At the Basic Court in Derventa, U.S. investigators have continued interviewing former Serb detainees who survived abuse in the Rabić detention camp in 1992. According to those involved, numerous unresolved cases concerning crimes committed against Serbs during the war remain under investigation, while many victims continue to wait for judicial outcomes more than three decades after the conflict.
Former detainee Milenko Milanović recalled his experiences in the detention camp in Visoko, saying he had already testified before a court several years ago but that no verdicts have yet been delivered against those responsible.
“There were around 600 detainees in the Ahmet Fetahagić barracks alone, while women, children and elderly civilians were held in two separate facilities in Hlapčevići and Mahala. In total, around 1,000 people were detained in the Visoko area,” Milanović said.
Marko Grabovac, President of the Organization for Tracing Fallen Soldiers and Missing Civilians from Brod, announced that he would also travel to Derventa to present an expert report documenting alleged war crimes committed against Serbs in detention camps in the Brod area. According to Grabovac, the report has been verified by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
“We have identified alleged perpetrators, collected their photographs, records and information about where they were during the war. Witnesses identified those who abused them and provided names, personal data and details that were highly distinctive,” Grabovac said.
Goran Šehovac, Coordinator of Veterans’ Organizations for the Sarajevo-Romanija region, argued that alleged crimes committed against Serbs in the Sarajevo area also warrant further investigation.
“It would be beneficial if international institutions examined the work of the Court and Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina dealing with war crimes. We believe there are documented cases involving written, audio and video evidence that deserve thorough judicial review,” Šehovac said.
Officials from the Republika Srpska Center for Research of War, War Crimes and Missing Persons also welcomed the presence of U.S. investigators, while noting that previous investigations conducted by U.S. authorities had primarily focused on immigration and citizenship-related proceedings.
Acting Director Viktor Nuždić pointed to previous cases involving individuals such as Mrndžić, Almad Nezirović and Azra Bašić, explaining that U.S. proceedings had often concerned alleged misrepresentation during the acquisition of U.S. citizenship, after which suspects were extradited to Bosnia and Herzegovina for criminal prosecution.
According to the announced schedule, U.S. investigators are expected to interview a total of eight former detainees over the coming days, all of whom survived detention in the Rabić camp and the former Army Hall detention facility in Derventa.
Source: RTRS
