The current leader of Serbia faces accusations of involvement in alleged “human safaris,” where affluent tourists reportedly paid exorbitant sums to hunt down innocent civilians for entertainment. Shocking reports reveal that foreign visitors paid £70,000 for a weekend excursion to shoot individuals in Sarajevo during the ’90s siege, a period marked by a four-year military blockade imposed by Serb forces on the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A Croatian journalist has joined the legal case in Milan, claiming that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić orchestrated and participated in the abhorrent human hunting activities. Investigative journalist Domagoj Margetic asserts that Vučić was linked to a Bosnian Serb militia between 1992 and 1993.
Allegations emerged following the resurfacing of a disturbing video showing militia leader Slavko Aleksic standing near a car with a human skull on the hood, purportedly obtained from the safari trips and adorned with a UN helmet. Margetic claims to possess evidence placing Vučić in wartime Sarajevo during his youth.
Vučić vehemently denies the accusations, with a spokesperson dismissing them as deliberate misinformation aimed at tarnishing the reputation of Serbia and its president. The spokesperson clarifies that Vučić was working as a journalist and translator in a neighboring town during the alleged events, emphasizing his non-participation in combat activities or any wartime operations.
In a letter to Milan prosecutors, Margetic presents evidence suggesting that the president was a “war volunteer” for a specific army detachment during the Bosnian conflict, which reportedly utilized a Jewish cemetery as a strategic location. The journalist also points to a 1994 interview where Vučić acknowledged volunteering during the Sarajevo siege and a 1993 video supposedly showing him armed at the cemetery.
Vučić’s defense maintains that he was not carrying a weapon but rather an umbrella or tripod, depending on the source, during the mentioned incidents. The Serbian president continues to reject claims of involvement in violence during the Sarajevo siege, stating that he was solely engaged in journalistic activities at the time.
Recently, Italian journalist Ezio Gavazzeni lodged a complaint alleging that wealthy individuals paid to target defenseless civilians on these so-called safaris, with varying rates for men, women, and children, reportedly with higher costs for kids. Gavazzeni asserts that these travelers, allegedly linked to far-right groups, would travel from Trieste to Belgrade before heading to Sarajevo’s outskirts to attack civilians from Serbian positions.