IT-08-91-T 19565 D19565 - D19247 UNITED NATIONS International Tribunal for the Case No. IT-08-91-T Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of Date: 27 March 2013 International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991 Original: English IN TRIAL CHAMBER II Before: Judge Burton Hall, Presiding Judge Guy Delvoie Judge Frederik Harhoff Registrar: Mr. John Hocking Judgement: 27 March 2013 PROSECUTOR v. MIĆO STANIŠIĆ STOJAN @UPLJANIN PUBLIC JUDGEMENT Volume 2 of 3 The Office of the Prosecutor: Ms. Joanna Korner Mr. Thomas Hannis Counsel for the Accused: Mr. Slobodan Ze~evi} and Mr. Slobodan Cvijeti} for Mi}o Stani{i} Mr. Dragan Krgovi} and Mr. Aleksandar Aleksi} for Stojan @upljanin 19564 CONTENTS I. RS MUP...........................................................................................................................................1 A. RS MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND JUDICIARY WITHIN RS...............................................................1 1. Creation of RS MUP................................................................................................................1 2. Legal framework concerning RS MUP....................................................................................4 (a) Law on Internal Affairs (“LIA”) .............................................................................................. 4 (b) Rules of Internal Affairs .......................................................................................................... 5 3. Organisation and structure of RS MUP and competencies of different organs.......................6 (a) The Minister and the Ministry.................................................................................................. 6 (b) Public Security Service ............................................................................................................ 7 (c) National Security Services (“SNB”) ........................................................................................ 9 (d) Investigations by police ......................................................................................................... 10 (e) Disciplinary procedure ........................................................................................................... 12 4. Development of RS MUP in course of 1992 .........................................................................15 5. Communication systems........................................................................................................21 (a) Reporting within and by RS MUP ......................................................................................... 23 (i) Sarajevo CSB...................................................................................................................... 24 (ii) Bijeljina and Trebinje CSBs .............................................................................................. 25 (iii) Doboj CSB........................................................................................................................ 26 (iv) Banja Luka CSB ............................................................................................................... 27 6. Judiciary.................................................................................................................................30 (a) Civilian judiciary.................................................................................................................... 30 (b) Military courts and military prosecutors................................................................................ 33 7. Findings..................................................................................................................................35 II. ARMED FORCES ......................................................................................................................37 A. SFRY.........................................................................................................................................37 B. JNA IN BIH ................................................................................................................................38 C. FORMATION OF VRS ..................................................................................................................39 D. COMPOSITION OF VRS ...............................................................................................................41 E. COMMAND AND CONTROL OF VRS .............................................................................................41 F. ROLE OF JNA/VRS.....................................................................................................................42 G. PARAMILITARY GROUPS .............................................................................................................42 III. EXISTENCE OF A COMMON PLAN, DESIGN, OR PURPOSE......................................46 A. JCE OBJECTIVE ..........................................................................................................................46 1. Bosnian Serb leadership at relevant time...............................................................................46 (a) President of RS and Presidency ............................................................................................. 48 (b) Government of RS ................................................................................................................. 49 (c) NSC ........................................................................................................................................ 51 (d) Other Serb leaders.................................................................................................................. 51 2. Expressions of political views and aims of Bosnian Serb leadership throughout relevant period...................................................................................................................................53 (a) Concept of Greater Serbia and general views and aims......................................................... 53 (b) Session of SRBiH Assembly on 15 October 1991 and establishment and functioning of BSA....................................................................................................................................... 55 (c) Karad`i}’s speech in November 1991 and Bosnian Serb plebiscite ...................................... 57 (d) Proclamation of RS ................................................................................................................ 59 (e) Spring and summer 1992, independence of BiH, and consolidation of RS ........................... 60 (f) Six strategic objectives ........................................................................................................... 63 (g) Expressions of Bosnian Serb leadership during peace negotiations ...................................... 67 B. JCE IMPLEMENTATION ...............................................................................................................69 i Case No. IT-08-91-T 27 March 2013 19563 1. Regionalisation ......................................................................................................................69 (a) Establishment of Serb Autonomous Regions......................................................................... 69 (i) ARK.................................................................................................................................... 70 a. Establishment .................................................................................................................. 70 b. Functioning of ARK........................................................................................................ 71 c. ARK Crisis Staff.............................................................................................................. 72 (ii) Other Serb Autonomous Regions ...................................................................................... 73 (b) Purpose of Serb Autonomous Regions .................................................................................. 75 (c) Abolition of Serb Autonomous Regions ................................................................................ 75 2. Variant A and B Instructions .................................................................................................76 (a) Issuance and purpose.............................................................................................................. 76 (b) Implementation of the Instructions ........................................................................................ 78 3. Municipal Crisis Staffs ..........................................................................................................81 (a) Background and formation..................................................................................................... 81 (b) Relationship between Crisis Staffs and RS police and government ...................................... 83 (c) War Presidencies .................................................................................................................... 85 4. Control and formation of army ..............................................................................................86 5. Arming of Serbs and disarming of Muslims and Croats........................................................88 (a) Arming of Serbs ....................................................................................................................