SARAJEVO

Coordinators of project: Ms. Milica Gavrilovic & Ms. Marija Spasic
Editor & translator: Ms. Jill Starr
Art director: Mr. Milosh Zorica
Publisher: LPC Yugoslavia

© 2001 LPC Yugoslavia

Mr.Milenko Subotic (Serb) killed by (Muslim) sniper in front of his home in Sarajevo suburb Dobrinja.

 
Medical files of massacred Serbs in mass grave “Kazani”

Massacred (Serbs) war prisoner by Muslim Army in Sarajevo.

Sarajevo, suburb “Aerodrom”. The Genocide over Serbs population began in April 1992.

Testimonies:

Designation of crime: Genocide (Article 4. of ICTY Statute)

PLACE AND TIME: Sarajevo, May 1992.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Milovanovic Nebojsa, who was residing in Sarajevo in Ognjena Price Street, was killed from a pistol by his neighbor, a Muslim called Sejo, because he suspected him that by means of a lighted advertising sign located on the building in which Milovanovic was living, he was giving signals to the Serbian soldiers on the hills surrounding Sarajevo.

INDICATIONS CONCERNING PERPETRATORS:

1. Sejo, a Muslim, who was a musician before the war.

 

Designation of crime: Genocide (Article 4. of ICTY Statute)

PLACE AND DATE: Blazuj near Sarajevo, August 28, 1995.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: On the day of one of the greatest Orthodox holidays, Velika Gospojina (Virgin Mary's Day), August 28, 1995, in the church of Saint Sava in Blazuj, wedding ceremony was to take place of the Serb Vlastimir Glavas.

With the bride and groom at some 12:00 hours another 50 guests of the wedding party arrived. After the marriage ceremony was officiated in the church, which lasted some half an hour, guests started going out of the church. When the wedding guests were taking their places for the photographs to be taken in front of the church, members of the so-called Army of Bosnia-Herzegovina started mortar attack. Fire was opened from the position at some 400 meters distance from the church, from where there was an excellent view of the space in front of the church.

Grenades started falling in front of the church where at that time there were some 150 persons gathered, as is the custom during weddings. On this occasion even more people were present because it was a religious holiday.

On that occasion, one person was killed and 52 persons were wounded. Among them there were nine children and 19 women.

The priest Djordje Ilic was also wounded who was at that time inside the church, which was hit. At 70 meters distance from the church is the maternity ward close to which the shells were also falling. Those wounded were treated in the hospital in Zivinice. At the same time, 15 cars were damaged which were parking on the church parking lot.

The following persons were killed:

1. Vitomir Jadranka, born in 1961 or 1965.

Seriously or slightly wounded were:

1. Andric Sretko, born in 1947
2. Bendzo Savka, born in 1942
3. Beric Stevo, born in 1969
4. Bjelos Rade, born in 1953
5. Borovina Tomislav, born in 1935
6. Vejin Slobodan
7. Vujicic Ljubica, born in 1928
8. Glavas Blagomir, born in 1959
9. Glavas Borislav, born in 1969
10. Glavas Vladimir, born in 1981
11. Glavas Ilija, born in 1937
12. Glavas Jovo, born in 1988
13. Glavas Nina, 18 months old
14. Glavas Tihomir, born in 1955
15. Despotovic Pavle, born in 1929
16. Draskovic Ilija, born in 1954
17. Djokic Tankosava, born in 1939
18. Zecevic Sofija, born in 1949
19. Ilic Djordje, born in 1947, priest
20. Jesic Nikola, born in 1937
21. Kapetina Goran, born in 1963
22. Kapetina Milka, born in 1953
23. Kapetina Sasa, born in 1979
24. Karabatak Brana, born in 1959
25. Kuvac Jelena
26. Kuvac Milos, born in 1987
27. Kujaca Jelisavka, born in 1908
28. Kuljanin Milijana, born in 1966
29. Kuljanin Sinisa, born in 1967
30. Lozic Sladjana, born in 1973
31. Lubura Mladenka, born in 1966
32. Luketa Dobrivoje
33. Markovic Milovan
34. Mijovic Vojka, born in 1947
35. Milidrag Vlado, born in 1967
36. Miutinovic Gospava, born in 1926
37. Motika Tihomir, born in 1979
38. Novaklovic Sanja, born in 1988
39. Okuka Branoslav, born in 1967
40.  Ostojic Jakov, born in 1930
41. Pejic Marko, born in 1965
43. Prole Dusanka, born in 1946
44. Pusara Vlastimir, born in 1953
45. Tesic Dusko, born in 1967
46. Todorovic Milojka, born in 1971
47. Tomic Dragana, born in 1978
48. Topic Aleksandra, born in 1980
49. Saraba Predrag, born in 1985
50. Saraba Tatjana, born in 1970
51. Sehovac Zoran, born in 1973
52. Sinic Milorad, born in 1936.

