01.12.2025 21:11
In the match between the national basketball teams of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, the stands suddenly became overshadowed by politics. Bosnian fans displayed a banner referencing allegations that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic participated in a "manhunt" against Muslims during the war, staging a strong protest.
In a match between the national basketball teams of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, Bosnian fans displayed a banner against Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who has been accused of being among the snipers around Sarajevo during the war, sending a message regarding the claims of "human hunting tourism in Sarajevo" against the Serbian leader.
SERBIA WON THE MATCH
The national basketball teams of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia faced off last night in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as part of the FIBA 2027 World Cup Qualifiers. In the match, which Bosnia and Herzegovina lost with a score of 72-74, Bosnian fans opened a banner against Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who has been accused of involvement in the horrific crimes committed by snipers during the siege of Sarajevo.
MESSAGE OF EVIL DOES NOT SLEEP
The Bosnian fans referenced images of Serbian forces targeting civilians in military positions around Sarajevo during the war in the banner they displayed against Serbian leader Vucic. The fans reacted to Vucic's response to accusations regarding images taken during the war in Sarajevo, where he previously claimed that the object he was holding was an "umbrella," but later described it as a "tripod." The large banner against Vucic included the phrases, "Yesterday you said umbrella, today you say tripod. Killers try to hide their intentions. Evil does not sleep."
VUCIC RESPONDED
After the match, where the Serbian national anthem was whistled and slogans containing heavy insults against the Serbian leader were chanted, President Vucic made a statement. The Serbian leader, who did not respond to the banner linking him to the sniper terror in Sarajevo, said he was not disturbed by the derogatory chants against him and was even pleased by them. Speaking to Serbian Pink television, Vucic stated, "No, I am not disturbed; on the contrary, I am proud. This means that I am protecting Serbian national interests well." Vucic added, "This will not change my friendship policy towards them (Bosnia and Herzegovina). At the same time, I will continue to strictly protect the interests of our state and nation."
ACCUSATION OF HUMAN HUNTING DURING THE SIEGE OF SARAJEVO
A criminal complaint had been filed against Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic regarding the firing on civilians for entertainment purposes during the siege of Sarajevo. Croatian journalist Domagoj Margetic accused Serbian leader Vucic of volunteering to fight for Serbian forces in Sarajevo during the war and being involved in incidents where civilians were targeted by sniper rifles in the besieged city, and he filed a complaint against Vucic with the Milan Public Prosecutor's Office in Italy. The Croatian journalist's complaint came after the Milan prosecutor's office launched an investigation into Italian citizens who came to the region during the so-called "war tourism" from 1992 to 1995, paying Serbian forces to use sniper rifles against predominantly Muslim civilians.
The complaint stated that Vucic was a voluntary member of a paramilitary group and that the group Vucic belonged to was stationed at the Jewish Cemetery, a site where horrific "touristic" programs for wealthy and influential individuals from Italy were organized under the guise of "human hunting tourism" in Sarajevo. Margetic also presented some evidence against Vucic in the complaint.
Last year, Bosnia and Herzegovina's Defense Minister Zukan Helez also accused Serbian leader Vucic of firing on civilians with a sniper rifle from the Jewish Cemetery in Sarajevo during the war.
"NOT A RIFLE BUT AN UMBRELLA"
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic had previously stated in his remarks on the subject that he was working as a journalist at the time and had never held a sniper rifle. Vucic claimed that what was seen in the images taken near Sarajevo during the war was not a rifle but an umbrella. In his statements following the renewed accusations regarding the "human hunting tourism" claims in Sarajevo, the Serbian leader said that what was seen in the images was a "tripod."
BOSNIAN FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICER CAME TO SUPPORT
Former military intelligence officer from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Edin Subasic, recently stated that Serbian leader Vucic is not a profile that would be associated with "human hunting tourism" in Sarajevo. In his statement, Subasic said, "Vucic is the last person I would want to defend in the world, but he really was not part of the 'human hunting tourism' incident. He has other matters to account for. There are multiple statements that Seselj was a volunteer in the unit of Chetnik leader Slavko Aleksic at the positions in the Jewish Cemetery above Sarajevo. The sniper fire opened from these Serbian positions was the deadliest for the city. However, Vucic does not fit the profile of a safari hunter we are talking about here. Even if he had fired, he could not have paid for it. I do not believe he was part of this. He needs to clarify the doubts regarding the video recording in question. Is it a tripod, an umbrella, or a rifle? What does he have in his hand? There are computer and artificial intelligence programs for face and object recognition to determine this. For this analysis to legally become valid evidence, it needs to be conducted by a law enforcement agency. Only after that can we objectively talk about responsibility against him," he said.