NATO Crimes in

Serbia(Yugoslavia)

Documentary Evidence

25 April - 10 June 1999

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BELGRADE July 1999

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

ISBN 86-7549-134-4

Pr in ted in Yugoslavia by "Službeni glasnik"

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Foreword XIII

BOMBING OF A REFUGEE COLUMN ON THE PRIZREN - SUVA REKA ROAD, 13 MAY 1999

Refugee convoy, civilian casualties - a drastic example 1

BOMBING OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSES IN TOWNS AND VILLAGES

Surdulica 19 Investigation Reports Nos. Kr 84/99 and 85/99, 27 April 1999 24-50 Report on Identification of Bodies and Autopsy Reports 51-79 Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Stojanče Petković 80

Prizren and Jablanica 83 Gošići near Podgorica 92 Subotica 95

List of Persons-Owners or Users of Damaged Facilities 95 Belgrade 100

On-Site Investigation Memo Kri No. 593/99,11 May 1999 102 Report, 30 April 1999 104 On-Site Investigation Memo, 30 April 1999 106 Report on Forensic and Technical On-Site Inspection, 30 April 1999 . . . . 108 Report, 30 April 1999 109

Murino near Play, 30 April 1999 110 Vitanovac and Žarče near Kraljevo 111 Sremska Mitrovica 112 Valjevo 113

Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Dragoljub Tešić 114 Novi Sad 116 Niš and Medoševac 118 Belgrade - Chinese Embassy 122

Report on the On-Site Forensic-Technical Investigation, 8 May 1999 . . . . 134 Report, 8 May 1999 135

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Čačak 137 On-Site Investigation Report, Kri No. 14/99,10 May 1999 140 Autopsy Reports 143-154 Site Sketches 155-156 Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Slađan Ristić 157 Death Certificate 159 Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Snežana Jovčić 160 Death Certificate 162

Orljane near Doljevac 163 Murino near Plav, 11 May 1999 164 Vrbovac near Kosovska Vitina 168

Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Danijel Ivić 172 Expert Hearing Record, 17 June 1999 173

Jasenica near Valjevo 174 Report Kri No. 90/99, 18 May 1999 176 Autopsy Report 180 Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Mileta Krunić 184 Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Miroljub Krunić 187 Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Dr. Dragan Jeremić 189

Sombor 191 Djakovica 194 Šabac 195 Novopazarska Banja 196 Radoste near Orahovac 196 Ralja 198 Aleksinac 201 Novi Sad - Petrovaradin 206 Čamurlija near Niš 207 Ćuprija 208 Brvenik near Raška 209

Report Kri No. 58/99, 31 May 1999 211 Report, 31 May 1999 213

Ripanj 214 Draževac near Obrenovac 216 Novi Pazar 217

Official Memo, 1 June 1999 226 Novi Sad - Shanghai Neighborhood 228

BOMBING OF MEDICAL FACILITIES

Report on the Damage of Medical Facilities, 26 Apr i l -24 May 1999 229 Pančevo 234

Report of May 1999 234 Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Dr. Dragomir Stefanović 236

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Valjevo 238 Report on the Damage on the Hospital Buildings, 2 May 1999 238 Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Dr. Dragan Jeremić 242

Belgrade 245 Institute for Urology and Nephrology 245 "Dr. Dragiša Mišović" KBC 246

Surdulica 252 On-Site Investigation Report Kri No. 113/99, 31 May 1999 262 Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Milica Božić 269 Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Mile Rakić 271 Reports on the Examination of Bodies 273-288 The List of the Injured in NATO Bombing of Surdulica on 31 May 1999 289 The List of Persons Accommodated in the Collective Center "Special Hospital for TB" Sanatorium, 2 June 1999 293

BOMBING OF CULTURAL PROPERTY

Belgrade 295 The "Ušće" Business Center 295 Museum of Modern Art 295

Reports, 29 April 1999 295-296 List of Broken and Shattered Glass Surfaces in the Museum of Modern Art on 27 April 1999 297

The Belgrade Fortress 298 Topčider, Prince Miloš's Palace, Historical Museum of Serbia 298

Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Borislav Korica 299 The Federal Ministry of Defense and the Complex of Buildings of the General Staff of the Yugoslav Army 301 The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building 301 The Republic of Serbia Government Building 301 The Television Tower on Mt. Avala 301 Rakovica 301 The Ministry of Internal Affairs Building; the General Staff Building; The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building 301 The Serbian GovernmentBuilding 301 The Seventh Regiment Army Barracks 301 The Old General Staff Building 302 Hotel "Jugoslavija" 302 The Ministry of Social Policy and National Health 302 The Building at No. 6 Kneza Miloša Street 302 The Building on Generala Ždanova Street 302 The Building on the Corner of Kneza Miloša Street No. 20 and Admirala Geprata Street 302

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The Sugarplant Complex 302 The Complex of the Old Railway Hospital Buildings 303 The Etnographic Museum 303

Niš 303 Early Byzantine Tomb in Jagodna Mala 303 The Northwestern Part of Town 303 The "12 February" Memorial Museum (The Red Cross Prison Camp) 303 Ćele Tower 303 Donji Matejevac, The Church of St. Archangel Michael 303 The Town Center Around the Market 304 The Old District Administration Building 304 Buildings of Architectural Interest Within the University Complex 304 The Museum Building 304 The Niš Stock Savings Company 304 Liberation Square 304 Block of Buildings on Života Ćosić Quay 304 The Commerce Club Building 305 The Hrant Mumdžijan Building 305 The Pasteur Institute Building 305 Orljane - St. John's Church 305 The Tobacco Industry, the "Stevan Sinđelić" Army Barracks; The Red Cross Prison Camp 305 Mediana 305 The Sinagogue 305

