001 CROATIA - OSIJEK - August 1, 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Employment of measures of
intimidation and terror; unlawful imprisonment; forcible
displacement of non-Serb civilians.
TIME AND LOCATION: August 1 - October 8, 1991; Dalj, Erdut and
Aljmas (cca 25 to 30 kilometres east of Osijek).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: In the period between August 1st and
October 8th, 1991, members of Serb self-proclaimed local
government unlawfully arrested and imprisoned Croatian and
Hungarian civilians in the villages of Dalj, Erdut and Aljmas.
Furthermore, they evicted non-Serb from their homes. In those
three villages, a large number of non-Serb civilians was killed,
and their bodies were transferred in trucks to Voivodina (near
the village of Irig - cca 20 kilometres south of Novi Sad) where
they were buried. Among the killed civilians were as follows:
1. Pjetar Djevlekaj;
2. Ilija Galic;
3. a man nicknamed "Pista";
4. Stjepan Penic;
5. Nikola Tadijan.
On October 4, 1991, members of Serb self-proclaimed local
government of the so-called "Serb Autonomous Province of
Slavonia, Baranya and West Srijem" issued a declaration in the
village of Dalj. According to this declaration, all Croatian and
Hungarian owned personal and real estate in this region were
nationalized, while the owners were evicted. The chairman of the
meeting of the self-proclaimed local government was Milorad
Stricevic - unlawfully elected minister for national questions in
Dalj.
PERPETRATORS: Members of Serb self-proclaimed local government
among whom were:
1. Zeljko Cizmic - unlawfully elected commander of irregular
police force of Dalj;
2. Slobodan Dosljanovic;
3. Danilo Jankovic;
4. Marko Loncarevic - unlawfully elected commander of irregular
armed forces of the so-called "Serb Autonomous Province (SAO)
Slavonia, Baranya and West Srijem";
5. Zarko Medic, doctor - issued pro-forma death certificates for
killed non-Serbs, under the diagnosis of a carcinoma.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Document currently kept in the archives of
the Centre.
002 CROATIA - VUKOVAR - October 11, 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Physical and mental maltreatment;
forcible eviction and/or killing of civilians.
TIME AND LOCATION: October 11 to December 24, 1991; Lovas (cca 17
kilometres southeast of Vukovar).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: After the occupation of Lovas, YPA
soldiers and members of a Serbian irregular unit called "Dusan
Silni" (from Serbia) physically and mentally maltreated, forcibly
evicted and/or killed Croatian civilians (villagers of Lovas), in
the period between October 11 and December 24, 1991. In this
period, one woman was raped, the entire civilian property looted,
Croatian owned houses set on fire, and Croatian civilians
unlawfully imprisoned and forced to hard labour. Members of the
occupying force made fifty Croatian male civilians to walk across
a mine field. On that occasion, 17 Croatian civilians were killed
and another 13 were wounded in the mine explosions. In the period
between October 11 and December 24, 1991, members of the
occupying force killed 66 Croatian civilians:
1. Mato Adamovic;
2. Zivan Antolic;
3. Cecilija Badanjak;
5. Katica Balic;
6. Luka Balic;
7. Luka Balic;
8. Marin Balic;
9. Mijo Bozic;
10. Zlatko Bozic;
11. Ivan Conjar;
12. Marko Damjanovic;
13. Andrija Devcic;
14. Pavao Djakovic;
15. Mirko Grgic;
16. Mato Hodak;
17. Rudolf Jonak;
18. Anka Jovanovic;
19. Ante Jovanovic;
20. Joso Jovanovic;
21. Mato Keser;
22. Ivan Kraljevic;
23. Josip Kraljevic;
24. Alojzije Krizmanic;
25. Djuka Krizmanic;
26. Vid Krizmanic;
27. Zoran Krizmanic;
28. Slavko Kuzmic;
29. Milan Latas;
30. Anica Lemunovic;
31. Ante Luketic;
32. Djuka Luketic;
33. Marija Luketic;
34. Petar Luketic;
35. Stipo Luketic;
36. Stipo Madjarevic;
37. Marijan Markovic;
38. Marinko Markovic;
39. Ivan Ostrun;
40. Ivan Palijan;
41. Franjo Pandza;
42. Antun Panjik;
43. Zlatko Panjik;
44. Kata Pavlicevic;
45. Darko Pavlic;
46. Zeljko Pavlic;
47. Jozefina Pavosevic;
48. Marijana Pavosevic;
49. Slavica Pavosevic;
50. Dragutin Peic;
51. Stipo Peic;
52. Alojzije Polic;
53. Josip Poljak;
54. Juraj Poljak;
55. Josip Rendulic;
56. Pero Rendulic;
57. Ivan Sabljak;
58. Marko Sabljak;
59. Tomislav Sabljak;
60. Darko Solakovic;
61. Mijo Salaj;
62. Slavko Strangarevic;
63. Josip Turkalj;
64. Bozo Vidic;
65. Ivica Vidic;
66. Marko Vidic.
PERPETRATORS: YPA soldiers; members of a Serb irregular unit
called "Dusan Silni", among whom was Ljuban Devetak.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Document currently kept in the archives of
the Centre.
