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Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

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38610for the rest of the morning, until the HV arrived in Knin at approximately 12 p.m. 5236Gilbert stated that he did not know how he estimated the number of shells that fell. 5237He testified that the artillery fire that reached Knin on 4 and 5 August 1995 came overthe UN compound from the south. 52381332. Jan Elleby, Deputy Chief and later Chief of UNCIVPOL Sector South in Kninb<strong>et</strong>ween 15 May and 1 or 2 October 1995, 5239 testified that at approximately 9:30 a.m.on 5 August 1995, six Canadian soldiers saw and bagged six m<strong>al</strong>e bodies near thejunction of the military barracks in Knin, near the UN compound. In a UNCIVPOLincident report, dated 6 August 1995, three of the men are described as civilian men,two of the men as military men, and one as a “m<strong>al</strong>e about 60-70 years [old]”, <strong>al</strong>thoughthe report does not explain how the categorization is made. According to the samereport, four of the men had wounds as a result of mortar. 5240 According to Elleby, theshelling stopped at about 11 a.m. on 5 August 1995 and Croatian tanks advancedthrough the town. 52411333. Andrew Leslie testified that on 5 August 1995, the same pattern of shelling ashad occurred on the previous day was repeated. 5242 Leslie testified that the headquartersof the North D<strong>al</strong>matian Corps as well as the RSK Ministry of Defence and SVK mainheadquarters, did not appear to be heavily hit when Leslie drove by on the morning of 5August 1995 (on the way to the hospit<strong>al</strong>). 5243 In news articles by Reuters and theToronto Star dated 5 August 1995, Andrew Leslie was quoted as saying that Serb tankswere r<strong>et</strong>urning fire right outside the UN compound, but that gener<strong>al</strong>ly the Serb forcesdid not appear to have been putting up any great resistance. 5244 In Court, Leslie testified5236 P589 (Alain Gilbert, witness statement, 5 February 2008), paras 21-23; P593 (Article in a militarymagazine authored by Alain Gilbert, 7 August 1995), p. 4.5237 P589 (Alain Gilbert, witness statement, 5 February 2008), para. 21.5238 Alain Gilbert, T. 6423-6424; P593 (Article in a military magazine authored by Alain Gilbert, 7August 1995), p. 4.5239 P214 (Jan Elleby, witness statement, 17 September 1995), p. 1; P215 (Jan Elleby, witness statement,14 September 1997), pp. 1-3; P216 (Jan Elleby, witness statement, 10 October 2005), pp. 1-2; Jan Elleby,T. 3361-3362, 3469.5240 P220 (UNCIVPOL incident report, 6 August 1995).5241 P214 (Jan Elleby, witness statement, 17 September 1995), p. 2; P215 (Jan Elleby, witness statement,14 September 1997), p. 3.5242 Andrew Leslie, T. 1965-1966; P84 (Report on possible violations of internation<strong>al</strong> humanitarian law,signed by Andrew Leslie, 12 August 1995), p. 1; D124 (UNMO Sector South daily situation report, 7p.m., 5 August 1995), p. 1.5243 Andrew Leslie, T. 2132, 2151, 2153-2154; P84 (Report on possible violations of internation<strong>al</strong>humanitarian law, signed by Andrew Leslie, 12 August 1995), p. 2; D131 (Maps of Knin identifying“legitimate military targ<strong>et</strong>s”), headquarters of the North D<strong>al</strong>matia Corps marked A1, RSK Ministry ofDefence and SVK main headquarters marked B1.5244 D1367 (Reuters news article, 5 August 1995); D120 (Toronto Star news article, 5 August 1995).705Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

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