Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

38924Based in particular on the evidence of Herman, Janić, Sačić, Vurnek, Repinć, and D556,the Trial Chamber finds that Special Police units started entering Gračac betweenapproximately 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on 5 August 1995 On the basis of evidence fromRepinć, Sačić, Janić and Pavlović, the Trial Chamber further finds that the SpecialPolice set up a headquarters in Gračac on 5 August 1995. The Trial Chamber has alsoconsidered evidence from Sačić that the VP arrived in Gračac on 6 August 1995, andevidence from Janić, Pavlović and Steenbergen indicating that the civilian police hadarrived in Gračac by 6 August 1995. The Trial Chamber has further considered theevidence of Witness 82 that he and his unit passed through Gračac in the afternoon of 6August 1995. Based on all this evidence, the Trial Chamber finds that the persons inmilitary-type uniforms removing property from houses were members of the HV, VP orSpecial Police.691. The Trial Chamber finds, on the basis of evidence from Steenbergen, that on 6August 1995 persons wearing civilian clothing with orange arm bands, aged over 50years old, were removing furniture from houses and putting it outside where it was latercollected by civilian and military trucks. This activity continued for several weeksaccording to Steenbergen, who also noted that he observed items on the road in Gračacother than deep freezers and their contents. Based on the evidence received, includingD436, D437, and the evidence of Davorin Pavlović that he met Civil Protection inGračac on 6 August 1995, the Trial Chamber finds that the persons in civilian clothingwere members of Civilian Protection.692. Based on UNMO report P111, the Trial Chamber also finds that in Gračacsometime between 8 p.m. on 6 and 8 p.m. on 7 August 1995, persons described aspolice were rounding up and loading livestock into large vans. Based on UNMO’sdescription of these persons as police, the Trial Chamber finds that they wore policetypeuniforms. Based on this evidence, and on the aforementioned evidence that thecivilian police had arrived in Gračac by 6 August 1995, the Trial Chamber finds that theuniformed persons were members of the civilian police.693. The Trial Chamber also finds, based in particular on the evidence ofVanderostyne, that on 8 August 1995 in and around the centre of Gračac there wereapproximately 50-100 men wearing olive-green uniforms with MUP armbands, andyellow ribbons on their shoulders. Some of these individuals were loading televisions,2958 Joško Morić, T. 25550.391Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `