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Convent - Marxist Centre, Bugojno
Location:
Bugojno MunicipalityImportance of the locality:
The Convent or Marxist Centre was used as a detention facility for Croat civilians and prisoners of war from 26 July 1993 until the beginning of 1994. The prisoners were subjected to inhumane conditions, daily abuse and beatings. At least one prisoner was taken from the facility and killed. The prisoners were later forcibly transferred to the detention facility at the Iskra stadium in Bugojno.
Entity: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ethnic group: Croats
Area that victims came from: Bugojna
Responsibility: 307.bbr ARBiH
Court trials:
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted the Commander of the 3rd Corps of ARBiH Enver Hadžihasanović, sentencing him to 3 and a half years in prison, and the Commander of the 7th Muslim Brigade of the 3rd Corps of ARBiH Amir Kubura, sentencing him to 2 years in prison. The Court of BiH convicted the former assistant to the commander of the 307th brigade Enes Handžić, sentencing him to 8 years in prison, former military police officer of the 307th motorised brigade of ARBiH Alija Osmić, sentencing him to 3 years in prison, former member of ARBiH Osman Šego, based on a plea bargain, sentencing him to 5 years in prison.
Commemorations: 19 March
Data source: ICTY and Court of BiH (updated 10.11.2021)
Marked and photographed: 17.11.2021
Map:
Updated: 14.12.2021
Legenda
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