Novopazarska Banja Spa 306 The Old Turkish Baths 306 Novi Pazar 306

St. Peter's Church 306 Đurđevi Stupovi 306

Gučevo 306 Novi Sad 306

The Žeželj Bridge 306 The Old Television Station Building 307 Vrdnik 307

The Coal Mine Power Station 307 Vrdnička Kula 307 Monastery 307

Šišatovac 307 Vršac 307

Fortification 307 Mt. Kopaonik 308

The Josif Pančić Memorial 308

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Page Kuršumlija (St. Nicolas'; Monastery of the Mother of God; The Church of St. Mark) 308 Balajnac 308 Samaila 308 Zablaće 308 Cvetke 308 Prilike 309 Trstenik 309

The Old Bridge on the Morava River 309 The Old Trstenik Town Centre (Čaršija) 309

Đunis 309 Krčmar 309 Pančevo 309

The Square Near the Hospital and the Old Administrative Building 309 The Old Hospital Building 309 1. The Vojlovica Monastery 310 2. The Old Hospital Building 310 3. Church of the Transfiguration 310

Gračanica 310 Draganac 310 Kragujevac 310

The Old Building of the Foundry With the Smithy 310 The Army Barracks; High School Building; Church and Both Palaces v 311 The Museum Building in Šumarice and the Šumadija Archive Building 312

Decani 312 Goraždevac 312 Čačak 312

The Old Court Building 312 Church of the Ascension of Christ 312 The Old Primary School Building 313

Valjevo 313 The Old Hospital Building 313

Kadinjača 313 Velika Hoča 313 Srećkovac 313 Buštranje 314 Vinča, Belo Brdo 314 Gornje Nerodimlje 314 Žitorada 314 Smederevo 314

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Palić 314 Joszef Sigeti's Villa 315

Šabac 315 The Fortress 315 The Old Urban Core 315

Gazimestan 316 Tekeriš (Charnel House Memorial on Mt. Cer) 316 Villages in the Vicinity of Kraljevo 316 Villages of Jarčujak and Sovljak 316 Ćuprija 316

The Old Administrative Building of the "Dobričevo" Agricultural Farm 316

Drsnik (The Church of St. Petka) 317 Mrsać 317

BOMBING OF PENAL-CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

Dubrava Correctional Facility near Istok - Peć 319

BOMBING OF BRIDGES AND COMMUNICATIONS

The Žeželj Bridge in Novi Sad 327 On-Site Investigation Report Kri No. 447/99, 26 April 1999 328

"Ostružnica" Bridge 330 On-Site Investigation Report Kri No. 584/99, 29 April 1999 332 Reports, 29 April 1999 334-335 Minutes of On-Site Investigation, 29 April 1999 336

"Sarajevo" Bridge in the Grdelica Gorge 337 Road Bridge and Railway Bridge on the Toplica River near the Village of Podina 338 The Bridge on the Western Morava near Trstenik 340 The Bridge near the Village of Lužani 341 The Bridge on the Rasina in the Village of Dedina 347 The Bridge on the Toplica near Podina (Second attack) 348 SavineVode 349 The Railway Bridge near Vatin 354 The Railway Bridge near Bogutovac 356

Investigation Report Kri No. 25/99, 9 May 1999 358 The Bridge on the Nišava in Niš 360 The Bridge on the Velika Morava near Mijatovac 361 The Post Office Building in Užice 362

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The Flyover near Velika Plana 363 The Bypasses near Čačak 365 The Bridge on the Lim, Prijepolje 367 The Flyover near Horgoš 368 The Bridge in Kokin Brod 369 The Bridge in Murino 370 The Bridge in Vrbas 372 The Flyover in Visoko near Kuršumlija 373 The Flyover near Trupalske Woods 374 The Bridge in Vladičin Han 375 The Bridge over the River Stari Begej in Banatski Dvor 378 The Bridge on the River Jasenica in Velika Plana, 21 May 1999 379

Official Memos 380-381 The Bridge on the River Jasenica in Velika Plana, 26 May 1999 382

Official Memos 383-384 The Cekavički Bridge on the River Jablanica 385 The Ćenovački Bridge on the River Jablanica 387 The Railway Tracks in the Village of Popovac 389 The Bridge and Motorway near the Village of Popovac 390 The Prizren-Brezovica Road 393

Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Nenad Golubović 394 Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Miodrag Radojević 396 Death Certificate 398

The Bridge in Varvarin 400 Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Zoran Milenković 406 Death Certificate 408

The Tunnel near Sremska Kamenica 414 The Flyover near Veliko Orašje 416 The Bridge on the Jasenica in Velika Plana, 2 June 1999 417

BOMBING OF RELAYS AND REPEATERS

Iriški Venae 419 The Business Center "Ušće" 420

Investigation Report Kri No. 482/99, 27 April 1999 420 Report, 27 April 1999 422 Investigation Report, 27 April 1999 423

The Avala TV Tower 424 RTS - TV Novi Sad, 4 May 1999 425

Investigation Report Kri No. 485/99, 4 May 1999 426 The Repeater on Mt. Rudnik 430 The Repeater on the Vršac Hill 431

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RTS Novi SAD, 13 May 1999 433 Investigation Report Kri No. 529/99, 13 May 1999 434

TV Transmitter on Mt. Kopaonik in Gobelja, 19 May 1999 437 The Repeater on Mt. Cer 438 RTS Novi Sad, 26 and 29 May 1999 440-441 The Repeater on Mt. Besna Kobila 442 The Repeater on the Kozarica Hill near Dimitrovgrad 443 Transmitters in Stubline and Zvečka near Obrenovac 445 Transmitters in Kozji Do 447 The Gobelja Transmitter on Mt. Kopaonik, 3 June 1999 448

Investigation Report Kri No. 62/99, 4 June 1999 450 Criminal Investigation and On-Site Inspection Report UV-66/99, 4 June 1999 452

The Transmitter on Mt. Besna Kobila, 3 June 1999 453 The Repeater on Crni Vrh 454 The Repeater on Mt. Rudnik 454 The Repeater on the Kozarica Hill, 3 June 1999 456 The Repeater of TV Kraljevo in the Village of Sikča 456

BOMBING OF ECONOMIC FACILITIES

The Pumping Station in Badovac near Priština 457 The Nikola Tesla Thermal Power Plant in Obrenovac 459 Krušik, Valjevo 461

