As reported by the Italian newspaper Il Giorno, the suspect was served with a summons for the hearing scheduled for February 9. The investigation is led by the ROS carabinieri under the supervision of prosecutor Alessandro Gobbis.
According to the indictment, the former employee of the metal company is charged with the prolonged and serious crime of voluntary manslaughter. The Prosecution alleges that, together with some other as yet unidentified persons, his actions led to the death of innocent civilians, including women, the elderly and children. The sniper shooting took place between 1992 and 1995 from the hills around Sarajevo, and the motives for the crime were described as “low and heinous”.
Key evidence in the investigation comes from testimony. Allegedly, the suspect bragged to other people that he was going to the former Yugoslavia to “hunt people”. This information was provided to investigators after a local journalist heard similar claims from a witness.
During the search of the suspect’s house, seven legally registered weapons were found – two pistols, a carbine and four rifles.
The whole case was initiated after the report of the writer Ezio Gavazzeni, and the documents also mention the testimonies of Adrian Sofri, a war reporter from Sarajevo, and the former intelligence officer of Bosnia and Herzegovina. services of Edin Subasic. According to Subašić, the Italian secret service (SISMI) had intelligence information about the arrival of “tourist killers” from Trieste in 1994, and later prevented the continuation of these bloody raids.
The investigation established that the suspect had traveled to the former Yugoslavia several times, which was also confirmed by his former work colleagues. The case takes on an international dimension, as checks are also being carried out in France, Switzerland and Belgium, and investigators are trying to identify other possible snipers who participated in the crimes.
(Vijesti.ba)
