001 CROATIA - GORNJI ZEMUNIK - ZADAR DISTRICT - December 2,
1992.
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Forced expulsion of the local
civilians.
TIME AND LOCATION: December 2, 1992; Gornji Zemunik, near Zadar.
UNPA zone "South", "Pink Zone".
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Serb paramilitaries "ethnically
cleansed" the village of Gornji Zemunik evicting the last six
Croats residing in the village with the help of the UNPROFOR.
>From 1991 until December 2, 1992, Serbs evicted all Croats from
Gornji Zemunik. According to the 1991 census, the population of
Gornji Zemunik was 1,310, of which 468 were Croats, 815 Serbs, 1
Greek and 26 people of other nationalities. During 1991 and 1992,
the Croats in the village were held hostage, not allowed to move
about freely (only within the confines of their homes and yards).
PERPETRATORS: Armed Serbs from Gornji Zemunik with the help of
Serbs from nearby villages as well as members of the UNPROFOR who
were deployed in the area at the time.
EVIDENCE: Written statement given by a witness currently kept in
the archives of the Department.
002 CROATIA - DONJI LADjEVAC - SLUNJ DISTRICT - June 1992
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Killing of a civilian.
TIME AND LOCATION: June 1992; Donji Ladjevac (cca 6 kilometres
east of Slunj).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: A resident of the village of Donji
Ladjevac, Dane Bogovic, a Croat, was killed. The region is under
the protection of the UNPROFOR (Polish battalion), who are
failing to protect the civilian population.
PERPETRATORS: Mile Pasic, a Serb.
EVIDENCE: Audio tape recording of an interview with a witness,
supplemented by a written statement currently kept in the
archives of the Department.
003 CROATIA - DONJI LADjEVAC - March 1993
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Killing of a civilian.
TIME AND LOCATION: March 1993; Donji Ladjevac (6 kilometres east
of Slunj).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Pavo Samardzija, a Croat, was killed
while sawing wood. He was killed by two armed Serbs after they
interrogated and physically abused him. The region is under the
protection of the UNPROFOR. The Polish battalion does not patrol
villages inhabited by Croats. The Croats are often mistreated by
the armed Serbs in these villages.
PERPETRATORS: Armed Serbs.
EVIDENCE: Audio tape recording of an interview with a witness,
supplemented by a written statement currently kept in the
archives of the Department.
005 B-H - PRIJEDOR - 1992
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Ethnic cleansing.
TIME AND LOCATION: 1992; Prijedor - Travnik.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Approximately 280 persons, mainly
Muslims and Croats, were evicted from Prijedor. The Serbs
transported them out of Prijedor in the direction of Travnik (in
several buses). Upon returning, a driver of one of the buses
openly stated that they killed 280 "ustasa".
PERPETRATORS: Serbian self-proclaimed authorities in Prijedor.
EVIDENCE: Audio tape recording of an interview with a witness,
supplemented by a written statement currently kept in the
archives of the Department.
006 B-H - GORNJA RAVSKA NEAR LJUBIJA - November 7-8, 1992
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Killing of a Catholic priest and
civilians.
TIME AND LOCATION: November 7-8, 1992; Gornja Ravska (4
kilometres west of Ljubija).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Ivica Grgic, the Catholic priest in
Gornja Ravska was killed in a brutal manner. The same night,
Drago Zdralovic (father's name Jozo) from Gornja Ravska and Drago
Pavlovic from Tisovo were killed. Also on that night, two members
of the Serbian occupying army, Nikola Juriž), and Boro Maržeta
broke into the house of Drago Begic and tortured him all night.
The following day, Boro Maržeta took Begic out of his house and
killed him.
PERPETRATORS: Ivica Juric nicknamed "Jurika", Ivica Solaja,
Slavko Delic, Tihomir Butkovic, Zdravko Cavlovic (all from Gornja
Ravska); Nikola Juric (father's name Ivica) from Tisovo and Boro
Marceta from Marini.
EVIDENCE: Written statement given by a witness currently kept in
the archives of the Department.
II. WAR CRIMES AGAINST CIVILIANS
001 CROATIA - BERAK - VUKOVAR DISTRICT - April 5, 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Attack on civilians.
TIME AND LOCATION: April 5, 1991; village of Berak, near Vukovar.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Serbian villagers of Berak put up
barricades, and injured the witness, who was taken to the
hospital in Vukovar.
PERPETRATORS: Knezevic (son of Dragan Knezevic, an employee at
the Vukovar hospital) and Zeljko Grubisic.
EVIDENCE: Written statement given by a witness currently kept in
the archives of the Department.
002 CROATIA - BERAK - VUKOVAR DISTRICT - September 1, 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Attack on civilians.
TIME AND LOCATION: September 1, 1991; village of Berak, near
Vukovar.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Serb irregulars ("Chetniks") from
Banovci, Orolik, Laz and Negoslavci surrounded and attacked the
village of Berak. Jozo Mrkonjic was the first to escape and went
to Djeletovci to seek help from the Croatian National Guard. Two
Croatian soldiers were severely wounded.
PERPETRATORS: Serbian paramilitary units ("Chetniks") and Serbs
from Berak.
EVIDENCE: Written statement given by a witness currently kept in
the archives of the Department.
003 CROATIA - DALJ - November 20, 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Wilful killing of an imprisoned
civilian.
TIME AND LOCATION: November 20, 1991, Dalj (eastern Croatia),
near the sign "Village of Dalj".
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Veso Proža, a Serb from Vukovar, and a
resident from Belgrade fired at an imprisoned Croatian civilian
near the cyrillic sign "Dalj" at the entrance to the village. The
imprisoned Croat survived the execution, and was taken to a
private prison in Dalj, along with a Croat whose nickname is
"Pženica" ("Wheat"), and Dužan Dužanoviž, Serb by nationality.
PERPETRATORS: Veso Proža (Serb from Vukovar), and a Belgrade
resident.
EVIDENCE: Written statement given by a witness currently kept in
the archives of the Department.
004 CROATIA - VILLAGE OF DONJI LADjEVAC - SLUNJ DISTRICT - 1992
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Looting of civilian property,
destruction of civilian residential buildings.
TIME AND LOCATION: 1992, the village of Donji Laževac (6
kilometres east of Slunj).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Before the war there were 100 Croatian
houses in the village of Donji Laževac. During 1992, Serbs set on
fire some 30 family houses. The entire area was under the
protection of UNPROFOR (Polish Battalion). The armed Serbs looted
civilian property (livestock, wheat, money) on a daily basis.
PERPETRATORS: Armed Serb irregulars.
EVIDENCE: Audio tape recording of an interview with a witness,
supplemented by a written statement currently kept in the
archives of the Department.
005 CROATIA - PAKRAC - February 18, 1993
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Killing of civilians.
TIME AND LOCATION: February 18, 1993, near the hospital in
Pakrac, UNPA zone West.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Two Croatian civilians, Robert
Ivankoviž and Petar Sriža were killed near the hospital in
Pakrac, while returning home by a tractor. They were ambushed and
shot from automatic rifles. The entire region is under the
UNPROFOR control.
PERPETRATORS: Armed Serbs from UNPA zone West.
EVIDENCE: A newspaper article published in "Vežernji list" daily
from August 11, 1993, p. 7. Document currently kept in the
archives of the Department.
006 CROATIA - PAKRAC - April 12, 1993
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Looting of civilian property.
TIME AND LOCATION: April 12, 1993, the village of Dragoviž (west
of Pakrac, 400 metres from an UNPROFOR checkpoint.)
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Five armed Serbs in irregular militia
uniforms ("SAO Krajina Militia"), stopped a Croatian family in
the village of Dragoviž, some 400 metres from an UNPROFOR
checkpoint. They forcibly took away their money, valuables, and a
vehicle. The vehicle was found later. The captured family was
released with the assistance of two UNPROFOR and local police
patrols who passed near the place of the incident.
PERPETRATORS: Five armed members of the irregular militia ("SAO
Krajina Militia").
