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commanders of a mortar platoon, went to Mount Tara, a camp used by the instructors of the
Red Berets of the Serbian DB, for training. 3185 Prior to arrival at the camp, Milačić told them
that they were going to Tara for ski training. Upon arrival at Mount Tara, Obrad Stevanović,
Commander of the PJM, informed them that they would receive training for mortar action and
possible deployment on the border of Bosnia-Herzegovina. 3186 In addition, the witness learned
from Stevanović that they would receive training under Colonel Rajo Božović of the Special
Purposes Unit. 3187 Stevanović did not expressly use the term “Frenki’s men” or “Frenki’s
unit” and the witness could not remember whether he mentioned Franko Simatović. 3188
However, according to the witness, his understanding of the name Special Purposes Unit was
that it was synonymous with Frenki’s Special Purposes Unit or “Frenki’s Guys”. In addition,
while at Tara, the witness was told by young men from the Special Purposes Unit that
Simatović was the Commander of the Special Purposes Unit. 3189 The witness received training
at Tara for about ten days, ending around 1 or 2 March 1993. 3190 During this time, noncommissioned
officers from the VJ trained the witness’s detachment in mortar action. 3191 The
witness testified that he neither saw Stanišić or Simatović at Mount Tara, nor did he see
anyone that he identified as a member of the DB. 3192
1616. The Trial Chamber also received evidence from Dragoslav Krsmanović in relation to
the training of PJM detachments at Mount Tara. However, as explained in chapter 2, the Trial
Chamber will not rely on this witness’s evidence.
1617. The Trial Chamber has received evidence from a number of witnesses regarding the
Tara training camp and its alleged affiliation with the Unit.
1618. Witness JF-030, a former Serb MUP officer, 3193 who participated in the Drina
operations in March 1993, as reviewed in relation to the Skelani camp below, testified that the
Red Berets unit at Mount Tara was under the command of Rajo Božović. 3194
3185 P2108 (Witness JF-053, witness statement, 15 February 2008), paras 5-6; Witness JF-053, T. 10762, 10768,
10803.
3186 P2108 (Witness JF-053, witness statement, 15 February 2008), paras 7, 9; Witness JF-053, T. 10763, 10769-
10770, 10781, 10795.
3187 P2108 (Witness JF-053, witness statement, 15 February 2008), paras 5, 7, 9; Witness JF-053, T. 10769-
10770, 10803.
3188 P2108 (Witness JF-053, witness statement, 15 February 2008), para. 9; Witness JF-053, T. 10770-10772.
3189 Witness JF-053, T. 10771-10774.
3190 P2108 (Witness JF-053, witness statement, 15 February 2008), para. 10; Witness JF-053, T. 10780.
3191 P2108 (Witness JF-053, witness statement, 15 February 2008), paras 5, 10; Witness JF-053, T. 10780-10782,
10801.
3192 Witness JF-053, T. 10782, 10801-10803.
3193 P2091 (Witness JF-030, witness statement, 21 August 2003), p. 1, paras 4, 37.
3194 P2093 (Witness JF-030, witness statement, 15 February 2008), para. 42.
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