When the investigating judge of the Main Court in Ilidza came to the place of the crime, at some 17:00 hours, together with the representative of the UNPROFOR, Captain Christian Gogen, shelling started again from the same Muslim position on Igman Mount and the investigating team was forced to stop work.

INDICATIONS CONCERNING PERPETRATORS:

1. Members of the so-called Army of Bosnia-Herzegovina positioned at Igman Mount.

Designation of crime: Genocide (Article 4. of ICTY Statute)

PLACE AND TIME: Sarajevo, August 1992 - October 1993.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Members of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina in this period, during the raids, were capturing Serbs on Sarajevo streets and were taking them away on Trebevic forcing them to dig trenches. Serbs were seldom returning alive from there.

On Trebevic there is a cave Kazani into which the Muslim soldiers were throwing the bodies of the killed or live Serbs who were being assassinated in this way also. In order to destroy the bodies of the killed Serbs which were thrown into the abyss Kazani, Muslims were also throwing in it old rubber tires and were burning them.

The commander of this unit was Musan Topalovic, who had "an elite detachment". This detachment could be joined only with an "admission fee" and this "admission fee" was one cut off Serbian head. Members of this detachment were exhibiting heads of slaughtered Serbs in the building of the local primary school.

Members of this brigade were killing some of the Serbs also by tying them down to the truck and dragging them for as long as they were alive. Tying them to two passenger cars, which would start in opposite directions, thus dismembering the victims, was killing some.

Members of this brigade also took part in the sniper shooting of civilians in the Serbian part of Sarajevo. One of the sniper shooters was Colak Refik who was publicly boasting that he personally received as a gift from Alija Izetbegovic the sniper which Alija brought to him from Vienna.

This detachment was personally visited by Alija Izetbegovic, Haris Silajdzic and Biserka Turkovic, now the Bosnia-Herzegovina Ambassador to Zagreb.

District Military Court of Sarajevo because of these killings, was conducting proceedings against members of the 10th Mountain Brigade and on December 24, 1994 pronounced unusually mild verdicts - the highest sentence was 6 years of prison. However, after only one year, on the eve of the New Year 1996, all the persons sentenced were pardoned and released from prison!

Members of this brigade were killing civilians, previously unlawfully having detained them, tortured them and treating them in inhuman ways, causing them terrible sufferings and injuries.

