President Jakov Milatović apologized on behalf of Montenegro to the families of victims of the crime of deportation in 1992, his office announced.
According to reports, Milatović received representatives of non-governmental organizations dealing with issues of war crimes in Montenegro and Alen Bajrović, the son of Osman Bajrović, who died in the crime of deportation of refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992, whose body was never found.
"Alena, on behalf of Montenegro, I want to apologize to you and your family for the crime in which your father died, as well as numerous other innocent victims. We as a society must face the truth, especially when it is dark, and I hope that nothing like this will ever happen again," said Milatović in a conversation with Bajrović, who, as reported, told him his life story and his family's struggle. to find out the truth about his father.
Also, Milatović emphasized "a clear deviation from the war policies of the government at that time", the consequences of which, he said, still burden Montenegrin society today.
"Representatives of the civil sector pointed out that, after more than three decades, they have the opportunity for the first time to discuss the topic of the crime of deportation with the President of the country, which they consider very important. They said that the crime that happened was not only a trauma for the families of the victims, but also for society as a whole , and that therefore it must be clarified to the end, through an indiscriminate approach of the judiciary and the strengthening of the culture of remembrance. They reminded that despite the initiatives of numerous institutions to build a monument to the victims in the courtyard of the Herceg Novi Security Center and the establishment of the Day of Remembrance for the Crime of Deportation, they have not yet received a response." , it was announced from the president's office.
The meeting with Milatović was attended by the representatives of Action for Human Rights Tea Gorjanc Prelević, the Center for Civic Education Daliborka Uljarević and Tamara Milaš, as well as the Center for Women's and Peace Education ANIMA Ervina Dabižinović.
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