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Vogosca, Bosnia - by Mevludin Sejmenovic

Winter Scene by SejmenovicMevludin

Forest

Village Winter Evening

Countryside by SejmenovicMevludin

This site was an abandoned restaurant and motel complex in Vogošća, located about seven miles north of Sarajevo. The motel housed women, while an attached bunker housed men. According to one source, the motel held 50 to 60 Bosnian Muslim girls. The motel was allegedly run as a «bordello», the commanders allowing the frequent rape of the detainees. A detailed allegation of how this «bordello» was run was provided by Borislav Herak. He stated that he visited the site at least once a week on the suggestion or orders of his commanders or his platoon leaders. He stated that he was told it was important for his morale to rape Muslim women. A colleague of Herak's did not assert that he was ordered to go to the camp, but instead said that he had heard that a lot of the army went there. Herak confessed to raping 11 women from the site. He also confessed to killing them or participating in their killing on Zuc mountain. He identified five men who were with him, also raped some of the women, and killed some of them. One of Herak's commanders allegedly knew and approved of the rapes and killings. He and the other commander handed out the keys, and they told Herak they had new girls coming in daily for whom there was not enough room or food. Herak also stated that he was present when French and Canadian UNPROFOR soldiers came to take women away in UN APCs. One of Herak's commander's said that UN soldiers raped women and returned them to the restaurant. Herak added that once he saw General McKenzie, the commander of UNPROFOR in Sarajevo, with four girls. He said he recognized the general from television. (from Annex VIII: Camps)

Forest Kremes, Vogosca, Bosnia - by Mevludin Sejmenovic

Red Landscape