On-Site Investigation Reports Nos. 83 and 85/99 464-467 Cer, Čačak 468

Investigation Report Kri No. 136/99,17 May 1999 471 Prva Iskra, Barič 479 Mining and Smelting Complex Bor 481 Krušik, Valjevo, 18 May 1999 483 Binačka Morava, Gnjilane 484 Mladost, Gnjilane 488 Borovo Boreli, Sombor 491 Veliki Crljeni Thermal Power Plant near Lazarevac 492 Thermal Power Plant in Urovci near Obrenovac 495 Electrical Installations of Elektroistok in Niš 496 Transformer Station Novi Sad 3 (Roman Trenches) 497 Electrical Installations on Bežanijska Kosa, New Belgrade 498 Electrical Installations in Leštani 499 Jaroš Water Supply Center, Sombor 500 Tobacco Industry Niš 502 Electrical Installations in Roman Trenches, Novi Sad, 31 May 1999 503 The Farm in the Village of Podgorac near Boljevac 504

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Page BOMBING OF OIL AND OIL PRODUCT DEPOTS

Smederevo, 29 April 1999 509 Novi Sad, 4 May 1999 510 Niš, 5 May 1999 511 Prahovo, 7 May 1999 513 Niš, 8 and 11 May 1999 514-516 Bor, 15 and 17 May 1999 517

Report Kri No. 23/99, 17 May 1999 519 Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Jugoslav Lapadatović 521 Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Ljiljana Milosevic 523 Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Nina Stuparević 525 Minutes of the Testimony of Witness Slaviša Lapadatović 527 Medical Report - Findings, 3 June 1999 529 Report - Certificate, 3 June 1999 530 Medical Documentation 531-532

Prahovo, 17 May 1999 533 Belgrade, 19 May 1999 534 Sombor, 20 and 21 May 1999 535 Bor, 27 May 1999 537 Smederevo, 1 June 1999 538 Pančevo, 8 June 1999 539 Novi Sad, 9 June 1999 541

BOMBING OF SPORTS AND TOURIST FACILITIES

Hotel Jugoslavija, New Belgrade 543 Investigation Report Kri No. 602/99, 8 May 1999 546 Reports, 8 May 1999 549-551

Sports Stadium in Prijepolje 552

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Foreword

The first volume of the White Book on NATO aggression against the FR of Yugoslavia was published at the end of May 1999 and covers the period from the start of the aggression on 24 March through 24 April 1999. The second volume provides further information and evidence about the crimes of NATO and its Member States that participated in the aggression against the FR of Yugoslavia in the period from 25 April 1999 until the end of the aggression on 10 June 1999. Although more extensive than the first one, this volume is not complete, either. Not a long interval has passed since the end of the aggression and before the publication of this second volume to allow enough time to collect evidence on all crimes.

Information on the crimes, photographs, witness accounts, forensic reports published in this volume, bear witness to the gravity and character of the crimes. The aggressors used bombs that upon impact charred human bodies within their range. They used these bombs when hitting targets in populated areas, which not only demolished the targets but inflicted damage on entire residential blocks. By dropping cluster bombs on the fields which, lying unexploded, waited for curious children to find them and pay dearly for their curiosity. They did not spare oil refineries and chemical plants causing massive pollution of air, water and soil with perilous consequences. They did not hesitate to use weapons containing depleted uranium which also causes far-reaching and dangerous consequences. The aggressors targeted the entire nation, hitting power supply installations and using the so-called graphite bombs. The aggressors were after civilians. They bombed the railway bridge in the Grdelica gorge on 12 April in broad daylight while an international train was passing through. On 30 May, they bombed a bridge in Varvarin on the river Velika Morava at midday on a religious holiday, even though they knew for sure and saw that civilians were on it. They, for example, targeted this bridge an hour later, knowing that rescue teams were there, trying to help the victims (Belgrade, Novi Sad, Surdulica...). The aim of this bombing was to terrorize and crush the entire Yugoslav nation.

Both volumes of the White Book deal with crimes against civilians, constituting by their nature crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. They do not contain information on the killing of soldiers of the Yugoslav Army or police officers. This does not imply that those deaths are not considered as crimes by us. The criminal nature of these acts stems from the very aggression, which is a crime against peace and surely one of the gravest crimes. If peace figures highest on the scale of the United Nations, then crime against peace is the gravest crime.

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The committed crimes cannot be justified at all. Those were premeditated crimes. The aggression against the FR of Yugoslavia had been planned several months in advance. The targets were selected a few months before. Furthermore, by presenting an unacceptable text for the alleged Rambouillet Agreement which implied an occupation of all of the FR of Yugoslavia (Chapters II, V and VII), anti-Serb and anti-Yugoslav propaganda in the most influential media provided the needed excuse for the impending aggression. It is more than obvious today that the true reason for NATO aggression was geo-strategic expansion of NATO interests and those of some of its Member States, i.e. the setting of a precedent for aggression, for the use of force contrary to the Charter of the United Nations and without the authorization of the UN Security Council.

There is no statute of limitations for the committed crimes in a legal and moral sense. Those responsible for them should not be exonerated. This White Book testifies to their responsibility.

