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Knin municipality, 4527 and from documentary sources, which is consistent with the above
Adjudicated Facts. 4528 In addition, Stanko Erstić, a Croat from Medvida 4529 , and Vlado
Vuković provided evidence about the insignia of Martić’s Serb police in Krajina consistent
with the Adjudicated Facts. 4530
2140. Vatroslav Stanićić, Chief of the counter-intelligence sector of the federal MUP SDB
in 1991, 4531 and Witness JF-038 provided further evidence about the position of Martić and
the situation of his forces in the Krajina in May 1991. Vatroslav Stanićić testified that in mid
May 1991, he saw Martić at the police station in Knin where he came together with the
working group from the federal MUP to perform routine controls in the area, and informed
Martić that their report would be forwarded to the federal Secretary of Interior and the
army. 4532 Although Martić did not seem happy about this, he lacked the man power to stop
them. 4533 The witness testified that Martić only controlled the Knin police station, where there
were about 12 policemen, and the territory he claimed to have control over, was in fact in the
hands of the military. 4534 The witness testified that indeed, at the time, the police did not have
the ability, in terms of training or equipment, to deal with crime. 4535 Martić’s speeches about
the police being well equipped and prepared for war were mere propaganda. 4536
2141. Witness JF-038 testified that when he arrived in Šibenik on 19 May 1991, a Croatian
Assistant Minister informed him that Milan Martić had declared himself secretary of the SUP
in Knin, had separated the police force from the Croatian state, and placed it under his
4527 P1545 (Witness JF-041, Pseudonym sheet); P1546 (Witness JF-041, witness statement, 18 February 2005),
p. 1, paras 3, 7, 12-15; P1548 (Witness JF-041, Martić transcript, 23-25 May 2006), pp. 4374-4377, 4391, 4393,
4399, 4500.
4528 P1546 (Witness JF-041, witness statement, 18 February 2005), paras 20, 41; P1548 (Witness JF-041, Martić
transcript, 23-25 May 2006), pp. 4426, 4427, 4435, 4498; P1562 (List of special purpose unit members, signed
by Ilija Prijić, 12 September 1991), pp. 1-2; Witness JF-041, T. 8004-8005; P1878 (Milan Babić, Slobodan
Milošević transcript, 18-22, 25-26 November, and 2-4, 6, and 9 December 2002), pp. 13156-13157, 13505;
P1116 (Decision on the election of Milan Martić to the post of Minister of Defence of the SAO Krajina, Velibor
Matijašević, 29 May 1991); P1117 (Decision on the formation of special purpose units of the SAO Krajina,
Velibor Matijašević, 29 May 1991);.
4529 P1777 (Stanko Erstić, witness statement, 31 October 2000), pp.1-2.
4530 P1770 (Vlado Vuković, witness statement, 20 January 2001), p. 3; P1775 (Vlado Vuković, Martić transcript,
27-28 March 2006), p. 2703; P1777 (Stanko Erstić, witness statement, 31 October 2000), p. 2; P1781 (Stanko
Erstić, Slobodan Milošević transcript, 24-25 July 2003), p. 24996; P1782 (Stanko Erstić, Martić transcript, 26
April 2006), pp. 3872-3873.
4531 Vatroslav Stanićić, T. 12394, 12481.
4532 Vatroslav Stanićić, T. 12400, 12409-12410, 12412-12413.
4533 Vatroslav Stanićić, T. 12412-12413.
4534 Vatroslav Stanićić, T. 12413.
4535 Vatroslav Stanićić, T. 12422.
4536 Vatroslav Stanićić, T. 12501-125-3; 12598-12600; P2991 (Interview with Martić in Politika by Milan
Četnik, 7 July 1991, p. 3; D312 (Interview with Martić in Pobjeda, 7 July 1991), p. 1.
Case No. IT-03-69-T 765
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