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Humanitarian Law Center
As the rally was drawing to its end, Adem Šabotić, a 60year-old
Montenegrin Muslim, threw a hand grenade at
Šešelj. Sixty-one people, including the SRS leader, were
slightly injured in the explosion. Šabotić, who had several
prior criminal convictions, was arrested and, admitting
the act, said: ”I did it because I’m sick and tired of
Šešelj.“ 4 Searching Šabotić’s house, police found three
automatic rifles, a machine-gun, three hand grenades,
and a large quantity of ammunition.
The Liberal Alliance was the first Montenegrin political
party to condemn the attempt on Šešelj’s life in spite of
him having consistently labeled them ”traitors.“ But, at
the same time, it said the act was the result of the Montenegrin
authorities’ ”benevolent attitude toward the
spreading of Chetnik 5 ideology in this republic.“ 6 The
other Montenegrin parties denounced the assassination
attempt as an act of terrorism. The Reformist
Alliance of the Montenegrin Coastlands said in its press
release that ”this, like any other act of terrorism, is a
provocation and a call for all-out terrorism and civil war
in Montenegro.“ 7
„Is Šabotić the extended arm of the Green Berets 8 and
does this incident confirm the increasing rumors that
Alija’s 9 group has reached Montenegro too? Officials are
unwilling to say anything specific. But from what is
4 ”Would-be Assassin Adem Šabotić,“ Borba, Belgrade, 27 April 1992.
5 Member of the Serbian Army during the Balkan Wars, later used to
denote members of extremist paramilitary groups.
6 ”Grenade Against Vojvoda,“ Borba, Belgrade, 27 April 1992.
7 Ibid.
8 Bosnian Muslim paramilitary group, later incorporated into the
Bosnian Army.
9 Alija Izetbegović, leader of the Bosnian Muslim Party of Democratic
Action and later President of Bosnia-Herezegovina.
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