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For every request of a migrant for a change of identity, there is a strictly prescribed legal
procedure to follow, including for minors, and the Service is obliged to act in accordance
with the Law on Foreigners (Article 123 Protection of the Rights of Minors), so any request
is processed under urgent procedure unless otherwise determined.
The Ministry of Security of BiH, Service for Foreigners’ Affairs,
comments on the statement that some detainees were deprived of
outdoor activities in paragraph 60.
According to the daily activities schedule, Immigration Center beneficiaries are entitled to
90 minutes daily sports activities and exercise the right for outdoor walks.
The Immigration Center most often houses individuals who are a threat to national security,
individuals of concern for security agencies, potential smugglers and perpetrators of
criminal offenses, individuals to serve prison sentences awaiting return to their country of
origin and drug abusers.
Outdoor activities are carried out in accordance with the House Rules at the Immigration
Center in a way not endangering the security at the Immigration Center.
We emphasize that there is some intolerance among individuals of different nationalities,
there is intolerance among drug abusers due to abstinence crisis and they are high-conflict
personalities.
Further, individuals whose identity has been confirmed and a travel document has been
issued and they do not want to return voluntarily to their country of origin are high-conflict
personalities and challenge their return by violating the house rules and attempting
permanent escapes.
Given this situation, outdoor activities can be organized in groups to avoid potential
conflicts and injuries for both migrants and security officers.
The Republika Srpska Ministry of Internal Affairs provides the
following clarification regarding paragraph 62.
The Republika Srpska Ministry of Internal Affairs believes that such a statement may lead
to a wrong conclusion, that is, the Republika Srpska police violate the human rights of
migrants, which is absolutely not true.
At a meeting held in Banja Luka on 26 September 2019, representatives of the
Coordination Body for monitoring the movement of illegal migrants across the Republika
Srpska emphasized that all legal provisions and principles of humanity were respected
when dealing with migrants. It was further clarified to Mr Morales that the Republika
Srpska police do not prohibit migrants from leaving the Sarajevo-Bihac train or restrict
their movement through Republika Srpska, as stated by Mr Morales, on the contrary, all
migrants who had a confirmed intention to file asylum applications had full freedom of
movement in the direction approved in the certificate, while the found migrants who did not
have a certificate were notified to the Banja Luka Field Office of the Service for
Foreigners’ Affairs.
It was also emphasized that the Republika Srpska was a transit country for migrants and
that migrants did not stay in the territory of the Republika Srpska, since their ultimate goal
was to go to the EU countries. After having realistically and objectively analyzed the
situation, the Government of the Republika Srpska and the Coordination Body for
monitoring the movement of illegal migrants across the territory of the Republika Srpska
rightly stated that the Republika Srpska had no necessary capacities and conditions for
accommodation and care of migrants or establishment of reception centers.
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