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support, and other substantial assistance or support for the JATD at the Pajzoš camp in May
1995. 3441
1732. In its Final Trial Brief, the Prosecution submits that from May 1995, the Red Berets
trained police academy graduates at Pajzoš and that Simatović visited the Pajzoš camp during
this period. 3442 In this regard, the Trial Chamber has considered the evidence set out below.
1733. The Trial Chamber has received evidence from Witness JF-048, Witness JF-031, Rade
Vujović, and Dejan Plahuta in relation the Pajzoš camp in 1995. The Trial Chamber has
further considered documentary evidence as well as evidence reviewed in other parts of the
Judgement.
1734. Witness JF-048, a former member of the Red Berets, 3443 testified that in April 1995,
he attended a recruitment meeting with the representatives of the “special forces” of the police
at his Police Academy. The representatives were dressed in uniforms and wore red berets and
the witness heard that they belonged to the Red Berets. 3444 At the meeting, Dragoslav
Krsmanović, one of the Red Berets representatives, said that they were part of a relatively
new unit of the DB which dealt with the most difficult situations. 3445 The witness and others
from Bosnia-Herzegovina volunteered to join the unit after graduation. 3446 The graduates
initially received the status of interns and only became regular MUP employees upon passing
the state exam. 3447 The Red Berets’ existence and activities were not known to the public. 3448
The Red Berets’ instructors repeated the message of secrecy and importance of the unit during
the daily trainings. 3449 The witness did not receive any document confirming his affiliation
with the special police unit. 3450
3441 Indictment, paras 3, 5, 15(c).
3442 Prosecution Final Trial Brief, 14 December 2012, para. 367.
3443 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), pp. 1-2, 5; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan
Milošević transcript, 9 January 2003), p. 14576.
3444 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), pp. 3-4; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 9 January 2003), pp. 14576-14577; Witness JF-048, T. 5715, 5780, 5790.
3445 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), p. 4; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 9 January 2003), p. 14577; Witness JF-048, T. 5715, 5752, 5770, 5775-5776, 5782.
3446 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), p. 4; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 9 January 2003), p. 14577; Witness JF-048, T. 5714, 5770.
3447 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), p. 19; Witness JF-048, T. 5809-5810.
3448 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), p. 5; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 9 January 2003), pp. 14610-14613; Witness JF-048, T. 5780.
3449 P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan Milošević transcript, 9 January 2003), pp. 14580, 14610-14613; Witness
JF-048, T. 5717, 5719-5720, 5731, 5780, 5788.
3450 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), pp. 4, 14; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan
Milošević transcript, 9 January 2003), p. 14589.
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