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Gotovina et al Judgement Volume I - ICTY

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38585Dreyer (see P78), the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber finds that during Operation Storm, the HV firedartillery projectiles which impacted near the Knin cem<strong>et</strong>ery approximately 700 m<strong>et</strong>resnorth of the nearest artillery targ<strong>et</strong> identified by Rajčić, namely the field designated astarg<strong>et</strong> “Hospit<strong>al</strong>”.1390. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber has received evidence from sever<strong>al</strong> witnesses, including MiraGrubor, Dawes, Berikoff, Bellerose, Leslie, and Novaković regarding wounded anddeceased civilians and SVK members at the hospit<strong>al</strong>. These persons were believed tohave been injured or to have died as a result of shelling. Leslie, Forand, Bellerose, andBerikoff further testified to seeing dead bodies, dressed in civilian and military clothing,in Knin on 4 August 1995, without providing a specific location. The evidence does notestablish where, in Knin or elsewhere, these persons were when they suffered injuriesfrom or died as a result of artillery impacts.1391. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber will now consider the evidence of artillery impacts on theeastern outskirts of Knin and in the southern part of Knin near the UN compound. Basedon the testimony of Dawes and Dreyer, the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber finds that the HV firedartillery projectiles which impacted on an area to the east of Knin (see area marked onP78 and marked J on P984), which area included the railway fuel storage yard marked Ron P1095. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber notes that this area is at least 350 m<strong>et</strong>res from the nearesttarg<strong>et</strong> identified by Rajčić, namely the TVIK factory. Further, based on the testimony ofDawes and Dreyer, the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber finds that in the morning of 4 August 1995 apolice car was destroyed and two police officers were killed by an artillery projectileimpact. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber notes that Dreyer’s marking of this location as F on P78 issignificantly further north than Dawes’s marking of the same location as I on P984. TheTri<strong>al</strong> Chamber finds that the police car was located to the north-east of the TVIKfactory, but is unable to further d<strong>et</strong>ermine the specific location.1392. Based on the evidence of Leslie, the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber finds that the HV firedartillery projectiles which impacted on the SVK anti-aircraft facility south-east of theUN compound, marked C4 on D131. The Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber notes that this was not anartillery objective identified by Rajčić or reported as fired at in the HV artillery reportsin evidence. Further, based on the testimony of Dawes, Dreyer, Dijkstra, Dangerfield,Berikoff, Widén, Williams, and Roberts, the Tri<strong>al</strong> Chamber finds that on 4 and 5 August1995, the HV fired artillery projectiles which impacted near the UN compound,including on and near an intersection closeby the UN compound (area marked E on730Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `

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