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were shot dead. I did not hear the soldiers in UN uniform speak Dutch. I learned laterthat they spoke Serbian with each other. Some of the people called them by namebecause they recognized them. I do not know how many people were shot dead. I heardmany shots. I actually saw a case myself where a person was shot dead. This allhappened about 15 meters from the factory. I heard shooting every 10 to 15 minutes.This went on for about three to four hours. When it grew dark, the shooting increased.The people were so scared that no-one left their place. Everyone, including myself,stayed in the same place.The son of the uncle of my husband could not bear to watch it anymore and hangedhimself in the factory. He was afraid that something would happen to one of his threedaughters. He was afraid that she would be raped and that he would have to witnessthat. That was the reason why he hanged himself. His name was Smojlović Hamdija.We obtained permission to bury him a few meters outside the circle. Dutchbat soldierspatrolled along the road. They moved among the refugees. I am convinced that theysaw what was happening. It was impossible for them not to have seen what occurred.They also came inside the circle sometimes. They were able to move about freely.The Chetniks began with the transportation of men and women from noon on 12thJuly1995. Girls especially were also taken away. The Dutch soldiers did not intervene.They were constantly implored to help. At a given moment, and this is very important, Imyself saw how a boy of fourteen years old from Zapolje, whose mother was calledMukelefa, was snatched out of the hands of his mother. She begged the Dutch soldiersto bring her son back. They just watched and did nothing. The Dutchbat soldiers stayedvery calm during all of this. They offered no resistance to what was happening and alsodid not protect any of us. Dramatic events were taking place everywhere. Old men weremurdered. Children were snatched out of the hands of their mothers and parentscommitted suicide because their daughters were taken away and raped.At that time one’s life stopped. Total chaos reigned. I saw no rapes myself. I saw onlythat girls were taken away and I do not know where they were taken to.© Van Diepen Van der Kroef Advocaten 2007www.vandiepen.com106