In Trnopolje near Prijedor, the 34th anniversary of the formation of the Trnopolje camp, where Bosniaks and Croats were imprisoned, was marked today.
The Trnopolje camp is also known for the fact that, according to the Hague Tribunal, 23,000 inmates passed through it, making it the largest concentration camp for civilians since World War II.
It was discovered on August 5, 1992, when British reporters took photos of the starving inmates behind the wire. On August 21, about 200 inmates were taken out of the “Trnopolje” camp, and they were later killed at the Korićanske stijene site in Vlašić.
Several hundred inmates from this and other Prijedor camps were shot by the intervention squad of the Prijedor police, on Korićanske stijene, on Vlašić, where only rare individuals survived by jumping into the abyss, just before being shot.
The Hague Tribunal sentenced a total of 19 people to more than 270 years in prison and two life sentences for the crimes in Prijedor. The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina sentenced 22 people to 378 years in prison for the crimes committed in Prijedor.
