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38833there. 3605 In Knin, Kardum saw some burning houses and clothing and other property inthe road, and heard shots being fired. 3606 In court, Kardum testified that Knin was 90 percent intact, adding that nothing had been devastated except the Catholic Church of St.Anthony, the roof of which had burned. 3607 He saw tanks in the street, and otherwiseonly soldiers, some of whom had bandanas around their heads and camouflage paint ontheir faces, and police. 3608 Goran Dodig, Head of the Office for Interethnic Relations ofthe Croatian Government from 6 April 1995 to 5 March 1998, 3609 testified that hearrived in Knin around 7 August 1995. 3610 In Knin, there was a joyous atmosphere inthe streets, however, there was much disorder and the streets were full of garbage. 3611The witness, who was mainly walking on the main street, observed broken shopwindows and a large number of persons in uniform, but he saw no arson or severedamage caused to buildings, nor did he see anyone looting. 3612897. The Trial Chamber now turns to the events of 8 August 1995, as relevant to thealleged destruction and plunder in Knin.898. Peter Marti, an UNMO and later a member of HRAT in Sector South from 19June to 27 November 1995, 3613 testified that on 8 August 1995, he and others had beenrefused entry to Knin by Croatian soldiers. 3614 On the same day, an UNMO HQ patrolmanaged to enter Knin town centre. 3615 UNMO saw that some houses were completelydestroyed, some cars had their engines missing, and some had been run over by whatappeared to be heavy machinery. 3616 UNMOs also observed three houses with gasbottles in front of the doors and evidence of vandalism inside the houses. 3617Approximately between 3 and 4 p.m., UNMO observed in Knin a few elderly civilians,many military police (72nd battalion), civil police, and HV soldiers of the 1st (“Tiger”),3605 P2397 (Ive Kardum, witness statement, 22-23 March 2004), para. 47; Ive Kardum, T. 9508.3606 P2397 (Ive Kardum, witness statement, 22-23 March 2004), para. 48.3607 Ive Kardum, T. 9508.3608 P2397 (Ive Kardum, witness statement, 22-23 March 2004), para. 48.3609 D1705 (Goran Dodig, witness statement, 16 May 2009), pp. 1-3, 14; Goran Dodig, T. 22628.3610 D1705 (Goran Dodig, witness statement, 16 May 2009), p. 5; Goran Dodig, T. 22643.3611 D1705 (Goran Dodig, witness statement, 16 May 2009), p. 5.3612 Goran Dodig, T. 22643-22644, 22655-22656.3613 P415 (Peter Marti, witness statement, 13 February 1996), p. 1; P416 (Peter Marti, witness statement,29 June 1997), pp. 1, 6; P417 (Peter Marti, witness statement, 14 December 2007), paras 1, 5, 9, 173614 P416 (Peter Marti, witness statement, 29 June 1997), p. 4; P417 (Peter Marti, witness statement, 14December 2007), paras 40, 66, 69; Peter Marti, T. 4640.3615 P417 (Peter Marti, witness statement, 14 December 2007), paras 66-68.3616 P417 (Peter Marti, witness statement, 14 December 2007), paras 66, 70; P112 (UNMO Sector Southdaily situation report, 8 p.m., 8 August 1995), p. 4.3617 P417 (Peter Marti, witness statement, 14 December 2007), paras 66, 71; P112 (UNMO Sector Southdaily situation report, 8 p.m., 8 August 1995), p. 4.482Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

