sarajevo District Public Prosecutor’s Office, the police stated.
Returnees to Višegrad, Fadil and Ajša Memišević, were severely beaten and robbed in their own home on the first day of Ramadan, and were found on Thursday around iftar (the breaking of the fast during the Muslim holy month), tied up and with serious injuries on their bodies.
On this occasion, Mladen Đurević, the mayor of the municipality of Višegrad, spoke.
“I would like to take this opportunity to condemn the attack on the returnees Fadila and Ajša Memišević from the village of Omeragići, who were attacked and beaten by persons unknown for now,” said Đurević.
“I expect the competent authorities to shed light on this event as soon as possible! Višegrad is a city of peace and tolerance!”, Đurević said.
“The police are looking for a man who broke into a family house near Višegrad, armed and masked, beat the spouses and stole 7,000 BAM”, confirmed today from the Foča Police Department.
“The on-duty prosecutor of the East Sarajevo District Public Prosecutor’s Office was informed about everything, who ordered that the scene be secured, and the investigation will be carried out today,” said Svjetlana Govedarica, spokesperson for the Foča Police Department.
