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deployment, and Slavko Dokmanović. 4213 Kojić then selected between 100 and 150 men from
the Vukovar SUP and led three reinforced companies to Trnovo. 4214 These three companies
comprised the Skorpions, the SDG, which the witness considered to be an “element” of the
Dalj Brigade of the army, and the Vukovar Special Police Units. 4215 The Skorpions were
deployed to Trnovo alongside the Plavi and Arkan’s unit in June 1995, on the understanding
that they would act only in defensive positions. 4216
2019. Goran Stoparić recalled that Srdjan Manojlović, deputy commander of the Skorpions,
brought an order by General Lončar for the Skorpions to be deployed to Trnovo. 4217 The
witness left the Skorpions unit in 1995, sometime after the Trnovo operation. 4218
2020. Witness JF-024 testified that after the Velika Kladuša operation, the Skorpions
returned to Đeletovci and Milan Milanović, a.k.a. Mrgud, told them to prepare to go to
Trnovo in Bosnia-Herzegovina for an operation. 4219 They received new badges from the
Serbian MUP and travelled to Trnovo. 4220 Members of the Skorpions removed the Skorpion
insignia and replaced it with the insignia of the police of the RSK and the Serbian MUP. 4221
During the operation, the Skorpions communicated via radio with a unit of Arkan’s men,
since they “knew them well from before”, and Medić communicated with the VRS. 4222 The
witness testified that Boca had somebody superior to him and that in Trnovo, he had meetings
every night with somebody. 4223 The witness testified that Medić and one of Arkan’s men
known as Asteriks received orders from Milan Milanović, a.k.a. Mrgud, who received his
4212 Witness JF-029, T. 10052, 10130, 10185-10187; D212 (Transcript of testimony of Witness JF-029 before a
local court on 24 October 2006), p. 24.
4213 Witness JF-029, T. 10194-10195; D212 (Transcript of testimony of Witness JF-029 before a local court on
24 October 2006), pp. 55-56.
4214 Witness JF-029, T. 10131, 10139, 10187, 10197-10198, 10206.
4215 Witness JF-029, T. 10197-10198; D212 (Transcript of testimony of Witness JF-029 before a local court on
24 October 2006), pp. 25, 83-84.
4216 Witness JF-029, T. 10052-10053, 10137, 10140; D212 (Transcript of testimony of Witness JF-029 before a
local court on 24 October 2006), pp. 25, 27, 63.
4217 Goran Stoparić, T. 10508-10509.
4218 Goran Stoparić, T. 10327.
4219 P2146 (Witness JF-024, witness statement, 17 February 2005), paras 65, 87; P2151 (Photos taken by Witness
JF-024 with descriptions), pp. 1-3; P2152 (Photos taken by Witness JF-024), pp. 1, 29-30, 35-37.
4220 P2146 (Witness JF-024, witness statement, 17 February 2005), paras 46, 65-72, 87, 88; P2148 (Witness JF-
024, witness statement, 31 May 2005), p. 4; Witness JF-024, T. 11042, 11124, 11140-11141, 11185-11186,
11188, 11190; P2151 (Photos taken by Witness JF-024 with descriptions), p. 11; P2152 (Photos taken by
Witness JF-024), p. 40-41; P2153 (Witness JF-024 comments on Pauk Video and Scorpion Video), pp. 3, 6-7, 9;
P2161 (Video of Trnovo Skorpion operation), 1’38’’46-1’57’’44; D226 (Video stills from Skorpion Video).
4221 P2146 (Witness JF-024, witness statement, 17 February 2005), paras 65, 87; Witness JF-024, T. 11196-
11198.
4222 P2146 (Witness JF-024, witness statement, 17 February 2005), para. 73.
4223 Witness JF-024, T. 11139-11140.
Case No. IT-03-69-T 718
30 May 2013