Biljana Tanasijević Vuksanović, a teacher at the Valjevo Gymnasium who has been diagnosed with cancer, intends to prove in court that the 1999 bombing campaign was the cause of her illness.
Modern laboratory analyses conducted in Italy using nanotechnology have reportedly shown the presence of depleted uranium and heavy metals in Biljana Tanasijević Vuksanović’s body.
She now plans to demonstrate before a court that the 1999 bombing, which she experienced while living in Valjevo, is directly linked to her disease.
By speaking publicly, she says she hopes to raise awareness and show that justice and human health know no borders.
“Many people have contacted me—people who have become ill and have asked me about the legal procedure. However, they are still afraid to initiate anything regarding this issue. I think they are waiting to see how my case turns out,” Biljana said.
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Cooperation with Italian Experts
Biljana Tanasijević Vuksanović will be represented before the competent court by Niš-based attorney Srđan Aleksić.
For more than seven years, Aleksić has cooperated with Angelo Fiore Tartaglia of Rome, who secured 550 final court rulings in Italy, a NATO member state, on behalf of KFOR personnel who became ill after serving in areas bombed with depleted uranium munitions.
“We must prove this in court. We must prove it through analyses and expert examinations by medical specialists, as well as by other experts in explosives and ammunition. We will involve every relevant specialist. We are preparing a serious lawsuit for Mrs. Biljana and for all our citizens who have suffered illnesses as a consequence of depleted uranium exposure,” Aleksić stated.
Fiore Tartaglia: Protect Your Rights
Angelo Fiore Tartaglia has called on people to turn to the courts in order to demonstrate the scale of the problem.
“It is extremely important for people to come forward and make their voices heard so that courts can see that a problem already recognized in Serbia affects a large number of individuals who wish to protect themselves and their rights. There is also an issue of environmental and public health protection here, and these are matters that must be defended before courts, not only in Serbia but also before European institutions,” the Italian lawyer said.
Attorney Srđan Aleksić, who has spent years researching the health, environmental, and legal consequences of the 1999 bombing campaign, says he has obtained data indicating that 30,000 projectiles containing approximately 15 tons of depleted uranium were used at 118 locations across Serbia during the conflict.
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