{"id":205034,"date":"2026-03-21T15:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=205034"},"modified":"2026-03-21T15:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:04:27","slug":"calls-for-urgent-investigation-former-austrian-justice-minister-speaks-out-on-the-sarajevo-safari-and-organized-hunting-of-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/calls-for-urgent-investigation-former-austrian-justice-minister-speaks-out-on-the-sarajevo-safari-and-organized-hunting-of-people\/","title":{"rendered":"CALLS FOR URGENT INVESTIGATION: Former Austrian justice minister speaks out on the \u201cSarajevo safari\u201d and organized hunting of people!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Green Party MP in the Austrian parliament Alma Zadi\u0107 has requested that the Ministry of Justice in Vienna clarify whether Austrian citizens participated in the \u201cSarajevo safari\u201d \u2014 the sniper killing of civilians in the besieged city during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zadi\u0107, former Austrian Minister of Justice (2020\u20132025), born in BiH, called on Austrian authorities to \u201cfully clarify\u201d whether claims are true that Austrian citizens were involved in killing civilians from positions held by Serb forces during the Siege of Sarajevo (1992\u20131996).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a request sent to the Ministry of Justice, Zadi\u0107 said she wants to know whether any investigations are underway or being considered, and whether Austrian authorities are in contact with investigative bodies in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI expect all competent authorities to investigate these allegations with the highest priority. The victims deserve truth, justice, and accountability,\u201d Zadi\u0107 said in a video message posted on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added that the allegations of \u201csniper tours\u201d aimed at killing civilians, including children, are \u201cdeeply disturbing,\u201d describing them as \u201can unimaginable crime and an attack on every form of humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6xFSxV0G9k\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/narko-karteli-mu-placali-kampanju-predsednik-kolumbije-pod-istragom-tuzilaca-iz-njujorka-zbog-trgovine-drogom\/\">NARKO-KARTELI MU PLA\u0106ALI KAMPANJU: Predsednik Kolumbije pod istragom tu\u017eilaca iz Njujorka zbog trgovine drogom!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#132;NARKO-KARTELI MU PLA\u0106ALI KAMPANJU: Predsednik Kolumbije pod istragom tu\u017eilaca iz Njujorka zbog trgovine drogom!&#147; &#8212; Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/narko-karteli-mu-placali-kampanju-predsednik-kolumbije-pod-istragom-tuzilaca-iz-njujorka-zbog-trgovine-drogom\/embed\/#?secret=iUnhTXWGbO#?secret=6xFSxV0G9k\" data-secret=\"6xFSxV0G9k\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the existence of so-called \u201cweekend snipers\u201d \u2014 wealthy foreigners who paid to kill civilians in besieged Sarajevo \u2014 has long been known, the first investigation was launched only at the end of last year in Milan, Italy, after writer and journalist Ezio Gavazzeni filed a criminal complaint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>German newspaper Der Spiegel reported this week excerpts from Gavazzeni\u2019s book, in which he claims that \u201c230 Italians and several French, Belgian, and Austrian nationals\u201d took part in the sniper killings of Sarajevo civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Der Spiegel stated in the article that the \u201chuman hunters\u201d in Sarajevo took shell casings home as trophies, colored according to the age of the victims: blue for killed boys, pink for girls, yellow for adult women, black and blue for older men, and red and green for soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreigners paid up to 50,000 euros, in today\u2019s value, for killing a single child, the German newspaper reported, also citing Italian expert Martina Radica, who said snipers were willing to pay up to 200,000 euros for a single weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/talented-twins-decided-to-play-for-serbia-jug-and-vid-grew-up-in-germany-they-train-at-werder-and-here-is-why-they-chose-the-eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TALENTED TWINS DECIDED TO PLAY FOR SERBIA: Jug and Vid grew up in Germany, they train at Werder, and here is why they chose the Eagles!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/bravo-novak-serbian-wunderkind-who-stacked-up-medals-at-olympiads-is-today-a-student-of-the-most-prestigious-college-at-the-famous-cambridge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BRAVO, NOVAK! 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(PHOTO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/lest-we-forget-the-march-pogrom-in-kosovo-was-deadly-for-many-serbs-while-thousands-got-expelled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">LEST WE FORGET: The March pogrom in Kosovo was deadly for many Serbs, while thousands got expelled!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/n1info.rs\/svet\/austrijska-poslanica-i-bivsa-ministarka-trazi-odgovore-o-ucescu-austrijanaca-u-sarajevo-safariju\/\">N1<\/a>, <strong>Foto: <\/strong>CHRISTOPHE SIMON \/ AFP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green Party MP in the Austrian parliament Alma Zadi\u0107 has requested that the Ministry of Justice in Vienna clarify whether Austrian citizens participated in the \u201cSarajevo safari\u201d \u2014 the sniper killing of civilians in the besieged city during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). 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