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colleague in the Krajina MUP and compared how much money the MUP, the TO, or the
police received through the SDK. 4652 The SDK service was established by the SAO Krajina
Assembly on 16 May 1991. 4653
2190. At the meeting of 12 November 1992, Milošević agreed to the Krajina defence system
being based on 23,000 police officers, of whom 5,000 were to be in the regular forces, and
18,000 in peacetime brigades that would provide borders security. 4654 It was accepted that the
planning of funds for the needs of the army and the police should begin immediately, as was
done in 1992 via the RSK and the Serbian MoD. Milošević further stated funds for
maintaining equipment should be planned through the VJ, which should also finance the
active officers and civilians in Krajina, and that he would help in the implementation thereof.
All other defence finance was to be planned through the MoD. 4655 Milan Babić confirmed
that afterwards the defence in the Krajina was organized and paid this way. 4656
2191. On 28 April 1993, Milan Martić requested financial assistance for the RSK MUP from
Serbian President Slobodan Milošević, Serbian Prime Minister Nikola Šainović, and Serbian
MUP Minister Zoran Sokolović. 4657
2192. On 16 March 1994, the Supreme Defence Council decided on the resources allocated
to the RSK. The RSK received 80 million Dinars to finance the police, education, health care
and similar. 4658 According to the Law on Amendment of the Krajina budget dated 10
November 1994, the RSK budget covered, inter alia, the expenses of the army and the
police. 4659 According to a letter by the RSK Minister of Finance, the RSK budget deficit was
covered by funds received from the National Bank of Yugoslavia. 4660
4651 P970 (Letter to the MUP Minister Sokolović regarding provision of resources, signed by Milan Martić, 10
February 1992).
4652 Radoslav Maksić, T. 6855-6856, 6860.
4653 P2050 (SAO Krajina Assembly Decision, 16 May 1991), pp.1-2.
4654 P1878 (Milan Babić, Slobodan Milošević transcript, 18-22, 25-26 November, and 2-4, 6, and 9 December
2002), pp. 12979-12981; P1886 (Record of a meeting of the SAO Krajina representatives with Slobodan
Milošević, signed by the Minister of Defence, Stojan Spanović), pp. 1-2.
4655 P1886 (Record of a meeting of the SAO Krajina representatives with Slobodan Milošević, signed by the
Minister of Defence, Stojan Spanović), p. 2.
4656 P1878 (Milan Babić, Slobodan Milošević transcript, 18-22, 25-26 November, and 2-4, 6, and 9 December
2002), p. 12981.
4657 P2634 (Letter from Milan Martić to Slobodan Milošević, Nikola Šainović, and Zoran Sokolović, signed by
Milan Martić, 28 April 1993).
4658 D679 (Stenographic Record of the 19th Session of the Supreme Defence Council, 16 March 1994), pp. 23-
25.
4659 P2012 (The Law on Budget Amendment, 10 November 1994, Official Gazette of the RSK), pp. 1, 5.
4660 P2055 (Letter to the National Bank of Yugoslavia concerning the Krajina budget deficit, undated, signed by
RSK Minister of Finance Ratko Veselinović).
Case No. IT-03-69-T 784
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