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Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

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38755village, Čolovići, K<strong>al</strong>drma, Kosovo village, Ramljane, Uzdolje and Vrbnik, <strong>al</strong>l in Orlićmunicip<strong>al</strong>ity, has been de<strong>al</strong>t with separately in 4.1.15 (Stevo Berić and others -Schedule no. 7) and 4.2.15 Orlić municip<strong>al</strong>ity. The remainder of the evidence relating toplunder and destruction <strong>al</strong>ong this road is considered here. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber hascarefully compared the evidence below to the evidence relating to the specific villagesas mentioned above and is satisfied that there is no overlap in the evidence which wouldlead to an arbitrary plur<strong>al</strong>ity of findings on the same incident.1093. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber has received evidence relating to <strong>al</strong>leged destruction andplunder <strong>al</strong>ong the Knin-Drniš road primarily through the testimonies of Philip Berikoff,John Hill, Murray Dawes, and Alun Roberts. The Knin-Drniš road is situated in Knin,Orlić, and Drniš municip<strong>al</strong>ities. According to the 1991 Population Census, the villages<strong>al</strong>ong this road which include Ramljane (559 Serbs out of a tot<strong>al</strong> of 569 persons),Uzdolje (766 Serbs out of a tot<strong>al</strong> of 767 persons), Vrbnik (1,309 Serbs out of a tot<strong>al</strong> of1,332 persons), Zjverinac (290 Serbs out of a tot<strong>al</strong> of 344 persons) and Tepljuh (360Serbs out of a tot<strong>al</strong> of 433 persons) were predominately Serb in 1991, with theexception of Siverić (97 Serbs out of a tot<strong>al</strong> of 992), which was predominately Croat in1991. 40351094. John Hill, Commanding Officer of the Internation<strong>al</strong> Military Police in SectorSouth from early June 1995 to 8 December 1995, 4036 testified that in the morning of 8August 1995, he, Tremblay, and Berikoff drove from Knin to Drniš. 4037 In a sm<strong>al</strong>lvillage, <strong>al</strong>ong the road to Drniš, Hill saw Croatian tanks. 4038 From the car, Hill <strong>al</strong>so saw“systematic” looting, i.e. civilian police was directing traffic and standing by whileother civilian policemen, with light blue shirts and grey pants, and civilians were lootinghomes and loading anim<strong>al</strong>s onto trailers. 4039 He saw people showing up with vehiclesand trailers and w<strong>al</strong>king out of houses with televisions, stereos, and food, and puttingthings that they found in the houses in their cars, on top of their cars, and in trailers. 40404035 C5 (State Bureau of Statistics Population Census of 1991, Nation<strong>al</strong> Structure of the Population ofCroatia According to S<strong>et</strong>tlement), pp. 74, 110.4036 P291 (John Hill, witness statement, 23 August 1996), p. 2; P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21January 1998), pp. 3, 93; P293 (John Hill, witness statement, 2 November 1999), p. 3.4037 P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21 January 1998), p. 30; John Hill, T. 3763, 3782-3783; P301(UNCRO military police report, 4-7 August 1995), p. 5; P307 (Map of routes taken by John Hill on histravels after Operation Storm); D274 (John Hill’s diary, entries from 5-13 August 1995), p. 3.4038 P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21 January 1998), p. 30.4039 P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21 January 1998), pp. 30-31; John Hill, T. 3763; D274 (JohnHill’s diary, entries from 5-13 August 1995), p. 3.4040 P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21 January 1998), p. 31.560Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

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