Gošić killings

Gošić massacre
Location	Gošić, Šibenik-Knin County
Date	27 August 1995
Target	Elderly Croatian Serb villagers
Attack type	Mass killing
Deaths	8[1]
Perpetrators	Croatian Army (HV)

The Gošić massacre refers to the mass murder of elderly Serb civilians from the village of Gošić in Šibenik-Knin County by members of the Croatian Army (HV) on 27 August 1995, approximately three weeks after Operation Storm. The Croatian authorities publicly acknowledged the murders following the disclosure of the Varivode massacre.[2] On 18 October 1995, the Croatian Interior Minister announced that they had arrested thirteen persons suspected of having committed crimes in the villages of Gosic and Varivode.[2] A combined trial for murders in the villages of Varivode, Gošić and Zrmanja was held and six former Croatian Army officers were found not guilty.[2]

The killings in the village were also included in the ICTY's indictment of former Croatian general Ante Gotovina.[3] In the appeal of the trial of Gotovina et al which acquitted Gotovina and Mladen Markač, the ICTY ruled that there was insufficient evidence to conclude the existence of a joint criminal enterprise to remove Serb civilians by force.[4] The Appeals Chamber further stated that the Croatian Army and Special Police committed crimes after the artillery assault, but the state and military leadership had no role in their planning and creation.[4]

References

Fisk, Robert (10 September 1995). "Croats slaughter elderly by the dozen". The Independent.
"Croatia: Impunity for Abuses Committed during 'Operation Storm' and the Denial of the Right of Refugees to Return to the Krajina". Human Rights Watch. August 1996.
"Gotovina - Indictment". ICTY.org. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. 21 May 2001.
"Gotovina and Markac, IT-06-90-A" (PDF). ICTY.org. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. 16 November 2012. pp. 30–34.

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[Fisk-1] Fisk, Robert (10 September 1995). "Croats slaughter elderly by the dozen". The Independent.

[HRW-2] "Croatia: Impunity for Abuses Committed during 'Operation Storm' and the Denial of the Right of Refugees to Return to the Krajina". Human Rights Watch. August 1996.

[3] "Gotovina - Indictment". ICTY.org. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. 21 May 2001.

[ICTY_Appeal-4] "Gotovina and Markac, IT-06-90-A" (PDF). ICTY.org. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. 16 November 2012. pp. 30–34.