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disturbance. 2605 Ivanović and Božović told the group they could come in later and receive
their gifts. The group left without collecting the gifts. 2606
1411. In an interview as part of a documentary entitled “The Unit”, Dragan Vasiljković
stated that Stanišić had entrusted Frenki with the creation of the Unit, but that the Unit could
not have formal ties with the Belgrade as long as Yugoslavia still existed. As a result, Frenki
could not count on Serbian MUP members, but had to find and recruit new people. 2607 Captain
Dragan further stated that the Unit had existed at all times, formally or informally, consisting
of between 15 and 300 people, and that the Unit began wearing red berets after the battle for
Glina. According to Captain Dragan, the Unit was commanded at different periods by
himself, by Frenki, and by Legija. 2608
1412. The Trial Chamber now turns to the evidence of Witness JF-039, Witness JF-005, and
Witness JF-031 who provided evidence regarding the formation and names of the unit.
1413. Witness JF-031, a Serb from Knin municipality, 2609 testified that Simatović’s speech
at the Kula ceremony contained an inaccuracy in relation to the Red Berets. 2610 According to
the witness, Simatović’s statement that the Red Berets were formed in May 1991 was
inaccurate, because although the unit had existed from April 1991, it was not known as the
Red Berets. 2611 The Trial Chamber has received further evidence from Witness JF-031 in
chapter 3.3 in relation to the Ležimir camp, indicating that the unit received red berets around
January 1992 and was from then on referred to as the “Red Berets”.
1414. Contrary to Witness JF-031, Witness JF-039 testified that once Captain Dragan,
Franko Simatović, and their men moved to Korenica in late July or early August 1991, they
changed their name from Martić’s men (as they had been referred to at Golubić) and the
Kninžas (as they had been referred to at the Knin fortress), to the Red Berets. 2612 They
2605 P998 (Witness JF-031, witness statement, 1 June 2001), p. 17; P1000 (Witness JF-031, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 14-15 April 2003), p. 19208-19209; P1001 (List of persons present at Fruška Gora), p. 1.
2606 P998 (Witness JF-031, witness statement, 1 June 2001), p. 17; P1000 (Witness JF-031, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 14-15 April 2003), p. 19208-19209.
2607 P2976 (Video documentary entitled “The Unit”), p. 5.
2608 P2976 (Video documentary entitled “The Unit”), p. 17.
2609 P998 (Witness JF-031, witness statement, 1 June 2001), pp. 1-2.
2610 P1000 (Witness JF-031, Slobodan Milošević transcript, 14-15 April 2003), p. 19211.
2611 P998 (Witness JF-031, witness statement, 1 June 2001), p. 16; P1000 (Witness JF-031, Slobodan Milošević
transcript, 14-15 April 2003), p. 19211, 19242, 19251, 19281; Witness JF-031, T. 7489.
2612 P978 (Witness JF-039, witness statement, 12 September 2003), paras 50, 62; P977 (Witness JF-039, prior
testimony), pp. 2023-2024, 2195; Witness JF-039, T. 7275, 7330-7331.
Case No. IT-03-69-T 498
30 May 2013