Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

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39207there is no indication in the evidence that this judgement did not become final underCroatian law. The Trial Chamber will further consider this incident in relation to Count1 of the Indictment in Chapter 5.8.2 (b) below.4.1.3 Civljane municipality208. The Trial Chamber has received no, or insufficient, relevant evidence withregard to alleged murders in Civljane municipality.4.1.4 Donji Lapac municipalityMarko Ilić and others (Schedule no. 10)209. The Trial Chamber has received relevant evidence with regard to ScheduledKilling number 10 primarily through the testimony of Milan Ilić and forensicdocumentation.210. Milan Ilić, a Serb from Donji Lapac, 715 testified that he was close to his homewhen sporadic shelling hit Donji Lapac around 9-10 a.m. on 7 August 1995, and that hesaw shells fall in town. 716 Ilić testified that there was a police station, a municipalbuilding, and a “committee” building in the centre of town, close to where the shellsfell. 717 The shells were coming from Mazin, Udbina, and Korenica. 718 The TrialChamber will further consider this evidence in Chapter 4.4.7 below. The witness left forOraovac in Donji Lapac municipality in order to see his brother Marko (born in 1919),who lived in the family house close to the woods. 719 While walking towards Oraovac,Ilić saw some houses that had been destroyed by shelling, even though, according to714 P318 (Canbat report on human rights abuses, August 1995), p. 2; P320 (Annexes to Canbat report onhuman rights abuses, August 1995), p. 2.715 P725 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 6 July 1999), pp. 1-2; P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25March 2005), p. 1, paras 1-2; Milan Ilić, T. 7547-7548, 7551, 7570, 7573.716 P725 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 6 July 1999), p. 2; P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March2005), para. 5; Milan Ilić, T. 7552-7554, 7580-7581.717 Milan Ilić, T. 7570-7571, 7581-7582.718 P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March 2005), para. 5; Milan Ilić, T. 7552-7553.719 P725 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 6 July 1999), p. 2; P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March2005), paras 2, 6; Milan Ilić, T. 7552, 7572; D726 (Map with location of Oraovac).108Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

39206him, there were no SVK units or military facilities in or around Donji Lapac. 720 Hestated that Donji Lapac was mainly inhabited by Serbs. 721211. Around noon, the witness arrived at the house, where he met his brother. 722 Bothof them were unarmed and in civilian clothes. 723 The witness saw some buildings burnin Donji Lapac. 724 Around 1-1:30 p.m., two or three armed soldiers dressed in greyishgreenor plain grey uniforms came to the house from the direction of Gornji Lapac. 725 Inhis witness statement, the witness testified that these soldiers had patches on the sleevesof their uniforms in the form of branches. 726 Their uniforms looked like old washed-outJNA uniforms. 727 The witness stated that the soldiers called them “Chetniks” andordered them out of the garden. 728 The soldiers forced the witness and his brother to siton the ground, searched them, and then left one soldier as guard and began searchinghouses, not taking anything from them. 729 Even though the witness’s brother had hiswallet in a pocket, the soldiers did not take anything from them. 730 The soldier whoguarded the witness and the witness’s brother told them that he was from Vukovar inSlavonia. 731 In his witness statement, the witness stated that this soldier was wearing agrey-green uniform and had insignia on his upper arm and collar, which looked like asprig or a branch and were shaped like a “V”. 732 More soldiers arrived, some of whomwere wearing camouflage uniforms. 733 In Court, the witness testified that the soldiers incamouflage uniforms had insignia on their sleeves, while those in grey uniforms didnot. 734 The witness estimated that there were around 200 soldiers in Oraovac. 735 Someof them had blue ribbons, and others had other coloured ribbons attached to the epaulets720 P725 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 6 July 1999), p. 2; P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March2005), para. 6; Milan Ilić, T. 7554, 7581.721 P725 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 6 July 1999), p. 2; Milan Ilić, T. 7556.722 P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March 2005), para. 6.723 P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March 2005), para. 7.724 P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March 2005), para. 6.725 P725 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 6 July 1999), p. 2; P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March2005), paras 8-9; Milan Ilić, T. 7574-7575.726 P725 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 6 July 1999), p. 2727 Milan Ilić, T. 7569, 7574.728 P725 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 6 July 1999), p. 2; P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March2005), para. 8.729 P725 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 6 July 1999), p. 2; P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March2005), para. 8.730 P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March 2005), para. 8.731 P725 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 6 July 1999), p. 3; P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March2005), para. 9.732 P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March 2005), para. 9.733 P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March 2005), paras 9-10; Milan Ilić, T. 7556-7557, 7574.734 Milan Ilić, T. 7574-7575.735 P725 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 6 July 1999), p. 2.109Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

39207there is no indication in the evidence that this judgement did not become fin<strong>al</strong> underCroatian law. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber will further consider this incident in relation to Count1 of the Indictment in Chapter 5.8.2 (b) below.4.1.3 Civljane municip<strong>al</strong>ity208. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber has received no, or insufficient, relevant evidence withregard to <strong>al</strong>leged murders in Civljane municip<strong>al</strong>ity.4.1.4 Donji Lapac municip<strong>al</strong>ityMarko Ilić and others (Schedule no. 10)209. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber has received relevant evidence with regard to ScheduledKilling number 10 primarily through the testimony of Milan Ilić and forensicdocumentation.210. Milan Ilić, a Serb from Donji Lapac, 715 testified that he was close to his homewhen sporadic shelling hit Donji Lapac around 9-10 a.m. on 7 August 1995, and that hesaw shells f<strong>al</strong>l in town. 716 Ilić testified that there was a police station, a municip<strong>al</strong>building, and a “committee” building in the centre of town, close to where the shellsfell. 717 The shells were coming from Mazin, Udbina, and Korenica. 718 The Tri<strong>al</strong>Chamber will further consider this evidence in Chapter 4.4.7 below. The witness left forOraovac in Donji Lapac municip<strong>al</strong>ity in order to see his brother Marko (born in 1919),who lived in the family house close to the woods. 719 While w<strong>al</strong>king towards Oraovac,Ilić saw some houses that had been destroyed by shelling, even though, according to714 P318 (Canbat report on human rights abuses, August 1995), p. 2; P320 (Annexes to Canbat report onhuman rights abuses, August 1995), p. 2.715 P725 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 6 July 1999), pp. 1-2; P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25March 2005), p. 1, paras 1-2; Milan Ilić, T. 7547-7548, 7551, 7570, 7573.716 P725 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 6 July 1999), p. 2; P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March2005), para. 5; Milan Ilić, T. 7552-7554, 7580-7581.717 Milan Ilić, T. 7570-7571, 7581-7582.718 P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March 2005), para. 5; Milan Ilić, T. 7552-7553.719 P725 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 6 July 1999), p. 2; P726 (Milan Ilić, witness statement, 25 March2005), paras 2, 6; Milan Ilić, T. 7552, 7572; D726 (Map with location of Oraovac).108Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

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