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Revision as of 15:39, 15 May 2009 by Aradic-es (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Trusina case refers to the events from April 16, 1993 and afterwards in the area of the village of Trusina, when six Croatian soldiers and sixteen civilians were killed in conflict between Bosnian Army and Croatian Defence Council (HVO).
Trusina village is located in the municipality of Konjic in Bosnia and Herzegovina. On April 16, 1993, between 8 and 9 o'clock in the morning the struggle between Bosnia Army and the Croatian Defence Council began. After the first few hours of the battle, the Army troops under the command of Zulfikar Ališpaga broke the Croatian defense, and captured Croatian soldiers. Allegedly six members of the HVO had been executed, and 16 civilians were killed in various locations during and/or after the battle. The remaining civilians, mostly women and children were detained in several private houses, and later released to go from the village.
As contradictory data appeared in the media, and the events have not passed a court validation yet, the full course of the case is unknown. The case is often politicized by Croatian nationalists and media as an opportunity to minimize large scope ethnic cleansing committed by Croatian authorities of self-proclaimed Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia against Bosnian Muslims in Lašva Valley especially Ahmići massacre as its culmination and the most horrific event of the Croat-Bosniak war.
In 2004, a modest monument was built builtw without mentioning the nationality of the victims.
References
- http://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports/1994/WR94/Helsinki-04.htm
- Focus - Hrvatski tjednik - Ahmići razvikani