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Bukovica engleski.qxd 15.3.2003 13:53 Page 32 32 Bukovica Besides physically abusing them in their homes, the reservists forced them to beat each other so that Ešref beat his brother Hasan and vice versa. They had to do it or risk being beaten with wooden stakes. After this incident, the beaten men fled on foot over the hills and through the woods to Pljevlja. They left a good deal of property - a grain mill, truck, car, a store full of goods, a flock of sheep, cattle, horses, furniture. I think this property was the reason for the ill-treatment because it was all stolen afterwards. They all moved to Turkey later. The oldest one, Ibro, died in the summer of 1994. Another incident also resulted in Muslims fleeing Bukovica: The police beat up Suada and Salem Bičić, Omer Hodžić, and Enes Imamović on the road near Guničići village on 16 June. They were all between 25 and 30. They moved out immediately, going first to Pljevlja and then to other countries. 5. 1. Murders in Vitine Eight families lived in the all-Muslim village of Vitine before the Bosnian war, seven with the last name Ramović and the family of Omer Durak. Šaćir Ramović and Omer Durak were killed on 4 July 1992. Their wives, the last people left in the village, fled the same day. Vitine remains uninhabited to this day. HLC field researchers spoke with Salim Šljuka about the conduct of VJ reservists and the atmosphere in Vitine in April 1992. In the early morning of 27 April, Šljuka left his home in Pljevlja for Vitine. His aunt and uncle lived in the village and, having heard that ”all sorts of things were going on there and that some people had been killed,“ he decided to bring them to Pljevlja to stay with
Bukovica engleski.qxd 15.3.2003 13:53 Page 33 Humanitarian Law Center him. 58 His friends Momir Matović and Osman and Edin Ramović, all from Pljevlja, accompanied him. Montenegrin police stopped them at Šula, searched them, and allowed them to proceed. On the road, they met two men, Mićo Sekulović and a Montenegrin nicknamed ”Caco,“ who were on their way to Pljevlja from Čelebići in Bosnia, and asked them about the situation in Vitine. The reply was: ”It’s all being cleared out.“ Certificate on destroyed property of Osman Ramović of Vitine 59 58 Statement by Salim Šljuka, Pljevlja, 15 March 2002, HLC documentation. 59 Certificate on the destruction of property owned by Osman Ramović of Vitine (translation): Republic of Montenegro Municipality of Pljevlja Šula Neighborhood Community At the request of Osman Ramović and on the basis of established facts, I hearby issue this CERTIFICATE 33
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