As part of the investigation into the behaviour of members of the Osmaci Police Station towards a minor of Bosniak ethnicity, four police officers of that police station were arrested, the Ministry of the Interior the Republika Srpska (RS) announced Wednesday.

“They are also suspended and internal proceedings will be initiated against them,” the MoI stated.

The Ministry noted that, in cooperation with the District Public Prosecutor's Office of Bijeljina, the Directorate of the Criminal Police is conducting an investigation regarding the suspicion that crimes of “Abuse of official position or authority” and “Reckless work in the service” have been committed.
Juso Jusic, the father of the boy whom he claims was beaten by the police in Osmac on August 22, told “Nezavisne novine” daily earlier that he heard the child screaming and crying.

“When it was over, I ran out of the room and saw two policemen standing at the door of another small room and my child lying against the wall, only for one of the policemen to laugh in my face and say ‘he's fine,'” Jusic said earlier.