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1991. The Trial Chamber understands that the Accused formed the unit in this manner
deliberately, so that it could operate covertly. 2639 During the process of its formation, the unit
was referred to by different names, including in July and August 1991 the “Special Purpose”
or “Special Operations” Unit of the “Republic of Serbia SAO Krajina” and of the “RSK
MUP”, and from August 1991, the “Red Berets”. The Trial Chamber will refer to it as the
Unit below.
1424. The Unit was commanded by Živojin Ivanović (a.k.a. Žika, Crnogorac) and included
Dragan Filipović (a Serbian DB employee), Dušan Orlović (a.ka. Dule, the head of the SAO
Krajina DB in 1991), and Zoran Raić (a.k.a. Gavran, an SAO Krajina DB employee in 1991).
The Unit further included Radojica Božović (Kobac), Davor Subotić (Riki), Borjan Vučković
(Boki), Ilija Vučković (Rambo), Dragan Olujić, Nikola Simić (Cigo), Nikola Pupovac,
Slobodan Majstorović, Nikola Pilipović, Radomir Rasković, Neven Laka, Milenko Popović,
Damir Vladić (a.k.a. Glina), Goran Opačić, Miloš Opačić, Witness JF-031, Rade and Božo
Božić, Boro Kovačević, Saša Medaković, and Milan Andić. The Stanišić Defence argues in
relation to a number of the aforementioned persons, that evidence of their February 1992
applications to become active members of a DB unit, 2640 and of their 1993 applications to join
the JATD 2641 indicates that in 1991 these persons were not members of a DB unit at all, or
were only reserve members who could be called up by the DB. 2642 The Stanišić Defence
further points to the absence of evidence that the 1992 applications were ever officially
processed. 2643 However, in view of its findings on the process by which the Unit was formed
and on its covert nature, as set out above, the Trial Chamber does not consider this evidence
regarding official DB applications to contradict its findings on the composition of the Unit.
The Trial Chamber will further address the Unit’s formalization as the JATD and the
active/reserve status of members below.
1425. The Trial Chamber will now consider the status of Captain Dragan. From May through
August 1991, Captain Dragan commanded members of the Unit at the Golubić and the Knin
fortress camps and during the operations in Glina and Struga. The evidence further establishes
that Captain Dragan attended the 1997 Kula ceremony, where Jovica Stanišić presented him
2639 In this respect, the Trial Chamber recalls its findings that on 18 March 1992, Stanišić retroactively assigned
Simatović and Filiopvić to Kosovo for periods between April and November 1991, during which period they
were in fact operating with the unit in the SAO Krajina.
2640 The Trial Chamber has reviewed this evidence in chapter 6.3.3 in relation to the Ležimir camp.
2641 The Trial Chamber has reviewed this evidence in chapter 6.3.2 in relation to the Unit’s formalization.
2642 Stanišić Defence Final Trial Brief, 17 December 2012 (Confidential), paras 40-41, 49, 53, 60, 70, 73, 81, 88-
89.
2643 Stanišić Defence Final Trial Brief, 17 December 2012 (Confidential), paras 40-41, 49, 53, 60, 88.
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