Writ of summons - Van Diepen Van der Kroef

The Serbs did whatever they wished. A sort of tape was stretched across the road justabout where the “Blue Factory” and the zinc factory were. The Dutch soldiers stood infront of it and no-one was allowed to pass. At that moment a Chetnik, slightly olderthan my oldest son, spoke to me. He looked like Rambo, with a cartridge belt across hisbody. At first I did not recognize him but I remembered him when he told me that hisname was Željko. He asked me where my family was, in particular my husband. I toldhim that he had been killed by a shell. He offered me a cigarette. While I smoked it hetold me that there could be, and here I use the Bosnian word, a “Kurban”. This standsfor ritual slaughter. At that he walked to the tape that had been placed by the Dutchbatsoldiers and sliced it through. Željko spoke to one of the Dutch soldiers, who stood bythe tape. This soldier was then struck in the face by Željko with such a hard blow thatthe soldier’s helmet fell off. The Dutchbat soldier then had to give his weapon to Željko.The Dutchbat soldier blushed red but did nothing. He appeared scared and allowed thisto happen to him.I later saw Serbs stab an old man. This happened under the eyes of a Dutchbat soldier.This was the same Dutchbat soldier from whom Željko had taken the weapon. also TheDutchbat soldier did nothing this time also. He stood there and just watched.I saw this same Željko several times on 12th and 13th July 1995. He walked aboutlooking for former neighbours from Srebrenica. He raped two sisters. I did not see thismyself but they told me themselves. They were two former neighbours of mine. I do notwant to name them.I also heard that Željko said to some Dutchbat soldiers: “Do what you want to thewomen. Now is your chance. Do with them what you want. Kill them or whatever.” TheDutchbat soldiers did not respond.I saw a group of Chetniks hold down a woman of about 65 years old while one of theChetniks stuck his arm up into the vagina of the woman and tore out her womb. Afterthis happened she was still alive. She survived it. I saw that with my own eyes. Some© Van Diepen Van der Kroef Advocaten 2007www.vandiepen.com110