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their camp in the Tara hotel on Tara. 3204 According to Popović, commanders of the Tara camp
at that time were members of the reserve force, Zvezdan Jovanović and Radojica Božović. 3205
1625. The Trial Chamber has reviewed an interview with Branislav Vakić in relation to the
Skelani camp, below, indicating that on or after 28 May 1993 a person referred to as “Frenki
Stamatović” and a camp commander known as Pupe suggested to Vakić that the fittest
volunteers could receive additional training at Mount Tara. 3206
1626. Additionally, the Trial Chamber has reviewed a hand-written autobiography by Ranko
Lačević in relation to the Skelani camp, below, in which he wrote that having joined the
Special Purpose Unit of the Serbian MUP in January 1993 and after participating in the war in
Bratunac, he returned to Mt. Tara in August.
1627. The Trial Chamber has reviewed a report of 15 May 1993 on the establishment of Red
Berets in Skelani in relation to the Skelani camp below, indicating that the “Red Berets” unit
in Skelani went to Mount Tara for training at some point after the 16 January 1993 attack on
Skelani, and stayed there until February 1993. 3207
1628. The Trial Chamber will now turn to the additional evidence it has received on the unit
called Drina Wolves.
1629. The Trial Chamber has reviewed evidence of Manojlo Milovanović, Dejan Plahuta,
and Witness JF-027, as well as a VRS report of 9 October 1995, indicating that the Drina
Wolves unit was part of the VRS. 3208 Witness JF-052, a member of the JNA attached to an
air force brigade as a technician, 3209 testified that in winter and spring 1993, he was, on
several occasions, assigned to go to Bajina Bašta, Serbia, where he saw units of the VJ, police
units from the Republic of Serbia and the Bosnian-Serb Republic, and the Drina Wolves,
which he identified by their insignia. 3210 The witness testified that the police units from the
Bosnian-Serb Republic and the Drina Wolves were subordinated to Franko Simatović and that
3204 P3196 (Documents related to Miomir Popović), pp. 17-18 (Statement of Miomir Popović to the JSO of the
Serbian MUP, 11 August 1999), p. 17; P3199 (Documents related to Budimir Zečević), pp. 1-2 (Statement of
Miomir Popović to the JSO of the Serbian MUP, 11 August 1999), p. 2.
3205 P3196 (Documents related to Miomir Popović), pp. 17-18 (Statement of Miomir Popović to the JSO of the
Serbian MUP, 11 August 1999), p. 18; P3199 (Documents related to Budimir Zečević), pp. 1-2 (Statement of
Miomir Popović to the JSO of the Serbian MUP, 11 August 1999), p. 2.
3206 Exhibit P1053.
3207 Exhibit P399.
3208 Manojlo Milovanović, T.4490; Dejan Plahuta, T 19525; P1596 (Witness JF-027, witness statement, 27
February 2004), paras 38-40; Witness JF-027, T. 8951; D82 (Report of Duško Vukotić, 9 October 1995), p. 1.
3209 P1587 (Witness JF-052, Prior Testimony, 2003), pp. 3-4; Witness JF-052, T. 8851; P1588 (Background
sheet).
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