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Milan Opens Probe Into ‘Sniper Tourism’ in Sarajevo as Complaint Names Serbia’s Vučić

The case focuses on allegations that wealthy visitors bought access to sniper positions during the siege of Sarajevo.

Overview

  • Prosecutors in Milan opened the investigation last week to identify Italian suspects on potential charges of voluntary murder aggravated by cruelty and abject motives.
  • Croatian investigative journalist Domagoj Margetić has filed a complaint naming President Aleksandar Vučić as present at a Sarajevo militia post linked to the alleged scheme.
  • Vučić and his spokeswoman deny any combat role or involvement in so‑called human safaris during the 1992–96 siege.
  • The inquiry draws on evidence compiled by writer Ezio Gavazzeni and a report from former Sarajevo mayor Benjamina Karić, after renewed attention from the 2022 documentary Sarajevo Safari.
  • Witness accounts and reporting describe foreigners paying large sums—reported up to £88,000—to reach sniper sites, with a former Italian diplomat citing intelligence that some traveled via Trieste before the flow was halted.