Grabovica massacre

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The massacre in Grabovica is a war crime of the Bosnian war , which from 8 to 9 September 1993 in the village of Gornja Grabovica in northern Herzegovina was committed. This mass murder of the exclusively Croatian civilian population of the place was committed by members of the army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina .

The exact number of civilian victims of the massacre is unclear. 33 bodies were found, including mostly old people , women and a child aged three and a half. 19 people are missing. The houses of Croatian residents were looted and set on fire.

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The front line in December 1993 shortly after the massacre. Gornja Grabovica is listed 12 kilometers south of Jablanica .

The village of Gornja Grabovica near Jablanica is located in the northern part of Herzegovina and became a battle zone during the "Operation Neretva" offensive. On September 14, 1993, the 9th Motorized Brigade of the Bosnian Army entered the neighboring village and carried out the Uzdol massacre . Women and children were among the 29 civilian victims in the neighboring town of Uzdol.

Work-up

It was not until 2005 that charges were brought against those involved in the mass murders. The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Swiss Carla Del Ponte , also brought a lawsuit against Sefer Halilović , the former general of the government troops dominated by Bosniaks . The prosecution holds the general chiefly responsible. As the superior of the respective units, he should have prevented the atrocities that lasted for days and punished the perpetrators. The Hague judges saw it differently and acquitted Halilović in November 2005 for lack of evidence. But they left no doubt about the war crime committed. So far, five ordinary soldiers of the Bosnian army have been convicted; higher-ranking officers were not called to account until 2010.

Identified victims

  1. Josip Brekalo (* 1939)
  2. Luca Brekalo (* 1939), wife of Josip Brekalo
  3. Pero Čuljak (* 1913)
  4. Matija Čuljak (* 1917), wife of Pero Čuljak
  5. Andrija Drežnjak (* 1921)
  6. Mara Drežnjak (* 1921), wife of Andrija Drežnjak
  7. Dragica Drežnjak (* 1953), daughter of Andrija Drežnjak
  8. Živko Drežnjak (* 1933)
  9. Ljuba (called Ljubica) Drežnjak (* 1932), wife of Živko Drežnjak
  10. Cvitan Lovrić (* 1936)
  11. Jela Lovrić (* 1940), wife of Cvitan Lovrić
  12. Ivan Mandić (* 1935)
  13. Mara Mandić (* 1912), widow
  14. Pero Marić (* 1914)
  15. Dragica Marić (* 1914), wife of Pero Marić
  16. Ilka Marić (* 1921), widow
  17. Marinko Marić (* 1941)
  18. Luca Marić (* 1944), wife of Marinko Marić
  19. Marko Marić (* 1906)
  20. Matija Marić (* 1907), wife of Marko Marić
  21. Martin Marić (* 1911)
  22. Ruža Marić (* 1935)
  23. Ruža Marić (* 1956)
  24. Ilka Miletić (* 1926)
  25. Anica Pranjić (* 1914), widow
  26. Luca Prskalo (* 1939)
  27. Franjo Ravlić (* 1917)
  28. Ivan Šarić (* 1939)
  29. Ivan Zadro (* 1924)
  30. Matija Zadro (* 1923), wife of Ivan Zadro
  31. Mladen Zadro (* 1956), son of Ivan and Matija Zadro
  32. Ljubica Zadro (* 1956), wife of Mladen Zadro
  33. Mladenka Zadro (* 1989), daughter of Mladen and Ljubica Zadro
  34. Mato Ljubic (* 1923)
  35. Kata Ljubic (* 1944)

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See also

literature

  • Collective of authors: DOSSIER: Crimes of Muslim Units against the Croats in BiH 1992–1994 . Ed .: Center for Investigation and Documentation. Mostar 1999, 10.3.1. The Crime in the Village of Grabovica, p. 110-115 .
  • Centar za prikupljanje dokumentacije (ed.): Ratni zločini muslimanskih vojnih postrojbi nad Hrvatima Bosne i Hercegovine . Sarajevo 1997, Kronologija muslimanskog-hrvatskog sukoba u Bosni i Hercegovini (1992./1994.), P. 25th f .