Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

386851224. Robert Williams, an intelligence officer for the Canadian contingent ofUNPROFOR, 4488 was sent to Knin on 3 August 1995. 4489 During his trip around Knin,Williams saw no defensive positions and no heavy weapons, artillery, or tanks in town.The witness saw soldiers carrying hand-guns walking around downtown. 4490 Theevidence of a very limited SVK troop presence in Knin is supported by the testimony ofseveral other witnesses, including John Hill, 4491 Alun Roberts, 4492 Murray Dawes, 4493Philip Berikoff, 4494 Bert Dijkstra, 4495 Roland Dangerfield, 4496 Mira Grubor, 4497 andWitness 6 4498 . The Trial Chamber has also considered the evidence of ÐuroVukašinović reviewed in chapter 4.4.4.1225. Based on the evidence above, the Trial Chamber finds that there was a verylimited SVK presence of approximately 50 to 150 SVK and police personnel within thetown of Knin at the start of Operation Storm on 4 August 1995. The SVK also hadtransport vehicles and mobile communication equipment in the town at this time. TheSVK personnel at the SVK headquarters included 15 soldiers, as well as part of theMain Staff. A number of SVK officers were at the Pensioner’s Hall. Further, based onthe evidence received, the Trial Chamber finds that there were no more than 30 SVKmembers at the Northern barracks and that the RSK Special Police were located outsideof Knin on the front lines. The Trial Chamber notes that the number of SVK members atthe Northern barracks as well as the location of the RSK Special Police differs fromRajčić’s testimony, which he based on an analysis of the information available to him atthe time, rather than on any personal observations. The Trial Chamber will make furtherfactual findings regarding the SVK presence in Knin during the days of 4 and 5 August1995 below.4488 P924 (Robert Williams, witness statement, 5 November 1995), p. 1; P925 (Robert Williams, witnessstatement, 22 August 1996), p. 2.4489 P925 (Robert Williams, witness statement, 22 August 1996), p. 2; Robert Williams, T. 9532.4490 P925 (Robert Williams, witness statement, 22 August 1996), p. 3.4491 P291 (John Hill, witness statement, 23 August 1996), pp. 3, 5; John Hill, T. 3808.4492 P677 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 28 February 2007), p. 5.4493 P980 (Murray Dawes, witness statement, 22 August 1996), p. 3.4494 P739 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 24 August 1996), p. 3; D284 (Philip Berikoff, witnessstatement, 26-27 May 1997), pp. 4-6, 12, 17-18; Philip Berikoff, T. 7681, 7687-7688, 7690, 7891.4495 P428 (Bert Dijkstra, witness statement, 7 December 1995), p. 2; P429 (Bert Dijkstra, witnessstatement, 12 March 2008), paras 8-10, 13; Bert Dijkstra, T. 4759.4496 P695 (Roland Dangerfield, witness statement, 21 December 1995), paras 13, 26.4497 P54 (Mira Grubor, witness statement, 3 April 1998), p. 4; P55 (Mira Grubor, witness statement, 12July 2007), para. 10; Mira Grubor, T. 1389, 1406, 1408, 1471-1472.4498 P16 (Witness 6, witness statement, 21 February 2007), para. 20.630Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `