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Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

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38638from a b<strong>al</strong>cony on the third floor. 4936 In his Rule 92 ter statement and in examination-inchief,the witness testified that in the afternoon of 4 August 1995 en route to the UNcompound, he saw houses on fire in a residenti<strong>al</strong> area, including the house of anorthodox priest, and saw impacts at the TVIK factory. 4937 In cross-examination and redirectexamination, the witness testified that he could not see anything from the APC h<strong>et</strong>ravelled in to the UN compound. 4938 Confronted with this apparent inconsistency, thewitness testified that in his recollection, he first saw damage on his first trip to theECMM RC. 4939 Some time after 7 August 1995 while touring Knin, the witness saw thatthe house of the orthodox priest was a burned down ruin. 49401296. Roland Dangerfield testified that the Croat offensive on Knin started on 4August 1995, just before 5 a.m. 4941 He immediately went to hide in a bunker on the UNcompound. 4942 For approximately 90 minutes, he heard rock<strong>et</strong> and artillery fire, whichhe was able to identify as a result of training on weapons system recognition he hadreceived prior to his deployment. 4943 The witness was later told by Colonel AndrewLeslie that a tot<strong>al</strong> of 1,800 shells had f<strong>al</strong>len on Knin by 6:30 a.m., and that 300 of those,which consisted of shells and rock<strong>et</strong>s, had hit Knin in the first h<strong>al</strong>f hour of the attack. 4944Around 6:30 a.m., Dangerfield came out of the bunker and observed that Knin wascovered in a blank<strong>et</strong> of dust and smoke. 4945 The intensity of the shelling had lessened bythat time. 4946 Two to three artillery shells continued to be fired per minute throughout4936 P1283 (Stig Marker Hansen, witness statement, 18 December 1995), p. 2; P1285 (Stig MarkerHansen, witness statement, 24 April 2008), para. 18; P1292 (Stig Marker Hansen, person<strong>al</strong> diary), pp. 1,3; P1299 (ECMM speci<strong>al</strong> report, 7 August 1995).4937 P1283 (Stig Marker Hansen, witness statement, 18 December 1995), p. 3; Stig Marker Hansen, T.14901-14902; P1298 (Aeri<strong>al</strong> photo of North-Eastern part of Knin with markings by Stig Marker Hansen),house of priest marked A.4938 Stig Marker Hansen, T. 15066-15067, 15094-15095.4939 Stig Marker Hansen, T. 15094-15095.4940 Stig Marker Hansen, T. 14902.4941 P695 (Roland Dangerfield, witness statement, 21 December 1995), paras 4, 27; Roland Dangerfield,T. 7139; P698 (Brief Overview for Sector South on 4 August 1995), para. 1; P699 (F<strong>al</strong>l of the Republic ofSerb Krajina, authored by Roland Dangerfield), p. 2.4942 Roland Dangerfield, T. 7139, 7220; P699 (F<strong>al</strong>l of the Republic of Serb Krajina, authored by RolandDangerfield), pp. 2-3.4943 P695 (Roland Dangerfield, witness statement, 21 December 1995), paras 4, 27; Roland Dangerfield,T. 7139-7140, 7145, 7173, 7220-7221, 7268; P698 (Brief Overview for Sector South on 4 August 1995),para. 1.4944 P696 (Roland Dangerfield, supplement<strong>al</strong> witness statement, 9 January 2008), para. 1; RolandDangerfield, T. 7230-7231, 7173, 7230; P698 (Brief Overview for Sector South on 4 August 1995), para.1; P699 (F<strong>al</strong>l of the Republic of Serb Krajina, authored by Roland Dangerfield), p. 3.4945 Roland Dangerfield T. 7140, 7150, 7221.4946 Roland Dangerfield, T. 7140, 7145-7146; P698 (Brief Overview for Sector South on 4 August 1995),para. 1.677Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

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