The Government of Montenegro made a decision two days ago to allocate 100.000 euros each for compensation to 16 families of civilian victims of the crime against Bosniaks, as well as NATO bombing.
Prime Minister Milojko Spajic, after the government session, emphasized that Montenegro is correcting decades-long injustice.
“The government allocated 100.000 each for 16 families of victims of the tragic events in Strpci, during the bombing in Murino and Tuzi, and during the deportation of refugees,” Spajic wrote on the platform X.
He explained that based on the information adopted two days ago, the families will be paid 50.000 euros this year and the same amount next year.
“The loss of loved ones is irreplaceable, but the respect of basic human rights, equal treatment, and restoring trust in institutions is our obligation. By facing the past, we are building a better future,” Spajic said.
The crime in Strpci
The abduction in Strpci is a war crime from February 27th, 1993, when members of Serbian paramilitary units under the command of Milan Lukic abducted a group of passengers from train 671 on the Belgrade–Bar route, and then liquidated them.
The abducted passengers were 18 Bosniaks and one Croat. Most of those killed were citizens of the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and were mostly from Priboj, Prijepolje, Belgrade, and Podgorica. Among them were also citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The remains of 16 passengers have still not been found, while the remains of Coric Rasim and Rastoder Jusuf, and the incomplete remains of the third passenger Zubcevic Halil, were found in Lake Perucac.
