The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has intensified its work on cases related to the shelling of Sarajevo during the siege of the city, as well as the case known as “Sarajevo Safari,” which has also attracted the interest of the global public.
At the beginning of the year, prosecutorial teams were formed with clear goals and tasks, and as we have learned, Prosecutor Nedim Cosic was also added to the team. He previously worked on the case against former Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik, which resulted in a conviction.
Prosecutors from the state prosecutor’s office will soon also hold a meeting with investigators from The Hague and potential witnesses in connection with the “Sarajevo Safari” case.
According to information from the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH, the first indictments against persons suspected of shelling Sarajevo and killing civilians during the longest siege of a city in modern history can be expected this year.
It should also be pointed out that the City Council of the City of Sarajevo adopted a decision granting consent for the City of Sarajevo to join the criminal proceedings being conducted before the competent judicial authorities in Milan in the “Sarajevo Safari” case.
This concerns proceedings against persons suspected of sniper activity against the citizens of Sarajevo during the past war, in the capacity of the injured party.
It should be noted that the case concerning “Sarajevo Safari,” according to which wealthy foreigners allegedly paid to shoot at civilians in Sarajevo during the war, was opened back in 2022 at the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH on the basis of a report filed by the then mayor, Benjamina Karic.
The Prosecutor’s Office in Milan opened an investigation based on a 17-page criminal complaint by Italian journalist Ezio Gavazzeni and former judge Guido Salvini.
The documentary film Sarajevo Safari, which premiered in 2022 at the Al Jazeera Balkans DOC Festival, is now one of the key pieces of evidence in the Italian investigation. According to the allegations, wealthy Italians allegedly paid up to 100.000 euros for a “hunting trip” to Grbavica and other positions under the control of Serbian forces.
