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38961looting was expressly prohibited. 2697 The witness and others spoke with theircommanders who also expressed discontent with the looting. 2698 On 8 or 9 August 1995,the witness heard that Mr Jarnjak, Minister of the Interior, and General Markač wouldvisit the town. 2699 The witness did not see either of these men, but saw a man hebelieved always accompanied Markač. According to the witness, most of the burninghad already finished by this time, but the destruction of the town was clearly visible.The witness’s commander told him that Jarnjak and Markač had commended the HVand Special Police for a job well done in that area. 2700 Around 8 August 1995, theSpecial Police left Donji Lapac and approximately 100 civilian police officers, wearinggrey police uniforms, arrived in buses. 2701 According to the witness, there were stillhouses on fire at that time. 2702618. Dragutin Repinć, Chief of the Planning Department in the HV Main Staff andan expert on military training and planning, 2703 testified that at 6 a.m. on 7 August 1995a Special Police battalion launched an attack to liberate Donji Lapac. 2704 According toRepinć, Donji Lapac was liberated at 2 p.m. 2705 He testified that troops of the GospićMD entered Donji Lapac in the course of the afternoon, and referred specifically totroops from the 118th Home Guard Regiment of the HV and units of the 1st Battalion,118th Home Guard Regiment, attached to the 9th Guards Brigade. 2706 After havinggained control of Donji Lapac, some of the Special Police forces remained in the townand others went in the direction of Kulen Vakuf. 2707 In the morning of 8 August 1995,Markač sent a report to the Chief of Staff of the HV stating that Special Police forces on7 August 1995 took Donji Lapac with rocket and artillery support, after which the unitsadvanced towards the state border and the Una River, with the objective of liberatingKulen Vakuf. 2708 On 7 August 1995, one VP squad followed HV units towards Udbinaand then to Donji Lapac, in order to start a search operation and begin establishing a VP2697 Witness 82, T. 16773.2698 Witness 82, T. 16774.2699 P2359 (Witness 82, witness statement, 29 September 2004), paras 25, 51.2700 P2359 (Witness 82, witness statement, 29 September 2004), para. 51.2701 P2359 (Witness 82, witness statement, 29 September 2004), para. 54; Witness 82, T. 16869.2702 P2359 (Witness 82, witness statement, 29 September 2004), para. 54.2703 D1932, (Dragutin Repinć, Expert Report, December 2009), paras 1-16; Dragutin Repinć, T. 26661-26665.2704 D1932 (Dragutin Repinć, Expert Report, December 2009), paras 149-150.2705 D1932 (Dragutin Repinć, Expert Report, December 2009), para. 151.2706 D1932 (Dragutin Repinć, Expert Report, December 2009), paras 153-154.2707 D1932 (Dragutin Repinć, Expert Report, December 2009), para. 155; Dragutin Repinć, T. 26732-26733.2708 D1932 (Dragutin Repinć, Expert Report, December 2009), para. 161.354Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

38960platoon in Donji Lapac. 2709 On 8 August 1995, a VP platoon was formed and began tooperate in Donji Lapac. 2710 On the same day, the regular police began organizing apolice station in Donji Lapac. 2711619. At 10:45 a.m. on 10 August 1995, UNMO observed that approximately 80 percent of the houses in Donji Lapac were destroyed and that some of them were stillburning. 2712 At 12:30 p.m. on 10 August 1995, UNMO observed soldiers wearing“BiH” insignia helping civilians in trucks with Bihac number plates to gather cows andhousehold items in Donji Lapac. 2713 Sometime between 6 p.m. on 11 August 1995 and 6p.m. on 12 August 1995, UNMOs observed that 95 per cent of the houses in DonjiLapac were destroyed by fire. 2714 They observed VP or HV soldiers in some halfdestroyedhouses, and HV soldiers searching and looting houses, but they did not seeany civilians. 2715620. John Hill, Commanding Officer of the International Military Police in SectorSouth from early June 1995 to 8 December 1995, 2716 stated that on 11 August 1995, hetravelled to Donji Lapac where he saw soldiers from the Croatian 4th Brigadelooting. 2717 Hill described the town as destroyed and saw many artillery impacts in thefields south of the town. 2718 He then went to a check-point outside Donji Lapac fromwhere he observed the burning of houses by Croatian soldiers, members of the 4thBrigade, in a village north of Donji Lapac, towards the Bosnia-Herzegovina border anda kilometre away from the check-point. 2719 Hill saw soldiers coming out of the housesand shortly thereafter the houses bursting into flames. 2720 Hill stated that the 4th Brigademembers considered the village to be in Bosnia-Herzegovina, as everything beyond thecheck-point from which Hill was observing the village was, according to him, in their2709 D1932 (Dragutin Repinć, Expert Report, December 2009), para. 163; D1926 (Report on execution oftasks of the 71st VP Battalion, 7 August 1995), p. 3.2710 D1932 (Dragutin Repinć, Expert Report, December 2009), para. 170; D1927 (Report on execution oftasks of the 71st VP Battalion, 8 August 1995), pp. 1-2.2711 D1932 (Dragutin Repinć, Expert Report, December 2009), paras 164-165.2712 P114 (UNMO Sector South daily situation report, 8 p.m., 10 August 1995), p. 6.2713 P114 (UNMO Sector South daily situation report, 8 p.m., 10 August 1995), p. 6.2714 P117 (UNMO Sector South daily situation report, 7 p.m., 12 August 1995), pp. 1-2.2715 P117 (UNMO Sector South daily situation report, 7 p.m., 12 August 1995), p. 2.2716 P291 (John Hill, witness statement, 23 August 1996), p. 2; P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21January 1998), pp. 3, 93; P293 (John Hill, witness statement, 2 November 1999), p. 3.2717 P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21 January 1998), pp. 71-72; John Hill, T. 3779, 3783-3784; P307(Map of routes taken by John Hill on his travels after Operation Storm).2718 P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21 January 1998), pp. 71-72; John Hill, T. 3779.2719 P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21 January 1998), pp. 3, 72-75; John Hill, T. 3780-3781, 3895-3897; P306 (Report by John Hill on HV activities from 4-11 August 1995), p. 2.2720 P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21 January 1998), pp. 72-75.355Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