003 CROATIA - OSIJEK - April 20, 1992
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Forcible displacement of
civilians.
TIME AND LOCATION: April 20, 1992; Tenja (cca 8 kilometres
southeast of Osijek).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: On April 20, 1992, eight members of a
Serb irregular unit displaced 75 Croatian villagers of Tenja.
Croatian civilians were forcibly loaded on a bus and driven to
the first front-line (near the local college of agriculture) on
the Tenja road. The displaced Croatian civilians were taken in
and provided for by Croatian Army soldiers.
PERPETRATORS: Eight members of a Serb irregular unit, among whom
was Goran Hadzic.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Document currently kept in the archives of
the Centre.
II. WAR CRIMES AGAINST CIVILIANS
001 CROATIA - GRACAC - August 5, 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Attack on civilians and civilian
property; infliction of bodily harm; killing of civilians.
TIME AND LOCATION: August 5, 1991; Lovinac (cca 20 kilometres
northwest of Gracac).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: On August 5, 1991, members of a Serb
irregular unit called "Velebitska Jedinica" ("Velebit Unit")
launched a mortar attack on the village of Lovinac, during which
time they killed one civilian. One reserve policeman and one
civilian were wounded. Houses and farm-buildings owned by the
villagers of Lovinac were considerably damaged. That same day,
members of a Serb irregular unit took five villagers of Lovinac
from their homes and killed them on the location near the railway
road, two kilometres of Lovinac in the direction of the village
of Raduc (northwest of Lovinac). The list of the casualties from
August 5, 1991:
1. Milan Dobric (injured);
2. Ivan Ivezic (killed);
3. Stjepan Katalinic (killed);
4. Marko Pavicic (killed);
5. Jura Sekulic (killed);
6. Milan Sekulic (killed by shell fragments);
7. Kaja Saric (injured);
8. Martin Saric (killed).
On August 20, 1991, members of a Serb irregular unit called
"Velebitska Jedinica" launched another mortar attack on Lovinac,
during which time they killed Marija Mataic from Lovinac.
PERPETRATORS: Members of a Serb irregular unit called "Velebitska
Jedinica" among whom were:
1. Petar Ajdukovic;
2. Bogdan Cubrilo;
3. Milan Cubrilo;
4. Milorad Cubrilo;
5. Radoslav Cubrilo;
6. Gojko Mrkailo;
7. Rade Ratulj;
8. Bogdan Sobat;
9. Milorad Zegarac.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Document currently kept in the archives of
the Centre.
000 CROATIA - GRUBISNO POLJE - August 20, 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Unlawful arrest and imprisonment;
infliction of heavy bodily harm; killing of civilians.
TIME AND LOCATION: August 20, 1991; the village Topolovica (cca
18 kilometres north of Grubisno Polje).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: On August 20, 1991, members of a Serb
irregular unit "Bilogorski Odred" ("Bilogora Unit") encircled the
village of Topolovica. After cutting off all road accesses, they
entered the village, and arrested eight Croatian villagers. At
that time, they fired from automatic guns on the windows and roof
of Anka Kotaran's house, and threw two hand grenades inside the
house. J. S. and Anka Kotaran were seriously wounded by fragments
of the hand grenade. Mrs. Anka Kotaran died soon after. The
arrested Croatian civilians were as follows:
1. Matej Kotaran;
2. Vlado Lovrenec;
3. Zeljko Lovrenec;
4. Zdravko Mihalina;
5. Zeljko Selesi;
6. Milan Sraga;
7. Stjepan Sraga.
Members of a Serb irregular unit took seven arrested Croatian
civilians to the village of Velika Peratovica and detained them
in the old primary school. The village of Velika Peratovica is
the headquarters of a Serb irregular unit called "Bilogorski
Odred". After the retreat of the Serb irregular unit from the
Grubisno Polje district, all arrested civilians from the village
of Topolovica disappeared. Only a dead body of Zeljko Selesija
was found in the basement of the Velika Peratovica primary
school.
PERPETRATORS: Members of a Serb irregular unit called "Bilogorski
Odred", commanding officer was Rade Cakmak.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Document currently kept in the archives of
the Centre.
003 CROATIA - SLAVONSKI BROD - July 2 to July 31, 1992
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Attack on civilians and civilian
property; infliction of bodily harm; killing of civilians.
