Sisak killings

The Sisak killings refers to the illegal detainment, torture and murder of at least 24 Croatian Serb civilians from the city of Sisak by members of the Croatian Army and police from July 1991 to June 1992. Vladimir Milanković, wartime deputy police commander of the Sisak area, and Drago Bosnjak, a former member of the Sisak special police unit "Wolves" went on trial in 2012 for war crimes.[1] In 2013, Milanković was convicted of ordering illegal arrests and not punishing crimes against Serb civilians such as illegal detentions, threats, and mental and physical abuses which resulted in the deaths of 24 people between mid-July 1991 and mid-June 1992.[2] Bosnjak was acquitted.[2]

Sisak killings
LocationSisak, Croatia
DateJuly 1991–June 1992
TargetCroatian Serb civilians
Attack type
Mass killing
Deaths24
PerpetratorsCroatian Army (HV) and police

Croatian human rights activists claim that over one hundred Croatian Serb civilians were killed in Sisak during the war.[1]

References
  1. Pavelic, Boris (4 July 2012). "Sisak: Witness Reported Ljubica Solar's Death". BalkanInsight. BIRN.
  2. Ivanovic, Josip (10 December 2013). "Croatian Policeman Jailed Over Sisak Serbs' Deaths". BalkanInsight. BIRN.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.