Serbs Fess Up To Srebrenica By Andrew L. Jaffee, June 12, 2004	Home   Search   Forum   Terms

Bosnian Serb authorities have officially admitted to the horrific atrocities some of their brethren inflicted on Muslims in July 1995. During the turmoil of Yugoslavia's disintegration from 1992 to 1995, Serb soldiers and militiamen massacred thousands of Bosnian Muslims. Their genocidal war took the lives of 250,000 Bosnian citizens. Serbs killed 7,000 Muslim boys and men in a single incident at Srebrenica. In December 2003, a former Bosnian Serb army commander, Dragan Obrenovic, confessed to taking part in the massacre. Serbia-Montenegro’s president apologized (admitted guilt) to the people of Bosnia-Herzegovina for atrocities committed by Serbs during the 1992-1995 war. Admitting guilt is a start, but much remains to be done. According to the BBC,

The Bosnian Serb commission [investigating Srebrenica] reported "grave" violations of human rights and an attempt to conceal evidence.

It also revealed the discovery of 32 previously unknown mass grave sites.

Despite the findings, the BBC's Nick Hawton reports, critics argue that real progress will only occur when the Bosnian Serb authorities carry out their first arrest of a suspected war criminal.

This is something they have failed to do since the end of the civil war eight and a half years ago.

Don’t look to Serbia proper for justice and reconciliation, officials there are busy hiding genocidal war criminals.