Investigation into Italian man for war crimes during Sarajevo siege
Milan police searched the home of a 65-year-old man suspected of paying to shoot at civilians during the siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s.
Investigation into Italian man for war crimes during Sarajevo siege
Officers from Milan police seized significant evidence from the home of a 65-year-old Italian citizen. The man, together with three accomplices, is suspected of having participated in the so-called "weekend sniper trips" during the siege of Sarajevo, which took place between 1993 and 1995. According to the accusations, the suspects allegedly paid substantial sums to Serbian militias to be able to shoot at Bosnian civilians during the siege of the city, in which over eleven thousand people lost their lives.
The Milan prosecutor's office reports that during the search a photograph was found depicting the suspect in military uniform, presumably taken in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A silencer was also discovered inside the home. The search was ordered on the basis of statements from the man's ex-wife and a former partner.
The woman, who previously lived with the suspect, told investigators that her partner suffered from nightmares and had confided in her that he had killed people in the Balkan region in the 1990s. "He told me that he had flown from Milan and that there were other people with him, and that they spent the weekend as snipers shooting at Muslims," the witness told investigators.
During questioning, the 65-year-old suspect exercised his right to remain silent.
The other three suspects are an 80-year-old former lorry driver from the province of Pordenone, a 64-year-old businessman resident in Brianza, and a person originally from Tuscany.
Source: 444.hu
Source: 444