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0 pointsSymbiote5y ago0 comments

A car I was in was stopped three times in 10 minutes the moment it crossed into the "other" part of Sarajevo. Just before, the driver suggested I watch his speed, which was 5km/h below the limit the whole time. The police were simply taking money from the other ethnic group.

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SymbioteOP5y ago

Someone downvoted this, so I'll provide this quote from the UK FCO:

> Taxi drivers from the Republika Srpska might be unwilling to drive to a destination in the Federation, and vice versa.

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bosnia-and-herzegov...

Or Wikipedia

> police conduct around the Inter-Entity Boundary Line separating the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, had been the "greatest obstacle to freedom of movement", including intimidation and arbitrary fines.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of...

There are plenty of anecdotes similar to mine on TripAdvisor etc.

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