Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

39253operations centre of the Split MD. At the same time, VP battalions reported through theforward command posts to the VP administration. 344123. When the VP in Jurić’s area of responsibility received orders to secure churchesor buildings of strategic importance, the orders came from the VP Administration, theMain Staff, or the MoD. 345124. Jurić testified that all the subordinate units at the forward command post of the72nd VP Battalion, where he was located, sent him reports. 346 Then, based on thesereports, he or one of his colleagues would compile a single, comprehensive reportwhich, in accordance with Laušić’s orders, they sent to Zagreb everyday by 8 p.m. 347Jurić was only obligated to send his reports to the VP Administration, and the reportshad to include the occurrence of all crimes that occurred throughout the area, reportedby the witness’s subordinates. 348 The witness explained that, while he was only dutyboundto report to the VP Administration, the commanders of the VP Battalions werealso supposed to report on a daily basis to the highest ranking operative commander intheir area of responsibility: for instance, pursuant to a procedure introduced by the Rulesof Service of the VP, the commander of the 72nd VP Battalion was supposed to reporton security developments from the past 24-48 hours to the commander of the MD. 349125. Ljiljana Botteri, Assistant Commander for Legal Affairs of the Split MD duringand after Operation Storm, 350 testified that whilst operating within the Split MD, the72nd VP Battalion commanded by Mihael Budimir was subordinated to the Split MD.Gotovina could issue orders to members of the Battalion within their scope of activityand in accordance with the VP’s Standard Operating Procedures. 351 Such orders couldinclude daily police work, like securing a facility or escorting a vehicle. Botteri testifiedhowever that Gotovina could not issue orders for basic VP tasks like preventingcriminal offences, detecting perpetrators, and conducting criminal investigations344 Mate Laušić, T. 15305, 15370.345 Ivan Jurić, T. 27420-27421.346 Ivan Jurić, T. 27431, 27503, 27516.347 Ivan Jurić, T. 27431-27432.348 Ivan Jurić, T. 27431-27432, 27439.349 Ivan Jurić, T. 27438-27440, 27477.350 P1005 (Ljiljana Botteri, witness statement, 20 January 2004), paras 11, 30-31; P1006 (Ljiljana Botteri,witness statement, 8 November 2007), para. 15; P1017 (Report on disciplinary measures and penalties forthe third quarter of 1995, signed by Ljiljana Botteri), p. 1.351 P1005 (Ljiljana Botteri, witness statement, 20 January 2004), paras 51-52; P1006 (Ljiljana Botteri,witness statement, 8 November 2007), para. 21; D878 (Ljiljana Botteri, witness statement, 24 October2008), para. 16; Ljiljana Botteri, T. 10888.62Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `