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6.5 Skorpions
6.5.1 Introduction
1916. In this chapter, the Trial Chamber will review the evidence concerning the unit known
as the Skorpions (Škorpioni). The Trial Chamber will address the Prosecution’s allegations as
they are presented in the Indictment. In this respect, it will first review the evidence on the
formation of the Skorpions. Second, it will examine whether the Accused organized and
directed the involvement of the Skorpions, and supported and supplied the Skorpions in
specific operations. Third, it will consider whether the Accused financed the involvement of
the Skorpions in particular operations. Fourth, the Trial Chamber will turn to the allegations
that the Accused directed and organized the financing, training, logistical support, and other
substantial assistance or support for the Skorpions. Finally, it will consider the Accused’s
alleged failure to instruct the Skorpions to refrain from committing unlawful acts.
1917. In relation to organizing and directing involvement of the Skorpions, and supporting
and supplying them in particular operations, the Trial Chamber considers the following. The
Trial Chamber has received evidence about the alleged involvement of the Skorpions in three
operations: (a) Operation Pauk in the APZB, (b) the operations in Treskavica/Trnovo in June-
July 1995, and (c) in the SAO SBWS in 1995. 3872 In its Final Trial Brief, the Prosecution
submits that the SDG and the JATD also participated in these operations. 3873 Having reviewed
the evidence on the Skorpions received in this context, the Trial Chamber considers it to be
linked with the evidence on the involvement of the SDG and the JATD in the same
operations. The Trial Chamber will therefore jointly review the evidence on organizing and
directing the involvement of, and supporting and supplying the SDG, the Skorpions, and the
JATD in the three aforementioned operations. Similarly, in so far as the Prosecution alleges
that the Accused financed the involvement of the Skorpions in these specific operations, the
Trial Chamber will review the evidence it has received in this respect together with the
evidence received in relation to the charges that the Accused financed the involvement of the
SDG and the JATD in these operations.
1918. The Trial Chamber has addressed the role of the Accused in organizing and directing
the involvement of, and financing, supporting and supplying the SDG and the Unit or the
JATD in other operations in chapters 6.3.3 and 6.4.4.
3872 Prosecution Final Trial Brief, 14 December 2012, paras 343-375.
3873 Prosecution Final Trial Brief, 14 December 2012, paras 343-375.
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