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at some point, Arkan demanded that Hadžić keep him informed of all current events when he
was absent from meetings. 3567 According to Bogunović, Arkan exercised some degree of
control over Hadžić. 3568 If the Government left Erdut to go to Vukovar, security was provided
by Arkan’s soldiers. 3569
1783. A few witnesses provided evidence on possible links between the SDG and the Serbian
DB during the operations in the SAO SBWS in 1991/1992. Borislav Bogunović testified that
Arkan did not report to the SAO SBWS Government and acted independently of any
Government influence. 3570 Neither Ilija Kojić as Minister of Defence, nor the JNA had any
authority over him. The witness testified that Arkan was subordinate to the Serbian MUP and
Stanišić, rather than the JNA or the SAO SBWS Government. Although Arkan never issued
any direct threats, Bogunović testified that there was a general perception that the
consequences of opposing him could be violent. 3571
1784. Witness JF-030, a former Serb MUP officer, 3572 testified that a few days after the
attack on Dalj, he went to Borovo Selo with Janko Milaković, where he saw Arkan in front of
the Borovo Selo School with some of his men. Arkan and two other Serbian DB members
showed MUP ID cards, and said that they were from the Serbian DB. 3573 The witness also
concluded that they were from the DB due to their combat equipment and communication sets
in the vehicles they arrived in. Further, the witness testified that other than members of the
army or the police, no one could go from Serbia to Croatia with arms ammunition without the
approval of the DB. 3574
1785. Witness C-1118, a Croat from Osijek municipality, 3575 testified that at approximately
10 a.m. on 20 November 1991, he was taken to Stričević for interrogation which lasted
approximately one hour. 3576 Whilst detained at the Erdut training camp he overheard a
3567 P553 (Borislav Bogunović, witness statement, 6 June 2003), para. 79.
3568 P553 (Borislav Bogunović, witness statement, 6 June 2003), para. 81.
3569 P553 (Borislav Bogunović, witness statement, 6 June 2003), para. 34.
3570 P553 (Borislav Bogunović, witness statement, 6 June 2003), paras 29, 79.
3571 P554 (Borislav Bogunović, witness statement, 8 February 2007), para. 22; Borislav Bogunović, T. 6028-
6029.
3572 P2091 (Witness JF-030, witness statement, 21 August 2003), p. 1, paras 4, 37.
3573 P2091 (Witness JF-030, witness statement, 21 August 2003), para. 15; P2092 (Witness JF-030, proofing
notes, 14 September 2009), p. 1; Witness JF-030, T. 10676-10678.
3574 P2091 (Witness JF-030, witness statement, 21 August 2003), para. 15.
3575 Witness C-1118, T. 1950, 1968-1969; P23 (Witness C-1118, witness statement, 4 June 1999), pp. 1-2; P24
(Witness C-1118, witness statement, 12 June 1999), p. 1; P25 (Witness C-1118, witness statement, 25 April
2007), p. 1.
3576 P23 (Witness C-1118, witness statement, 4 June 1999), p. 6.
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