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any insignia. 3123 They told him that their commanders were Raja Božović and Riki Subotić;
Subotić was present in the camp. 3124 According to the witness, Rajo Božović and Riki Subotić
went to Doboj after having left Fruška Gora. 3125 The witness testified that the only “real” Red
Berets in Doboj were Božović and Subotić and that it was through them that Simatović could
issue orders to the other men. 3126
1587. Witness JF-008, a Croat from the predominantly Croat village of Dragalovci in Doboj
municipality, 3127 testified that the Red Berets were under the Serbian MUP and when they
came to the Bosnian-Serb Republic they formally came under its MUP, and in Doboj under
the CSB Doboj. He added that the Red Berets were “factually” not under anyone’s control.
The Red Berets headquarters was located in the SUP building in Doboj, which was a former
retirement home. 3128 The witness asserted that their commanders were a person called
Božović and a person called Riki. 3129 Witness JF-008 observed that the Red Berets wore
special patches bearing an image similar to the two-headed eagle on the Nemanjić coat of
arms. 3130 Witness JF-008 testified that he later saw footage of the Red Berets on television. 3131
The witness also testified that at the time he observed that members of the Red Berets had a
special weapon called a Heckler, which the JNA did not use. The witness testified that he was
unaware of any unit, apart from the Red Berets, that used the Heckler weapon. The local
police used automatic Zastava rifles. 3132 Furthermore, in contrast to the Red Berets who only
wore red caps, the local, regular police wore grey-bluish berets, the military police wore black
berets, and the army had camouflage or ordinary caps. 3133
1588. Witness JF-035, a Serb from Bosnia-Herzegovina, 3134 testified that, when he was
stationed at a village near Doboj in July and August 1992, he met two groups of soldiers who
3123 P998 (Witness JF-031, witness statement, 1 June 2001), p. 15; P1000 (Witness JF-031, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 14-15 April 2003), pp. 19202, 19244, 19294-19295; Witness JF-031, T. 7428.
3124 P998 (Witness JF-031, witness statement, 1 June 2001), p. 15; P1000 (Witness JF-031, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 14-15 April 2003), pp. 19202-19203, 19245; Witness JF-031, T. 7443-7445, 7461, 7482; P1001 (List
of persons present at Fruška Gora), p. 3.
3125 Witness JF-031, T. 7443-7445; P1001 (List of persons present at Fruška Gora).
3126 P1000 (Witness JF-031, Slobodan Milošević transcript, 14-15 April 2003), pp. 19202-19203.
3127 P257 (Witness JF-008, witness statement, 15 April 2009), p. 1, para. 5.
3128 P257 (Witness JF-008, witness statement, 15 April 2009), para. 27; Witness JF-008, T. 3572, 3594, 3652-
3653.
3129 P257 (Witness JF-008, witness statement, 15 April 2009), paras 27, 32, 34; Witness JF-008, T. 3586.
3130 P257 (Witness JF-008, witness statement, 15 April 2009), para. 29; Witness JF-008, T. 3621.
3131 P257 (Witness JF-008, witness statement, 15 April 2009), para. 29; Witness JF-008, T. 3664-3665.
3132 Witness JF-008, T. 3578.
3133 Witness JF-008, T. 3585.
3134 P494 (Witness JF-035, witness statement, 18 October 2000), p. 2; P495 (Witness JF-035, supplemental
witness statement, 6 May 2001), p. 1; P496 (Witness JF-035, Slobodan Milošević transcript, 22-23 October
2002), p. 12231.
Case No. IT-03-69-T 563
30 May 2013