31.10.2014 Views

30 May 2013 - ICTY

30 May 2013 - ICTY

30 May 2013 - ICTY

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

49633<br />

commander Živojin Ivanović (Žika or Crnogorac), and instructors Dragan Filipović<br />

(Fico/Fićo/Fića), Davor Subotić (Riki), Rajo Božović, and Zoran Raić. Other instructors<br />

included Ilija Vučković, Borjan Vučković (Boki), Dragan Olujić, Saša Medaković, Neven<br />

Laka, Slobodan Majstorović, Milan Andić, Boro Kovačević, Božo Božić, and Rade Božić.<br />

Milan Radonjić was present in the SAO Krajina, including in Knin, from around April<br />

through August in 1991.<br />

1368. Considering the evidence before it, 2517 the Trial Chamber allows for the reasonable<br />

possibility that Captain Dragan established contacts and discussed training with SAO Krajina<br />

political leaders in late 1990 and early 1991, independently of the Serbian DB, as put forward<br />

by the Simatović Defence. 2518 The evidence 2519 also indicates that Captain Dragan was in<br />

contact with members of the SPO and Ministers Bogdanović and Šainović in early 1991. The<br />

Trial Chamber further allows for the reasonable possibility that the SAO Krajina police<br />

provided equipment, weaponry, and funding for the Golubić camp, as submitted by the<br />

Simatović Defence. 2520 However, the evidence of Captain Dragan’s early contacts in Belgrade<br />

and the SAO Krajina and the evidence of alternative sources of equipment, weaponry, and<br />

funding for the Golubić camp does not affect the Trial Chamber’s findings regarding Stanišić<br />

and Simatović’s meetings, discussions, and cooperation with Captain Dragan and financing<br />

and equipping of the Golubić camp from March or April 1991 to July 1991, as specified<br />

above.<br />

1369. Based on the unrebutted Adjudicated Facts and the evidence before it, the Trial<br />

Chamber finds that training at Golubić was of a military character and included weapons and<br />

ambush training, as well as the treatment of POWs and the treatment of civilians in armed<br />

conflict. On average, training lasted approximately 20 days. Training groups consisted of<br />

between 40 and 100 trainees per group. A total of between 350 and 700 members 2521 of the<br />

SAO Krajina Police and the SAO Krajina TO were trained at Golubić between April and<br />

August 1991. Men who had trained at Golubić set up further units and trained other people in<br />

the SAO Krajina. The following persons received training at Golubić: Nikola Pilipović,<br />

Milenko Popović, Predrag Baklaić, Dragan Karna, Goran Opačić, Miloš Opačić, Jugoslav<br />

2517 In particular, the SDB monitoring reports and the evidence of Drača.<br />

2518 Simatović Defence Final Trial Brief, 14 December 2012 (Confidential), paras 276-287.<br />

2519 In particular, the SDB monitoring reports.<br />

2520 T. 20327-20328.<br />

2521 The Trial Chamber bases this finding on the Adjudicated Facts and the evidence of Mile Bosnić and Witness<br />

JF-039, as well as the remarks by Dragan Vasiljković in the documentary “The Unit”, reviewed in relation to the<br />

Korenica and Knin fortress camps. The Trial Chamber does not consider Witness JF-031’s estimate of between<br />

3,000 and 5,000 men to be reliable.<br />

Case No. IT-03-69-T 485<br />

<strong>30</strong> <strong>May</strong> <strong>2013</strong>

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!