Seven former Bosnian Serb Army soldiers were sentenced to a total of 91 years in prison for their role in abducting 20 passengers from a train at Strpci station in Bosnia in February 1993 and then killing them.
The first prosecution witness at the trial of Jovan Tintor for crimes against humanity in the Vogosca area said the defendant threatened in spring 1992 that Bosniaks’ blood “will colour everything red”.
Statements by relatives of people kidnapped from a train in Strpci in February 1993 and later killed said they first heard of the abductions through the media.
A state prosecution witness testifying at the trial of ten former Bosnian Serb soldiers, said he spoke to Bosnian Serb paramilitary commander Milan Lukic in an attempt to find his nephew. The nephew of the witness had been kidnapped from a train station in Strpci, Rudo, in February 1993.
Family members of victims kidnapped and killed in Strpci, Rudo, in February 1993, testified at the trial of ten former Bosnian Serb soldiers charged with their abduction and killing. At today’s trial, the family members of the victims recalled the last contact they had with their loved ones.
A state prosecution witness testified at the trial of ten former Bosnian Serb fighters charged with kidnapping civilians from a train in Strpci and murdering them in February 1993.
Three state prosecution witnesses described how family members of theirs traveling on a train from Belgrade were abducted in Strpci near Visegrad on February 27, 1993. They said that was the last time they were seen alive.
Three former railway workers testified at the trial of ten former members of the Bosnian Serb Army charged with murdering civilians abducted from a train in Strpci in February 1993. The workers confirmed that they saw soldiers escorting passengers off the train.
A state prosecution witness testifying at the trial of ten former members of the Bosnian Serb Army said a train filled with civilians was stopped in Strpci by a group of soldiers on February 27, 1993. He said the soldiers entered the train and asked passengers to show identification, before escorting some of them off the train.
Ten former Bosnian Serb fighters went on trial in Sarajevo for allegedly abducting about 20 passengers from a train at Strpci railway station in 1993 and then killing them.