Rodoljub Etinski

Chief Legal Adviser at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Bombing of a Refugee Column on the Prizren - Suva Reka Road

13 May 1999

Refugee Convoy, civilian casualties - a drastic example

On 13 May 1999, at 11.50 p.m., on the Pr izren - Suva Reka p r imary road , at the in tersect ion near the v i l lage of Kor iša , Pr izren Munic ipal i ty , NATO warp lanes b o m b e d a co lumn of 500-600 ethn ic A l ban ian re fugees w h o were return ing to their h o m e s in the v i l lage of Kor iša . In th is a t t a c k 48 p e o p l e lost their l ives, most ly ch i ldren, w o m e n a n d the elederly, whi le at least 60 peop le sus ta ined severe injuries, (photos 1-32)

Photo 1 Broad view of the site where a refugee column of ethnic Albanians was bombed on the Prizren-Suva Reka primary road near the village of Koriša

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Photo 2 View of the site where a refugee column was bombed seen from the direction of the village of Koriša

Photo 3 Demolished facility on the site where the refugee column was bombed

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Photo 4 Close-up of a demolished facility with destroyed or damaged tractors

Photo 6 Close-up of the charred bodies of victims

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Photo 8 Charred remains of victims in a tractor trailer

Photo 10 Semi-burnt body of a victim and demolished tractors

Photo 11 Close-up of the remains of charred bodies of victims, toppled over and burnt tractors

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Photo 12 Charred remains of three victims in a tractor trailer

Photo 13 Charred body of a victim under a tractor

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Photo 14 Body of a child on the site where a refugee column was bombed

Photo 16 A child killed in the refugee column

Photo 19 Injuries on the head of a child who was killed

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Photo 20 Charred body of a victim from the refugee column

Photo 21 Charred body of the victim in a tractor trailer

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Photo 22 Semi-burnt body of a victim from the refugee column

Photo 23 Charred body of a victim alongside a burnt tractor

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Photo 24 Body of a man killed in the bombing of the refugee column

Photo 25 Body of a baby killed in the refugee column

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Photo 26 A boy killed in the refugee column

Photo 27 A child killed in the refugee column

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Photo 29 Body of a woman from the refugee column

Photo 30 Broad view of damaged asphalt and scattered items

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Photo 31 Fragments of a missile which struck the refugee column

Photo 32 Fragments of the guiding device of missiles which struck the refugee column

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Bombing of Residential Houses in Towns and Villages

Photo 1 Demolished houses of Aleksandar Milić, No. 5 Zmaj Jovina Street, Surdulica, where 10 persons lost their lives on 27 April 1999

Photo 3 Close-up of demolished house of Dragan Stefanović, located in the immediate vicinity of the site of missile impact

Photo 4 View of demolished house of Slobodan Milošević, No. 5 Zmaj Jovina Street, Surdulica

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Photo 5 Demolished houses of Dragan llić and Verica Stojković, Nos. 5 and 7 Jugoslovenska Street, Surdulica

Photo 6 Broad view of the houses of Radića Ristić, No.20 Beogradska Street and Draganka Cvetković No. 18 Beogradska Street which were razed to the ground

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Photo 7 Close-up of a missile crater on the site of demolished houses of the Ristić and the Cvetković families

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Photo 8 Bodies and parts of bodies found under the rubble of demolished houses

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Photo 9 Remains of identified body of Aleksandar Milić

Photo 10 Remains of identified body of Stana Rašić

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Kri. No. 85/99

INVESTIGATION REPORT

Made on 27 April 1999 by the investigative judge of the Surdulica Municipal Court relating to the criminal bombing by the aggressor forces of N A T O Alliance led by the United States of America , on the same clay between 12.15 and 12.30 p.m., of the Yugoslav Army barracks in Surdulica and of some civilian houses in the close proximity of the Army barracks in Jovan Jovanović Z m a j Street in Surdulica, which caused the death of a large number of civilians due to the bombing of houses on the said street, as well as extensive material damage on civilian houses on the same street, and those located in Drinska Divizija Street, Jugoslovenska Street and other streets in the vicinity of the Army barracks, due to the de tonat ion of about a dozen missiles dropped on the above facilities and to the f ragmenta t ion effect of the material f rom the hit facilities within the military barracks compound , which makes necessary the conduct of an investigation.

I N T H E P R E S E N C E O F

Investigative judge Public Prosecutor Dragiša Adžemovic Desimir Zdravković

Forensic Technician of the Depar tmen t of the Interior in Surdulica Stanimir Pavlović

T h e investigation started at 2.10 p.m.

I P R E L I M I N A R Y R E M A R K S A N D I N F O R M A T I O N

The Surdulica Depa r tmen t of the Interior service on duty, through its authorized officers, and on the basis of the information provided by the Service of this Court on duty which was established following the proclamation of the state of war in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia because of the aggression of the " N A T O Alliance" forces, led by the United States of America against the Federal Republ ic of Yugoslavia, informed the Investigation Section of this Court about 1.45 p.m. af ter the bombing of the Yugoslav Army barracks and of civilian houses on the afore-ment ioned streets and those in the wider area around the military facilities, that the bombing of civilian houses on the said street caused the death of several persons. Also, that enormous material damage was inflicted due to the destruction caused by the bombing and that it is necessary to conduct an investigation. However, in view of the fact that the damage is extensive in a wider area around the Yugoslav Army barracks, and in order to complete the procedure more rapidly and efficiently, it is necessary that the investigation be conducted by at least three investigative judges and appropriate teams. This approach was approved by Public Prosecutor Desimir Zdravković and by the head of the Depa r tmen t of the Interior Dragan Stanković.

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The Pres ident of the Cour t , acting at the s ame t ime in the capacity as an investigative judge, m a d e sure that the investigation in the af fec ted par ts of the town be conducted by th ree judges, including the Pres iden t of the Cour t , with the suppor t of appropr ia te teams to be present dur ing the investigation.

In format ion has been also received that app ropr i a t e measures have been taken by other municipal authori t ies , in par t icular by the crisis commi t t ee and the commi t t ee of the Municipality, to start urgently the clearing of the debris and the search for the victims of the bombing in Jovan Jovanović Z m a j Street , where a civilian house was hit and several civilians were killed as a result . O t h e r necessary measures will also be taken.

I I D E S C R I P T I O N O F T H E S C E N E A N D E V I D E N C E I N C L U D I N G T H E D E S C R I P T I O N O F D A M A G E O N C I V I L I A N F A C I L I T I E S - H O U S E S

O N J U G O S L O V E N S K A S T R E E T F R O M I N T E R S E C T I O N W I T H D R I N S K A D I V I Z I J A S T R E E T R I G H T O P P O S I T E T O T H E A R M Y B A R R A C K S M A I N E N T R A N C E D O O R T O T H E E A S T W H E R E T H I S S T R E E T C O N V E R G E S

O N T O M A I V A N O V I Ć S T R E E T I N S T O J A N S T A M E N K O V I Ć S T R E E T A N D M I R O L J U B S T A N K O V I Ć S T R E E T I N S U R D U L I C A

U p o n the arrival of the investigative j u d g e and Municipal Public Prosecutor Desimir Zdravković, and forens ic technician of the Surdulica D e p a r t m e n t of the In ter ior Stanimir Pavlović, the investigative judge inspected Jugoslovenska St ree t f r om the intersection with Drinska Divizija Street to the east whe re i t converges 011 T o m a Ivanović Street . He noted large quant i t ies of scat tered rubble on the roadway. T h e rubble consists of s tone blocks weighing 5 to 100 kg including brick, mor t a r and concre te segments re inforced with metal f r amework b roken most probably as the result of the bombing of the Army barracks facilities and of ensuing de tona t ion . He also no ted that the roadway and pavement of this s t reet are complete ly blocked by felled birch and popla r t runks which grew within the c o m p o u n d of the A r m y bar racks close to the building razed to the ground. According to the available in format ion the building housed a first-aid station-patient ward. As a consequence no t raff ic is possible on this s t reet .

In addit ion to the above described roadway of the section of Jugoslovenska Street there a re also approximately 4 m wide pavement s viewed f r o m the direct ion of west towards east, with no asphalt layer. They are located oppos i te the building used as a pat ient ward within the Army barracks , which was complete ly demol i shed so that the passage is blocked. Along the left pavemen t concre te pillars carrying low-voltage cables were erec ted but it has been no ted that the said low-voltage grid in this section of the street has been completely demol i shed . T h e grid cables have been cut, as well as those supplying electricity to private houses . At the t ime of the investigation the teams on duty of the Electricity Company , Surdulica branch, began repair ing damage and fixing the grid.

The investigative judge then p roceeded to inspect marks and d a m a g e on civilian houses in the section of Jugoslovenska Street , nor th f rom the A r m y barracks. On the basis of his inspection he has no ted on civilian houses the d a m a g e which will be described below, outl ining the most distinctive details. No es t imate of the damage caused on each house will be m a d e at this stage. It will be d o n e subsequent ly by experts in civil engineering:

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1. Jugoslovenska street

1. H o u s e No . 51, owned by M I L O I G N J A T O V I Ć , f r o m Surdulica, has sustained the following d a m a g e caused by the bombing: completely destroyed roof of the building i.e. the raf ters , laths and tiles, so that on the basis of this inspection it could be said that the building sus ta ined extensive or total damage . T h e approximate surface of the house is 150 sq. meters .

2 . H o u s e No . 53, owned by S T O J A N P E T K O V I Ć on the same street has sustained damage on the roof , i.e. b roken tiles on the ent i re roof s t ructure facing Jugoslovenska Street; b roken all panes on two windows facing the street and completely demolished plastic blinds on all windows; pieces of concre te block and bricks of 2, 3 and even of 5 kg in weight in the backyard.

3 . H o u s e No. 53A, owned by S L A V K O P E T K O V I Ć on the same street has also sustained d a m a g e on the roof s t ruc ture , such as b roken tiles the number of which will be de te rmined subsequent ly; the owner has been advised to repor t the exact number of damaged tiles to the investigative judge; cracked ceilings of the rooms in the house; doors blown out of their f r ames ; smashed windows blown out of f rames; all panes broken and plastic blinds torn with visible holes of d i f fe ren t size caused by f ragments of brick and similar mater ia l which fell into the backyard of the house af ter the bombing and detonat ion . T h e total space of houses Nos. 53 and 53A which are a t tached to each o ther is 210 sq. meters ; the house at No .53A is a new building built of solid material .

4. H o u s e No . 55, owned by V A S I L I J E TASIĆ, sustained the following visible damage: the windows blown ou t of their f r a m e s and their panes broken, completely twisted blinds. T h e g round floor and u p p e r f loor of the house are built of solid material . This newly built house is practically complete ly demol i shed because it is located opposi te to the above -men t ioned pa t ien t ward within the c o m p o u n d of the Army barracks, which has been razed to the g round . T h e approx imate surface of the building is 150 sq. meters .

5 . H o u s e No. 57, owned by S L A V K O V E L J K O V I Ć f rom Surdulica, is completely demol ished because it is located just across the targeted pat ient ward within the compound of the A r m y barracks . Accord ing to the informat ion available to the investigative j u d g e those two complete ly des t royed houses sustained extensive damage also in the previous bombing of the Army barracks on 6 April 1999.

6 . H o u s e No. 52, owned by V E L J A M O M Č I L O V I Ć f rom Surdulica, has been totally demol ished . This house consisting of the ground f loor and the uppe r f loor and built of solid mater ia l is s i tua ted in the close proximity of, and opposi te to, the pat ient ward and first-aid stat ion within the A r m y barracks compound . In its backyard the re is a large quanti ty of rubble blown into it as a result of the blast within the c o m p o u n d of the barracks. T h e surface of the house is be tween 70 and 90 sq. meters .

7. H o u s e No. 61, p roper ty of D O B R I V O J E B O Š K O V I Ć , about 80 sq. meters , sustained large-scale d a m a g e since and has been completely destroyed. It is in close proximity of the b o m b e d facility within the Army barracks compound , as is clearly visible f rom the direct ion of Jugos lovenska Street .

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8. House No. 63, owned by B R A N K O R A D O J I Č I Ć , approx imate a rea of 240 sq. meters , built of solid mater ia l and consisting of the g round floor, u p p e r f loor and attic, has sustained the following damage : the roof has been completely des t royed so that not only the tiles have to be replaced but also some par ts of the roof s t ructure; all windows facing Jugoslovenska Street have been blown out of their f r ames ; plastic blinds have been heavily damaged and blown out of place. T h e f r a g m e n t e d pieces of the mater ial blown f rom the struck facility within the Army bar racks c o m p o u n d d a m a g e d the f acade of the house and the mor ta r fell off in places.

