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in Bosanski Šamac the witness considered his group to be the Red Berets, a Serbian MUP
special-purpose brigade that was mostly engaged in military action, but was a police unit in
terms of establishment. As a member of the special purpose unit of the MUP Serbia, the
witness was also subordinated to Dragan Đorđevic, a.k.a. Crni or Crnog, and Živorad
Ivanović, a.k.a. Zika Crnogorac. 2948
1518. The witness testified that in late March or early April 1992, after a two week training
in Pajzoš with the Red Berets, Franko Simatović came to the training ground to tell them that
they were to be deployed to Bosanski Šamac. 2949 He told the Red Berets that their objective
was to secure Bosanski Šamac and the surrounding Serbian villages, which would be a
difficult task and that the chances to return alive were slim if they failed to succeed. 2950
Witness JF-047 understood Simatović’s instructions to mean that they were supposed to go to
Bosanski Šamac to help the endangered Serb people by defending their villages without
attacking anyone. 2951 Debeli, Crni, the entire unit of the witness, and a couple of men from
Bosanski Šamac were present at the briefing, amounting to about 40-50 people. 2952 The
witness believed that Stevan Todorović was also present during the briefing. 2953 The witness
had seen Franko Simatović at least twice before the briefing at Pajzoš. 2954 On all these
occasions, Franko Simatović wore a camouflage uniform and a red beret. 2955
1519. In a biography for the Special Purpose Unit of the RSK MUP Krajina, Witness JF-047
wrote that, as a squad commander in the Special Purpose Unit of the SBWS Police, he was
transferred to the Ležimir training centre at the end of March 1992 for preparation before
leaving to Bosnia. After leaving for Bosnia, the witness served as a squad commander in the
Special Purpose Unit member of MUP Krajina in the Bosanski Šamac combat group. 2956
1520. According to an application to the Captain Dragan Fund, Miloš Savić stated that he
joined the Special unit of the Serbian MUP in March and trained at Pajzoš. On 25 May 1992,
he was wounded in Bosanski Šamac. 2957 This was confirmed in writing by Srećko
Radovanović. 2958
2948 Witness JF-047, T. 10891-10892.
2949 P1516 (Witness JF-047, witness statement, 22 April 2004), para. 32.
2950 P1516 (Witness JF-047, witness statement, 21-22 April 2004), para. 32; Witness JF-047, T. 7626.
2951 Witness JF-047, T. 7681.
2952 P1516 (Witness JF-047, witness statement, 22 April 2004), paras 32-34; Witness JF-047, T. 7624.
2953 P1516 (Witness JF-047, witness statement, 22 April 2004), para. 33; Witness JF-047, T. 7624.
2954 Witness JF-047, T. 7623, 7684.
2955 Witness JF-047, T. 7623, 7625.
2956 P2126 (Two documents relating to Witness JF-047), p. 2 (Biography, Witness JF-047).
2957 P1517 (KDF application, Miloš Savić), p. 2.
2958 P1517 (KDF application, Miloš Savić), p. 6.
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