"Public prosecutors in Milan have opened investigations into a list of Italians accused of paying for the chance to participate in the siege of Sarajevo as "weekend snipers," Italian media reported this week. According to charges, wealthy foreigners would pay Serbian forces the equivalent of up to 100,000 ($116,000) to shoot civilians "for fun," the Italian daily La Repubblica wrote. The investigation is led by Alessandro Gobbis and aims at identifying Italians involved in the killing."
"These claims are based on witness statements collected by journalist and writer Ezio Gavazzeni, whose legal complaint earlier this year triggered the current investigation. "There were no political or religious motivations," Gavazzeni explained, as quoted by The Guardian. "They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns, who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa.""
Prosecutors in Milan have opened investigations into Italians alleged to have paid to join sniper attacks during the siege of Sarajevo, labeled "weekend snipers." Witnesses allege wealthy foreigners paid Serbian forces up to 100,000 euros ($116,000) to shoot civilians for amusement. Investigators led by Alessandro Gobbis aim to identify suspects accused of voluntary murder aggravated by cruelty and abject motives, a crime without statute of limitations and punishable by life. Witness accounts describe Western "war tourists" targeting children. The claims stem from statements gathered by Ezio Gavazzeni and follow a 2022 complaint filed in Sarajevo by then-mayor Benjamina Karic.
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