US EditionItaly Probes 'Sniper Tourism' Claims in Sarajevo Siege
Milan prosecutors probe claims that up to 100 wealthy foreigners paid as much as €100,000 to shoot civilians during Sarajevo siege, a war crime under investigation for homicide charges.
- Milan prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into claims wealthy foreigners paid to shoot Sarajevo civilians, prompted by a 17-page complaint from Ezio Gavazzeni and Benjamina Karic, with Alessandro Gobbi examining evidence.
- A 2022 documentary and a dossier allege `sniper tourists` paid up to 80,000–100,000 to join Sarajevo siege trips during 1992–1996, with higher prices for children.
- Archived SISMI reports and witness accounts indicate departures from Trieste and identify an Milan man; Edin Subasic's testimony includes a captured Serb soldier's interrogation and witnesses describe a foreigner handling a hunting rifle like a novice.
- Investigators, backed by the Raggruppamento Operativo Speciale, Carabinieri special unit, may call over 100 alleged `tourists` and consider charges of voluntary homicide aggravated by cruelty against unknown defendants.
- Serbia has denied involvement, yet investigators say Serbian intelligence services and militias loyal to Radovan Karadzic were linked to the Siege of Sarajevo, which left 13,952 dead.
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