TIME AND LOCATION: July 2-31, 1992; Slavonski Brod.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: In the period between July 2nd and
31st, 1992, members of a Serb irregular unit called "Vojska
Republike Srpske" ("The Army of Serb Republic") launched
artillery attacks on the civilians and the civilian property of
the Slavonski Brod district from the territory of the Republic of
Bosnia-Herzegovina. Five civilians were killed, and 27 other
persons wounded in the attacks. Many private and public buildings
were considerably damaged. The killed civilians were as follows:
1. Dragan Golic;
2. Jozo Knezevic;
3. Luka Mihalj;
4. Ivica Sprehaj;
5. Mijo Varoscic.
PERPETRATORS: Members of a Serb irregular unit called "Vojska
Republike Srpske", stationed in the Republic of Bosnia-
Herzegovina (Bosanska Posavina).
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Document currently kept in the archives of
the Centre.
VIII. DESTRUCTION OF SACRAL, CULTURAL AND HISTORIC OBJECTS
001 CROATIA - DJAKOVO DIOCESE - 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of churches and church
property.
TIME AND LOCATION: November 1991; Tenja.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: St. Anne's Church was blown up in
November 1991. On January 15, 1992, the remains of the church
were burnt down.
PERPETRATORS: YPA soldiers; members of Serb irregular units.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Publication "Sacral Institutions on
Target", The Croatian Information Centre, 1992, p. 18.
002 CROATIA - DJAKOVO DIOCESE - 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of churches and church
property.
TIME AND LOCATION: 1991; Tenjski Antunovac (Jovanovac parish).
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Local Catholic church in Tenjski
Antunovac was severely damaged.
PERPETRATORS: YPA soldiers; members of Serb irregular units.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Publication "Sacral Institutions on
Target", The Croatian Information Centre, 1992, p. 18.
003 CROATIA - DJAKOVO DIOCESE - 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of churches and church
property.
TIME AND LOCATION: 1991; Tompojevci.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: St. Mary Magdalene's Catholic Church
(1856) was severely damaged, during which time the church front
and belfry were destroyed.
PERPETRATORS: YPA soldiers; members of Serb irregular units.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Publication "Sacral Institutions on
Target", The Croatian Information Centre, 1992, p. 18.
004 CROATIA - DJAKOVO DIOCESE - 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of churches and church
property.
TIME AND LOCATION: August 14, 1991; Tordinci.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: St. Matthew's Catholic Church (8th
century) was severely damaged on August 14, 1991.
PERPETRATORS: YPA soldiers; members of Serb irregular units.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Publication "Sacral Institutions on
Target", The Croatian Information Centre, 1992, p. 18.
005 CROATIA - DJAKOVO DIOCESE - 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of churches and church
property.
TIME AND LOCATION: 1991; Torjanci.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Parish Church (1850) was damaged.
PERPETRATORS: YPA soldiers; members of Serb irregular units.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Publication "Sacral Institutions on
Target", The Croatian Information Centre, 1992, p. 18.
006 CROATIA - DJAKOVO DIOCESE - 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of churches and church
property.
TIME AND LOCATION: September 22, 1991; Tovarnik.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: St. Matthew's Church (1804) was
attacked from a tank at close range, and later on completely
destroyed and burnt down. The church cemetery was desecrated.
PERPETRATORS: YPA soldiers; members of Serb irregular units.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Publication "Sacral Institutions on
Target", The Croatian Information Centre, 1992, p. 18.
007 CROATIA - DJAKOVO DIOCESE - 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of churches and church
property.
TIME AND LOCATION: 1991; Valpovo.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Immaculate Conception of the Blessed
Virgin Mary Church and the rectory were slightly damaged.
PERPETRATORS: YPA soldiers; members of Serb irregular units.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Publication "Sacral Institutions on
Target", The Croatian Information Centre, 1992, p. 18.
008 CROATIA - DJAKOVO DIOCESE - 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of churches and church
property.
TIME AND LOCATION: September 19/20, 1991; Vukovar.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: The belfry of St. Philip and Jacob's
Church (1736, cultural monument) was set on fire on September
19/20, 1991. The church was repeatedly attacked and damaged.
PERPETRATORS: YPA soldiers; members of Serb irregular units.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Publication "Sacral Institutions on
Target", The Croatian Information Centre, 1992, p. 19.
009 CROATIA - DJAKOVO DIOCESE - 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of churches and church
property.
TIME AND LOCATION: 1991; Vukovar.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: Cemetery Chapel was damaged.
PERPETRATORS: YPA soldiers; members of Serb irregular units.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Publication "Sacral Institutions on
Target", The Croatian Information Centre, 1992, p. 19.
010 CROATIA - DJAKOVO DIOCESE - 1991
DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED CRIME: Destruction of churches and church
property.
TIME AND LOCATION: November 1991; Vukovar.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED CRIME: St. Rochus' Church was entirely
destroyed in November 1991.
PERPETRATORS: YPA soldiers; members of Serb irregular units.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Publication "Sacral Institutions on
Target", The Croatian Information Centre, 1992, p. 19.
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