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Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

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38724the witness. Amanović was elderly and had difficulty moving. The witness approachedAmanović’s house, and saw three soldiers in green camouflage uniforms shouting atAmanović and arguing about wh<strong>et</strong>her they should s<strong>et</strong> her on fire. After the soldiers left,the witness found Amanović in her bedroom, and saw that the floor of the bedroom hadburned, as had Amanović’s skirt. Amanović told the witness that the soldiers had triedto burn her and had accused her sons of being “Ch<strong>et</strong>niks”. Around 17 August 1995, thesame soldiers came to the house of ðurdija Amanović again and took away some of herfirewood in the presence of the witness. The soldiers <strong>al</strong>so took Amanović’s televisionand parqu<strong>et</strong> floor. The soldiers then left in a big green military truck with a soft coveredback in the direction of Drniš. 41801158. Based on the evidence received, the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber finds that around 16 August1995, three persons threatened and tried to burn ðurdija Amanović from Vrbnik. TheTri<strong>al</strong> Chamber <strong>al</strong>so finds that around 17 August 1995, the same persons took somefirewood, a television, and the parqu<strong>et</strong> floor from Amanović’s house. Considering thatthe persons accused Amanović’s sons of being “Ch<strong>et</strong>niks” and that, according to the1991 Population Census, 1309 out of 1332 persons in Vrbnik were Serbs, the Tri<strong>al</strong>Chamber finds that ðurdija Amanović was Serb. Considering in particular the persons’use of the term “Ch<strong>et</strong>niks”, that they wore green camouflage uniforms, and drove a biggreen military truck the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber finds that they were members of Croatianmilitary forces or Speci<strong>al</strong> Police. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber will further consider this incidentin relation to Counts 1, 4, 8, and 9 of the Indictment in chapters 5.6.2, 5.7.2 and 5.8.2 (c)below.Draginja Uruk<strong>al</strong>o and Dušan Uruk<strong>al</strong>o in Biskupija1159. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber has received evidence with regard to the <strong>al</strong>leged ill-treatmentof Draginja Uruk<strong>al</strong>o through the testimony of Draginja Uruk<strong>al</strong>o, a Serb from Uruk<strong>al</strong>ihaml<strong>et</strong> in Biskupija village in Orlić municip<strong>al</strong>ity, who was 73 years old in 1995. 4181 Sh<strong>et</strong>estified that one Saturday or Sunday after the beginning of August 1995, Croatiansoldiers came to her village and began shooting and entering homes. 4182 Uruk<strong>al</strong>o was4180 P632 (Vesela Damjanić, witness statements), p. 5 (witness statement of 8 July 1999).4181 P964 (Draginja Uruk<strong>al</strong>o, witness statement, 3 September 2003), p. 1, paras 1-2; Draginja Uruk<strong>al</strong>o, T.10088.4182 P964 (Draginja Uruk<strong>al</strong>o, witness statement, 3 September 2003), paras 2-4; Draginja Uruk<strong>al</strong>o, T.10090-10091.591Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

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