The United States Embassy in Sarajevo strongly condemned the death threats against High Representative Christian Schmidt that could be heard at a gathering in Bosnia’s Republika Srpska (RS) entity, calling them "repugnant and unjustifiable."
Thousands of people gathered in Banja Luka, the administrative centre of Bosnia’s Serb-majority Republika Srpska (RS) entity, to protest against the decision of High Representative Christian Schmidt who suspended the RS Law on Immovable Property.
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Many officials joined the protest, including BiH Presidency member and leader of the ruling party in the RS, Milorad Dodik.
After Dodik arrived, a group of people gathered around him and began singing a song that contained death threats targeting Schmidt. Dodik did not join in but smiled as the group sang the song:
Oko Dodika svi pjevaju, ali ne i on.
— TV N1 Sarajevo (@N1infoSA) April 20, 2022
Uživo pratite: https://t.co/p5lbJADHEb pic.twitter.com/7Hzv1I6wew
The Embassy said that the United States supports freedom of speech and peaceful assembly, adding that “by all accounts, the majority of citizens who gathered in Banja Luka for the so-called “Freedom” protest exercised these rights responsibly.”
“Unfortunately, it is also clear from the footage of the event that others did not, including those who performed a song threatening violence against the High Representative,” it said.
“Whatever one’s opinion about the High Representative, threats of violence against him in any form, including song, are repugnant and unjustifiable. The proper reaction of a mature and responsible political leader when confronted with this type of behavior is to condemn it and take steps to stop it, not condone it,” the Embassy said.
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