9 . H o u s e No. 65 on the same street , owned by L J U B I S A K O S T I C , has sustained the following damage : the roof is completely demol ished , windows blown out of their f rames; window panes b roken . T h e approx ima te a rea of the house is 200 sq. meters .

10. House No. 65A, owned by A C A S T A N K O V , has susta ined the following damage: the en t r ance door pul led out of f r ames ; plastic bl inds on the windows facing Jugoslovenska Street are completely d e f o r m e d and blown out of their f rames . This house consisting of the g round and u p p e r f loors has been built of solid mater ial . T h e approximate a rea of the house is 150 sq. meters . T h e roof has also been damaged : tiles on its nor thern side have been broken by f r a g m e n t e d mater ial f r o m - v a r i o u s ta rge ted facilities within the Army barracks. Accord ing to a rough es t imate about 100 tiles or more have to be replaced.

11. House No. 67, owned by S L O B O D A N S T A N K O V I Ć , consisting of the ground f loor and the uppe r f loor , approx imate a rea be tween 150 and 200 sq. meters , built recently of solid mater ia l , has susta ined the following damage : windows have been blown out of their f r ames ; all window panes b roken ; the en t r ance door on the uppe r f loor distorted and blown out of its f r ame ; on the east side of the house the re a re holes m a d e by the blows of f r agmen ted mater ia l which came f r o m the facilities within the Army barracks compound ; roof s t ruc ture of the house has been extensively damaged because almost all tiles on the par t of t he roof facing Jugoslovenska Street have been b roken .

In the backyard the re is a "Zas tava 101" car, registrat ion pla te No. VR 545-43, and its f ront windshield has been broken by f r agmen t s of mater ia l , concre te or bricks, blown up by the de tona t ion within the barracks c o m p o u n d . T h e approx ima te a rea of this house is 120 sq. meters .

12. H o u s e No . 69, owned by V O J I S L A V N A J D A N O V I Ć f r o m Surdulica, built recently of solid material , consisting of the g round floor, u p p e r f loor and a part of attic, sustained the following damage : the roof of the house has been completely destroyed since the tiles over the ent i re roof have been broken; plastic blinds on all windows both on the ground f loor and u p p e r f loor facing Jugoslovenska Street have been blown out of their f r ames and dis tor ted; the glass on all windows broken; visible cracks on the ceilings caused most probably by de tona t ion . T h e approx ima te a rea of the house is 190 sq. meters . T h e ceiling d a m a g e d in rooms and in the b a t h r o o m . It has been no ted that a part of the house is occupied by Branko Najdanovic , the son of Vojislav, i.e. the eas tern wing of the house with separa te en t rance , which has also been d a m a g e d as descr ibed above.

13. H o u s e No. 71, owned by B R A N K O B O Ž I L O V I Ć f r o m Surdulica, recently built of solid material , approx imate surface 160 sq. meters , sus ta ined the following damage on the basis of observat ion: d a m a g e d roof , i.e. many tiles have been broken on the side of

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the roof facing Jugos lovenska Street ; b roken window panes; f acade damaged by blows of f ragments of the mater ia l f r o m the facilities within the Army barracks compound dispersed all a r o u n d . I t has also been no ted that plastic blinds on the windows have been blown out of place and complete ly demol ished; the ceiling in the rooms and hall damaged; part ial d a m a g e visible also on the nor thern side of the house.

14. House No. 72, owned by M I L A N A R I Z A N O V I Ć , approximate area of 90 sq. meters , has been also built of solid mater ia l . T h e owner said that the bombing of the Army bar racks facilities on 6 April 1999 caused only partial damage and broke some window glass. However , dur ing the p resen t inspection i t has been no ted that the bombing caused also the fol lowing damage : tiles on the roof s t ructure broken; window f r ames blown out of place; the n u m b e r of b roken roof tiles could not be de te rmined for reasons earlier s ta ted in this repor t . T h e r e f o r e , this owner and o the r af fected owners have been advised to make a s t a t emen t subsequent ly b e f o r e the investigative judge of this Cour t and to repor t the exact n u m b e r of the b roken tiles.

15. House No. 73, owned by V L A D A J A N K O V I Ć and Ž I V K O JANKOVIĆ, consisting of the ground tloor and built of solid material sustained the following damage: broken roof tiles; broken window glass; damaged ceilings in the living room, bedroom and other rooms. The area of the house occupied by Vlada Janković is approximately 60 sq. meters while the space of the house occupied by Živko Janković is approximately 55 sq. meters.

16. H o u s e No . 75 located on the said street , owned by S L A V O L J U B J A N K O V I Ć , total a rea 60 sq. meters , sus ta ined the following damage : ceiling and wall fissures inside the house; roof tiles partially b roken and their n u m b e r will be de t e rmined subsequently.

17. H o u s e No. 77, owned by L J U B O M I R M O M Č I LOVIĆ, consisting of the ground floor and u p p e r floor, recently built of solid material , approximate a rea 180 sq. meters , sustained the fol lowing damage : b roken tiles a long the ent i re western sick; of the roof; blinds b roken and blown out of their f r a m e s on the windows facing Jugoslovenska Street and opposi te to the hit A r m y bar racks facility. In addi t ion, the following damage has also been no ted on the house : main en t r ance door has been blown out of its f r a m e and opaque glass b roken .

18. H o u s e No. 79, owned by J O V A N A R I Z A N O V I Ć , f rom Surdulica, approximate area 240 sq. meters , built of solid mater ia l , consists of the ground and upper floor. T h e owner of the house said that 100 roof tiles have been broken.

19. H o u s e No. 104 on Jugoslovenska Street , owned by Z O R A N ILIĆ, consists of the ground floor, u p p e r floor a n d attic and is still u n d e r construct ion. It is the nearest house on the r ight -hand side of Jugoslovenska Street viewed f rom the direction of west towards east and is practically border ing on the A r m y barracks compound . I t has sustained the following damage : tiles b roken on the ent i re west side of the roof facing the Army barracks c o m p o u n d ; windows on the s ame side blown out of their f rames , broken window panes; some plastic blinds blown out of their f r ames on the ground and uppe r f loor windows facing Jugos lovenska Street .

