The Parliament of Montenegro discharged Minister of Justice, Human Rights and Minorities, Vladimir Leposavic, for denying the Srebrenica genocide, after passing a resolution on Thursday evening prohibiting its denial.
Forty-three lawmakers voted in favor of dismissing Leposavic, and 27 were against.
In March, the Montenegrin justice minister standing at the parliament podium said that he is willing to admit that genocide did happen in Srebrenica only “if it is proved beyond reasonable doubts”.
His remark infuriated Montenegro and drew criticism from both the EU and the US.
The first to propose his dismissal as Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic and was endorsed by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) of President Milo Dukanovic.
What does the Resolution on Srebrenica say?
The resolution adopted by the Parliament of Montenegro prohibiting the Srebrenica genocide was voted by 55 lawmakers, while 19 were against it.
The resolution condemns declaration, actions, and policies that deny or cast a doubt on the genocide in Srebrenica as well as proclaiming July 11 as Remembrance Day for the fallen at the massacre.
The International Court of Justice declared in 2007 that the atrocities that took place in the Bosnian village constitute genocide.
The Srebrenica massacre, where over 7,000 people, mainly young Muslim boys and men, is considered one of the biggest bloodbaths on European soil since World War II.
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