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“Skorpions”, to guard the oilfields in Đeletovci. 3893 The witness testified that after the
Skorpions were disbanded, some members, recommended by Slobodan Medić, were given a
document stating that they were part of a reserve force of the Special Unit of the Serbian
SDB, known as the JSO. 3894 A former member of the Skorpions showed such a document to
the witness. 3895 The witness further testified that Goran Stoparić was a member of the
reconnaissance unit of the Skorpions, but he was not a commander, and that the Skorpions did
not have any ID cards, although there was apparently some talk of it. 3896
1924. Witness C-015, a Serb from Croatia, 3897 testified that the oilfields in Ðeletovci were
guarded by the Skorpions unit. 3898 The witness further testified that Mrgud personally set up
the Skorpions Unit, which was under the command of Slobodan Medić Boca. Mrgud told the
witness at the time that everything he was doing was for the needs of the SDB, but the witness
later considered such assertions doubtful in light of Mrgud’s incarceration and his alleged
wealth. 3899
1925. In its Final Trial Brief, the Prosecution argues that the insignia of each of the Serbian
DB’s special units (the Unit, the SDG and the Skorpions) contained a single, upward-facing
sword and four Cyrillic Ss, demonstrating their common nexus to the Serbian DB and
distinguishing them from other units that did not have such a direct connection. 3900 The Trial
Chamber will now review the evidence received from Goran Stoparić, Witness JF-005,
Witness JF-024, Witness JF-027, Witness JF-029, Witness JF-048, Witness C-1118, Borivoje
Savić, Dejan Slišković, Slobodan Lazarević, Witness JF-035, and Witness JF-050, as well as
through documentary sources, in relation to the insignia worn by the Skorpions, the SDG and
the Unit also referred to as the Red Berets. In this respect, Goran Stoparić testified that
members of the units of the Red Berets, as well as other DB satellite units, such as the
Skorpions, the Grey Wolves from the Zvornik area, the special unit of the CSB from Doboj
(commanded by a person called Zenga), Arkan’s Tigers, the Wolves from Vučjak, and the
Horned Vipers (commanded by a person called Gumar) all wore an emblem with a sword and
3893 P2146 (Witness JF-024, witness statement, 17 February 2005), paras 28, 42; Witness JF-024, T. 11088-
11092.
3894 P2146 (Witness JF-024, witness statement, 17 February 2005), paras 47, 84.
3895 P2146 (Witness JF-024, witness statement, 17 February 2005), para. 47.
3896 Witness JF-024, T. 11095, 11111-11112.
3897 P2 (Witness C-015, witness statement, 13 May 1999), p. 2; P3 (Witness C-015, supplementary witness
statement, 24 January 2001), p 1.
3898 P2 (Witness C-015, witness statement, 13 May 1999), p. 5; Witness C-015, T. 1698.
3899 Witness C-015, T. 1672-1673, 1698-1699, 1722-1725.
3900 Prosecution Final Trial Brief, 14 December 2012, para. 376.
Case No. IT-03-69-T 678
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