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or early October 1995, the Red Berets were ordered to move to a camp situated in the forest in
Zirište, near the village of Nijemci (Vinkovci municipality), where they stayed for about 45 to
60 days and continued their training. 3463 Most of the instructors from Pajzoš were also there,
including Krsmanović, Zvizdić, Milosavljević, Dukić, Trifković, and Jovanović. 3464 In late
December 1995 or early January 1996, the unit moved to a training camp in Lipovica where
they received basic physical training. 3465 At some point, the Poskok unit with Miloš Opačić
arrived to Lipovica and eventually, some members of the Poskok unit became the instructors
of the Red Berets. 3466 In late 1995, during a meeting at Lipovica with the Red Berets
including the witness, Krsmanović and Božović; Simatović – who was welcomed like the
main commander – said that the Red Berets were to be able to carry out any given order and
that they worked for the interests of Serbia. 3467 They would receive everything that was
necessary to carry out their tasks. He also said that the President’s doors were open to him. 3468
1737. Witness JF-048 identified several names of his fellow recruits with whom he studied
and trained at various locations, as well as of instructors Milos Dukić, Dragoslav Krsmanović,
Dragoje Zvizdić, Milan Milosavljević, Goran Trifković, and Jovanović, on JATD payment
lists for 1 to 15 July, and 1 August to 31 December 1995. 3469
3463 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), pp. 11-12; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan
Milošević transcript, 9 January 2003), pp. 14587-14588.
3464 Witness JF-048, T. 5724-5725; P536 (Payment list authentication chart with comments by Witness JF-048),
(Comments on P541), p. 3.
3465 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), pp. 12-13; Witness JF-048, T. 5726-5727.
3466 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), pp. 6, 12; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan
Milošević transcript, 9 January 2003), p. 14589; P539 (Series of stills of Kula Camp Video (P61) with Witness
JF-048 comments), (Still of Miloš Opačić’s brother and Zvezdan Jovanović with related comments, time code
09’59”), p. 2; Witness JF-048, T. 5726, 5729, 5757-5761.
3467 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), pp. 5, 10; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan
Milošević transcript, 9 January 2003), pp. 14672-14673.
3468 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), pp. 5-6; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 9 January 2003), p. 14580; Witness JF-048, T. 5791.
3469 P536 (Payment list authentication chart with comments by Witness JF-048) (Comments on P347),
(Comments on P348), (Comments on P349), (Comments on P468), (Comments on P540), (Comments on P541),
(Comments on P542), (Comments on P543), (Comments on P544), (Comments on P545), (Comments on P546),
(Comments on P547), pp. 1-6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18-20; P347 (JATD List of Employees to be paid Daily
Allowance for 16 to 30 September 1995), p. 14; P348 (JATD List of Employees to be paid Daily Allowance for
1 to 15 October 1995); P349 (JATD List of Employees to be paid Daily Allowance for 16 to 31 October 1995),
pp. 2-3; P468 (JATD List of Employees to be Paid Daily Spending Allowance for 1 to 15 July 1995); P540
(JADT List of Employees to be paid Daily Allowance for 1 to 15 July 1995), p. 2; P541 (JATD List of
Employees to be paid Daily Allowance for 16 to 31 August 1995), p. 3; P542 (JATD List of Employees to be
paid Daily Allowance for 1 to 15 August 1995), p. 3; P543 (JADT List of Employees to be paid Daily
Allowance for 1 August to 15 September 1995), p. 36; P544 (JATD List of Employees to be paid Daily
Allowance for 1 to 15 November 1995), p. 41; P545 (JATD List of Employees to be paid Daily Allowance for
16 to 30 November 1995), p. 10; P546 (JATD List of Employees to be paid Daily Allowance for 1 to 15
December 1995), pp. 2-4; P547 (JADT List of Employees to be paid Daily Allowance for 16 to 31 December
1995), pp. 2-4.
Case No. IT-03-69-T 613
30 May 2013