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| Title | Shooter on U.S. embassy remanded in Bosnian custody |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | United States of America |
| Publication Date | 31 October 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Shooter on U.S. embassy remanded in Bosnian custody, 31 October 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4ec50432c.html [accessed 5 June 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Shooter on U.S. embassy remanded in Bosnian custody
October 31, 2011
A Bosnian court has ordered a man who fired an automatic weapon at the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo last week held in detention for a month while authorities investigate what they say was a terrorist act.
The judge accepted the prosecution's argument that 23-year-old Mevlid Jasarevic could interfere with the investigation if not in custody.
Jasarevic is accused of shooting at the embassy building in Sarajevo and injuring a policeman before a police sniper shot him in the leg in the October 28 incident.
Jasarevic said at the hearing that he does not recognize the court. His lawyer says his client is completely detached from reality and must be seen by a psychiatrist.
Jasarevic is said to be a follower of the Sunni Muslim Wahhabi sect.
Nusret Imamovic, the leader of Wahabbi movement in Maoca, Bosnia, posted a YouTube video condemning the shooting. Imamovic said the act was "not acceptable."
compiled from agency reports
Link to original story on RFE/RL website
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