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consider evidence of these persons’ continued membership of the SRS to contradict its
findings in this respect, as it does not understand membership in the Unit and the SRS to be
mutually exclusive. Recalling the Trial Chamber’s findings in chapter 6.3.2 and the Ležimir
camp above, the Trial Chamber therefore finds that the Accused organized the training of Unit
members at the Pajzoš camp in 1992. The Trial Chamber has further received evidence
indicating that Đorđević and Debeli became VRS members after the Bosanski Šamac
operations but does not consider that this impacts its findings in this section.
1535. The Trial Chamber recalls its findings in chapter 3.4.2 that members of the Unit
arrived in Bosanki Šamac municipality on 11 April 1992 and participated in the take-over of
Bosanski Šamac town on 17 April 1992.
1536. With regard to organising the involvement of the Unit in the Bosanski Šamac
operations, the Trial Chamber finds that in late March or early April 1992, Simatović held a
meeting at the Pajzoš training camp and announced that the Unit would be deployed to
Bosanski Šamac. Simatović stated that the Unit’s objective was to secure Bosanski Šamac and
the surrounding Serb villages. Considering this and recalling the Trial Chamber’s findings in
chapter 6.3.2 and the Ležimir camp above, the Trial Chamber finds that the Accused
organized the involvement of the Unit in the Bosanski Šamac operations in April 1992. The
Trial Chamber considered the Stanišić Defence’s alternative theory, based on the evidence of
Witness JF-030, that the Unit in Pajzoš was controlled by Badža 2985 , but concludes, in
particular in light of its findings in chapter 6.3.2 and in relation to the Ležimir camp above, as
well as the fact that Witness JF-030 initially stated that the Unit in Pajzoš was controlled by
Simatović, 2986 that this interpretation of the evidence is not reasonable.
1537. With regard to directing the involvement of the Unit in the Bosanski Šamac operations,
the Trial Chamber recalls its finding that, during the take-over, the Unit was subordinated to
the JNA (see chapter 3.4.2). The Trial Chamber has received insufficient evidence to
conclude that the Accused directed the Unit during the Bosanski Šamac operations.
1538. With regard to financing, the Trial Chamber has reviewed a document in Confidential
Appendix C regarding Serbian MUP salaries received during combat and Witness JF-047
testified that in Bosanki Šamac the unit once received its pay by courier in an army helicopter
that came from Belgrade. Further recalling its findings in chapter 6.3.2 and in relation to the
2984 See chapter 6.3.3 in relation to the Ležimir camp.
2985 Stanišić Defence Final Trial Brief, 17 December 2012, paras 571, 616-625.
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