KARAN: NO PLACE FOR VIOLENCE AND INTOLERANCE IN SRPSKA, AUTHORITIES TO SWIFTLY ESTABLISH FACTS OF ATTACK ON STUDENT

BANJA LUKA, NOVEMBER 5 /SRNA/ – Republika Srpska President Siniša Karan said there was no place in Srpska for violence, intolerance or threats to the safety of any citizen, regardless of their ethnic or religious background.

"Any report of possible violence, especially when minors are involved, requires the full attention of the relevant institutions. I expect the authorities to urgently establish all the facts and circumstances of the physical attack on the Banja Luka madrasa student, and those responsible to be prosecuted," Karan told SRNA.

Karan said Republika Srpska guaranteed safety, dignity and equal protection to everyone, with particular sensitivity toward children and minors.