The Bruška massacre took place on 21 December 1991 in Bruška, a small village near the Croatian town of Benkovac when Serbian paramilitaries executed 10 civilians in the hamlet of Marinovići. Nine were members of the Marinović family and one was a Serb neighbor. They were led out of the house after playing cards and shot on the spot by members of a paramilitary group called "Knindže".[1] The paramilitary group was commanded by Dragan Vasiljković, who was indicted by the Croatian Ministry of Justice. Vasiljković was arrested in Australia in 2006 and extradited to Croatia in 2015.[2]
Bruška on the map of Croatia, 1991/1992. Serbian-held territories are highlighted in red.
See also
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edit- ^ ICTY vs Milan Babic
- ^ "Serb paramilitary leader becomes first Australian to be extradited for 'war crimes'". The Telegraph. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
External links
edit- ICTY vs Milan Babic
- Government lags on action against war criminals Archived 2022-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ICTY vs Milan Babic & Milan Martic
- Berislav Jelinić (23 January 2006). "Croatia has evidence against Captain Dragan". Nacional. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- Survivors of Bruška massacre testify in court
- 'Captain Dragan' seeks extradition review
- Captain Dragan loses law challenge