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1813. Based on the foregoing, the Trial Chamber considers that it has received insufficient
evidence to show that the Accused directed the SDG in the Banja Luka operations in 1995.
The Trial Chamber finds that without further evidence, the mere fact that the Accused were
involved with the SDG in other ways does not affect this finding.
6.4.4 The Accused organized, supplied, financed, and supported the involvement of the
Serbian Volunteer Guard in particular operations in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina
1814. According to the Indictment, the Accused organized, supplied, financed, and supported
the SDG’s involvement in particular operations in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. 3636 The
Trial Chamber has received evidence about the alleged involvement of the SDG in six
operations: the SAO SBWS operation in 1991, the operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1992
(Bijeljina and Zvornik), Operation Pauk, operations in Treskavica/Trnovo in June-July 1995,
the Banja Luka operations in 1995, and operations in the SAO SBWS in 1995. In this subchapter,
the Trial Chamber will address the Prosecution’s allegations in relation to (a) the
SAO SBWS operation in 1991, (b) operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina in April 1992, and (c)
operations in Banja Luka in 1995. The Trial Chamber will address the role of the Accused in
organizing the involvement of, and financing, supporting and supplying the SDG in Operation
Pauk, and the 1995 operations in Trnovo/Treskavica and the SBWS in chapters 6.5.3 and
6.5.4.
SAO SBWS 1991
1815. The Trial Chamber has received evidence with regard to the Prosecution’s allegation
that the Accused organized, supplied, financed, and supported the involvement of the SDG in
the SAO SBWS in 1991, through documentary evidence and through the testimony of
Nebojša Bogunović, Witness DST-035, Witness JF-030, Witness JF-015, Borislav Pelević,
Reynaud Theunens, and Jovan Dimitrijević. It has also taken judicial notice of Adjudicated
Facts.
1816. According to the Adjudicated Facts, the JNA and in particular its Air Force arm
actively cooperated with and assisted paramilitary units during 1991 and 1992 in operations in
Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina and liberally supplied them with arms and equipment. 3637
3636 Indictment, paras 5, 7.
3637 Adjudicated facts I, fact 202.
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