Among the persons killed are also the following Serbs:

1. Vucurevic Zoran
2. Draskovic Mileva - she was slaughtered by Saferovic Samir and Osmanovic Suad and her body thrown in the abyss Kazani.
3. Jovanovic Dusko - he was mutilated with knives by the members of the 10th Mountain Brigade and thrown in the abyss Kazani.
4. Komljenac Marina, from Sarajevo, residing at Dragice Pravice Street No. 7/2 - she was slaughtered by Colak Refik and her body was also thrown in the abyss Kazani as well as her husband.
5. Komljevac Radoslav from Sarajevo, residing at Dragice Pravice street No. 7/2 - he was slaughtered by Selak Mevludin.
6. Lavljiv Vasilije - slaughtered by Kubat Zijo, who severed his head from the body and threw the body in the abyss Kazani, and his wife.
7. Lavljiv Ana - Osmanovic Suad ordered her to lie down and spread her legs and then pushed a branch into her sexual organ. Tucakovic Esad with a lighter burnt her pubic hair and finally Tucakovic Esad slaughtered her, severed her head from her body and threw the body in the abyss.
8. Nikolic Ervin called "Eno" - his neck was pierced by a sword in a blow inflicted by Bejtic Samir, while the others were hitting his body with knives until he was completely mutilated. Then Bejtic Samir severed his head from the body and threw the body in the abyss Kazani.
9. Radosavljevic Branislav - his head was cut off by Topalovic Musan and his body thrown in the abyss Kazani.
10. Salipur Predrag from Sarajevo, Borisa Kidrica Street No. 3 - he was slaughtered by Hodzic Nihad, and Hodzic Husein severed his head from his body by a knife and then threw the body in the abyss Kazani, as well as his wife.
11. Sapilur Katarina, from Sarajevo, Borisa Kidrica No. 3 - her body was thrown in the abyss Kazani, and
12. Sljivic Bozidar

Witness A. testifies as follows:

"...While I was imprisoned in the cell No. 2 in the Central Prison of Sarajevo (April 1993 - September 1995), in the same cell a certain time was spent by the former members of the armed units of Topalovic Musan called "Caco" and of his deputy Delalic Ramiz called "Celo 2". They were: Hatic Alen and Kapetanovic Emir. In the prison living room I had talks with Kapetanovic Samir and Kulenovic Haris. Hatic was in prison because of theft, Emir and Samir because of armed robbery with killing of some children, and Haris Kulenovic as an accomplice.

During the talks with Hatic and Kapetanovic, they were telling me that they have taken part in many actions as the members of the above stated unit, on which occasion they were capturing many Serbs in Sarajevo and were taking them for trench digging, on which occasion according to their own words, many Serbs were killed.

Their bodies were taken to a place called Kazan above the settlement of Bistrik in the Municipality of Stari Grad. In this abyss Kazani bodies were thrown in layers, as they explained. First they would throw some 30-40 corpses, then over them a live lime, and over the lime a layer of earth and so on, so according to them, there were ten layers...".

INDICATIONS CONCERNING PERPETRATORS:

