Protected persons who are escorted 24/7 in B&H are classified into three categories and, depending on that, they are accompanied by a different number of police officers, and thus official cars, which also affects the costs of escort.

Protected persons

Among them are members of the Presidencies of B&H, the chairman and ministers in the Council of Ministers of B&H, the Chief Prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office of B&H, the President of the Court of B&H, members of the Collegium of the House of Peoples and the House of Representatives of the B&H Parliament, as well as foreign officials.

The story of unnecessary expenses accumulating was reactivated after Foreign Minister Bisera Turković (SDA) was filmed shopping in an official car with her escort after working hours.

She later justified herself by saying that she, as the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of B&H, must be accompanied and that she cannot reject that.

He refused official escort

B&H Minister of Transport and Communications Vojin Mitrović (SNSD) is proof that ministers can refuse official escort.

Namely, he is the only minister in this convocation of the Council of Ministers of B&H who refused official escort, and the driver comes from Bijeljina from his private company. He is also the minister with the fewest advisers, there are only two of them.

- This is my personal decision, the law allowed me to have official escort and a driver, but I don't want that. Since taking office in December 2019, I have refused that privilege. I don't think anyone should protect me from my people. If someone still needs to protect me from the people, then I should not be in this position - Mitrović said for the "Avaz" portal.

He added that this is still his personal decision, which he has nurtured since the beginning of his term as Minister of Transport and Communications of B&H.

- That decision was not made today, but today it is especially important because that money can be redirected to other purposes. It is really my personal decision that I should not be protected from my people by the police or special units - Mitrović is categorical.