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Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

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39114incident in relation to Counts 1, 6, and 7 of the Indictment in chapters 5.3.2 and 5.8.2(b) below.351. Witness 69 last saw Ilija P<strong>et</strong>ko and Milica P<strong>et</strong>ko, on 5 August 1995 in Žagrović.Ilija P<strong>et</strong>ko was unarmed. After he witnessed the HV soldier taking Dmitar behind thehouse, Witness 69, who was hiding in the woods, saw a group of people referred to asHV soldiers in the village. In this respect, the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber rec<strong>al</strong>ls its findings inchapter 4.2.9 that these soldiers were HV soldiers. Around 10 p.m. on the same day andon 11 or 12 August 1995, Witness 69 saw in a yard in Žagrović Ilija P<strong>et</strong>ko’s dead bodylying on its back in a puddle of blood. According to the forensic evidence, both IlijaP<strong>et</strong>ko and Milica P<strong>et</strong>ko died of gunshot wounds to the chest. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber hasconsidered the HV soldiers’ presence and behaviour in Žagrović on 5 August 1995, aswell as Witness’s 69 evidence that on that day “there was shooting <strong>al</strong>l around” and thefact that, as in the case of Dmitar Rašuo, gunshot wounds to the chest caused the deathof Ilija and Milica P<strong>et</strong>ko. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber has further considered the fact that IlijaP<strong>et</strong>ko was found dead on the day when Dmitar Rašuo was killed. On this basis, the Tri<strong>al</strong>Chamber finds that one or more members of the HV present in Žagrović on 5 August1995 shot and killed Ilija and Milica P<strong>et</strong>ko. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber will further consider thisincident in relation to Counts 1, 6, and 7 of the Indictment in chapters 5.3.2 and 5.8.2(b) below.352. ðuro Rašuo’s body was found and identified by a fellow villager on 13 August1995 at the doorstep of ðorñe Rašuo’s house. The body was about two m<strong>et</strong>res from thebody of Dmitar Rašuo. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber has received no evidence concerning theexact time of ðuro Rašuo’s death, nor has it received evidence concerning hiswhereabouts on 5 August 1995. In addition, it cannot be established with sufficientcertainty wh<strong>et</strong>her the forensic evidence pointed out in paragraph 674 of theProsecution’s fin<strong>al</strong> brief relates to ðuro Rašuo. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber has <strong>al</strong>so receivedinsufficient evidence to make any finding on the unidentified body in Schedule no. 3 ofthe Indictment. Under these circumstances, the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber will not further considerthese parts of this incident in relation to Counts 1, 6, and 7 of the Indictment.201Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

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