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impression among the refugees that they were safe. It follows from the statements, whichPlaintiff will consider below, that false hopes were held out to the refugees.195. Plaintiff Fejzić states (see Exhibit 1):‘Those soldiers told us in English and in Dutch that we did not need to be afraid andthat there would be negotiations about our return to Srebrenica. The words that werespoken in Dutch were translated by my son. He had taught himself some Dutch throughcontacts with the soldiers during the preceding year and a half.’196. Plaintiff Hasanović states (see Exhibit 4):‘The Dutchbat soldiers told us on the morning of 12th July 1995 that the women andchildren would be taken to Tuzla. A woman next to me asked a Dutchbat soldier whatwould happen to us. The Dutchbat soldier had an interpreter with him. He answered us– through the interpreter – that we were safe and that there was no reason to beafraid.’197. Plaintiff Hotić states (see Exhibit 5):‘The Dutchbat soldiers then ran a tape around the compound and through interpreterswith megaphones said: “Whoever is inside this circle, is safe. Outside the circle wecannot guarantee people’s safety.” They also said to us: “Do not panic. You areprotected, but only within this circle.” I heard that myself.’198. Plaintiff Šehomerović states (see Exhibit 8):‘My husband and I were shocked at what we found in Potočari when we arrived there.There were unbelievable numbers of people who had collected around the compound atPotočari. The people had fled to Potočari because they thought they would be safethere. They were invited to do so by the Dutch soldiers who had told them that theymust go to the compound and that they would there be helped and protected. The Dutch© Van Diepen Van der Kroef Advocaten 2007www.vandiepen.com86