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Skorpions headquarters. 3949 The witness further testified that the Skorpions were officially
supposed to be under the SVK, but that the Serbian MUP wielded influence over the unit, and
it was always conveyed to them at meetings that the Serbian DB was behind the
Skorpions. 3950 As Medić explained to the witness, the borders belonged to the military and the
oil wells to the DB. 3951
1945. Witness JF-024, a Serb from Croatia, 3952 testified that although the Skorpions began
under JNA command, he assumed that in either late 1992 or early 1993, when the JNA left the
region, the Serbian SDB took command of the Skorpions. 3953 The witness heard stories that
Boca met Badža and Mrgud in Beli Monastir, and that it is how it was organized, but he did
not know any details. 3954 The witness also testified that some time later, at the Tovarnik police
check-point he saw truck-loads of crude oil passing to Serbia, and thought it was not possible
without the SDB. 3955 The witness testified that he learnt from the media, after some members
of the Skorpions had been arrested, that the Skorpions and the SDG belonged to the Serbian
DB. 3956 The witness testified that in 1994, and throughout 1995, the Skorpions were organized
into two companies and six platoons, one reconnaissance platoon and one working
platoon. 3957 The reconnaissance platoon was independent of the companies and received
orders directly from Medić. The witness further testified that the unit received orders from the
Serbian SDB and that Slobodan Medić boasted of meeting with, and receiving orders from the
Accused. According to the witness, Milanović was the intermediary between Medić and
Ulemek, on the one hand, and the SDB leadership, Stanišić and Simatović, on the other.
Milanović would meet with the Accused before passing orders to Medić and Ulemek. 3958
1946. According to a Report on the situation in Eastern Slavonia and Baranja, based on an 8
June 1995 interview with the Chief of Security of the 11th Corps, Mrgud reported to Stanišić
in Belgrade and did “everything but his functional duties”. Furthermore, Mrgud, Kojić and
Arkan, supported by the MUP of Serbia, “prevented the flow of money to Knin”, and Mrgud
and Kojić made all the decision “under the patronage of the MUP of Serbia (Jovica Stanišić)”.
3949 P1702 (Goran Stoparić, witness statement, 24 November 2003), para. 73; Goran Stoparić, T. 10432-10433.
3950 Goran Stoparić, T. 10460-10461.
3951 Goran Stoparić, T. 10461.
3952 P2146 (Witness JF-024, witness statement, 17 February 2005), p. 1, paras 4-6; P2147 (Witness JF-024,
witness statement, 25 May 2005), pp. 1-2; P2148 (Witness JF-024, witness statement, 31 May 2005), p. 1; P2149
(Witness JF-024, witness statement, 7 October 2010), p. 1.
3953 P2146 (Witness JF-024, witness statement, 17 February 2005), para. 42; Witness JF-024, T. 11012-11014.
3954 Witness JF-024, T. 11089-11092, 11013-11014.
3955 Witness JF-024, T. 11013-11014.
3956 Witness JF-024, T. 11122-11123.
3957 P2146 (Witness JF-024, witness statement, 17 February 2005), para. 50; Witness JF-024, T. 11093.
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