38960platoon in Donji Lapac. 2709 On 8 August 1995, a VP platoon was formed and began tooperate in Donji Lapac. 2710 On the same day, the regular police began organizing apolice station in Donji Lapac. 2711619. At 10:45 a.m. on 10 August 1995, UNMO observed that approximately 80 percent of the houses in Donji Lapac were destroyed and that some of them were stillburning. 2712 At 12:30 p.m. on 10 August 1995, UNMO observed soldiers wearing“BiH” insignia helping civilians in trucks with Bihac number plates to gather cows andhousehold items in Donji Lapac. 2713 Som<strong>et</strong>ime b<strong>et</strong>ween 6 p.m. on 11 August 1995 and 6p.m. on 12 August 1995, UNMOs observed that 95 per cent of the houses in DonjiLapac were destroyed by fire. 2714 They observed VP or HV soldiers in some h<strong>al</strong>fdestroyedhouses, and HV soldiers searching and looting houses, but they did not seeany civilians. 2715620. John Hill, Commanding Officer of the Internation<strong>al</strong> Military Police in SectorSouth from early June 1995 to 8 December 1995, 2716 stated that on 11 August 1995, h<strong>et</strong>ravelled to Donji Lapac where he saw soldiers from the Croatian 4th Brigadelooting. 2717 Hill described the town as destroyed and saw many artillery impacts in thefields south of the town. 2718 He then went to a check-point outside Donji Lapac fromwhere he observed the burning of houses by Croatian soldiers, members of the 4thBrigade, in a village north of Donji Lapac, towards the Bosnia-Herzegovina border anda kilom<strong>et</strong>re away from the check-point. 2719 Hill saw soldiers coming out of the housesand shortly thereafter the houses bursting into flames. 2720 Hill stated that the 4th Brigademembers considered the village to be in Bosnia-Herzegovina, as everything beyond thecheck-point from which Hill was observing the village was, according to him, in their2709 D1932 (Dragutin Repinć, Expert Report, December 2009), para. 163; D1926 (Report on execution oftasks of the 71st VP Batt<strong>al</strong>ion, 7 August 1995), p. 3.2710 D1932 (Dragutin Repinć, Expert Report, December 2009), para. 170; D1927 (Report on execution oftasks of the 71st VP Batt<strong>al</strong>ion, 8 August 1995), pp. 1-2.2711 D1932 (Dragutin Repinć, Expert Report, December 2009), paras 164-165.2712 P114 (UNMO Sector South daily situation report, 8 p.m., 10 August 1995), p. 6.2713 P114 (UNMO Sector South daily situation report, 8 p.m., 10 August 1995), p. 6.2714 P117 (UNMO Sector South daily situation report, 7 p.m., 12 August 1995), pp. 1-2.2715 P117 (UNMO Sector South daily situation report, 7 p.m., 12 August 1995), p. 2.2716 P291 (John Hill, witness statement, 23 August 1996), p. 2; P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21January 1998), pp. 3, 93; P293 (John Hill, witness statement, 2 November 1999), p. 3.2717 P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21 January 1998), pp. 71-72; John Hill, T. 3779, 3783-3784; P307(Map of routes taken by John Hill on his travels after Operation Storm).2718 P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21 January 1998), pp. 71-72; John Hill, T. 3779.2719 P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21 January 1998), pp. 3, 72-75; John Hill, T. 3780-3781, 3895-3897; P306 (Report by John Hill on HV activities from 4-11 August 1995), p. 2.2720 P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21 January 1998), pp. 72-75.355Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

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