The rebel convicts told the daily over the phone that they blocked the prison in order to shed light on alleged criminal activities and abuses in the Banja Luka prison. The convicts accused the prison administration for the alleged crimes.
According to the daily, the inmates blocked the facility at 19.00 hours Monday, requesting a meeting with Republika Srpska Justice Minister Dzerard Selman, his assistant for the execution of criminal sanctions Mladjen Mandic, the Bosnian Human Rights Ombudsman and the European Union Police Mission (EUPM).