20. House No. 83, owned by S R E T E N A R I Z A N O V I Ć , area 100 sq. meters , sustained d a m a g e in the fo rm of b roken glass on the doors and windows.

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21. House No. 85, owned by M I L O R A D A R I Z A N O V I Ć , located on the lef t -hand side of Jugoslovenska Street , approx ima te a rea 150 sq. meters , recently built, consisting of the ground and u p p e r f loors . T h e owner was not a t h o m e bu t the investigative judge noticed at the main en t r ance door a piece of pa pe r with lines, probably torn out of a notebook, with the following message: "I am at the place of my son-in-law in Zi to rad ja . We are all safe and sound" .

The investigative judge has not iced the d a m a g e on the roof where a certain number of tiles have been b roken and a relatively small n u m b e r of b roken window panes ( four or five) on the uppe r f loor . T h e r e was no o the r visible damage .

22. H o u s e No. 85 on the same street , owned by S I M O M I H A J L O V I Ć , has an approximate area of 250 sq. meters . T h e following d a m a g e has been no ted : f r ames of the en t rance door on the u p p e r f loor facing Jugoslovenska Street have been blown out; visible damage in the att ic whe re the doors and plastic bl inds have been blown out of their f rames; damaged roof of an outbui ld ing in the backyard.

T h e roof s t ruc ture has been also damaged since the tiles a re b roken , but the scope of the damage canno t be d e t e r m i n e d because t he owner was not a t home .

23. House No. 87, owned by B R A N K O A R I Z A N O V I Ć , located in the s ame street , a ground f loor house, built of solid material , approx ima te a rea 100 sq. meters , sustained the following damage as a result of the bombing: ceiling fissures inside the house; b roken glass on the windows facing Jugoslovenska Street ; plastic bl inds blown out of their f rames .

24. House No. 89 located in the s ame street , owned by V L A D I M I R P E T R O V I Ć , approximate a rea 60 sq. meters . T h e following d a m a g e has been no ted on the basis of inspection: plastic bl inds on the u p p e r f loor facing Jugoslovenska St ree t blown out of their f rames; about 50 roof tiles b roken .

25. House shar ing the s ame No. 89, a t t ached to the previously descr ibed house and practically u n d e r the s ame roof, owned by V O J I S L A V P E T R O V I Ć , built of solid material , sustained the following damage : the blinds on the two windows facing Jugoslovenska Street blown out of f rames . T h e house is approximately of the same size as the previously men t ioned house, about 60 sq. meters .

26. House No. 89 in Jugoslovenska Street owned by S T O J A N P E T R O V I Ć , built recently of solid material , consisting of the g round and u p p e r f loors, sustained the following d a m a g e caused by the bombing: plastic bl inds a re twisted, b roken and blown out of their f r a m e s on all windows facing Jugoslovenska Street ; all panes on these windows have been broken; window f r ames d a m a g e d and partially blown out; some tiles on the roof s t ruc ture facing Jugoslovenska Street have been b roken . Approx ima te surface of this house is be tween 150 and 160 sq. meters .

27. House No. 112 on the s ame street , owned by V E L J A D I M I T R O V , susta ined the following damage: plastic blinds on the g round f loor a re d e f o r m e d , torn down and blown out of the f rames : f r agmen t s of rocks and bricks f r o m the b o m b e d facilities within the barracks c o m p o u n d have pierced some blinds; glass has been b roken on all windows facing Jugoslovenska Street ; " o p a q u e " glass (60 cm x 30 cm) on the iron f ron t door has

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been broken; wall on the western side has been damaged - the re is a punc ture of 20 cm x 10 cm wide and almost 5 cm d e e p caused by the blow of a missile f r agmen t or by a piece of concre te block or similar mater ia l fol lowing the de tonat ion and f ragmenta t ion of the material f r om the bar racks c o m p o u n d ; the glass on the iron door in the basement is also broken; en t r ance d o o r (2m x 0.40 m) on the uppe r f loor is b roken; b a t h r o o m door damaged; window f r a m e s in the b a t h r o o m and rooms are damaged and partly blown out. T h e approximate a rea of the house is 100 sq. meters .

28. H o u s e No. 108, owned by S L A V K O ILIC, sustained the following damage : about 20 - 30 tiles on the west side of the roof a rc b roken; plastic blinds on doors and windows b roken ; window panes b roken . Approx ima te a rea of the house is 120 sq. meters .

29. H o u s e with the s ame No. 108 as the previous one is the proper ty of D R A G O L J U B ILIĆ. It is practically a t tached to the previous house and its space is approximately the same. I t has susta ined the following damage: approximately 20-30 roof tiles are d a m a g e d while the windows are partially blown out of place.

With r e fe rence to the marks and d a m a g e on the men t ioned houses on Jugoslovenska St ree t the investigative judge notes in par t icular that dur ing his on-site investigation he en t e r ed bo th into the backyards and into the houses where the owners were present ; lie did not en t e r into o the r houses where i t was not possible to do so; the descriptions of the d a m a g e have been m a d e on the basis of observat ion. He has not iced that in all inspected houses the re is a large quanti ty of f r agmen ted material scat tered a round a f te r the bombing of the facilities within the Army barracks compound , also that there is a thick layer of dust and of o the r mater ial which fell in the backyards and in o ther parts of the houses .

F u r t h e r m o r e , the investigative judge notes that there is no o ther d a m a g e ei ther on the roadway or on the houses themselves on this street; he cont inued his observation of the damaged houses on Stojan S tamenković - Ta jko Street in Surdulica. Tha t street is parallel with Jugoslovenska St ree t and is located to the north of it. T h e damage on civilian houses on that s t reet could be clearly seen f rom Jugoslovenska Street because of the configurat ion of the g round .

