Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

39011531. Some of the evidence relevant to the alleged destruction and plunder consists ofobservations by witnesses who during the Indictment period travelled from one villageto the other and from one municipality to the other, making numerous observationsrelevant to many different incidents. The Trial Chamber has opted to deal with suchevidence in the context of each incident of alleged destruction or plunder, withoutreviewing the totality of the witness’s account. For the purpose of illustration, the TrialChamber will, however, review the evidence of one such witness.532. Philip Berikoff, UN Military Information Officer for UN Sector South who wasbased in Knin between 21 July and 5 September 1995, 2280 stated that on 21 July 1995,as he was flying into Knin, he observed that lots of places were destroyed in Serb-heldareas. 2281 Berikoff stated that as of 22 July 1995, Captain Dangerfield, Sergeant Greenand he travelled through a lot of villages, which allowed them to tell which villages hadbeen destroyed or damaged before Operation Storm. 2282 He testified that some villageswere completely destroyed, others partially destroyed, and that the destruction clearlyhad taken place some time ago. 2283 He stated that the houses (save a few), fields andlivestock along the road between Drniš and Knin were intact. 2284 He also stated thatDrniš had sustained extensive damage in 1991. 2285 Berikoff’s understanding of a“destroyed” building was that it was rendered unusable for its intended purpose. 2286533. Berikoff stated that on 7 August 1995, Captain Jeff Hill, Corporal Tremblay andhe tried to get into downtown Knin but were stopped by VP at 7 a.m. at a major checkpointleading into the town. 2287 A civil policeman arrived and escorted them to thecivilian police headquarters in Knin where they waited for a while and then met IvanJurić, who presented himself as a major in the military police and in charge of the2280 P739 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 24 August 1996), pp. 1-2; P740 (Philip Berikoff, witnessstatement, 21 May 1997), p. 1, paras 1-2; P741 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 11 December 2007),p. 1; D284 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 26-27 May 1997), pp. 1-2, 45; Philip Berikoff, T. 7589,7655-7656, 7734-7735, 7759-7760, 7768, 7776, 7813, 7823; P748 (Berikoff’s daily journal, 17 July – 6September 1995), pp. 2, 16.2281 Philip Berikoff, T. 7656; P748 (Berikoff’s daily journal, 17 July – 6 September 1995), p. 2.2282 D284 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 26-27 May 1997), pp. 18, 62; Philip Berikoff, T. 7656-7657; P748 (Berikoff’s daily journal, 17 July – 6 September 1995), p. 2; P749 (Photos), pp. 2, 32-33.2283 Philip Berikoff, T. 7657-7658; P748 (Berikoff’s daily journal, 17 July – 6 September 1995), p. 2.2284 D284 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 26-27 May 1997), pp. 18-20.2285 D284 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 26-27 May 1997), p. 46; P742 (Report by Berikoff onDestruction in Sector South, 22 November 1995), para. 2 (c).2286 D284 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 26-27 May 1997), p. 19; Philip Berikoff, T. 7882, 7904-7905.2287 P739 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 24 August 1996), p. 2; P740 (Philip Berikoff, witnessstatement, 21 May 1997), para. 2 (n); D284 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 26-27 May 1997), p. 19;P748 (Berikoff’s daily journal, 17 July – 6 September 1995), p. 8.304Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `