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38745trucks and civilian cars and tractors, which had been confiscated from looters by thecivilian police and the VP. Some of these confiscated belongings were taken to themilitary barracks by the VP, while others were taken to a civilian warehouse, designatedby the municipal authorities, where all confiscated objects should have been taken. Thewitness stated that these items were usually taken by members of the HV and thecivilian police for personal use, and that he was present when some of these goods weretaken to apartments and houses of HV personnel. During October-December 1995 thewitness and Šarić were on several occasions taken to privately owned forests in theBukovica area where they were ordered to cut trees for firewood. On these occasionsthe witness saw that almost every house in the villages of Medviña in Lisičićmunicipality, Ervenik, Bilišane in Obrovac municipality, Modrino Selo in Kistanjemunicipality, Biovičino Selo in Kistanje municipality, and Parčić were burnt anddestroyed, including the orthodox church in Medviña. Drča and Šarić were ordered totake firewood from houses in these villages. During this time the witness saw numerousvehicles with Šibenik, Zadar, and Split license plates, both civilian and military, loadedwith cattle, construction material, and furniture, and driven by people in civilian clothesas well as military uniforms. On 5 March 1996, the witness was transferred to ZadarDistrict Prison where he finally met a military investigative judge and later transferredto Split District Prison from where he was released on 30 May 1996, after having signeda statement in front of the prison warden that he was leaving Croatia voluntarily. Hewas then taken to a refugee centre in ðakovo and arrived in Serbia on 8 June 1996, afterhaving signed another statement, this time in front of representatives of the ICRC, thathe was leaving Croatia voluntarily. 4095 The Trial Chamber deals with Drča’s evidencewith regard to the alleged plunder in chapter 4.2.2 (Benkovac town).1110. In addition to the evidence above, the Trial Chamber has considered D1749reviewed in chapter 4.2.2 (Benkovac town) with regard to this incident.1111. On the basis of the evidence, the Trial Chamber finds that around 4:30 p.m, on11 August 1995, persons in camouflage uniforms armed with automatic rifles arrestedKonstantin Drča, a Serb, outside his house in Benkovac and took him in a civilian car toa privately owned house in Benkovac, which the witness described as the VPheadquarters. According to Drča, these persons bore the insignia “Military Police 92.4094 P2509 (Konstantin Drča, witness statement, 26 May 1997), pp. 4-5.4095 P2509 (Konstantin Drča, witness statement, 26 May 1997), p. 5.570Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `