Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska Savo Minić laid wreaths today at the town cemetery in Mrkonjić Grad, at the memorial dedicated to civilian and military victims of the offensive of Croat-Muslim forces in the municipalities of the West Krajina region.

A memorial service was held to mark the 31st anniversary of the crimes committed against civilians and soldiers of the Army of Republic of Srpska at the site of a mass grave where the bodies of 181 victims had been exhumed after the war.

Prime Minister Minić said that it was unacceptable that, 31 years later, there was no justice for the Serbian victims despite many evidence of war crimes committed against Serbs in this area.

"We remain hopeful that justice will eventually be served; until then we must cherish a culture of remembrance about the suffering of our people and at the same time work to improve the status of veteran categories and victims of war", ​​Minić stated.

The Prime Minister emphasized that Serb people had been exposed to organized prosecution and that numerous war crimes had been committed in this area, yet neither the Court of BiH nor the Hague Tribunal has prosecuted those responsible for these atrocities.

Prime Minister Minić attended commemoration ceremony at the Cultural Center in Mrkonjić Grad during which it was stated that during the Croat-Muslim offensive more than 120,000 Serbs had been expelled from the territory of 13 municipalities in the region of West Krajina and numerous crimes had been committed against civilians and soldiers.

On this day, October 10, 1995, joint Croat-Muslim forces occupied Mrkonjić Grad leaving behind a devastated town and a mass grave containing the bodies of 181 victims.