Mehmend-paša Sokolović Bridge – “Old Bridge”, Višegrad

In the period from 1992 to 1995, at the “Old Bridge” locality, members of the Serb paramilitary formation from Višegrad called “Osvetnici” committed a number of killings of Bosniaks and threw their bodies into the Drina river.

For crimes committed in Višegrad, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted the commander of the Osvetnici paramilitary unit Milan Lukić, sentencing him to life in prison, and member of the paramilitary group Sredoje Lukić, sentencing him to 30 years in prison. ICTY, Višegrad Case - Milan Lukić and Sredoje Lukić (IT-98-32/1).
For crimes committed in Višegrad, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted Mitar Vasiljević, member of the “Beli orlovi” [“White Eagles”] paramilitary unit, sentencing him to 15 year in prison. ICTY, Višegrad Case - Mitar Vasiljević (IT-98-32).