Hamdija Abdic aka Tigar, MP for the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action, SDA, in the House of Representatives of the Federation entity parliament, insulted well-known doctor Dragan Stevanovic via his Facebook profile.
Stevanovic wrote a review on Facebook about the situation at the Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo, questioning the work of respirators in the treatment of patients, as well as the large number of deaths from COVID-19. Abdić’s angry comment soon followed, insulting Stevanović and cursing his mother. The comment went viral and a social shot of the comment was widely shared on social networks as well as online portals. Many condemned it for inciting national hatred and hate speech.
Outcome: After numerous negative reactions, the comment was removed.