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who came voluntarily to fight for the Serbian people. 3646 Biorčević stated that his men would
surround a village, Arkan’s volunteers would enter it and kill those who refused to surrender,
and Biorčević’s men would then go on. According to military expert Reynaud Theunens, 3647
Biorčević was Commander of the 12th JNA Corps (Novi Sad) and, during the operations in
the SAO SBWS, was commander of JNA OG North. According to Theunens, Biorčević’s
speech related to the SAO SBWS operations and indicates cooperation between the JNA OG
North and the SDG. 3648
1821. Witness JF-015, a former Serb police officer in Dalj, 3649 testified that Arkan must
have had the support of either the JNA or the DB, as he and his men travelled freely in the
area of the SAO SBWS and had no problems passing through checkpoints. 3650
1822. The Trial Chamber also received evidence related to the arming and supplying of the
SDG in the SAO SBWS in 1991.
1823. Witness DST-035, a former high-ranking Serbian DB officer from Belgrade, 3651
testified that the DB had information that Arkan received weapons from the Lipovica TO
depot, sold automatic rifles “for the MUP”, and had contacts with Keković, Chief of the SDB
of Montenegro, Krajger, and Zdravko Mustac, Head of the “SSDB”. 3652
1824. Witness JF-015 confirmed that Arkan’s men cooperated with JNA units, and that
Arkan was supplied with the JNA’s weapons and ammunition already in 1991. 3653
1825. On 13 October 1991, Milinko Đoković of the Security Organ of the Serbian TO Staff
Belgrade reported that the “Serbian Guard” was taking part in combat operations in the SAO
SBWS. According to the report, a command had been formed in the Vojvodina TO Centre in
Erdut, headed by Željko Ražnjatović, a.k.a. Arkan, and with a special role for Goran Mijačić,
both of whom received privileged treatment from Serbian Ministers and other government
3646 P1219 (Transcript of speech by General Biorčević).
3647 Reynaud Theunens, T. 8049-8057; P1574 (Curriculum Vitae of Reynaud Theunens).
3648 Reynaud Theunens, T. 8592; P1575 (Reynaud Theunens expert report, 30 June 2007), p. 237; P1219
(Transcript of speech by General Biorčević).
3649 P306 (Witness JF-015, witness statements), witness statement of 18 January 2001, p. 1, paras 1, 22, 43; P312
(Decision on redeployment of Witness JF-015 within the Dalj police, signed for the SAO SUP Minister by Boro
Bogunović, 1 October 1991).
3650 P306 (Witness JF-015, witness statements), witness statement of 18 January 2001, para. 33; Witness JF-015,
T. 4088-4089, 4126.
3651 D270 (Witness DST-035, witness statement, 27 June 2011), p. 1, paras 1-5.
3652 D270 (Witness DST-035, witness statement, 27 June 2011), para. 76; D273 (SDB Report on handling of
illegal weapons, 18 July 1991), p. 2.
3653 Witness JF-015, T. 4105, 4128-4129; P337 (Captain Dragan Fund file of Nenad Marinović), certificate of
participation in fight, signed by Arkan for Commander Enes Taso, 4 December 1991; D31 (Report on the
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