A Croatian investigative reporter has filed a legal complaint with Milan prosecutors against Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, alleging his involvement in the 'Sarajevo safari' affair during the 1990s siege of Sarajevo. The complaint claims that snipers from Italy and other countries paid to kill civilians in the Bosnian capital.
Milan prosecutors launched an investigation last week to identify Italians allegedly involved in voluntary murder aggravated by cruelty. Investigators say groups of 'sniper tourists' paid large sums to soldiers of Radovan Karadžić's army to be transported to hills around Sarajevo to shoot at the population for pleasure.
More than 10,000 people were killed in Sarajevo by shelling and sniper fire between 1992 and 1996 during the longest siege in modern history. Snipers indiscriminately targeted civilians, including children.
The investigation stems from a complaint by writer Ezio Gavazzeni, who gathered evidence after watching the 2022 documentary 'Sarajevo Safari'. Journalist Domagoj Margetić filed the complaint against Vučić, posting evidence that Vučić, then a young volunteer, was present at a military post from which foreign citizens and Serbian ultranationalists shot civilians.
Vučić has denied ever firing on the besieged city, calling the allegations political manipulation. He has not commented on the latest complaint.
