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1735. Witness JF-048 testified that in late May or early June 1995, the witness reported, as
instructed by Krsmanović, at the MUP building in Belgrade. 3451 The witness and about 30
newly recruited Red Berets were transported by bus to Pajzoš in eastern Slavonia. 3452 The
recruits included graduates from the Police Academy, police officers, and civilians who had
been members of the JNA/VJ’s anti-sabotage units and the 63rd Parachute Brigade. 3453 The
camp received weapons and ammunition on a regular basis that mostly arrived in a truck with
an M602 number plate, which according to the witness was a DB number plate. 3454 In this
respect, the Trial Chamber notes that Dejan Slišković also testified that DB vehicles had
official MUP plates which were blue and started with M601 or M602. 3455 Witness JF-048
further testified that there was a communication centre at the camp, with area code 0210,
which was used for contacting Belgrade. 3456 A villa that had belonged to Tito near the base
was used by Krsmanović, Simatović, Božović, and the general in charge of the SVK when
they visited the camp. 3457 In Pajzoš, the new unit received uniforms, guns, knives, rifles,
combat vests, black balaclavas, and NATO camouflage hats. 3458 The uniforms they were
given resembled those of the US and NATO uniforms. Dragoslav Krsmanović and Zvezdan
(a.k.a. Zveki) were in charge of the camp and the Pajzoš unit. 3459 Training at Pajzoš included
the use of live ammunition and hand grenades and the use of domestic and foreign weapons,
guns, sniper rifles, knives, and night vision scopes. 3460
1736. The witness testified that between June and August 1995, Franko Simatović came by
helicopter to Pajzoš. 3461 Simatović was accompanied by Božović. 3462 At the end of September
3451 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), p. 4; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 9 January 2003), p. 14581; Witness JF-048, T. 5774, 5790.
3452 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), pp. 6-7; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 9 January 2003), pp. 14581-14582, 14618.
3453 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), pp. 6-7; Witness JF-048, T. 5763, 5794-5795; P525
(Proofing note of Witness JF-048, 13 June 2010).
3454 P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan Milošević transcript, 9 January 2003), p. 14585; Witness JF-048, T. 5790.
3455 P441 (Dejan Slišković, witness statement, 8 April 2010), para. 53.
3456 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), p. 7; Witness JF-048, T. 5788; P531 (Diagram of
Pajzoš camp).
3457 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), p. 7; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 9 January 2003), pp. 14582-14583.
3458 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), p. 7; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 9 January 2003), p. 14583; Witness JF-048, T. 5722.
3459 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), p. 7; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 9 January 2003), p. 14582; P536 (Payment list authentication chart with comments from Witness JF-
048), (Comments on P541), p. 3; P539 (Series of stills of Kula Camp Video (P61) with Witness JF-048
comments), (Stills of Zveki with related comments, time codes 01’28”, 10’14”), pp. 1, 3.
3460 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), p. 8.
3461 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), p. 9; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 9 January 2003), pp. 14585, 14619-14620; Witness JF-048, T. 5830, 5836-5837.
3462 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), p. 9; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 9 January 2003), p. 14585.
Case No. IT-03-69-T 612
30 May 2013