Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

386951205. Kosta Novaković testified that there were no fixed artillery positions in ordirectly outside of Knin and that the closest SVK military unit and artillery position toKnin was the 7th Light Artillery Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment located in the generalarea of Pañene, in Knin municipality, some 10 to 15 kilometres from Knin. 4413 Thisregiment was tasked with defending Knin against aerial attacks. 4414 However, AndrewLeslie testified that military facilities in Knin included a fixed artillery position to thewest of the UN compound; one large anti-aircraft facility to the south-east of the UNcompound which was exclusively of military use. 4415 Roland Dangerfield, a Britisharmy sector liaison officer stationed in Knin in August 1995, 4416 testified that thelegitimate military targets in the area of Knin he was aware of included the air defencebattery outside of town, west of the army barracks. 4417 Andries Dreyer, UN SecurityCoordinator for Sector South in 1995, 4418 testified that he had heard from the militaryabout a Serbian anti-aircraft position that was located on the hill above the UNcompound. 44191206. With regard to the communications facilities in Knin, Mile Mrkšić testified thatthe SVK anticipated that the HV would strike at their communications network. 4420 TheSVK used the former JNA communications systems which were over 40 years old andwhich relied on relay communications, based on antennas with protected undergroundfacilities serving as nodes which sent signals to other locations. 4421 Kosta Novakovićtestified that the Post Office in Knin was located across from the railway station and4412 P980 (Murray Dawes, witness statement, 22 August 1996), p. 3; P981 (Murray Dawes, witnessstatement, 2 April 2008), para. 6; P984 (Map of Knin with various locations marked by Murray Dawes),Serbian army facility east of UN compound marked C.4413 P1094 (Kosta Novaković, witness statement, 3 October 2008), para. 30; Kosta Novaković, T. 11780-11781, 11783, 11906, 11916-11917.4414 P1094 (Kosta Novaković, witness statement, 3 October 2008), para. 30.4415 Andrew Leslie, T. 2133-2140, 2153-2155; D131 (Maps of Knin identifying “legitimate militarytargets”), fixed artillery position to the west of the UN compound marked C3, anti-aircraft facility to thesouth-east of the UN compound marked C4.4416 P695 (Roland Dangerfield, witness statement, 21 December 1995), paras 1-2; Roland Dangerfield, T.7132.4417 P695 (Roland Dangerfield, witness statement, 21 December 1995), para. 26; Roland Dangerfield, T.7143-7144; D716 (Aerial photographs of Knin), p. 4.4418 P72 (Andries Dreyer, witness statement, 22 February 2008), p. 1, para. 1; D109 (Andries Dreyer,witness statement, 4 February 1996), p.1; D110 (Andries Dreyer, witness statement, 8 November 1995),p. 1; Andries Dreyer, T. 1710, 1745-1746, 1748, 1812, 1831.4419 P72 (Andries Dreyer, witness statement, 22 February 2008), para. 4; Andries Dreyer, T. 1721-1722;P78 (Aerial photograph of Knin marked by Dreyer in February 2008), marking AA (anti-aircraftposition); P79 (Aerial photograph of Knin marked by Dreyer in February 1996).4420 Mile Mrkšić, T. 19056.4421 Mile Mrkšić, T. 18838, 19054-19055.620Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `