Montenegro’s Justice Minister, Vladimir Leposavic, said on Wednesday that he never denied that genocide took place in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica during a discussion in parliament on whether he should be dismissed after his controversial statements on the 1995 genocide.
Leposavic, Montenegro’s Justice, Human and Minority Rights Minister, said in March that he is ready to recognize that genocide was committed in Srebrenica “when it gets proven unequivocally.”
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He argued that the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, which ruled that the 1995 genocide took place, has “lost its legitimacy.”
Many politicians and NGOs across the region, including associations of Srebrenica genocide survivors, condemned the statements.
This led to an initiative on his dismissal to be discussed in parliament.
“It is being repeated all the time that I denied the crime in Srebrenica. I said that I do not deny it and that I have no right to do so,” he said, arguing that he will speak his mind regardless of whether he will remain a minister or not.
He called the allegation that he caused ethnic tensions “a media illusion” which is being created on purpose.
He also argued that his statements could not have damaged Montenegro’s international reputation.
Leposavic noted that he already apologised that his statements were perceived as hurtful and stressed that the allegation that he denied the genocide was the result of a “campaign of lies.”
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