Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

38855the 4th and 7th Guards Brigades had liberated Knin by 11 a.m. on 5 August 1995. 3359 Inthis respect, the Trial Chamber has further considerd evidence from exhibit P2559.860. The arrival of Croatian forces in Knin is also reflected in evidence received frominternational observers. Eric Hendriks, an ECMM monitor in Knin from 21 July 1995until 30 October 1995, 3360 testified that on 5 August 1995 at 10 or 11 a.m., the 4th and7th (Puma) HV Brigade entered Knin without resistance. 3361 According to an ECMMreport, HV soldiers reached the ECMM RC building on midday on 5 August 1995. 3362Alain Forand, UNCRO Sector South Commander from 8 July 1995 to 10 October1995, 3363 testified that at about 10:30-11 a.m., he saw HV troops at the hospital as heapproached it. 3364 On his return to the UN compound, he was stopped a number of timesby Croatian troops. 3365 Forand testified that just before noon on 5 August 1995, HVtroops advancing from the south-east arrived at the front gate of the UN compound andthat at that time Knin was completely in the hands of the HV. 3366 According to RobertWilliams, an intelligence officer for the Canadian contingent of UNPROFOR, 3367 at12:05 p.m., the HV 7th Guards Brigade arrived at the UN compound’s main gate withthree T-55 tanks, one APC, and some infantry. 3368 Williams identified the soldiers bytheir uniform insignia, which was a Puma. 3369 The HV tanks had their barrels turned in3359 P2585 (Ante Gotovina’s analysis of Operation Storm, 16 September 1995), pp. 1-2, 9-10.3360 P931 (Eric Hendriks, witness statement, 4 April 2008), para. 3; D820 (Eric Hendriks, witnessstatement, 18 April 1996), pp. 1-2; Eric Hendriks, T. 9734-9735, 9755-9756.3361 P931 (Eric Hendriks, witness statement, 4 April 2008), para. 18; D820 (Eric Hendriks, witnessstatement, 18 April 1996), p. 4; P1300 (ECMM daily monitoring report, 7 August 1995), p. 2; D334(ECMM report, 12:45 a.m., 5 August 1995), para. 2. See also P345 (UNCRO Sector South updatesituation report, 12 p.m., 5 August 1995), p. 2.3362 P1299 (ECMM special report, 7 August 1995).3363 P330 (Alain Forand, witness statement, 20 August 1996), pp. 2, 15; P333 (Alain Forand, witnessstatement, 25 January 2008), para. 2; Alain Forand, T. 4098-4099, 4180, 4186.3364 P330 (Alain Forand, witness statement, 20 August 1996), p. 8; P331 (Alain Forand, witnessstatement, 29 September 1997), p. 13; Alain Forand, T. 4122; P398 (Video interview of Alain Forand), p.1; P399 (Video and transcript of an interview with Alain Forand), p. 3; P401 (Presentation by AlainForand, 24 June 1996), p. 29. See also P54 (Mira Grubor, witness statement, 3 April 1998), p. 4; MiraGrubor, T. 1393, 1459-1460, 1478-1479.3365 P331 (Alain Forand, witness statement, 29 September 1997), p. 13; P345 (UNCRO Sector Southupdate situation report, 12 p.m., 5 August 1995), p. 2; P398 (Video interview of Alain Forand), p. 1.3366 P330 (Alain Forand, witness statement, 20 August 1996), p. 8; Alain Forand, T. 4123; P345 (UNCROSector South update situation report, 12 p.m., 5 August 1995), pp. 1-2; P398 (Video interview of AlainForand), p. 1; P401 (Presentation by Alain Forand, 24 June 1996), p. 29.3367 P924 (Robert Williams, witness statement, 5 November 1995), p. 1; P925 (Robert Williams, witnessstatement, 22 August 1996), p. 2.3368 P924 (Robert Williams, witness statement, 5 November 1995), p. 2; P925 (Robert Williams, witnessstatement, 22 August 1996), p. 6; P926 (Robert Williams, witness statement, 14 November 2007), para. 4;Robert Williams, T. 9546; P930 (Chronology of events in Sector South prepared by Robert Williams, 4-7August 1995), p. 2.3369 Robert Williams, T. 9545.460Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `