CRIME AGAINST SERBIAN CIVILIANS GOES 33 YEARS WITHOUT JUSTICE! Croatian judiciary deaf and silent over the killing of elderly men and women by the notorious “Bobanovci”!

It has been 33 years since Serbian civilians were killed in the village of Mirlović Polje near Drniš, where seven residents, mostly elderly people, were killed on September 6, 1993. The Documentation and Information Center “Veritas” said that no one has been prosecuted for this crime to this day.

According to “Veritas,” in the early morning hours, a sabotage-terrorist group belonging to the Croatian Army entered the village. At the time, Mirlović Polje was under UN protection and under the control of the authorities of the Republic of Serbian Krajina.

According to the report, the village had a mixed Croatian-Serbian population before the war, but because of its proximity to the front line, most residents had previously fled, leaving mainly elderly Serbian residents behind.

Among them were married couple Marija Trzin, born in 1928, and Ilija Trzin, as well as their neighbor Ljubica Trzin, born in 1938. According to the statement, they went out that morning to graze their sheep.

After artillery shelling of the village began, they took shelter in the basement of a house. When they heard crying, they headed toward the door, and, according to “Veritas,” a Croatian soldier then threw a hand grenade into the basement. Ljubica was killed, while Marija was seriously wounded. Marija was found only in the evening by Serbian soldiers and taken to the Knin hospital, which saved her life.

The following day, a team from the Civil Protection of the RSK arrived in the village accompanied by members of the UN Civilian Police (UNCIVPOL) to clear the area.

In addition to Ljubica Trzin’s body, the remains of six more civilians were found. The charred remains of Milan Bibić and his wife Vasilija were found in the ruins of family homes, while the bodies of Božo Bibić, his wife Božica and Marta Šarac were found nearby. According to the statement, the body of another resident, Ljubica Trzin, daughter of Petar, was still burning in the ruins of her house.

All the victims were buried that same day in the local cemetery without autopsies, “Veritas” states. Around ten days later, on the orders of the investigating judge of the District Court in Knin, an exhumation and forensic medical examination were carried out, attended by a UN military observer.

“THE CASE HAS BEEN PENDING FOR DECADES AGAINST UNKNOWN PERPETRATORS”

“Veritas” states that the attack on Mirlović Polje was carried out by the Ninth Battalion “Rafael Vitez Boban,” known as the “Bobanovci,” which at the time operated as part of the 114th Brigade of the Croatian Army.

According to their claims, the unit was commanded by Marko Skejo from Ružići near Drniš.

The DIC “Veritas” claims that as early as November 2011, it submitted complete documentation on the case to the War Crimes Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Serbia. After a preliminary investigation was conducted, the case was transferred to the State Attorney’s Office of the Republic of Croatia (DORH).

“Veritas” claims that, despite the submitted documentation, testimonies, medical findings, and the identification of the unit and its command staff, the case is still formally being handled by the Croatian judiciary “against unknown perpetrators.”

“Such a practice clearly indicates deliberate obstruction and Croatia’s unwillingness to prosecute war crimes when the victims are Serbs,” the DIC “Veritas” statement reads.

According to the 1991 census, 188 Serbian citizens lived in Mirlović Polje. “Veritas” states that as of September 2026, there are no longer any Serbs living in the village.

The crime committed on September 6, 1993, therefore remains, 33 years later, without a judicial resolution.