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39100report to their group leader, who in turn reported to the unit commander who thenreported to Janić. 1590 Janić further testified that this line of communication was neverinterrupted and during the operation he was at all times in touch with the unitcommanders, and they were always in touch with the group leaders. 1591 The units wouldnormally report at the half-way point and then again shortly before they reached thefinish point. 1592 At the finish point, there would be a one-minute de-brief unless nothingunusual had happened during a search. 1593 The witness further testified that during thisoperation he received no reports of anything significant having occurred. 1594 Witness136, a Serb field interpreter for UNCIVPOL and UNCRO, 1595 provided hearsayevidence about this incident corroborating as the accounts of other internationalobservers. 1596370. Josip Čelić, an assistant commander of the Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit in1995, 1597 testified that on 24 August 1995 the Lučko unit received an order as part ofOperation Storm-Encirclement. 1598 Čelić was informed about this by the unitcommander, Josip Turkalj, and also received a copy of the written order. 1599 The orderwas signed by Josip Turkalj on behalf of Željko Sačić. 1600 It stated that 65 members ofthe Lučko unit, under the direct command of Josip Čelić, should report to the commandof the joint forces of the Special Police in Gračac at 7 a.m. on 25 August 1995 and that1590 P553 (Zdravko Janić, Prosecution interview, 15 March 2005), part II, p. 136.1591 P553 (Zdravko Janić, Prosecution interview, 15 March 2005), part III, pp. 11, 13-14.1592 P552 (Zdravko Janić, witness statement, 14 January 2004), para. 53.1593 P552 (Zdravko Janić, witness statement, 14 January 2004), para. 53.1594 P552 (Zdravko Janić, witness statement, 14 January 2004), paras 54-55.1595 P2 (Witness 136, witness statement, 4 July 1996), pp. 1-2; Witness 136, T. 620, 622, 641, 726, 765,768, 780-782.1596 P2 (Witness 136, witness statement, 4 July 1996), p. 11; Witness 136, T. 643-645, 790-791; P6(Handwritten list of individuals buried at the Knin Cemetery, compiled by Witness 136).1597 P761 (Josip Čelić, witness interview of 25-26 November 2002), Part I, pp. 5, 58; P762 (Josip Čelić,witness interview of 13-14 January 2005), Part I, pp. 9, 16-17, 135, 161, Part III, pp. 6, 181-182; JosipČelić, T. 7928.1598 P761 (Josip Čelić, witness interview of 25-26 November 2002), Part I, p. 56, Part II, p. 3; P762 (JosipČelić, witness interview of 13-14 January 2005), Part I, pp. 133-134; Josip Čelić, T. 7935; P558 (Order tothe commander of the Lučko Unit from Željko Sačić, 24 August 1995); P606 (Wartime record of theLučko unit, 16 February 1998), p. 11.1599 P761 (Josip Čelić, witness interview of 25-26 November 2002), Part II, p. 4; P762 (Josip Čelić,witness interview of 13-14 January 2005), Part I, pp. 133-134, 138, 141, 179-180, 184-185; Josip Čelić,T. 7935; P558 (Order to the commander of the Lučko Unit from Željko Sačić, 24 August 1995); P772(Josip Čelić, MUP official note of interview with Josip Čelić, 5 December 2001), p. 1.1600 P761 (Josip Čelić, witness interview of 25-26 November 2002), Part II, p. 4; P762 (Josip Čelić,witness interview of 13-14 January 2005), Part I, pp. 141, 181-183; P558 (Order to the commander of theLučko Unit from Željko Sačić, 24 August 1995); P606 (Wartime record of the Lučko unit, 16 February1998), p. 11.215Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `