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2185. The Trial Chamber will now consider the evidence on the financing of the SAO
Krajina Police and the SAO Krajina TO units. Witness DST-043 testified that Martić’s police
continued to be financed from donations after April 1991 and that in July 1991, he was
instructed by Martić to travel to Germany to collect money raised by the Serbian diaspora,
and brought 9,970 DEM for the Knin SUP, which was sufficient for paying 50 persons for
one month. 4636
2186. Milan Babić stated that the Krajina police was financed mainly by the Serbian MUP
and DB. 4637 It received cash and equipment, and subsequently, money was also transferred
through a bank account. 4638 According to Witness JF-039, money came to Krajina in cash
and all the arrangements between Martić and Stanišić were made in person or on the phone;
nothing was ever put in writing. 4639 Martić would often say, “there is no money so I have to
go to Belgrade and get some”. 4640 Assistance also came in the form of fuel or goods which
would be sold and the cash would then be used for salaries and other expenses of the police
and the SDS. 4641 Some of the assistance came from Belgrade and other from other parts of
Serbia, as well as the United States, Canada, and Australia. Martić and Babić would both send
people to collect funds for the police and the SDS. 4642 According to the witness, without
Serbia’s assistance, the Krajina police force would not receive any salaries. 4643
2187. The witness testified that in September 1991, Martić told him to travel to Belgrade to
pick up money from Jovica Stanišić. 4644 At Stanišić’s office and in his presence, the witness
received a small military transport bag from the driver of Stanišić. He did not sign anything
and he did not know how much money was in the bag. On his way back from Belgrade, the
December 2002), pp. 12956, 13276-13277; P1886 (Record of a meeting of the SAO Krajina representatives with
Slobodan Milošević, signed by the Minister of Defence, Stojan Spanović), p. 2; D313 (Mile Bosnić, witness
statement, 5 July 2011), paras 34, 68.
4636 D322 (Witness DST-043, witness statement, 29 June 2011), paras 55-56; Witness DST-043, T. 12970-
12974, 12982; D325 (Receipt dated 29 July 1991 and issued by the Secretariat of Interior of SAO Krajina for
receiving 9.970 DEM from the witness brought from Munich to assist the Krajina Police), p. 1.
4637 P1877 (Milan Babić, Martić transcript, 15-17, 20-21 February, and 2-3, and 6 March 2006), pp. 1458-1459;
P1878 (Milan Babić, Slobodan Milošević transcript, 18-22, 25-26 November, and 2-4, 6, and 9 December 2002),
pp. 12955, 12967.
4638 P1877 (Milan Babić, Martić transcript, 15-17, 20-21 February, and 2-3, and 6 March 2006), p. 1465; P1878
(Milan Babić, Slobodan Milošević transcript, 18-22, 25-26 November, and 2-4, 6, and 9 December 2002), pp.
12955, 12967.
4639 P978 (Witness JF-039, witness statement, 12 September 2003), para. 26; P977 (Witness JF-039, prior
testimony), p. 1996.
4640 P978 (Witness JF-039, witness statement, 12 September 2003), para. 66; P977 (Witness JF-039, prior
testimony), p. 2134.
4641 P978 (Witness JF-039, witness statement, 12 September 2003), paras 66-67.
4642 P978 (Witness JF-039, witness statement, 12 September 2003), para. 67.
4643 P977 (Witness JF-039, prior testimony), pp. 2086-2087.
Case No. IT-03-69-T 782
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