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Stupni do vares ratni zlocin hvo a
Stupni Do is a village in the municipality of Vareš in central Bosnia and Herzegovina It is located 3 km southeast of the city of Vareš. This small village has only received notoriety because of the atrocity committed there during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Contents
- Stupni do vares ratni zlocin hvo a
- Map of Stupni Do Bosnia and Herzegovina
- U sjeni bijega hvo stupni dol genocid masakar miroslav anic ivica rajic
- Demographics
- Massacre
- References
Map of Stupni Do, Bosnia and Herzegovina
U sjeni bijega hvo stupni dol genocid masakar miroslav anic ivica rajic
Demographics
According to the 1991 census the village had a total population 255 people. 217 Bosniaks, 35 Serbs, 2 Croats and 1 Yugoslav.
Massacre
On October 23, 1993, around 200-250 Croatian Defense Council (HVO) soldiers led by Ivica Rajić attacked the village. The Croat troops had been given permission to pass through Serb controlled territory in order to make their assault on the village easier and a bigger surprise.
The Croat forces took control of the village and massacred the Bosniak population. They raped the women before killing them and looted all houses before setting them on fire. The confirmed number of victims is 37, but other sources put the toll at 50.
After the massacre Rajić assumed the name "Viktor Andrić" and continued to serve in the HVO until he was indicted for war crimes in August 1995. He went into hiding in the Croatian city of Split and continued to live under his assumed name until his arrest in 2003. He initially pleaded not guilty, but changed his plea to guilty in October 2005. In May 2006 he was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment.