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Serbian PJM units who were under the command of Obrad Stevanović. Having considered the
indications that the Unit operated under the command of Mrkšić and/or a Joint Staff at Tara,
was formally subordinate to the Skelani Independent Battalion, and cooperated closely with
other forces, the Trial Chamber finds, on the basis of documentary evidence reviewed
above 3335 and in accordance with Simatović’s statement at the June 1992 meeting, that the
Accused remained in command of the Unit in Skelani, as further described in its findings in
relation to the Ležimir camp, above. The Trial Chamber concludes that the Accused organized
the Unit’s involvement in the Skelani operations in March and April 1993.
1678. The Trial Chamber now turns to support provided to the Unit for these particular
operations. Having reviewed relevant documentary evidence 3336 and a number of JATD
payment lists, 3337 the Trial Chamber finds that between July 1994 and December 1995, the
Serbian DB made regular payments to the wives of Unit members Žarko Teofanović and
Ljubomir Obradović who were killed during the Unit’s Skelani operations in April 1993.
Further recalling its findings in relation to the Ležimir camp above, the Trial Chamber finds
that the Accused supported the Unit’s Skelani operations in April 1993 by providing financial
support to the relatives of deceased members.
1679. The Trial Chamber will now address whether the Accused organized the financing and
logistical support for the Unit in Skelani. Deronjić testified that during the June 1992 meeting,
Simatović told local municipal leaders to secure the facilities for training camps and provide
assistance in terms of vehicles and fuel. VRS Colonel Rade Rodić reported 3338 that in June
1993, “Frenki” financed the Unit in Skelani (although it is not clear what sources Rodić relied
on in this respect). In light of this evidence and recalling its findings in chapter 6.3.2 and in
relation to the Ležimir camp above, and its findings (including in relation to the Ležimir and
Pajzoš camps) that the Accused financed the Unit at other camps, the Trial Chamber is is
satisfied that the Accused organized the financing and logistical support for the Unit in
Skelani between June 1992 and mid-1993, in cooperation with local municipal leaders.
3335 The combat readiness report in evidence as P3120, Vakić’s interview in evidence as P1053, The 15 May
1993 report on the establishment of Red Berets in Skelani in evidence as P399, the 6 May 1993 Tactical Group 1
report by Commander Vukoja Vuković in evidence as P1441, and the Živanović report in evidence as P2683.
3336 The intelligence report in evidence as P1075, the statement pertaining to the death of Žarko Teofanović and
Ljubomir Obradović in evidence as exhibits P3040 and P3119.
3337 JATD payment lists in evidence as P347-P349, P446-P468, and P540-P547.
3338 See in particular, the combat report in evidence as P387.
Case No. IT-03-69-T 594
30 May 2013