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Serbian president accused of joining civilian-killing ‘sniper safaris’ in Sarajevo
Croatian journalist Domagoj Margetic filed a complaint with Milan prosecutors alleging Serbian President Vucic’s presence at sniper positions used for paid civilian shootings during Sarajevo siege.
- Wednesday, Croatian investigative journalist Domagoj Margetic filed a criminal complaint with Milan Prosecutor's Office accusing Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia of involvement in Sarajevo 'sniper safaris', submitting video and photo evidence while Vucic denies any role.
- Long ago during the siege of Sarajevo, which began April 6, 1992, 'sniper safaris' allegedly involved wealthy foreigners paying Bosnian Serb militias under Radovan Karadzic to shoot civilians.
- Documentary and writer investigations produced archival footage showing a young Vucic with a rifle in 1993 at the Jewish cemetery sniper position, as posted by Prof Jasmin Mujanovic, Balkan expert, and corroborated by Ezio Gavazzeni, Italian writer.
- Now, prosecutors are gathering testimonies and footage as the Milan inquiry has revived international attention, but it remains unclear whether Milan prosecutors will formally charge Vucic, while Italian authorities failed to identify shooters.
- Experts say the claims merit cross-border scrutiny, with Margetic urging inquiries in four or five different countries and Italian and other international police agencies, while Balkan experts caution that extraordinary allegations require strong proof.
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Media reports suggest that wealthy people in Bosnia and Herzegovina were paying people to shoot people in the 1990s. Croatian investigative journalist Domagoj Margetic claims that current Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić was also involved in the killing tourism.
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Italian prosecutors previously launched an investigation into foreign tourists who paid to shoot people during the Bosnian war.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic denied the accusations of a Croatian journalist about his involvement in the so-called 'Sarajevo safari' affair, the Italian snipers and other countries who during the siege of the city would go for fun to the Bosnian capital to shoot, paying for the sums (ANSA)
·Italy
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right5Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Left
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C 21%
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