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38818that the Municipal Court in Knin convicted them of aggravated theft, and that there is noindication in the evidence that this judgement did not become final under Croatian law.Finally, based on the evidence of Elleby, the Trial Chamber finds that on 6 September1995 four HV soldiers wearing insignia took the car of Elleby’s landlady in Knin. Theevidence does not establish whether the objects that were taken were owned by KrajinaSerbs.926. The Trial Chamber further finds, based on evidence from Boucher, that on 11August 1995 persons referred to as Croatian police were taking radios and TVs fromresidences in Knin. Based on the witness’s description of these persons as Croatianpolice, the Trial Chamber finds that they wore police-type uniforms. Considering theTrial Chamber’s finding above that Croatian civilian police had arrived in Knin prior to11 August 1995, the Trial Chamber finds that the persons observed by Boucher weremembers of the Croatian civilian police. The evidence does not establish whether theobjects that were taken were owned by Krajina Serbs.927. The Trial Chamber now turns to evidence of destruction in Knin between 9August and the end of September 1995. The evidence indicates that buildings wereburning in Knin on several days during the period under consideration, including 12, 13,17, 23, and 24 August, as well as 1, 5, 6, 10 and 19 September 1995. However, theevidence does not establish how the fires started. Tchernetsky testified that one daybetween 10 and 16 August 1995 he and Munkelien observed burning houses surroundedby soldiers, police officers, and several firemen and fire engines, none of whom weredoing anything to extinguish the fire. This evidence is not corroborated by Munkelien,and in any event does not establish that these persons set fire to the houses. VP DutyLog P886 contains a somewhat similar story, dated 5 September 1995, according towhich the Knin police station had reported that HV members were not allowing firemento extinguish a fire. However, according to the Duty Log, the HV members were notfound. According to HRAT report P35, on 10 September 1995 HRAT went toinvestigate a burning house in Knin, and met an angry Croatian soldier who said theSerb owners were only getting the kind of treatment they had given to Croats. In all ofthese cases, there is insufficient evidence as to the circumstances under which thebuildings caught fire.497Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `