The foundation stone for the construction of the detention unit complex of the Sarajevo Penitentiary, financed by the European Union from the IPA funds, was laid today in Blažuj.

On the slopes of Mount Igman, in the past eight months, high-level security facilities have already been built to accommodate detainees and partly convicted persons, under the project funded by the Government of the Federation of B&H.

The facilities in question are made with the most modern method and contemporary security systems will be incorporated into them. The price of the complete complex exceeds ten million euros.

The Director of the Sarajevo Penitentiary Complex, Faruk Zubčević, said that the project was of great importance to the FB&H Government.

-By building the second part of the facility, this institute has solved some of the essential problems that will completely and permanently regulate the continuous overbooking of the institute and enable the expansion of the two largest court buildings in B&H, namely the Municipal and Cantonal Courts, also the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office including the FB&H Judicial Police buildings- explained Zupčević.

He pointed out that such significant activities, taking into account the situation of the global pandemic, could not be done without the support of the Delegation of the European Union, which is financing the complete second phase.

-This is yet another significant contribution of the European Union in its continued assistance to B&H, in this specific case, it held the judiciary. The Institute managed to register 485 decares of land to the Government of the Federation of B&H, which has been the basis for building these capacities- he said.

-The Government of the Federation of B&H helped us to realize this mega project of enormous importance for the entity and the entire Bosnia and Herzegovina- said Zupčević.