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38728soldiers fired over the vehicle and then shot the right front tire of the vehicle. They alsorocked the vehicle and hit the passenger side window; threatened Šare with a knife; andthreatened to kill him if he was not handed over. One of the persons referred to assoldiers retrieved a document with an SVK stamp and Šare’s name on it from Šare’sapartment. In late 1994, Šare had confessed to Roberts to being an SVK spy. Thecommander of the “4th Brigade” was present at the scene and told John Hill that theinterpreter was a “Chetnik” and that he had had been a member of the SVK; that he wasgoing to kill the interpreter; and that any Serbs aged 19-60 who left the UN compoundwould be shot. The VP arrived at the scene and asked for Predrag Šare to be handedover. One of the persons referred to as soldiers told Roberts that all male Serbs had to bequestioned in relation to war crimes. Considering the presence of the commander of the“4th Brigade” and that this commander communicated and reached an agreement withJohn Hill after which Predrag Šare was allowed to return to the UN compound, and inlight of the evidence underlying its findings in chapter 4.2.9 (Knin town), the TrialChamber finds that the persons who beat and threatened Predrag Šare were members ofthe 4th Guards Brigade. The Trial Chamber will further consider this incident in relationto Counts 1, 8, and 9 of the Indictment, in chapters 5.7.2 and 5.8.2 (c) below.Villagers in Golubić1147. With regard to alleged ill-treatment of villagers in Golubić, the Trial Chamberhas primarily received documentary evidence. On 29 August 1995, an HRAT from Kninvisited the Golubić area in Knin municipality where the local residents complained tothem that on that day soldiers had been terrorizing and threatening them, and shootingguns. 4170 The HRAT saw many soldiers in the area and was told by a sergeant of onegroup of soldiers that his superior was in Knin. 4171 On 21 September 1995, in the samevillage an UNMO team observed harassment of civilian Serbs by people in HVuniforms, driving a vehicle with HV registration plates. 41721148. The Trial Chamber has received evidence concerning two incidents of allegedthreatening and harassment in Golubić. The evidence indicates that on 29 August 1995armed persons referred to as soldiers threatened local residents in Golubić. The4170 D631 (HRAT daily report, 29 August 1995), p. 2.4171 D631 (HRAT daily report, 29 August 1995), p. 2.4172 P68 (Summary of UNMO Sector South situation reports from 7 August to 22 November 1995), p. 42.587Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `