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formed, its core was made up of members of the Serbian DB, the RSK Police, and volunteers
from Serbia. From its formation, this unit had constantly worked to protect national security
in circumstances where the existence of the Serbian people was directly jeopardised
throughout its entire ethnic area. Simatović added that as a result of international
circumstances, they had been forced to operate in complete secrecy. 2599 The Trial Chamber
further recalls that at Kula, Simatović stated that from 12 October 1991, the unit provided
important support in the liberation of all areas of the RSK, including in the zones of Plitviće
and Glina, as reviewed in relation to the early operations above and that Simatović mentioned
Golubić as one of the 26 training camps which had been formed, as reviewed in relation to the
Golubić camp, above.
1409. At the start of the Kula ceremony, Colonel Žika Ivanović reported to Jovica Stanišić
and to President Slobodan Milošević that the veterans of the 1 Special Operations Unit of the
Republic of Serbia DB were lined up for inspection. 2600 Ivanović then introduced the unit’s
veteran officers to Milošević, including, amongst others: Colonel Radojica Božović, Colonel
Dušan Orlović, Colonel Goran Opačić, Major Nikola Filipović, 2601 Major Davor Subotić, and
Captain Dragan Olujić. 2602 At the end of the Kula ceremony, Jovica Stanišić presented awards
of valour to Dragan Vasiljković, Nikola Filipović, Dragan Olujić, Nikola Pupovac, and Goran
Opačić and awarded a watch to Zoran Raić. 2603
1410. Witness JF-031 did not attend the Kula ceremony. Instead, he travelled to Kula on the
day of the ceremony with a group of other original members who were insulted at not having
been invited to the ceremony, including Boro Kovačević, Ilija Vučković (a.k.a. Rambo), and
Božo and Rade Božić. 2604 At the gates of the Kula camp, the group asked the guards for
Frenki or Jovica Stanišić. Five to ten minutes later, Živojin Ivanović and Raja Božović came
to the gate instead and, after greeting the men, told them that Frenki and Jovica sent their
apologies but could not let them in as Slobodan Milošević was arriving and they didn’t want a
2599 P61 (Video of award ceremony at Kula with transcript), pp. 9-10.
2600 P61 (Video of award ceremony at Kula with transcript), pp. 1, 3.
2601 The Trial Chamber understands this to refer to Nikola Pilipović.
2602 P61 (Video of award ceremony at Kula with transcript), pp. 4-8.
2603 P61 (Video of award ceremony at Kula with transcript), pp. 26-27.
2604 P998 (Witness JF-031, witness statement, 1 June 2001), pp. 16-17; P1000 (Witness JF-031, Slobodan
Milošević transcript, 14-15 April 2003), pp. 19207-19209; P1001 (List of persons present at Fruška Gora), p. 3;
Witness JF-031, T. 7463.
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