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he saw them salute him in Bajina Bašta, Serbia. 3211 The witness heard Simatović give orders
to those units. 3212 On occasion in Bajina Bašta, a local man nicknamed ‘Max’ who belonged
to the Drina Wolves gave instructions to the witness’s unit. 3213 Max and his assistant Neđo
told the witness that Simatović was their superior, and the witness saw Max salute Simatović
and receiving orders from him. 3214 Max and Neđo also told the witness that their group was
previously called “Knindže”. 3215 Two other men belonging to this unit were Rajo Božović
who the witness repeatedly saw in Bajina Bašta and a man called Njegoš who was in charge
of the unit that was stationed in a hotel at Mount Tara. 3216 The Drina Wolves were composed
of Serbian policemen and locals from the area of Bajina Bašta and Skelani. 3217 The Drina
Wolves wore blue camouflage uniforms. Some members also wore black and others green
camouflage uniforms. 3218 In addition to the hotel where the members of the various units were
accommodated, there was a house in the centre of Bajina Bašta, which functioned as a
command centre. 3219 In this command centre, where the witness went several times, he
encountered Frenki’s secretary who had an office space there. The witness referred to the
command centre as a large office with maps and communication devices. 3220
1630. On 10 December 1993, Dragutin Stanojević, in a handwritten auto-biography, stated
that after February he and twenty comrades went to the Tara camp for a special training. 3221
According to a background check on Dragutin Stanojević, reported by Dragan Kijac, Head of
the Bosnian-Serb Republic MUP DB on 8 March 1994, Stanojević had joined a formation
called the Drinski Vukovi, or Wolves from Drina, after the war broke out in Bratunac. 3222
According to the report, Stanojević had been in a special purposes unit of the MUP of the
Bosnian Serb Republic from 21 February to 26 July 1993 and fought alongside the VRS. 3223
3210 P1587 (Witness JF-052, Prior Testimony, 2003), pp. 5, 7-8, 10, 12, 15-17; P1590 (Photograph of Drina
Wolves patch).
3211 P1587 (Witness JF-052, Prior Testimony, 2003), pp. 15-17.
3212 P1587 (Witness JF-052, Prior Testimony, 2003), p. 17.
3213 P1587 (Witness JF-052, Prior Testimony, 2003), p. 18.
3214 P1587 (Witness JF-052, Prior Testimony, 2003), pp. 18-19, 23.
3215 P1587 (Witness JF-052, Prior Testimony, 2003), pp. 23-24, 82.
3216 P1587 (Witness JF-052, Prior Testimony, 2003), pp. 24, 26-28; Witness JF-052, T. 8798.
3217 P1587 (Witness JF-052, Prior Testimony, 2003), pp. 82-83.
3218 P1587 (Witness JF-052, Prior Testimony, 2003), p. 84.
3219 P1587 (Witness JF-052, Prior Testimony, 2003), pp. 7, 13-14; Witness JF-052, T.8794.
3220 P1587 (Witness JF-052, Prior Testimony, 2003), pp. 7, 13-14.
3221 P2816 (Dragutin Stanojević’s handwritten note, 10 December 1993).
3222 P479 (Series of Documents relating to Dragutin Stanojević), p. 3 (Bosnian Serb Republic MUP DB
Background Check of Dragutin Stanojević, 8 March 1994, signed by Dragan Kijac).
3223 P479 (Series of Documents relating to Dragutin Stanojević), p. 3 (Bosnian Serb Republic MUP DB
Background Check of Dragutin Stanojević, 8 March 1994, signed by Dragan Kijac).
Case No. IT-03-69-T 575
30 May 2013