EVIDENCE: A newspaper article entitled "Crimes Committed on the
Protected Road" published in the "Vežernji list" daily from
August 11, 1993, p. 7. Document currently kept in the archives of
the Department.
007 CROATIA - PAKRAC - May 4, 1993
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Unlawful imprisonment and killing.
TIME AND LOCATION: May 4, 1993, Pakrac (UNPA zone West).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Two civilians of Croatian nationality,
Stjepan Picek and Nenad Marjanoviž, were arrested and taken in an
unknown direction by armed Serbs while they were working in the
Pakrac vineyards on May 4, 1993. After approximately two months,
Serbs delivered the mutilated body of Nenad Marjanoviž. Stjepan
Picek is still imprisoned. The entire area is under UNPROFOR
control.
PERPETRATORS: Armed Serb irregulars from UNPA zone West.
EVIDENCE: A newspaper article published in "Vežernji list" from
August 11, 1993, p.7. Document currently kept in the archives of
the Department.
008 B-H - PRIJEDOR - June/July 1992
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Employment of measures of
intimidation and terror.
TIME AND LOCATION: June/July 1992; Prijedor.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Groups of armed Serbs from Prijedor
drove through the town, singing songs honouring Draza Mihajlovic
(the Chetnik leader in World War II). They called on Serbs to
join them in the killing of Muslims and Croats. Everyday Serbs
would fire automatic rifles towards Muslim and Croatian houses.
"They said to our neighbour Stevo: Stevo, Stevo, you are a bad
Serb. Kill your neighbours. Don't let "Ustashas" live. If you
don't, we will. Then they fired onto our house. We had to lie on
the floor to save ourselves."
PERPETRATORS: Armed Serbs from Prijedor.
EVIDENCE: Audio tape recording of an interview with a witness,
supplemented by a written statement currently kept in the
archives of the Department.
009 B-H - GORNJA RAVSKA NEAR LJUBIJA - May 28-29, 1992
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Forced enlistment into enemy
paramilitary forces.
TIME AND LOCATION: May 28-29, 1992; Gornja Ravska, near Ljubija
(northwestern Bosnia).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Several days after Ljubija was
occupied by Serbian forces, a group of locals who joined the
paramilitaries wanted all of the Croats from the village of
Gornja Ravska to be placed under the control of the self-
proclaimed Serbian authorities in Ljubija, and have them join the
Serbian paramilitary forces. Drago Petrovic and several other
locals opposed this suggestion.
PERPETRATORS: Ivica "Jurika" Juric, Ivica Solaja, Zdravko Solaja
and Drago Cavlovic.
EVIDENCE: Written statement given by a witness currently kept in
the archives of the Department.
011 B-H - POTOCI - MOSTAR DISTRICT - May 27, 1992
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Internment of civilians to a
concentration camp.
TIME AND LOCATION: May 27, 1992; Potoci (9 kilometres north of
Mostar).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: YPA soldiers arrested 15 Croat
civilians from Potoci. They were taken to a stadium in Vrapciži.
There were other captured civilians in the locker rooms. On June
5, 1992, the Yugoslav Peoples' Army (YPA) had 43 prisoners taken
to a concentration camp in Bileca. On June 25, 1992, the YPA
released 43 prisoners from Bileca in exchange for the bodies of
three YPA soldiers.
PERPETRATORS: YPA soldiers.
EVIDENCE: Audio tape recording of an interview with a witness,
supplemented by a written statement currently kept in the
archives of the Department.
012 SERBIA - BEGEJCI - November 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Imprisonment of civilians,
internment to the Begejci camp near Zrenjanin.
TIME AND LOCATION: November 1991, Begejci near Zrenjanin.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: YPA members brought civilians with
their hands bound to the Begejci camp on a regular basis. They
battered men, as well as two women from the villages of Tovarnik
and Sotin. The civilian prisoners slept on the concrete. They
lacked food. The YPA soldiers took women out by night. The women
refused to tell what happened.
PERPETRATORS: YPA soldiers.
