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could be brought, although at a later stage weapons were bought from smugglers. 4431 The
witness never heard of Martić distributing weapons. 4432
2113. Witness JF-038, an active member of the Yugoslav federal SDB until October
1992, 4433 testified that when he went to see Martić in Knin on 20 May 1991, Martić told him
that Serbs had organized night guards and checkpoints themselves, with the help of the
police. 4434
2114. The Trial Chamber will now move to the evidence on the beginnings of the SAO
Krajina Police. Mile Bosnić testified that the process of creating the Serbian police of the
Krajina began around 17 or 18 August 1990, when the Croatian forces left Knin, and
continued through 1990 and 1991. 4435 The witness neither saw any police from Serbia, nor
was any information about the presence of such police communicated to the SDS Main Board,
of which the witness was a member. Nor had he ever heard that Jovica Stanišić had any
involvement in the establishment of the Serbian police of the Krajina. 4436
2115. Witness JF-039 testified that Martić had taken control of the police in Krajina in mid-
November 1990 and since then he tried to meet with the chiefs of police weekly for
briefings. 4437 According to the witness, Martić’s relationships with the police chiefs and
commanders were excellent. 4438 Martić was the most popular person within the police and had
“100 per cent” control over the forces. 4439 Martić was in command of the police throughout
1991. 4440 The witness further testified that chiefs of police came to Martić in Knin to collect
salaries for their men. 4441
2116. Witness C-1211, a Croat from Hrvatska Dubica in Kostajnica municipality, 4442 stated
that when the SAO Krajina was formed in 1990, many young Serbs and Serb policemen from
throughout Croatia went to Bosanska Dubica and joined the “Milicija SAO Krajine”, which
4431 Mile Bosnić, T. 12645, 12666.
4432 Mile Bosnić, T. 12649-12650.
4433 P420 (Witness JF-038, Martić transcript, 31 March-4 April 2006), pp. 3021, 3023-3025, 3027, 3116.
4434 P420 (Witness JF-038, Martić transcript, 31 March-4 April 2006), p. 3075.
4435 D313 (Mile Bosnić, witness statement, 5 July 2011), para. 11; Mile Bosnić, T. 12777-12778.
4436 D313 (Mile Bosnić, witness statement, 5 July 2011), para. 12.
4437 P978 (Witness JF-039, witness statement, 12 September 2003), para. 58; P977 (Witness JF-039, prior
testimony), pp. 1980, 2021.
4438 P977 (Witness JF-039, prior testimony), p. 1979.
4439 P977 (Witness JF-039, prior testimony), p. 1980.
4440 P977 (Witness JF-039, prior testimony), pp. 2007-2008; Witness JF-039, T. 7342-7343.
4441 P978 (Witness JF-039, witness statement, 12 September 2003), paras 58-59; P977 (Witness JF-039, prior
testimony), pp. 1984, 2134.
4442 P1710 (Witness C-1211, witness statement, 9 November 2000), pp. 1, 3; P1713 (Witness C-1211, Martić
transcript, 12 June 2006), p. 5401.
Case No. IT-03-69-T 755
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