388324th and 7th (“Puma”) Brigades. In the “local workshop” outside Knin, UNMO sawseveral stripped civilian and UN vehicles, and met two soldiers of the 4th Brigade. 3618Regarding the events in Knin on 8 August 1995, the Trial Chamber has also consideredevidence from Berikoff, reviewed in chapter 4.2.1.899. Alexander Tchernetsky, an UNMO in Croatia from 20 June 1995 untilDecember 1995, 3619 observed refugees at the UN compound in Knin on 8 August 1995.The refugees had been forced to leave their vehicles on the road, and the witnessobserved Croatian soldiers looting cars, destroying many of them, while other vehicleswere taken by Croatian military representatives. 3620 Similar evidence was provided byWitness 136, a Serb field interpreter for UNCIVPOL and UNCRO, 3621 who testifiedthat in the first two or three days after Operation Storm she was on duty at the main gateof the UN compound in Knin and took down the names of people coming in. 3622 Shetestified that sometimes HV soldiers escorted people in their own cars to the compound,after which the soldiers demanded the car keys and registration papers from them, droveaway the cars, and replaced the licence plates with plates bearing the letters “HV”. 3623900. On 8 August 1995, Stig Marker Hansen went on patrol in Knin with hisinterpreter and went to collect some of his interpreter’s belongings from her house,which was located in the residential area north of the TVIK factory. 3624 The mainentrance door of his interpreter’s house was broken and the house appeared as though ithad been ransacked, with a number of valuable items, such as the TV set, missing. 3625Upon driving through Knin that day, the witness observed that every house andapartment had been broken into, and saw people collecting items in the streets. 3626 Healso saw a property where the garden had been flattened by bulldozers, which were stillthere, and referred the matter to UNCIVPOL for investigation. 3627 Until around 8August 1995, he saw combat troops involved in looting just outside the UN3618 P112 (UNMO Sector South daily situation report, 8 p.m., 8 August 1995), p. 5.3619 P204 (Alexander Tchernetsky, witness statement, 18 May 2002), pp. 1-2; Alexander Tchernetsky, T.3204, 3221.3620 P204 (Alexander Tchernetsky, witness statement, 18 May 2002), p. 3.3621 P2 (Witness 136, witness statement, 4 July 1996), pp. 1-2; Witness 136, T. 620, 622, 641, 726, 765,768, 780-782.3622 P2 (Witness 136, witness statement, 4 July 1996), p. 4.3623 P2 (Witness 136, witness statement, 4 July 1996), p. 4; P3 (Witness 136, witness statement, 11 June2007), para. 8.3624 P1285 (Stig Marker Hansen, witness statement, 24 April 2008), para. 20; Stig Marker Hansen, T.14917; P1292 (Stig Marker Hansen, personal diary), pp. 6-7.3625 P1285 (Stig Marker Hansen, witness statement, 24 April 2008), para. 20.3626 Stig Marker Hansen, T. 14917.483Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

388324th and 7th (“Puma”) Brigades. In the “loc<strong>al</strong> workshop” outside Knin, UNMO sawsever<strong>al</strong> stripped civilian and UN vehicles, and m<strong>et</strong> two soldiers of the 4th Brigade. 3618Regarding the events in Knin on 8 August 1995, the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber has <strong>al</strong>so consideredevidence from Berikoff, reviewed in chapter 4.2.1.899. Alexander Tchern<strong>et</strong>sky, an UNMO in Croatia from 20 June 1995 untilDecember 1995, 3619 observed refugees at the UN compound in Knin on 8 August 1995.The refugees had been forced to leave their vehicles on the road, and the witnessobserved Croatian soldiers looting cars, destroying many of them, while other vehicleswere taken by Croatian military representatives. 3620 Similar evidence was provided byWitness 136, a Serb field interpr<strong>et</strong>er for UNCIVPOL and UNCRO, 3621 who testifiedthat in the first two or three days after Operation Storm she was on duty at the main gateof the UN compound in Knin and took down the names of people coming in. 3622 Sh<strong>et</strong>estified that som<strong>et</strong>imes HV soldiers escorted people in their own cars to the compound,after which the soldiers demanded the car keys and registration papers from them, droveaway the cars, and replaced the licence plates with plates bearing the l<strong>et</strong>ters “HV”. 3623900. On 8 August 1995, Stig Marker Hansen went on patrol in Knin with hisinterpr<strong>et</strong>er and went to collect some of his interpr<strong>et</strong>er’s belongings from her house,which was located in the residenti<strong>al</strong> area north of the TVIK factory. 3624 The mainentrance door of his interpr<strong>et</strong>er’s house was broken and the house appeared as though ithad been ransacked, with a number of v<strong>al</strong>uable items, such as the TV s<strong>et</strong>, missing. 3625Upon driving through Knin that day, the witness observed that every house andapartment had been broken into, and saw people collecting items in the stre<strong>et</strong>s. 3626 He<strong>al</strong>so saw a property where the garden had been flattened by bulldozers, which were stillthere, and referred the matter to UNCIVPOL for investigation. 3627 Until around 8August 1995, he saw combat troops involved in looting just outside the UN3618 P112 (UNMO Sector South daily situation report, 8 p.m., 8 August 1995), p. 5.3619 P204 (Alexander Tchern<strong>et</strong>sky, witness statement, 18 May 2002), pp. 1-2; Alexander Tchern<strong>et</strong>sky, T.3204, 3221.3620 P204 (Alexander Tchern<strong>et</strong>sky, witness statement, 18 May 2002), p. 3.3621 P2 (Witness 136, witness statement, 4 July 1996), pp. 1-2; Witness 136, T. 620, 622, 641, 726, 765,768, 780-782.3622 P2 (Witness 136, witness statement, 4 July 1996), p. 4.3623 P2 (Witness 136, witness statement, 4 July 1996), p. 4; P3 (Witness 136, witness statement, 11 June2007), para. 8.3624 P1285 (Stig Marker Hansen, witness statement, 24 April 2008), para. 20; Stig Marker Hansen, T.14917; P1292 (Stig Marker Hansen, person<strong>al</strong> diary), pp. 6-7.3625 P1285 (Stig Marker Hansen, witness statement, 24 April 2008), para. 20.3626 Stig Marker Hansen, T. 14917.483Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

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