EVIDENCE: Audio tape recording of an interview with a witness,
supplemented by a written statement currently kept in the
archives of the Department.
III. WAR CRIMES AGAINST THE WOUNDED AND THE ILL
001 SERBIA - BUBANJ POTOK NEAR BELGRADE - end of September 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Killing of an ill prisoner.
TIME AND LOCATION: End of September 1991, the barracks in Bubanj
Potok near Belgrade.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: The imprisoned civilians were
transferred from Bogdanovci to Bubanj Potok army barracks, which
served as a Martiž special unit training ground. The prisoners
were physically maltreated. Each of them was hit 100 to 200
times. An imprisoned forester from Dilj was killed. He was an
epileptic.
PERPETRATORS: YPA soldiers.
EVIDENCE: Written statement given by a witness currently kept in
the archives of the Department.
IV. WAR CRIMES AGAINST PRISONERS
001 CROATIA - VUKOVAR - November 19, 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Killings of civilians.
TIME AND LOCATION: November 19, 1991, Vukovar.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Serbian paramilitary units (Chetniks)
dragged Croatian civilian residents of Vukovar out of their
basements and brought them in the "Pekara" (Bakery), where they
killed them by knives and burned them in a baker's oven. Vlado
Kovaževiž (of a Serb nationality) was spotted among the
perpetrators, wearing the uniform of the Chetnik voivoda (a
Chetnik officer).
PERPETRATORS: Serbian paramilitary units (Chetniks), Vlado
Kovaževiž (a Chetnik voivoda).
EVIDENCE: Audio tape recording of an interview with a witness,
supplemented by a written statement currently kept in the
archives of the Department.
002 B-H - PRIJEDOR - June 1992
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Torture and inhumane treatment of
captured civilians.
TIME AND LOCATION: June 1992; "Keraterm" concentration camp (in
Prijedor's east side).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: The witness' neighbour Stevo, a Serb
by nationality, was a guard at "Keraterm". He stated: "We give
internees only water for six days, and on the seventh day we give
them 1/4 kg of bread. Then we splash water on their mouths, nose
and ears and they start to walk like drunken chickens. They live
for a few more days and then die, so we don't have to waste
bullets on them. They are dogs and they deserve it. Why weren't
they born Serbians, then they would be able to live." An elderly
man tried to get food to his three sons in the camp, but two
Serbian soldiers beat him and mutilated his body. Every night
moaning was heard from the camp, as the torture of internees was
frequent. The night they killed Drago Tokmadzic, a former
policeman from Ljubija, he was accused of helping the "Ustashas"
because he was a Croat. The witness' neighbour Stevo boasted how
they tortured him the whole night. Horrible screams were heard
that night. Often blood was seen trickling down the street from
the direction of the camp, especially towards the end of July,
1992. The guards in the camp were Serbs from Prijedor and the
surrounding villages.
PERPETRATORS: A Serb named Stevo and other Serbs who were guards
at the "Keraterm" concentration camp as well as their commanders.
EVIDENCE: Audio tape recording of an interview with a witness,
supplemented by a written statement currently kept in the
archives of the Department.
003 B-H - PRIJEDOR - June/July 1992
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Killing of prisoners.
TIME AND LOCATION: June/July, 1992; "Keraterm" concentration
camp.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Serbs took frequently tortured
internees in the "Keraterm" camp to a place called "Bajer". This
is a place where clay was dug up for the local brick factory near
"Keraterm". Today, "Bajer" contains a mass grave. Internees who
died during interrogations and torture were also buried there.
Serbs buried the bodies under the rubble of the Prijedor old
town.
PERPETRATORS: Serbs from Prijedor.
EVIDENCE: Audio tape recording of an interview with a witness,
supplemented by a written statement currently kept in the
archives of the Department.
004 B-H PRIJEDOR - May 29, 1992
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Killing of prisoners.
