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38772population of 1,500 inhabitants. 3934 The Trial Chamber has further considered evidenceby Alun Roberts, reviewed in chapter 4.2.15 (Knin-Drniš road).1054. Siniša Burazer, a member of the 113th HV Brigade, was convicted by the SplitMilitary Court on 25 January 1996 of aggravated theft committed in the village ofKosovo, Orlić municipality, on 2 September 1995. 3935 According to the judgement,Burazer admitted to having committed this crime. Burazer stated that he was aware thatafter the liberation, the area around Knin and especially the areas previously inhabitedby Serbs, were mostly uninhabited. Therefore, he left Šibenik and drove to Knin in hisprivate car, a VW Jetta, which had a trailer attached to it in order to obtain a steamboiler and radiators for central heating in his house. At that time Burazer was wearing aCroatian military uniform. Burazer went to Kosovo village, where he found a newsteam boiler and next to it a set of radiators in front of one of the houses. With the helpof some civilians, he started loading it onto the trailer. At that moment, a VP patrolarrived, arrested Burazer and brought him to the police station in Knin, where the steamboiler and the radiator were confiscated and he was given a receipt. 3936 Burazer alsostated that he was a volunteer of the Homeland War from the very beginning and, apartfrom minor breaks, had been wearing a Croatian military uniform at least until 25January 1996. 3937 Between the date of Burazer’s indictment on 11 November 1995 andthe date of the judgement, Burazer became an active member of the Šibenik Companyof the 72nd VP Battalion Split. 39381055. In addition to the above evidence, the Trial Chamber has considered the evidenceof Philip Berikoff, reviewed in chapter 4.2.1.1056. The evidence of Hansen, Boucher, and Liborius is similar with regard tolocation and date, as well as the appearance, number, equipment, and behaviour of thepersons they observed. The minor discrepancies in their evidence are not contradictory,and could reflect slightly different observations and recollections. Consequently, theTrial Chamber finds that all three witnesses refer to the same incident. Flynn, Robertsand Berikoff provide further corroboration of this evidence. On the basis of their3934 P684 (Alun Roberts’s report to the press on HV’s human rights violations in Sector South, 12 October1995), p. 1.3935 Mladen Bajić, T. 20820-20821; P2609 (Documentation on legal proceedings against Burazer foraggravated theft), pp. 1, 3, 6.3936 P2609 (Documentation on legal proceedings against Burazer for aggravated theft), pp. 4-5.3937 P2609 (Documentation on legal proceedings against Burazer for aggravated theft), pp. 4-6.3938 P2609 (Documentation on legal proceedings against Burazer for aggravated theft), pp. 1, 4-5.543Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `