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Serbian DB took control over the remaining Serb areas in Croatia. The Red Berets were in
Čakovci (commanded by Zvezdan Jovanović) and Nijemci and Lipovac (commanded by a
person named Prego), Boca was in Đeletovci, and Milorad Ulemek was around the village of
Ostrovo. 4271 The TO was at the frontline between Đeletovci, Laze, and Mirkovci. 4272 It was a
joint operation with the SVK to cut off the village of Nuštar from Croatia. The DB took
responsibility for mobilization and digging of trenches, and had full control in the area. The
Skorpions, although being around, did not enter Nuštar. 4273 Around that time, the witness saw
Franko Simatović entering the Skorpions headquarters in Đeletovci with Đušan Lončar. 4274
Some time after, a ceasefire was called, the Red Berets withdrew from the area, and the Erdut
agreement was signed. 4275 According to Petar Djukić, the Skorpions left the Srem-Baranja
area in September 1996, under pressure from UNTAES administrator Jacques Klein. 4276
2045. Witness JF-027 testified that he was at the new camp in Erdut when the Krajina
fell. 4277 Some time afterwards, maybe in September 1995, he went to Klisa village with two
companies of the SDG and commanding officer Major Nenad Bujošević. Legija was the
overall commander and regularly visited Klisa. The SDGs and Red Berets worked closely
with the SVK. 4278 One of the officers present at the time was General Dušan Lončar,
commander of the Slavonija-Baranja Corps. 4279 After a month, the witness went back to
Erdut, where Arkan told him to get his equipment and bring the rest of the battalion as
reinforcement to Bosnia-Herzegovina. 4280
2046. Witness JF-032, a former police officer from the SAO SBWS, 4281 testified about
Frenki’s unit being present near Đeletovci at the relevant time. According to the witness,
when Western Slavonia had fallen, Frenki Simatović’s unit was sent from the Serbian MUP to
provide assistance in case of a possible attack from the Croatian side. 4282 It comprised of some
4270 Prosecution Final Trial Brief, 14 December 2012, para. 372.
4271 P2146 (Witness JF-024, witness statement, 17 February 2005), para. 82; Witness JF-024, T. 11050-11051.
4272 Witness JF-024, T. 11054-11055; P2156 (Map annotated by Witness JF-024).
4273 P2146 (Witness JF-024, witness statement, 17 February 2005), para. 82.
4274 P2146 (Witness JF-024, witness statement, 17 February 2005), para. 43; Witness JF-024, T. 11049-11050.
4275 P2146 (Witness JF-024, witness statement, 17 February 2005), paras 43, 82.
4276 Petar Djukić, T. 17995-17997, 18154.
4277 P1596 (Witness JF-027, witness statement, 27 February 2004), paras 27, 31.
4278 P1596 (Witness JF-027, witness statement, 27 February 2004), para. 31; Witness JF-027, T. 8890.
4279 P1596 (Witness JF-027, witness statement, 27 February 2004), para. 31; P1597 (Witness JF-027, witness
statement, 8 November 2010), p. 3.
4280 P1596 (Witness JF-027, witness statement, 27 February 2004), para. 32.
4281 P401 (Witness JF-032, witness statement, 17 May 1999), pp. 1-2; P402 (Witness JF-032, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 29-31 January 2003), pp. 15119, 15217, 15291; Witness JF-032, T. 4672-4673, 4743, 4795.
4282 Witness JF-032, T. 4677, 4679-4680, 4782-4783, 4785-4786.
Case No. IT-03-69-T 728
30 May 2013