TIME AND LOCATION: May 29, 1992, the Omarska concentration camp
near Prijedor.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: In the Omarska concentration camp, the
civilian prisoners were killed in the so-called "White House" in
various manners (by metal rods, hammers, knives...) The civilian
R. R. (born 1957) was killed by four Serbian camp guards who tied
him up to a tractor tyre and set him on fire.
PERPETRATORS: Serb villagers of Omarska, who worked as camp
guards. Urož, a retailer, Mižo Jurižiž nicknamed "Prženi"
("Fried"), Kesor Savan, a taxi driver, and a man whose last name
is Paspal.
EVIDENCE: Written statement given by a witness currently kept in
the archives of the Department.
005 SERBIA - SREMSKA MITROVICA - November 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Maltreatment of prisoners.
TIME AND LOCATION: November 1991, Sremska Mitrovica prison
(Serbia).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: YPA members took the captured Croatian
soldiers from Vukovar to the Sremska Mitrovica civilian prison
where they strip-searched and battered them. 180 prisoners were
locked up in the room with 80 beds. They were battered by
military policemen, military officers, and even bus drivers.
PERPETRATORS: YPA soldiers, YPA military policemen, and bus
drivers of Serb nationality.
EVIDENCE: Audio tape recording of an interview with a witness,
supplemented by a written statement currently kept in the
archives of the Department.
VIII. DESTRUCTION OF SACRAL, CULTURAL AND HISTORIC OBJECTS
001 CROATIA - VILLAGE OF DONJI LADjEVAC - June 1992
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of a Catholic church.
TIME AND LOCATION: June 1992, the village of Donji Laževac (6
kilometres east of Slunj).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: The Catholic church in the village of
Donji Laževac was mined and destroyed.
PERPETRATORS: Armed Serb irregulars.
EVIDENCE: Audio tape recording of an interview with a witness,
supplemented by a written statement currently kept in the
archives of the Department.
002 B-H - BANJA LUKA DIOCESE
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of sacral, cultural
and historic objects.
TIME AND LOCATION: July 1992, Bosanska Dubica.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: The Catholic parish church, built in
1925, was mined and destroyed in July 1992. The region was not
part of the immediate war zone.
PERPETRATORS: Serbs and Serbian self-proclaimed authorities in
the region.
EVIDENCE: July 19, 1993 issue of "Vreme" magazine, published in
Belgrade, Serbia, pp. 54-55, in the section entitled
"Reagovanje". Title: "Duhovni genocid" ("Spiritual Genocide").
Document currently kept in the archives of the Department.
003 B-H - BANJA LUKA DIOCESE
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of sacral, cultural
and historic objects.
TIME AND LOCATION: July 1992, Bosanska Kostajnica.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: The Catholic parish church renovated
in 1976, burnt down in July 1992. The region is not a part of the
immediate war zone.
PERPETRATORS: Serbs and Serbian self-proclaimed authorities in
the region.
EVIDENCE: July 19, 1993 issue of "Vreme" magazine, published in
Belgrade, Serbia, pp. 54-55, in the section entitled
"Reagovanje". Title: "Duhovni genocid" ("Spiritual Genocide").
Document currently kept in the archives of the Department.
004 B-H - BANJA LUKA DIOCESE
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of sacral, cultural
and historic objects.
TIME AND LOCATION: August 1992, Kulaži.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: The Catholic parish church, built in
1986, was considerably damaged in August 1992, and is still out
of use. The rectory, built in 1987, was looted and damaged on the
same occasion. The region is not a part of the immediate war
zone.
PERPETRATORS: Serbs and Serbian self-proclaimed authorities in
the region.
EVIDENCE: July 19, 1993 issue of "Vreme" magazine, published in
Belgrade, Serbia, pp. 54-55, in the section entitled
"Reagovanje". Title: "Duhovni genocid" ("Spiritual Genocide").
Document currently kept in the archives of the Department.
005 B-H - BANJA LUKA DIOCESE
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of sacral, cultural
and historic objects.
TIME AND LOCATION: August, 1992, Celinac
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: The Catholic church affiliated to the
Presnaža parish, built in 1991, was completely destroyed in
August 1992. The region was not a part of the immediate war zone.
