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39217normal citizens who committed a crime. 653 He added that if a serious crime wascommitted by one of the men under his command, he would immediately report it toeither Sačić or Markač, who in turn would notify the criminal police. 654 Policemen whohad criminal complaints filed against them would also be subjected to disciplinaryproceedings. 655 Unit commanders were responsible for instituting disciplinaryprocedures against their men if they received information that there had been a breachof discipline. 656 During Operation Storm, the Special Police was responsible for thediscipline of its members and this was monitored by the Special Police’s Inner ControlDepartment. 657 A decree on the internal structure and the principles of work of the MUPdescribed the functions of the Internal Control Department of the Special Police asbeing one of intelligence gathering as well as the processing of information concerninginternal discipline in the Special Police. 658 Janić specified that the Department gatheredinformation, and it was up to the unit commanders or superiors to initiate disciplinaryproceedings. 659 The head of the Inner Control Department of the Special Police, AnteŠoljić, would report separately to both Sačić, to whom he was directly subordinated, andto Markač. 660 Janić testified that there was also an Inner Control Department whichdealt with disciplinary matters for the whole MUP, which was not directly responsiblefor the Special Police Inner Control Department. 661653 P552 (Zdravko Janić, witness statement, 14 January 2004), para. 12; P553 (Zdravko Janić, Prosecutioninterview, 15 March 2005), part I, pp. 21-23; Zdravko Janić, T. 6209-6210, 6234-6235.654 P552 (Zdravko Janić, witness statement, 14 January 2004), para. 78.655 P553 (Zdravko Janić, Prosecution interview, 15 March 2005), part I, pp. 21-23; Zdravko Janić, T.6246, 6258-6259. See also Josip Čelić, T. 8080.656 Zdravko Janić, T. 6252-6253, 6391-6392.657 P552 (Zdravko Janić, witness statement, 14 January 2004), paras 14, 42; P553 (Zdravko Janić,Prosecution interview, 15 March 2005), part I, pp. 26-27; part II, pp. 73-74; Zdravko Janić, T. 6234-6235,6248-6252; P619 (Split Special Police unit annual report to the Special Police Inner Control Department),15 December 1995; P620 (Karlovac Special Police unit annual report to the Special Police Inner ControlDepartment), 20 December 1995; D526 (Collection of documents on the functions of the Special Police),Article 28 of the Directive on the structure and operating methods of the Croatian Ministry of InternalAffairs, 23 February 1995, p. 12; D527 (Directive Governing the Internal Structure and OperatingMethods of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, 23 February 1995), Article 28.658 D526 (Collection of documents on the functions of the Special Police), Article 28 of the Directive onthe structure and operating methods of the Croatian Ministry of Internal Affairs, 23 February 1995, p. 12;D527 (Directive Governing the Internal Structure and Operating Methods of the Ministry of InternalAffairs of the Republic of Croatia, 23 February 1995), Article 28. For the functions of the InternalControl Department of the Special Police see also P1150 (Josip Turkalj, witness interview of 11 March2005), pp. 48-49, 60-62; Josip Turkalj, T. 13547, 13619; Dražen Vitez, T. 25979-25982, 26067-26068.659 Zdravko Janić, T. 6234.660 P552 (Zdravko Janić, witness statement, 14 January 2004), para. 15; P553 (Zdravko Janić, Prosecutioninterview, 15 March 2005), part I, p. 28; Zdravko Janić, T. 6256.661 P552 (Zdravko Janić, witness statement, 14 January 2004), para. 14; P553 (Zdravko Janić, Prosecutioninterview, 15 March 2005), part I, pp. 26-28; Zdravko Janić, T. 6245.98Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `