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Milan Opens Murder Probe Into Alleged 'Human Safaris' in Siege of Sarajevo

Prosecutors now seek tribunal files to vet long‑controversial accounts of paid foreign snipers.

Overview

  • The Milan prosecutor’s office, led by Alessandro Gobbis, has opened an investigation into killings in 1993–1994 after a complaint by journalist Ezio Gavazzeni.
  • Investigators have begun receiving International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia records and are preparing to summon former Bosnian intelligence analyst Edin Subašić as a key witness.
  • Gavazzeni’s dossier alleges wealthy foreigners, including Italians, paid roughly €80,000–€100,000 to shoot civilians in besieged Sarajevo, with higher sums reported for attacks on children.
  • Italian media cite persons of interest from Milan, Turin and Trieste, though prosecutors have not yet entered specific names in the suspect register.
  • Subašić claims SISMI was alerted in 1994 and stopped the safaris, a contention not independently verified as some witnesses report intimidation, while Five Star lawmakers in Rome seek access to intelligence archives.