PERPETRATORS: Serbs and Serbian self-proclaimed authorities in
the region.
EVIDENCE: July 19, 1993 issue of "Vreme" magazine, published in
Belgrade, Serbia, pp 54-55, in the section entitled "Reagovanje".
Title: "Duhovni genocid" ("Spiritual Genocide"). Document
currently kept in the archives of the Department.
006 B-H - BANJA LUKA DIOCESE
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of sacral, cultural
and historic objects.
TIME AND LOCATION: August 1992, Bakinci.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: The Catholic church affiliated to the
Mahovljani parish was destroyed in August 1992. The region was
not a part of the immediate war zone.
PERPETRATORS: Serbs and Serbian self-proclaimed authorities in
the region.
EVIDENCE: July 19, 1993 issue of "Vreme" magazine, published in
Belgrade, Serbia, pp. 54-55, in the section entitled
"Reagovanje". Title: "Duhovni genocid" ("Spiritual Genocide").
Document currently kept in the archives of the Department.
007 B-H - BANJA LUKA DIOCESE
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of sacral, cultural
and historic objects.
TIME AND LOCATION: August - October 1992, Sokoline.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: The Catholic parish church, built in
1901, was considerably damaged, devastated and put out of use in
the period between August and October of 1992, during which
period the rectory (built in 1981) was considerably damaged and
looted. The region is not a part of the immediate war zone.
PERPETRATORS: Serbs and Serbian self-proclaimed authorities in
the region.
EVIDENCE: July 19, 1993 issue of "Vreme" magazine, published in
Belgrade, Serbia, pp. 54-55, in the section entitled
"Reagovanje". Title: "Duhovni genocid" ("Spiritual Genocide").
Document currently kept in the archives of the Department.
008 B-H - BANJA LUKA DIOCESE
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of sacral, cultural
and historic objects.
TIME AND LOCATION: December 1991 to August 1992, Mažkovac.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: The Catholic church, built in 1980,
and affiliated to the Bosanska Gradižka parish, was destroyed in
the period between December 1991 and August 1992. The region is
not a part of the immediate war zone.
PERPETRATORS: Serbs and Serbian self-proclaimed authorities in
the region.
EVIDENCE: July 19, 1993 issue of "Vreme" magazine, published in
Belgrade, Serbia, pp. 54-55, in the section entitled
"Reagovanje". Title: "Duhovni genocid" ("Spiritual Genocide").
Document currently kept in the archives of the Department.
XI. RACIAL AND OTHER DISCRIMINATION
001 CROATIA - SLUNJ DISTRICT - 1992/1993
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: National discrimination.
TIME AND LOCATION: 1992/1993, the Slunj district, UNPA zone
North.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: In order to evacuate the Slunj
district (UNPA sector), the Croats were forced to sign a document
in the Slunj Red Cross, by which they left all of their
possessions to the Serbian self-proclaimed authorities of the so-
called Republic of Krajina. The region is under UNPROFOR
protection (Polish Battalion). However, they have been prevented
by the Serbian self-proclaimed authorities to protect the
remaining Croatian civilian population in the Slunj district.
PERPETRATORS: Serbian self-proclaimed civilian and paramilitary
authorities.
EVIDENCE: Audio tape recording of an interview with a witness,
supplemented by a written statement currently kept in the
archives of the Department.
002 B-H - IRON ORE MINE "LJUBIJA" - July 1992.
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Desecration of bodies.
TIME AND LOCATION: July 1992, Iron ore mine "Ljubija" (1
kilometre south of Ljubija).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Bodies of the killed civilians were
brought on a regular basis to the strip mines, where they were
soaked in oil and set on fire. After that bulldozers covered them
with dirt, and cobbles. There is a mass grave near the "Tomeks"
plant. A large number of dead bodies were buried there.
PERPETRATORS: Armed Serbs ad Serbian self-proclaimed authorities
in Ljubija.
EVIDENCE: Written statement given by a witness, and a photograph
of the mass grave currently kept in the archives of the
Department.
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