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Serbian Security Officials: Bosnian Serbs Controlled Arkan
Defence lawyers for former Serbian security service officials Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic told the Hague court that notorious paramilitary leader Arkan’s fighters operated as part of the Bosnian Serb police in 1995.
Serbian Court Accepts Disputed Evidence on Journalist’s Murder
A Belgrade court decided to allow previously rejected evidence allegedly placing former Serbian state security officers at the scene of the 1999 murder of opposition journalist Slavko Curuvija.
Yugoslav Army Ran Paramilitaries, Claims Serbian Ex-Official
Former Serbian security service chief Jovica Stanisic’s defence told the UN court that Serbian paramilitary units operating in wartime Croatia were controlled by the Yugoslav People’s Army, not Belgrade’s security service.
Serbian Security Chief Challenges Journalist’s War Testimony
Former Serbian security service chief Jovica Stanisic’s defence denied journalist Dejan Anastasijevic’s claim at the UN court that the Red Berets unit and Arkan’s paramilitaries were used by the service in the Bosnian and Croatian wars.
Court Bars Key Evidence in Serbian Journalist’s Murder Trial
A Belgrade court decided for a second time to throw out evidence allegedly placing former Serbian state security officers at the scene of the 1999 murder of opposition journalist Slavko Curuvija.
Serbian Red Berets Fighter’s War Crimes Testimony Challenged
A defence lawyer for former Serbian State Security Service chief Jovica Stanisic insisted the Red Berets unit was commanded by a Bosnian Serb Interior Ministry officer when it allegedly committed war crimes, not by Belgrade’s security service.
Serbian Security Chief Denies Commanding ‘Red Berets’ Unit
The defence at the war crimes trial of former Serbian State Security official Franko Simatovic insisted he was not in command of the Red Berets unit in 1995 when it allegedly committed crimes.
Red Berets Fighter: Serbian Official was Our Commander
An ex-member of the Red Berets unit testified that former Serbian security service official Franko Simatovic, who is on trial in The Hague, was its commander-in-chief in 1995 when it allegedly committed crimes.
Serbian Security Chief Denies Controlling ‘Red Berets’ Unit
Former Serbian State Security Service chief Jovica Stanisic’s defence denied that the Red Berets unit was controlled by the service when it allegedly committed crimes during the Bosnian war in 1993.
Serb Ex-Policeman: Belgrade’s ‘Red Berets’ Expelled Bosniaks
A former policeman told the Hague trial of former Serbian State Security chiefs Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic that the service’s Red Berets unit expelled Bosniaks from eastern Bosnia and burned their villages.