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39236Čermak had any authority. 480 Forand testified that Čermak was the only person who hadbeen identified to him as being responsible within Forand’s area of responsibility. 481Ermolaev testified that Čermak was UNMO’s main interlocutor for all matters inSector South. 482156. Hussein Al-Alfi, the UN Civil Affairs Coordinator, later renamed Political andHuman Affairs Coordinator, for Sector South in Knin from June 1995 to January1996, 483 testified that after Operation Storm, Čermak became the witness’s officialcontact for Knin in the Croatian government. 484 According to Al-Alfi, Čermak was theHV military commander or governor in charge of the Knin area, but Čermak’s area ofresponsibility encompassed, at most, half of Sector South. 485 The area south of Knin fellunder Čermak’s responsibility, while the area north of Knin fell under anothercommander. 486 According to Al-Alfi, Čermak was often away from Knin and inZagreb. 487 Al-Alfi stated that Čermak answered to a higher authority in Zagreb, as wellas to the Župan of Zadar, as it had been formally announced that Knin fell under theŽupan’s authority. 488 Whenever Al-Alfi discussed matters with Pašić, the Serb mayor ofKnin, Pašić would promise to take matters up with Čermak or would advise Al-Alfi tocontact Čermak directly. 489157. Alun Roberts, Press and Information Officer for UN Sector South in Knin frommid-September 1993 until about mid-October 1995, 490 testified that at a meeting on 7August 1995 with Forand, other UN Sector officials and Čermak, Čermak explainedthat he was the focal point for all needs of the UN and that he had the authority for480 Alain Forand, T. 4235-4236, 4311, 4316, 4539.481 Alain Forand, T. 4522.482 Mikhail Ermolaev, T. 2502-2503; P147 (UNMO Sector South daily situation report, 8 p.m., 11September 1995), p. 6.483 P1160 (Hussein Al-Alfi, witness statement, 5 March 1998), p. 5; Hussein Al-Alfi, T. 13805-13806,13932-13933.484 Hussein Al-Alfi, T. 13810-13811, 13936.485 P1160 (Hussein Al-Alfi, witness statement, 5 March 1998), pp. 47, 49, 65-66, 75, 95, 101-103;Hussein Al-Alfi, T. 13812, 13825.486 P1160 (Hussein Al-Alfi, witness statement, 5 March 1998), p. 66.487 P1160 (Hussein Al-Alfi, witness statement, 5 March 1998), p. 53.488 P1160 (Hussein Al-Alfi, witness statement, 5 March 1998), pp. 57-59, 69, 92, 97-98, 101.489 P1160 (Hussein Al-Alfi, witness statement, 5 March 1998), pp. 49, 62, 68-69; Hussein Al-Alfi, T.13819-13820, 13849-13850, 13853, 13942; D1211 (UN Sector South report, by Hussein Al-Alfi, 12August 1995), p. 1.490 P675 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 27 August 1997), p. 1, para. 1; P676 (Alun Roberts, witnessstatement, 31 July 1998), p. 1; P677 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 28 February 2007), pp. 1-2; P678(Alun Roberts, witness statement, 7 February 2008), p. 1, paras 3-4, 6; P680 (Alun Roberts, witnessstatement, 1 July 2008), p. 1.79Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `