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Command: the Tactical Group 1 was commanded by Božović of the Red Berets, and the
second, by Legija of the SDG. 4087 Tactical Group 1 was made up of Rajo Božović’s men. 4088
Riki, from Krajina, was Božović’s deputy. 4089 Rade Rakonjac was Legija’s deputy. 4090 During
Operation Pauk, the Red Berets, the SDG, and the Skorpions worked side by side in close
cooperation. 4091 Witness JF-048, a former member of the Red Berets, 4092 testified that the
Red Berets cooperated with Boca’s unit, but he did not think that Boca’s unit was affiliated
with the SDB or Arkan’s Tigers. 4093
1980. The Trial Chamber will now move to the evidence received in relation to the Red
Berets’ participation in Operation Pauk. Witness JF-057 testified that during Operation Pauk,
the Serbian DB unit – the Red Berets – was led by Rajo Božović, member of the Serbian
DB. 4094
1981. Dejan Slišković testified that in mid-September 1994, the witness’s unit loaded their
vehicles and travelled by bus to Petrova Gora, in Vojnić municipality, in a convoy which
included volunteer units from Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, as well as
members of the reserve paramilitary formations of the JATD, and Arkan’s Tigers. 4095 The
convoy was joined by JATD artillery vehicles which had been stationed at Tara. 4096 During
the trip, Draško Suvara told the witness that Žika Crnogorac had told him that Franko
Simatović was in the vehicle which led the convoy. 4097 The JATD’s Gazelle and Bell Ranger
helicopters were also transported to Petrova Gora. When taking part in reconnaissance,
security, and attacks against the Bosnian 5th Corps, the JATD had air support from their own
Gazelles. 4098 The witness and others were told to avoid members of the VJ in Bosnia-
Herzegovina. 4099
4087 P1596 (Witness JF-027, witness statement, 27 February 2004), para. 24; Witness JF-027, T. 8878, 8925,
8933-8934, 8980.
4088 Witness JF-027, T. 8885, 8933-8934.
4089 P1596 (Witness JF-027, witness statement, 27 February 2004), para. 24; Witness JF-027, T. 8934.
4090 P1596 (Witness JF-027, witness statement, 27 February 2004), para. 24.
4091 P1596 (Witness JF-027, witness statement, 27 February 2004), para. 25.
4092 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), pp. 1-2, 5; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan
Milošević transcript, 9 January 2003), p. 14576.
4093 P523 (Witness JF-048, witness statement, 6 May 2000), p. 11; P524 (Witness JF-048, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 9 January 2003), p. 14586.
4094 P1615 (Witness JF-057, witness statement, 9 July 2002), p. 3; P1616 (Witness JF-057, witness statement, 10
November 2002), p. 6; P1618 (Witness JF-057, Prior testimony), pp. 19461, 19465; Witness JF-057, T. 9480.
4095 P440 (Dejan Slišković, witness statement, 14 September 2003), para. 6; P441 (Dejan Slišković, witness
statement, 8 April 2010), paras 25-29; Dejan Slišković, T. 5102-5105.
4096 Dejan Slišković, T. 5103-5104.
4097 P441 (Dejan Slišković, witness statement, 8 April 2010), para. 28; Dejan Slišković, T. 5105.
4098 P440 (Dejan Slišković, witness statement, 14 September 2003), para. 13; P441 (Dejan Slišković, witness
statement, 8 April 2010), para. 43; Dejan Slišković, T. 5177-5178.
4099 P440 (Dejan Slišković, witness statement, 14 September 2003), para. 14.
Case No. IT-03-69-T 701
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