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Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

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38948Based on the UNMO’s description of four of these individu<strong>al</strong>s as soldiers, the Tri<strong>al</strong>Chamber is satisfied that they wore military-type uniforms. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber notesthat two of these persons in uniform were seen tog<strong>et</strong>her with two civilians. The aboveevidence does not establish to which armed forces, if any, the <strong>al</strong>leged perp<strong>et</strong>ratorsbelonged. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber has not received sufficient evidence about which armedforces, if any, were present in or in the vicinity of Miočić at the time. The Tri<strong>al</strong>Chamber is therefore unable to draw any conclusions regarding the identity or affiliationof the four persons in uniform. Under these circumstances, the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber will notfurther consider this incident in relation to Counts 1 and 4 of the Indictment.4.2.6 Ervenik municip<strong>al</strong>ityErvenik town648. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber has received relevant evidence with regard to the <strong>al</strong>legeddestruction in Ervenik town primarily through the testimony of Rajko Guša. Accordingto the 1991 Population Census, the population of Ervenik town consisted of 1,526 Serbsout of a tot<strong>al</strong> of 1,570 persons in 1991. 2764649. Rajko Guša, a Serb from the village of Zemunik Gornji in Zadarmunicip<strong>al</strong>ity, 2765 testified that for sever<strong>al</strong> days around 10 August 1995, he and RnjakSlavko w<strong>al</strong>ked from the municip<strong>al</strong>ity of Benkovac to the municip<strong>al</strong>ity of Ervenik. Thepresence of the HV throughout the entire area required them to travel through the forestto avoid being discovered. 2766 Once they arrived, they hid in the forest on the mountainof Zmistak, which is south-west of Ervenik and north of Kistanje. 2767 While there, Gušam<strong>et</strong> a Serb man by the name of Jovo Subotić, who lived nearby. 2768 Subotić told Gušaand Slavko that if they went to his parents’ home, they would be given food. 2769 At thehouse, Guša and Slavko m<strong>et</strong> Todor and Marta Subotić who gave them food and blank<strong>et</strong>sbut told them that there were a lot of soldiers in the area, so they could not stay in thehouse. After r<strong>et</strong>urning to the forest, Guša and Slavko were joined by Jovo Subotić andhis twelve-year-old son, Damir, who were <strong>al</strong>so afraid of the Croatian soldiers and felt2764 C5 (Population census 1991, 31 March 1991), p. 110.2765 P959 (Rajko Guša, witness statement, 28 May 1997), para. 1.2766 P960 (Rajko Guša, witness statement, 19 February 2008), para. 5.2767 P960 (Rajko Guša, witness statement, 19 February 2008), para. 6.2768 P959 (Rajko Guša, witness statement, 28 May 1997), para. 16; D827 (Zadar-Knin Police interview,11 October 1995), p. 5.367Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

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