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Milan Opens Probe Into Alleged ‘Sniper Safaris’ Targeting Sarajevo Civilians

Prosecutors have ordered ROS to verify a journalist’s dossier before any suspects are named.

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Yugoslavia Bosnia Serbia Karadzic Arrest - ** FILE ** A July 14, 1995 file photo shows refugees from the overrun U.N. safe haven enclave of Srebrenica who had spent the night outdoors, gathering outside the U.N. base at Tuzla airport. Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, accused architect of war crimes including Europe's worst massacre since World War II, was arrested Monday evening, July 21, 2008 the country's president and the U.N. tribunal for the former Yugoslavia said. Karadzic topped the tribunal's most-wanted list for more than a decade charged with organizing the deadly siege of Sarajevo and the 1995 massacre of up to 8,000 Muslims in the U.N. 'safe area' Srebrenica. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File) tuzla bosnia herzegovina foto 1995 refugiados onu enclave srebrenica arrestan al carnicero de sarajevo Radovan Karadzic guerra de los balcanes
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Overview

  • The case stems from journalist Ezio Gavazzeni’s complaint, which includes a 17‑page dossier and materials linked to the 2022 Sarajevo Safari documentary.
  • Prosecutor Alessandro Gobbis has launched a preliminary investigation for aggravated massacre against persons unknown, with no interrogations or formal suspects so far.
  • Carabinieri ROS have been tasked with authenticating documents and testimonies as investigators initially focus on possible Italian participants.
  • The dossier cites a former Bosnian intelligence officer who says Italy’s Sismi was alerted in early 1994 about at least five Italians, including one from Milan who owned a cosmetic surgery clinic.
  • Reports describe wealthy foreigners paying for escorted trips from northern Italy to positions above Sarajevo to shoot civilians, with accounts of higher fees to target children.