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38746left sleeve saying “Military Police 92. (or 72.) Company of the 4th Split Brigade”. 4089The witness was then taken in a civilian car to what the witness described as the VPheadquarters in Benkovac, situated in a private house owned by ðorñe Čalić, where hewas interrogated. 4090 The witness was brought to a room with fresh blood stains on thewalls where he met another detainee, Todor Šarić, who told Drča that he himself as wellas other detainees had been beaten. During the first two days after the interrogation VPmen beat the witness five to six times and threatened to slit his throat. Although thebeatings stopped after about two days the threats and insults continued over the next twoto three months. Drča remained in detention at the VP headquarters in Benkovac until 5March 1996. 4091 Although the witness later found out that he was indicted in 1993 forterrorism and endangering the constitutional order and the territorial integrity of theRepublic of Croatia, during the time of his detention in Benkovac he was not broughtbefore an investigative judge nor given any documents stating he was indicted. 4092 Thewitness stated that he was not permitted to contact his family until early 1996. The onlytime he met with the ICRC was during an unannounced visit on 29 November 1995,during which he was told by the military policemen not to reveal that Šarić was alsodetained there or he would “suffer the consequences”. During his detention in Benkovacthe witness observed a number of civilians being brought to the VP headquarters forinterrogation after which they were taken to a destination unknown to him. The witnessstated that the commanding officer in the VP headquarters of Benkovac during hisincarceration was Captain Granacarić. 4093 For the first month of his detention, the VPordered the witness and Šarić to remove all personal belongings, including furniture,from apartments in Benkovac which formerly belonged to the JNA. The VP alsoordered the witness and Šarić to clean other apartments, which were intended to be usedas quarters for the VP, and on approximately ten occasions, the witness and Šarićmoved furniture from one apartment to another. Drča and Šarić loaded the belongingsonto civilian trucks with HV license plates, which were driven by military policemen toa destination unknown to the witness. 4094 In August-September 1995 the witness andŠarić were taken to the military barracks in Benkovac, where they unloaded personalbelongings such as TV sets, doors, cattle, and mechanic tools from civilian and military4089 P2509 (Konstantin Drča, witness statement, 26 May 1997), p. 3.4090 P2509 (Konstantin Drča, witness statement, 26 May 1997), pp. 3-4.4091 P2509 (Konstantin Drča, witness statement, 26 May 1997), p. 4.4092 P2509 (Konstantin Drča, witness statement, 26 May 1997), pp. 4-5.4093 P2509 (Konstantin Drča, witness statement, 26 May 1997), p. 4.569Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `