Sarajevo investigation examines allegations of foreign hunters killing civilians

The investigative book ‘Safaris humanos’ by Ezio Gavazzeni explores a disturbing practice during the Siege of Sarajevo (1992–1996). The work examines allegations that foreign hunters, primarily from Western countries such as Italy, traveled to the region to kill civilians. These individuals reportedly paid the Bosnian Serb army, which was besieging the city, to facilitate these killings.

In November, writer Ezio Gavazzeni, lawyer Nicola Brigida, and former magistrate Guido Salvini filed a formal complaint with the Milan Prosecutor's Office regarding these activities. The investigation seeks to uncover the extent of this ‘business of death’ and the involvement of foreign nationals in the atrocities committed during the 1,425-day siege, which resulted in 11,541 deaths.