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high positions in the Serbian MoD and MUP, remained very powerful within both the military
and the police. 4864 Furthermore, between 6 and 20 April 1992, Pavlović organized the delivery
of weapons, ammunition and uniforms for the Zvornik TO through his contacts in the
JNA. 4865 The municipal leadership knew that Pavlović had excellent relations with Kostić and
people from the DB, and even better relations with the JNA. For instance, Pavlović was close
to General Savo Janković, the commander of the Tuzla Corps, Lieutenant Colonel or Colonel
Dubajić, and General Panić, head of JNA. 4866 He also had frequent contacts with Goran
Žugić, Chief of Tuzla DB, and with Dragan Šuka, the Serbian DB chief in Loznica; the
witness heard that Šuka and Pavlović organised weapons’ distribution together. 4867 Witness
B-161 saw Pavlović sitting at the office of Milan Tepavčević, Stanišić’s assistant and he
believed that Tepavčević had “very close, quite close” relationship with Pavlović. 4868 Witness
JF-061 heard that Pavlović had played the biggest role in the arming of the Serb
paramilitaries and other units, and he would receive trucks loaded with weapons overnight. 4869
2277. The Trial Chamber has further reviewed documentary evidence on the JNA arming
activities in the area. On 20 March 1992, JNA General Milutin Kukanjac assessed that in the
JNA 2nd military zone of Bosnia-Herzegovina, there were approximately 69,198 enlisted
volunteers (none of whom belonged to the JNA or TO), to whom the JNA had distributed
51,900 weapons, and the SDS had distributed approximately 17,298 weapons. 4870 On 9 April
1992, Commander Savo Janković of the 17th Corps Command reported to the 2nd Military
District Command that in the Zvornik area, supply should be done from the Kragujevac rear
logistic base. 4871
2278. As to the financing of the Zvornik TO, Witness JF-026 testified that the interim
government, which replaced the Crisis Staff in Zvornik sometime between 16 and 20 April
1992, financed military activities through taxation, as well as mandatory and voluntary
4864 P1700 (Witness JF-026, witness statement, 16 December 2008), para. 39; D215 (Witness JF-026, Šešelj
transcript, 12-13 January 2010), pp. 14899-14900; Witness JF-026, T. 9790, 9800-9801.
4865 P1700 (Witness JF-026, witness statement, 16 December 2008), para. 47; P1701 (Witness JF-026, Slobodan
Milošević transcript, 23 and 26 May 2003, 5 June 2003), p. 21172-21173; Witness JF-026, T. 9738.
4866 P1700 (Witness JF-026, witness statement, 16 December 2008), para. 46; P1701 (Witness JF-026, Milošević
transcript, 23 and 26 May 2003, 5 June 2003), pp. 21169, 21849, 21906; D215 (Witness JF-026, Šešelj
transcript, 12-13 January 2010), p. 14913; Witness JF-026, T. 9684, 9737-9738.
4867 P1700 (Witness JF-026, witness statement, 16 December 2008), para. 46; D215 (Witness JF-026, Šešelj
transcript, 12-13 January 2010), p. 14927.
4868 P589 (Witness B-161, Slobodan Milošević transcript, 22-23 May and 2 July 2003), pp. 23620, 23626.
4869 P2130 (Witness JF-061, witness statement, 30 March 2002), p. 2.
4870 D49 (Conclusions Drawn from the Assessment of the Situation in the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina in the
2nd zone of Military Responsibility, 20 March 1992), p. 4.
4871 P1388 (Daily Operations Report to the 2nd Military District Command by Savo Janković, 9 April 1992).
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