Bosnia: Lawmaker presents photos of alleged child abuse

Bosnian lawmaker presents photos of alleged child abuse in public care home

A Bosnian lawmaker has publicly shared shocking photos of children tied to beds and radiators in a public care home outside Sarajevo.

Sabina Cudic of the opposition Nasa Stranka party presented the photos ahead of a session of the parliament of one of the country’s two semi-autonomous parts, the Bosniak-Croat Federation.

Cudic said the photos were taken over the past year in the Pazaric care home for special needs children, and urged the parliament to discuss the issue.

Her initiative was rejected by the majority of lawmakers, but the parliament tasked one of its working groups to investigate the allegations and submit a report within a week.

Pazaric is already being investigated on suspicion of financial misconduct by the government-appointed management.