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Božo Božić left the Unit (which he referred to as “the Red Berets”) in May 1992. Further, in
the Davidović Report, 3041 “Captain Dragan’s Red Berets” in Brčko were mentioned distinctly
from the unit present in Brčko that was commanded by Živojin Ivanović (a.k.a. Crnogorac),
suggesting that these were two different groups. The evidence does not establish whether
Rade and Božo Božić’s unit (known as “Captain Dragan’s Red Berets”) cooperated with
Ivanović’s unit in Brčko. Instead, documentary evidence 3042 suggests that Rade and Božo
Božić’s unit was subordinate to the Brčko garrison of the VRS.
1566. The evidence does not establish whether Captain Dragan was himself present in Brčko
in 1992 or otherwise involved with the unit referred to as “Captain Dragan’s Red Berets”.
Nonetheless, the Trial Chamber notes in relation to Captain Dragan, the evidence 3043 reviewed
in chapter 6.3.2 that indicates that after Captain Dragan left Golubić in July or August 1991,
he returned to Belgrade where the Serbian DB continued to monitor his activities. At some
point following his return to Belgrade he offered his services to Minister Simović of the
Serbian MoD. The Trial Chamber further considers Witness JF-031’s testimony reviewed in
relation to the Ležimir camp, above, that Franko Simatović instructed the Unit not to receive
Captain Dragan at the Ležimir camp.
1567. This evidence suggests that Captain Dragan ceased to be a member of the Unit after
August 1991. In light of the foregoing, the Trial Chamber allows for the reasonable possibility
that Rade and Božo Božić and the unit referred to as “Captain Dragan’s Red Berets” in Brčko
were separate from and operated independently of the Unit, the Serbian DB, and the Accused.
1568. The Trial Chamber will now address Živojin Ivanović’s presence in Brčko. The
Stanišić Defence disputes the reliability of the evidence of Witness JF-047 and Goran
Stoparić, pointing to what it considers to be inconsistencies in their evidence regarding Vaso
Mijović’s supplying the unit present in Brčko and Ivanović providing training in Brčko. 3044
Contrary to the Stanišić Defence’s submissions, the Trial Chamber considers the evidence of
Witness JF-047 and Goran Stoparić to be broadly internally consistent. Their evidence
regarding Živojin Ivanović’s presence in Brčko is further corroborated by the testimony of
3041 In evidence as P3017.
3042 In particular, the Brčko War Presidency summary in evidence as D83 and the Captain Dragan Fund
documents in evidence as D202.
3043 Specifically, the Serbian MUP monitoring documents in evidence as exhibits D183, D585, D586, D1290,
and D1291 and the minutes of a meeting between Captain Dragan and Tomislav Simović in evidence as P1069.
The Trial Chamber has noted that evidence which indicates that Unit members maintained some contact with
Captain Dragan after August 1991, including consulting him in December 1991 regarding minefields which at
one of the Unit’s camps, see P2984 (Series of documents relating to Borjan Vučković), pp. 10-11 (Report by the
Special Unit Commander, Pajzoš, 21 December 1991).
Case No. IT-03-69-T 554
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