No one has the right to forget what happened to Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, including this crime against the citizens of Sarajevo – in Markale, said the chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zeljko Komsic after laying flowers on the 28th anniversary of the Markale market massacre in Sarajevo
The first of two massacres at the Markale market, in the center of Sarajevo, took place on February 5, 1994, between 12:10 and 12:20, …
“As time goes on, I know that wounds heal. I know, as time goes on, people tend to forget some things. But on behalf of the generation that went through all that in the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially in Sarajevo, on behalf of families those who died, in the name of these victims and in the name of future generations, I think no one has the right to forget that, “Komsic said.
On the occasion of the Day of Remembrance of all the citizens of Sarajevo who died in the war from 1992 to 1995 and the 28th anniversary of the suffering of 68 citizens at the Markale market, a commemorative session was held today at the National Theater in Sarajevo.
The president of the Union of Civilian Victims of War Canton Sarajevo, Senida Karovic, reminded that today marks February 5, the Day of Remembrance of all killed citizens of Sarajevo from 1992 to 1995.
“Today we commemorate the suffering or murder of 11,541 citizens of Sarajevo, of which 1,601 children. Today we commemorate and remember the 50,000 severely and lightly wounded of our fellow citizens. Today and all other days we remember, but today it hurts especially. It hurts for several reasons, because the criminals were not punished, “Karovic said.
She reminded that the Markale market has more symbols.
“Markale Market was a place where people came in during the war, despite the fact that they were aware that death was lurking from every corner, to find food, which would mean surviving one day. They came to get information about their fellow citizens, family, because “Sarajevo was also under media blockade at the time. Today, 28 years later, deep wounds hurt a lot,” Karovic said. As she said, they are still fighting with legal means to prove that the victim is the victim, and that the aggressor is the aggressor.
