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Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

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385891380. Rajčić identified the police station and Milan Martić’s residence as targ<strong>et</strong>s firedat during Operation Storm. The TS-3 and the TS-4 reported firing at the police stationand at Milan Martić’s residence on 4 August 1995. This reporting and the finding thatartillery projectiles impacted on or in the immediate vicinity of these buildings on 4August 1995, indicate that the HV deliberately fired shells targ<strong>et</strong>ing the police stationand Milan Martić’s residence on that day. The 7th Guards Brigade reported firing at“right from the bridge S-16” on 4 August 1995. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber understands S-16 tobe a reference to coded map Ivančića (P2338), on which S-16 is a circle covering anarea located roughly b<strong>et</strong>ween the Northern and Senjak barracks, within which area thepolice station was located.1381. Artillery projectile impacts and damage to buildings near (roughly within a 200-m<strong>et</strong>re radius) the police station and Milan Martić’s residence were further observed onor after 4 August 1995 by witnesses including Dangerfield (marking A on P697),Boucher (A, E, and K on P1179), Mira Grubor (4 and 10 on P58), Widén (G, H, and Fon P722, p. 10), Dreyer (G on P78, including MBRL impacts, see P79), Berikoff (P onP746), Roberts (who found two rock<strong>et</strong> tubes at location marked D on P300), and byLiborius (who testified that on his way to the Southern barracks from the ECMMbuilding, he observed damaged buildings just before the main railway bridge in Knin).Based on the aforementioned evidence, the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber finds that the HV fired theartillery projectiles which impacted in this area.1382. Based on the testimony of Witness 56 (see P289, p. 11), Dreyer (see P78),Mrkšić and SVK intelligence report D389, the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber finds that the HV firedartillery projectiles which landed within the compound of the Northern barracks on 4August 1995. Rajčić testified that the Northern barracks was an artillery targ<strong>et</strong> fired atduring Operation Storm. On 4 August 1995, the TS-3 and the 4th and 7th Guardsbrigades reported firing at the Slavko Rodić or Northern barracks.1383. Further, Mauro testified of intense shelling on 4 August 1995, close to a schoolin which she had previously seen some military equipment, and which area sh<strong>et</strong>entatively marked on D955. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber rec<strong>al</strong>ls its finding that on 4 August1995 there was an SVK mortar section at the school marked F on P1095, and in light ofthe similarities in the evidence, understands Mauro’s testimony to refer to an area nearthat school. Ermolaev testified that a shell hit his house (marked A on P96), which waslocated b<strong>et</strong>ween this school and the Northern barracks. Grubor testified to observing726Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

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