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Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

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38771combined evidence, the Chamber finds that approximately six persons in camouflageuniforms without insignia were s<strong>et</strong>ting houses on fire, using jerry cans, in Kosovovillage on 10 August 1995. Liborius and Hansen characterized these persons as HVsoldiers, though the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber has received no evidence about the factu<strong>al</strong> basis onwhich these qu<strong>al</strong>ifications were made. All three witnesses noticed one or more trucks,which Hansen characterized as “HV”, again without providing a factu<strong>al</strong> basis. Based onhis description of these trucks as HV, the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber finds they were military-typ<strong>et</strong>rucks. Boucher noticed a green camouflage truck with Puma markings, and no licenceplates. Dijkstra and Berikoff corroborated the presence of members of the 7th “Puma”Guards Brigade in the area of the Knin-Drniš road that day. Considering the aboveevidence, in the light of the evidence in 4.2.9 (Knin town) regarding the 7th GuardsBrigade <strong>al</strong>so being referred to as the Puma’s, the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber finds that on 10 August1995, sever<strong>al</strong> members of the 7th Guards Brigade, who did not wear unit insignia andwho used at least one HV truck without licence plates, used p<strong>et</strong>rol to s<strong>et</strong> fire toapproximately 30 houses in Kosovo village and adjacent corn crops. Considering thatthere is no separate entry for Kosovo in the 1991 Population Census, it must have beenincluded in the entry for the immediately adjacent village of Zvjerinac. Considering the<strong>et</strong>hnic<strong>al</strong> composition of Zvjerinac in 1991, that significant numbers of non-Serbs left theformer Sector South b<strong>et</strong>ween 1991 and 1995 (see chapter 5.1.2 above), and the numberof burned houses in Kosovo village, the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber finds that at least some of theburnt houses were owned or inhabited by Krajina Serbs. 3939 The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber willfurther consider this incident in relation to Counts 1 and 5 of the Indictment in chapters5.5.2 and 5.8.2 (g) below.1057. On the basis of P2609, the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber further finds that on 2 September1995, Siniša Burazer, a member of the 113th HV Brigade, went to Kosovo village in hisprivate car, a VW J<strong>et</strong>ta, which had a trailer attached to it, in order to obtain a steamboiler and radiators for centr<strong>al</strong> heating in his house. At that time Burazer was dressed ina Croatian military uniform. In Kosovo village, Burazer found a steam boiler and a s<strong>et</strong>of radiators and, with the help of some civilians, started loading it onto the trailer.Burazer was then apprehended by the VP and taken to the police station in Knin wher<strong>et</strong>he goods were confiscated and Burazer was given a receipt. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber notes3939 Even if the data for Kosovo were included under other nearby villages or towns, namely Ramljane,Uzdolje, Riñane, Orlić or Markovac, the outcome of the an<strong>al</strong>ysis would remain the same since, accordingto the 1991 Population Census, <strong>al</strong>l of these towns or villages were 98-99 per cent Serb.544Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

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