Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

388561995. 3350 Witness 84 stated that within 10-20 days after the liberation of Knin, the cityand the surrounding area was completely looted and burnt. 3351 According to the witness,over 70 per cent of the houses were destroyed in the first stage and after the first 15 daysthe destruction slowed down but did not come to a complete halt. 3352 The witnessfurther stated that property belonging to both ethnic communities, Croats and Serbs, wasbeing looted. 3353 The Trial Chamber will examine whether the overview provided byWitness 84 finds support in more specific evidence, and has identified two distinctperiods, with which it will deal successively. The first period covers 5-8 August, and thesecond period covers 9 August until the end of the Indictment period.858. Most of the relevant evidence concerns the first period, from 5 to 8 August 1995.The Trial Chamber will examine the evidence day by day, to the extent possible, beforemaking its findings on the entire first period.859. The Trial Chamber first turns to the arrival of Croatian forces in the town ofKnin. The Trial Chamber has received relevant documentary evidence from Croatiansources. According to the Split MD’s Operational Diary, at 11:07 a.m. on 5 August1995 the Commander of the 7th Guards Brigade of the HV reported that he had enteredKnin. 3354 At 11:30 a.m. it was reported from intelligence sources that the 7th GuardsBrigade was on the bridge in Knin, and had seized all of Knin. 3355 At 11:25 a.m., Zebićreported from the 7th Guards Brigade command post that they were around the barracksin Knin, and were pulling out some of the motor vehicles. 3356 At 12:50 p.m., the 1st pbreported that they were at the centre of Knin. 3357 The Trial Chamber has consideredfurther relevant evidence from P2343, reviewed in chapter 4.1.9 (Nikola Dragičević andothers - Schedule no. 1). In a daily report addressed to Major General Ivan Tolj sent at 1p.m. on 5 August 1995, Colonel Ivan Zelić, Coordinator of the Political Administrationat the Ministry of Defence for Political Affairs, stated that Croatian forces had takencontrol of Knin by noon. 3358 According to Ante Gotovina’s analysis of Operation Storm,3350 P2393 (Witness 84, witness statement, 20 November 2007), para. 27; P2395 (Witness 84, witnessstatement, 9 March 2002), para. 30; Witness 84, T. 11105, 11387.3351 P2395 (Witness 84, witness statement, 9 March 2002), para. 24.3352 P2393 (Witness 84, witness statement, 20 November 2007), para. 24.3353 Witness 84, T. 11410.3354 P71 (Split MD operational diary for 25 July – 14 September 1995), pp. 83-84.3355 P71 (Split MD operational diary for 25 July – 14 September 1995), p. 84.3356 P2343 (Operative logbook of the 4th Guards Brigade, July and August 1995), p. 36.3357 P2343 (Operative logbook of the 4th Guards Brigade, July and August 1995), p. 37.3358 D180 (Documentation of Croatian authorities of investigation of murders of Ilija and Milka Petko,and Dmitar and ðuro Rašuo), pp. 14-15.459Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `