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Construction materials warehouse in Gornji Zovik

Location: Gornji Zovik, Brčko

Importance of the locality:

The construction materials warehouse in Gornji Zovik near Brčko was used from September 1992 to March 1993 as a site of detention for Serbs from Brčko and was run by units of ARBiH and HVO. Conditions were harsh and inhuman and the prisoners were subjected to regular abuse and forced labour.Access to food and basic necessities was severely restricted.


Entity: Brčko district

Ethnic group: Serbs

Area that victims came from: Brčko

Responsibility: HVO and ARBiH

Court trials:

The Basic Court in Brčko sentenced Asmir Tatarević to two years in prison, Armin Omazić to one year in prison, Galib Hadžić to three years in prison and Nijaz Hodžić to one year in prison for crimes committed at this site.


Data source: BIRN (updated 06.12.2019)

Marked and photographed: 23.02.2017.

Map:


Updated: 04.02.2020

Legenda
Army of Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina - ARBiH
Security services command centre - CSB
Herzeg Bosnia - HB
Croat Defense Forces - HOS
Army of Croatia - HV
Croat Defense Council - HVO
Yugoslav National Army - JNA
International Crime Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia - ICTY
Ministry of Interior - MUP
People's Defense of the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia - NO APZB
Police station - SJB
Serb Army of Krajina - SVK
Territorial defense of Bosnia-Herzegovina - TO BiH
Army of Republic of Srpska - VRS
Army of Yugoslavia - VJ