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Hate crime cases drop notably in 2014 in BiH: gov't

Xinhua, August 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

The number of registered hate crimes in 2014 fell almost by half compared with 2013, the Security Ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) said Friday.

The number of criminal offenses involving racial, religious hatred decreased by 47 percent in 2014 compared with 2013, the ministry said.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is made up of three main ethnic groups: Bosniaks who are predominantly Muslim, Serbs who are predominantly Orthodox Christians, and Croats who are Catholic Christians.

The crimes involved destruction, damage and looting of religious buildings, tombstones, memorials and signs of different religions, said the Security Ministry.

Meanwhile, in some cases, criminals use the Internet to write and promote provocative, insulting and threatening messages to people from another religion.

In its report, the Security Ministry called for more efforts to educate police officers in the area of cyber crime. Endit