Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

38646road going uphill from the main street close to and overlooking the centre of Knin. 4847According to Roberts, civilian buildings in Knin were directly hit by shells. 4848 Theshelling began from the direction of the Dinara mountains to the east of Knin. 4849Roberts initially heard and then observed other shelling that commenced a short timelater and originated from a southern direction, possibly from the hills overlooking Drnišabout 20 kilometres south of Knin. 4850 At about 5 a.m., Roberts saw SVK soldiers in thestreets, mainly helping civilians into shelters. Other than that, he saw no significantSVK presence in Knin. 4851 The early bombardment was consistent and most intense andlasted for about an hour. 4852 Shells hit several buildings behind and along the roadwhere Robert's apartment was located. 4853 Roberts testified that shells impacted on Kninradio station in the early morning of 4 August 1995. 48541291. During a lull in the shelling, around 6:30 a.m., Roberts saw from the balcony ofhis apartment a car and part of a roof of an apartment building across the street hit byshells and burning, and a large fire in the centre of the town, which appeared to be themain ammunition dump. 4855 The witness added that both the main ammunition dumpand the SVK headquarters were being shelled consistently. 4856 Roberts saw smoke risingfrom the direction of the RSK government building, from the fuel depot close to it andfrom the top of civilian apartments in various parts of town which he saw impacted byshells. 4857 He saw smoke rising from the top far side of the roof of an apartment4847 P676 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 31 July 1998), p. 2; P677 (Alun Roberts, witness statement,28 February 2007), p. 4; Alun Roberts, T. 6820; P682 (Aerial map with markings shell impacts andbodies), Roberts’s apartment marked A.4848 P676 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 31 July 1998), p. 2; P682 (Aerial map with markings shellimpacts and bodies), apartment buildings marked B, D, E and civilian building marked C.4849 P676 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 31 July 1998), pp. 2, 4-5; P677 (Alun Roberts, witnessstatement, 28 February 2007), pp. 4-5; P680 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 1 July 2008), para. 14.4850 P676 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 31 July 1998), pp. 2, 5.4851 D1377 (BBC radio report, 4 August 1995, 3 p.m.).4852 P676 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 31 July 1998), pp. 2, 5; P677 (Alun Roberts, witnessstatement, 28 February 2007), p. 4; P680 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 1 July 2008), para. 12; AlunRoberts, T. 6821-6822.4853 P676 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 31 July 1998), p. 2; P680 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 1July 2008), paras 13-14; P682 (Aerial map with markings shell impacts and bodies), apartment buildingsmarked B, D, E and civilian building marked C.4854 P676 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 31 July 1998), pp. 3-4; Alun Robert, T. 7085.4855 P676 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 31 July 1998), pp. 2-3; P680 (Alun Roberts, witnessstatement, 1 July 2008), paras 13-14; Alun Roberts, T. 6821-6822, 7060; P682 (Aerial map with markingsshell impacts and bodies), apartment building marked B.4856 P676 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 31 July 1998), p. 3.4857 P676 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 31 July 1998), p. 3; P677 (Alun Roberts, witness statement,28 February 2007), pp. 4-5; D1369 (Reuters news article, 5 August 1995), p. 1.669Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `