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becoming clear” that all contacts from the Krajina to Belgrade had to go through Stanišić. 4898
Witness JF-039 testified that after Martić’s meeting in Belgrade of January 1991 reviewed in
chapter 6.3.2 in relation to the Golubić camp, Martić would go to Belgrade often to meet with
Stanišić. 4899 Stanišić also came to Martić’s home in June or July 1993. 4900 Martić referred to
Stanišić as his “brother” and that he trusted him 100 per cent. 4901 Martić would often brag that
Stanišić trusted him more than Babić. 4902 Often after the meetings in Belgrade, Martić would
comment that Stanišić had said that “Slobo” (Slobodan Milošević) had agreed with this or
that, or that “Slobo” had approved that this or that should be done. 4903 Martić would refer to
Milošević as “the boss”. 4904 The witness testified that on at least two or three occasions Martić
was brought to Stanišić’s office and was picked up later from Milošević’s office at the
Presidency. 4905 The witness believed that the first time this happened was just before the
elections in 1993. 4906 When Martić was elected President of the RSK he was given a home,
with his own staff, in the diplomatic area of Belgrade. 4907
2294. The Trial Chamber has received evidence with regard to direct contacts, without any
enabling or facilitating role of Stanišić, between Milošević, on the one hand, and Martić and
Babić, on the other. For example, Babić stated that in early August 1990, several persons
from the SDS, including Milan Martić, suggested that he should seek Milošević’s help to
protect the Serbs in Croatia. 4908 He was advised to contact Milošević through members of the
Presidency and he did so. 4909 Babić also stated that Milošević met with him on 20 March
1991, when Stanišić and Radmilo Bogdanović were present, to discuss the issue of providing
weapons for Krajina. 4910 Between October 1990 and the end of 1991, Babić met directly with
4898 P978 (Witness JF-039, witness statement, 12 September 2003), para. 22.
4899 P977 (Witness JF-039, prior testimony), p. 1995.
4900 P978 (Witness JF-039, witness statement, 12 September 2003), para. 26; P977 (Witness JF-039, prior
testimony), p. 1995.
4901 P978 (Witness JF-039, witness statement, 12 September 2003), para. 21; P977 (Witness JF-039, prior
testimony), p. 2144.
4902 P978 (Witness JF-039, witness statement, 12 September 2003), para. 26.
4903 P978 (Witness JF-039, witness statement, 12 September 2003), para. 39.
4904 P977 (Witness JF-039, prior testimony), pp. 1998-1999.
4905 P978 (Witness JF-039, witness statement, 12 September 2003), para. 70; P977 (Witness JF-039, prior
testimony), pp. 1996-1997.
4906 P978 (Witness JF-039, witness statement, 12 September 2003), para. 70.
4907 P978 (Witness JF-039, witness statement, 12 September 2003), para. 70; P977 (Witness JF-039, prior
testimony), pp. 2167-2168.
4908 P1877 (Milan Babić, Martić transcript, 15-17, 20-21 February, and 2-3, and 6 March 2006), p. 1365; P1878
(Milan Babić, Slobodan Milošević transcript, 18-22, 25-26 November, and 2-4, 6, and 9 December 2002), pp.
12912-12913, 12915; P1879 (Milan Babić, Krajišnik transcript, 2-4, and 7 June 2004), p. 3344.
4909 P1877 (Milan Babić, Martić transcript, 15-17, 20-21 February, and 2-3, and 6 March 2006), pp. 1365-1368.
4910 P1877 (Milan Babić, Martić transcript, 15-17, 20-21 February, and 2-3, and 6 March 2006), p. 1525-1526;
P1878 (Milan Babić, Slobodan Milošević transcript, 18-22, 25-26 November, and 2-4, 6, and 9 December 2002),
p. 13103; P1879 (Milan Babić, Krajišnik transcript, 2-4, and 7 June 2004), pp. 3350-3351.
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