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Savic: Taking men away

24 September 2008  Three Prosecution witnesses describe how his two family members were taken away and killed in Dusce village in the course of 1992.

Prosecution witness Suada Logavija said that she saw indictee Momir Savic talking to a person named Zoran Teseric, known as Leka. She said that she then saw five men, who were killed later on, being singled out from a column of civilians who were going from Dusce to Visegrad.

"The column of civilians, from Dusce village, near Visegrad, were moving towards the downtown area. When we got near the Employment Agency soldiers stopped us. After having spoken to Savic, who came there by his car, they started separating men from the rest of us, five separated men were then returned towards Dusce village," the witness said.

She explained that her father Nezir Delija and brother Ahmet were among the separated men. She said that other people told her that those men were "set to fire in a barn". She identified her father, who will soon be buried. She still does not know what happened to her brother.

The State Prosecution charges Momir Savic, as commander of the Third Squad with Visegrad Brigade, commanded soldiers, who participated in the deportation of Bosniaks from Dusce village, Visegrad municipality, to single out five persons from the column, setting them on fire afterwards. The incident happened on June 13, 1992.

The witness said that, prior to being taken away, her father and brother said farewell to her and her father told her: "Forgive me if you did anything for me, even if you had to give me a glass of water". Her brother told her: "Take care of my children".

After the men were taken away, the witness said that the civilians were released, but they had to go to the Red Cross and sign a statement that they would voluntarily leave Visegrad and give up their property. The witness went towards Olova, together with other members of her family.

Omer Delija and Sabina Maslo, son and daughter of killed Ahmet, appeared as Prosecution witnesses.

They confirmed that they were among the civilians, who were taken from Dusce towards Visegrad town.

"My father was standing next to me. He approached soldier Goran Teseric, whom he had known from before, asking him to save me and cousin Selvedin, who was of the same age as I. When they separated men from the others, Goran said he was taking me and Selvedina to the police station for examination," Omer Delija said, adding that he was fifteen at the time.

The witness said that Goran Teseric let him and Selvedin leave Visegrad, together with other civilians. The witness claims that Goran is the brother of Zoran, known as Leka.

Witness Omer Delija and his sister Sabina said they did not know indictee Momir Savic, adding that other people, who were in the same column, told them that he was the one who ordered the separation and taking away of men.