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39257assist the MUP which was to take over the security of vital buildings in liberated towns;establish joint check-points at bigger intersections in liberated areas in order to regulatetraffic and provide security for the HV and civilian columns; assist anti-terrorist units tomop up the terrain and buildings and destroy remaining fortified enemy groups;establish further check-points; and hand-over any found documents to the SIS. 308114. Milas attended a meeting that began at 11 p.m. on 3 August 1995 at thebattalion’s forward command post in Gornji Rujani very close to Sajković, withCommander Mihael Budimir, Major Ivan Jurić, Captain Ante Glavan, Damir Maduna,and Ante Cicvarić. 309 At the meeting, Major Ivan Jurić presented an order by GeneralLaušić dated 2 August 1995. 310 Milas testified that, under the order, Jurić had tocoordinate with HV commanders and chiefs of police administrations in his area ofactivity. He was empowered to take all and any measures against the commanders if VPtasks were not carried out as envisaged under the order and rules. 311 The witness furthertestified that Jurić, pursuant to the order, was to head the 72nd and parts of 73rd VPBattalions in the Split MD’s area of responsibility, and that the order was addressed tothe attention of Gotovina. 312 Glavan discussed, pursuant to the order from Laušić, thework of the crime police which included interviewing captured SVK members inreception centres in cooperation with the civilian police. 313115. The Trial Chamber now turns to the evidence received in relation to commandand control and specifically in relation to orders issued to VP units within the Split MD.According to Džolić, the 72nd VP Battalion, which was formed around January 1992,was headquartered in Split. 314 Mihael Budimir was the Commander of the 72nd VPBattalion and his Deputy was Major Primorac. 315 Džolić added that all companies of the72nd VP Battalion had an attached Crime VP unit, except for those based at the308 D269 (Order by Major General Mate Laušić concerning the cooperation between the MUP and the VP,3 August 1995), p. 2.309 D1532 (Boris Milas, witness statement, 19 May 2009), para. 37; Boris Milas, T. 19173-19175, 19311-19312, 19318, 19362-19363.310 D1532 (Boris Milas, witness statement, 19 May 2009), para. 37; Boris Milas, T. 19174, 19186.311 Boris Milas, T. 19174, 19312, 19321.312 D1532 (Boris Milas, witness statement, 19 May 2009), para. 37; D1533 (Boris Milas, witnessstatement, 22 June 2009), para. 15; Boris Milas, T. 19174-19175, 19186, 19312, 19318, 19321.313 D1532 (Boris Milas, witness statement, 19 May 2009), paras 37-38, 41; Boris Milas, T. 19186, 19195,19363.314 P875 (Boško Džolić, witness statement, 18 May 2004), para. 3; Boško Džolić, T. 8966.315 P875 (Boško Džolić, witness statement, 18 May 2004), para. 5; Boško Džolić, T. 8981-8982, 8986,8991; D785 (Organigram of the VP); D786 (Organigram of the 72nd VP Battalion from August toOctober 1995).58Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `