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6.2 Position and powers of the Accused
6.2.1 Jovica Stanišić
1272. The parties have agreed to the following facts relating to Jovica Stanišić’s positions
during the times relevant to the Indictment. 2241 Stanišić commenced work in the DB of the
Serbian MUP in 1975. He held the position of Deputy Head of the DB throughout 1991 and
Head of the DB from 31 December 1991 to 27 October 1998. 2242 The Trial Chamber has
considered the parties’ agreement in light of the evidence received with regard to Jovica
Stanišić’s positions. 2243 The evidence received is consistent with these agreed facts. Ljubomir
Ristić, a Serbian SDB employee since 1972, 2244 and Miloš Teodorović, an advisor to the
Serbian DB Chief from May 1992 until 31 December 1999, 2245 added that Milan Tepavčević
became Stanišić’s deputy, and that Stanišić had five or six Assistants. 2246
1273. The Trial Chamber further received evidence in relation to the structure of the MUP of
the Republic of Serbia and the Serbian DB. Witness JF-038, an active member of the
Yugoslav federal SDB until October 1992, 2247 testified that the MUP of the Republic of
Serbia consisted of two services: the State Security Service (SDB) and the Public Security
Service (SJB). 2248 The SDB had the task of protecting the legal and social order, doing
intelligence work, and dealing with political crimes, terrorism, and extremism, while the SJB
dealt with ordinary crimes. 2249 Article 3 of the Rules on the Internal Organisation of the DB of
January 1992 stated that the DB departments’ duties are counter-intelligence, intelligence,
prevention of extremism and terrorism, and other security duties for the republic including
defence preparations in the event of war or imminent war. 2250 According to an attachment to
these rules, the Chief of the DB was responsible for, inter alia, organising the performance of
DB tasks, directing and coordinating the work of all organisational units, deciding how to
2241 See chapter 2 for a further explanation about the agreement on these facts.
2242 Prosecution Submission on Agreed Facts, 15 June 2007, para. 9.
2243 See e.g. documentary evidence P2401, P2404, P2431-2436 and evidence of Dejan Slišković, Ljubomir
Ristić, Miloš Teodorović, and Witness DST-035.
2244 D227 (Ljubomir Ristić, witness statement, 17 June 2011), p. 1, para. 1.
2245 D258 (Miloš Teodorović, witness statement, 23 May 2011), p. 1, paras 2, 9.
2246 D227 (Ljubomir Ristić, witness statement, 17 June 2011), paras 30, 47; Miloš Teodorović, T. 12004-12005.
2247 P420 (Witness JF-038, Martić transcript, 31 March-4 April 2006), pp. 3021, 3023-3025, 3027, 3116.
2248 P420 (Witness JF-038, Martić transcript, 31 March-4 April 2006), pp. 3029-3031, 3038. The Trial Chamber
understands that the term RDB was used as of 1992 for what was known previously as SDB.
2249 P420 (Witness JF-038, Martić transcript, 31 March-4 April 2006), pp. 3030-3031.
2250 D113 (Rules on the internal organisation of the RDB, January 1992), pp. 3-4.
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