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arranging weapons and overseeing the delivery of arms and ammunition to Martić. Between
December 1990 and September 1991, the Accused further directed and organized the SAO
Krajina Police’s financing. Although the Trial Chamber noted that others, including the
JNA/VJ, further assisted in the arming and financing of the SAO Krajina Police, I believe that
these observations do not negate the role of the Accused in arming Milan Martić and his
forces. On this last point I refer to a report signed by Franko Simatović issued around the 28
July 1991 where he complains about a delivery of weapons by the JNA to Babić. He stated:
“we think that such uncoordinated distribution can lead to a split in the so far compact
defence of Krajina and that the actions of the party police would disturb the fragile balance
[…] If such situation causes disorder in the defence, we will react and stop such activities on
time” 5055 This report demonstrates that the Accused not only assisted in the arming of the
SAO Krajina but also exercised control over it.
2376. In addition to these findings I rely on Babić’s evidence as reviewed in 6.6.2 that in
May 1991, Stanišić advised Martić to remain with the MUP so as to retain control over the
Krajina police and that, by appointing Martić both as Minister of the MUP and of the MoD,
the Krajina Assembly informally accepted the authority of the Serbian DB. Witness C-015
testified that Martić had said that Stanišić – “the icy one” – was “his only and first
commander”. 5056 The influence of Stanišić on Martić was such that he placed Serbian DB
operatives in key roles in the SAO Krajina, such as Dušan Orlović, who became head of the
SAO Krajina DB in January 1991 (and a member of the Unit later on), who reported to
Stanišić. 5057 As a result, Martić could only partially exercise control over persons appointed
by the DB in the Krajina mid-1991 5058 Milan Babić testified that, after August 1991, there
were effectively two chains of command with regard to the armed groups on the territory of
Krajina. 5059 One went through the Presidency of Yugoslavia, and the JNA, down to the
5054 In this respect, I refer to the Trial Chamber findings in 6.3.2.
5055 P2577 (Report in relation to events in SAO Krajina around 28 July 1991), p. 1.
5056 Witness C-015, T. 1623-1624, 1684, 1721.
5057 JF 31 p01000 pa. 11
5058 P1000 (Witness JF-031, Slobodan Milošević transcript, 14-15 April 2003), p. 19179.
5059 P1877 (Milan Babić, Martić transcript, 15-17, 20-21 February, and 2-3, and 6 March 2006), p. 1567; P1878
(Milan Babić, Slobodan Milošević transcript, 18-22, 25-26 November, and 2-4, 6, and 9 December 2002), p.
13129.
Case No. IT-03-69-T 855
30 May 2013