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38887781. The Trial Chamber has further considered relevant evidence from P1128,reviewed in chapter 4.2.8 (Biovičino Selo, Macure, and Kolašac).782. Murray Dawes, a former civilian UN accommodation officer stationed in Kninmunicipality from May 1994 to October 1995, 3130 testified that he and Dreyer went toKistanje municipality on 6 August 1995 and arrived around 10 a.m. 3131 While they werestopped at a check-point on the Knin-side of Kistanje, a soldier at the check-point toldthem that he was from Zadar. The witness did not see a single civilian in Kistanje whilehe and Dreyer were there. All of the cars he saw were either abandoned Serb cars or HVarmy vehicles. 3132 However, in town, there were about 200 to 300 persons wearingnormal HV combat uniforms. 3133 Although Dawes only remained in the town ofKistanje for approximately 15 minutes, he saw HV soldiers blow up at least twohouses. 3134 He noticed that several houses were marked “Hrvatska kuca”. 3135 Thesemarked houses did not appear to be targeted or destroyed. 3136 The HV soldiers weretaking personal items—TV sets, stereos, small tractors—out of the houses along themain road, and either loading these items into HV army trucks or personal vehiclesparked on the main road or in the driveways, or storing them on the side of the road,though they did not place the items in separate piles. 3137 The HV soldiers were alsoloading farm animals onto the army trucks. Dawes and Dreyer drove straight throughthe town of Kistanje, then turned around and took the main road back to Knin. 3138783. On 11 August 1995, Captain Matko Kurtović reported to the Commander of theOG Šibenik that on 6 August 1995, the 15th Home Guard Regiment “liberated” theKistanje area. 3139 He further reported that once the operation was over in the liberatedareas, discipline decreased amongst quite a number of HV members, who consumedalcohol and looted houses. 3140 Kurtović also reported that once the settlements wereoccupied, the Commanders lost control over the HV members, who torched a number ofhouses and committed robbery, particularly in places inhabited by Serbs and in the area3130 P980 (Murray Dawes, witness statement, 22 August 1996), pp. 1-2.3131 P980 (Murray Dawes, witness statement, 22 August 1996), pp. 8-9; Murray Dawes, T. 10401, 10414.3132 P980 (Murray Dawes, witness statement, 22 August 1996), p. 9.3133 P980 (Murray Dawes, witness statement, 22 August 1996), p. 9; Murray Dawes, T. 10401.3134 P980 (Murray Dawes, witness statement, 22 August 1996), p. 9.3135 P980 (Murray Dawes, witness statement, 22 August 1996), p. 9; Murray Dawes, T. 10402, 10541.3136 P980 (Murray Dawes, witness statement, 22 August 1996), p. 9; Murray Dawes, T. 10402.3137 P980 (Murray Dawes, witness statement, 22 August 1996), p. 9; Murray Dawes, T. 10401, 10405.3138 P980 (Murray Dawes, witness statement, 22 August 1996), p. 9.3139 P2349 (Report on security in OG Šibenik, 11 August 1995), pp. 1-2, 6.3140 P2349 (Report on security in OG Šibenik, 11 August 1995), pp. 4-5.428Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `