On the 28th anniversary of the massacre organized by Serbian troops in the Marcalea Marcal market in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo, the action took place in memory of 43 victims of terror.
They died as a result of mortar shelling by the Serbs, during the war of 1992-1995.
At the memory ceremony that began with the readings of the names of the dead, the relatives of the victims presented flowers to the graves and prayed at the place of the massacre.
The speaker of the Canton Sarajevo meeting (KS) Elvedin Okerrich noted that during the siege of Sarajevo, residents were constantly attacked.
Okerrich said that many mass killings occurred in Sarajevo:
“These attacks were not an accident. Residents were attacked in lines for water and bread. We must build our future on the equality of all citizens. In order for Bosnia and Herzegovin to survive, we must build relationships on coexistence, mutual respect and tolerance. But for this it is necessary to restore justice and punish all the perpetrators in these terrible attacks. “
– 32-year-old Jasmine Khozich, preparing for the wedding, was killed during the massacre
The ceremony was attended by Zahid and Khasret Khojich, relatives of Zhasmin Khozhich, one of 43 citizens who died during a massacre on August 28, 1995.
Zahid Khojich said that Jasmine was 32 years old, and that she was killed on the eve of her wedding.
Khasreta Khojich, in turn, added that Jasmine went to the capital to buy wedding gifts. She was killed as a result of mortar shelling of the market by Serbs.
Sephia, who was injured during the attack, said that it was important for the young generation to know what was happening during that war. This is important that the massacres are not repeated in the future.
– Brotherhood on the market square
During the war, the Serbian troops besieging the capital of Sarajevo, on February 5, 1994, subjected to mortar shelling a market square in the Marcal. As a result of the attack, 68 people were killed, 144 were injured. As a result of the second attack committed on August 28, 1995, 43 civilians were killed, 84 people were injured.
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (MTBU) in the Hague proved that attacks on the market were committed by Serbian troops. The commander of the Bosnian Serbs Dragomir Miloshevich, responsible for mass killings, was sentenced to 29 years in prison.
Stanislav Galich, a former Serbian commander who was judged in the Hague for the siege of Sarajevo and crimes against humanity committed during the siege, was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Over 44 months of siege of the Sarajevo by the Serbian military, 11,541 peace residents were killed, including almost 2,000 children.