1. Topalovic Musan, called "Caco", commander of the "elite detachment" of the 10th Mountain Brigade.
2. Seferovic Samir, called "Ceble", some 30 years old, before the war employed in the firm "Neretva" in Sarajevo, commander of the battalion of the 10th Mountain Brigade, against him criminal proceedings were filed for murder of six Serbs.
3. Delalic Ramiz, called "Celo 2", deputy of Musan Topalovic.
4. Abduli Ramo
5. Alibasic Asif, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
6. Bejtic Samir, of father Rama, born on January 14, 1969 in Gracanica, residing in Sarajevo, Dzeka Street No. 36.
7. Gazo Osman, of father Mustafa, born on December 13, 1959 in Sarajevo, residing in Sarajevo, Bostarici Street No. 26, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
8. Doric Ekrem, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
9. Ziga Sabahudin, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
10. Kadic Sejo, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina
11. Kapetanovic Emir, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
12. Kapetanovic Samir, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina
13. Kubat Zijo, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
14. Kulenovic Haris, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
15. Ljubovic Samir, called "Mico", member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina
16. Numic Haris, of father Nedzad, called "Hare", born on August 28, 1964 in Sarajevo, residing in Sarajevo at VI Proleterske brigade Street No. 3, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade.
17. Osmanovic Suad, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
18. Raonic Esad
19. Raonic Muhidin, of father Osman, member of the 10th Mountain brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
20. Raonic Senad called "Maskirni", member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
21. Raonic Fahrudin, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina
22. Sadovic Ismet, of father Hando, born on March 29, 1964 in Bitola, residing in Sarajevo, 6. novembra Street No. 56, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
23. Selak Mevludin, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina
24. Tadic Senad
25. Tendzo Omer, deputy commander of the detachment of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina
26. Topalovic Emir
27. Topalovic Dzemo, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina
28. Turcalo Meho, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
29. Tucakovic Esad, called "Eso", commander of the sniper detachment of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina
30. Haracic Senad, of father Fadil, born on June 20, 1963 in Sarajevo, residing in Sarajevo at Hriste Boteva Street No. 6, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
31. Hasic Esad, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
32. Hasic Senad, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
33. Hatic Alen, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called Army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
34. Hodzic Armin, of father Sead, born on February 16, 1973 in Sarajevo, residing in Sarajevo at Mujkanovica Street no. 2a, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina
35. Hodzic Nihad, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
36. Hodzic Husein, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina
37. Colak Refik, member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina
38. Skolic Djurdjica, of father Djuro, born on April 27, 1951 in Kutina, residing in Sarajevo, at Alifakovac Street No. 1/2, was a member of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Designation of crime: Crimes against humanity (Article 5. of ICTY Statute)

PLACE AND CRIME: Sarajevo, October 1993

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The witness, who was living in Sarajevo, succeeded in telephoning his family which was located in the Serbian side of the town. This telephone call was listen to because two days later an unknown person telephoned who knew the topic of the conversation. The person introduced itself as someone sent by the witness' cousin, so that the witness together with two other cousins could pass on to the Serbian side. When the witness came to the appointed place, it was disclosed later that a policeman came who made this trap for them and led the witness together with a group of 15 other Serbs who wanted to pass on to the Serbian side, into a police ambush.

The policemen immediately ordered them to stay down on the asphalt and started kicking them with their feet and shooting around their heads. The witness was beaten with boots all over his body and this harassment lasted about one hour. After that they took them to the district of Dobrinja to the Command of the 5th Motorized Brigade of the Muslim army, whose commander was Ismet Hadzic.

In this command policemen were beating them the entire night. They were lined against the wall and then they were kicked with legs, beaten with truncheons, pistols and gun butts. The witness on that occasion suffered fracture of the chest bone, fracture of the nose bone and other many injuries on the body.

Then they were transferred to a prison camp.

INDICATIONS CONCERNING PERPETRATORS:

1. Omerovic Zaim, commander of the police patrol which made the arrest.
2. Hadzic Ismet, commander of the 5th Motorized Brigade of the so-called army of Bosnia-Herzegovina
3. Galib, security forces inspector
4. Hagic, policeman
5. Sibalic Samir, some 25 years old, from the district of Potez, policeman.

 

Designation of crime: Crimes against humanity (Article 5. of ICTY Statute)

PLACE AND TIME: Sarajevo, middle of the year 1992

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The witness lived in his family house in Sarajevo for 37 years. When the war conflicts started, the witness without previously reporting with the local authorities was not allowed to leave his house, i.e. was held in house detention.

When on July 16, 1992 he started to work, he had with him personal documents and the pass issued by the municipality, permitting him to go to work. The bus in which the witness was, was stopped by the Muslim military police and after inspecting his identification papers, took him out of the bus and conducted him to the Central Penitentiary.

He was taken there to a room with some 5-6 inspectors who started cross-examining him as to whether he has arms and whether he is keeping in contact with the Republic of Srpska Army. After interrogation he was closed in a isolation cell with no windows.  Thereupon, the witness spent in prison camps the next 13 months, and was later on exchanged.

INDICATIONS CONCERNING PERPETRATORS:

Members of the military police of Sarajevo.

 

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