US EditionItaly Probes 'Sniper Tourism' Claims in Sarajevo Siege
- 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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Italy probes claims of 'sniper safaris' in Sarajevo during 1990s siege
Italian prosecutors are investigating allegations that snipers paid Bosnian Serb forces to shoot civilians during the 1990s Sarajevo siege. The probe raises serious questions about war tourism and accountability for wartime atrocities.
Wealthy tourists allegedly paid money to ‘massacre’ civilians in Bosnia during the 1990s
From LifeSiteNews By Jonathon Van Maren The tourists allegedly paid £70,000 to gun down civilians during the Bosnian War of 1992-1995, with the Serbs charging extra to shoot children. Italian prosecutors are investigating claims that wealthy Western tourists embarked on so-called “human safari” hunting trips to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War of 1992-1995. According to press reports, rich “manhunters” allegedly “paid membe…
Italy is investigating alleged "guardian tourists." Wealthy foreigners are said to have paid a lot of money to kill civilians during the siege of Sarajevo.
Rich foreigners are said to have hunted civilians in Sarajevo and paid a lot for it. In Italy there is an investigation.
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