I I E S T A B L I S H E D D A M A G E O N H O U S E S A N D O T H E R O B J E C T S O N S T O J A N S T A M E N K O V I Ć - T R A J K O S T R E E T

1. Coming f r o m Jugoslovenska St ree t f r om the north to the house No. 40 on Stojan Stamenković St ree t owned by P A V L E A R I Z A N O V I Ć f rom Surdulica, the investigative judge has not iced on the lot of Slobodan Stojanović, n icknamed Džavorac, f rom Surdulica, a van pa in ted red all over except the beige roof, parked with the f ron t end facing Jugoslovenska Street . Its f ron t windshield has recently been completely smashed. Inside the vehicle the re are pieces of f r a g m e n t e d material f rom the b o m b e d facilities similar to the mater ia l f o u n d in the backyards of the houses on Jugoslovenska Street . The re is no doubt that the d a m a g e has been caused by the f r agmen ted material coming f rom the b o m b e d facility within the A r m y bar racks compound .

T h e investigative judge learned f rom Pavle Arizanović that the van is owned by Zoran Arizanović f r o m Stojan S tamenković - Ta jko Street , Surdulica,

2 . Dur ing f u r t h e r observat ions on Stojan Stamentković Street f rom the house No. 40 owned by P A V L E A R I Z A N O V I Ć , f rom Surdulica, the investigative judge established,

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on the basis of the s t a t emen t of the owner , that the approx ima te a rea of the house is 160 sq. meters; the house has the g round and u p p e r floors, and i t has been f inished recently and built of solid material . T h e investigative judge has no ted the following d a m a g e and marks on the house: on the nor the rn side - a window on the g round f loor blown out of place; window blinds on the nor the rn side have been also blown out of the f r ames ; glass on the windows and doors b roken; about 50 roof tiles a re d a m a g e d by missile f r agmen t s or by material f r o m the b o m b e d facility within the Army bar racks c o m p o u n d .

Nea r the house, in f ron t of the garage which is on its no r the rn side, the investigative judge has found a Zas tava 101 passenger car, registrat ion plates No. VR 110-84, of red colour, partly covered by a tarpaul in . T h e r e are visible f resh marks on the left side of the car caused by missile f r agmen t s or by pieces of mater ial f r a g m e n t e d by bombing . T h e left f ront door of the car has been b roken .

3. House No. 109 on Stojan Stamenković Street , owned by D U Š A N M A R I N K O V I Ć . The investigative judge has established that its approx ima te surface is 150 sq. meters and that it has been damaged : b roken panes on a window and smashed glass of 40 cm in d iamete r on a metal door .

4 . H o u s e No. 36 on the s ame street , owned by P E T A R L J U B I S A V L J E V I Ć . T h e investigative judge has no ted that its approx ima te a rea is 60 sq. me te r s and that i t has been recently built of solid mater ia l . It has been f u r t h e r no ted that two panes on a window (1.20 x 0.30 cm) have been b roken on the g round f loor . T h e investigative judge has also no ted that 4 window panes (0.50 x 0.40 cm) have been b roken on the u p p e r f loor on the nor thern side of the house .

T h e outbui lding of the owner in the backyard has also been damaged : glass has been broken on a lm x 0.50 m window; a wall d a m a g e d by a missile f r agmen t or by a piece of material which came f rom the barracks c o m p o u n d and m a d e a 0.20 x 0.10 m wide punc ture .

5. House No. 34 on the same street is owned by D O B R I V O J E S T O J K O V I Ć . The investigative judge has noted that its area is 60 sq. meters and that it has sustained damage: 60 tiles broken on the roof of the house; partially damaged roof on the outbuilding which is covered by salonite - visible punctures (10) f rom 10 x 0.30 m to 0.40 x 0.20 m in diameter; window blinds on the uppe r f loor completely d e f o r m e d and blown out of the f rames and glass on the same window broken; a 0.20 x 0.30 m shrapnel has been found on the window on the west side of the house which b roke 0.30 x 2.60 m wide window pane; a bar of the metal fence has been damaged by the blow of an object or by a missile f ragment that also hit the metal s tructure of the fence on the western side of the house.

6 . H o u s e No. 30 on the same street , owned by B O R A S T A N K O V I Ć , approximate area of 50 sq. meters , sustained damage : 100 tiles b roken on the roof of an outbuilding; damaged tiles on the roof of the house built of solid mater ial consisting of the ground and the uppe r f loors; door and window f r ames of the house blown out.

7. H o u s e No. 28 owned by M I L A N S T A N K O V I Ć , approx imate a rea of 90 sq. meters, built recently of solid mater ia l , sus ta ined d a m a g e on the sou thern par t of the house facing Jugoslovenska Street : b roken window panes; plastic blinds blown out of the window f rames .

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8. H o u s e No. 17, owned by S R E T E N C V E T K O V I Ć , located on the same street, consisting of the g round and u p p e r floors, built in the past includes an auxiliary building used as a s table and also an outbui ld ing towards north used as a shed. The investigative judge has no ted by observat ion that the roof s t ruc ture of the shed is damaged , its raf ters and tiles a re complete ly des t royed by a blow of a f r agmen t of material , i.e. of piece of re inforced concre te weighing abou t 50 kg, which probably came f r o m some b o m b e d and demol ished facilities within the A r m y barracks because this piece is similar to the material f o u n d in Jugos lovenska Street .

9 . H o u s e No . 24, owned by R A D O S A V M I L U T I N O V I Ć f rom Surdulica, sustained damage: the roof s t ruc tu re of the house built of solid material in an early period - 30 roof tiles b roken on the no r the rn par t of the house; a part of the roof s t ructure with gut ter broken off probably by the blow of a piece of mater ial which came f rom the b o m b e d military facilities within the bar racks c o m p o u n d . Since the re was no o n e at h o m e i t was impossible to carry out inspect ion inside the house .

10. H o u s e No. 27 on the s ame street , owned by S T O J A N J A N K O V I Ć , built of solid material , approx imate a rea of 100-120 sq. meters , sustained damage : about 100 roof tiles b roken .

11. H o u s e No . 24 on the same street , owned by P A V L E S T O J K O V I Ć sustained the following damage : 100 roof tiles b roken .

12. On the house No. 22 on the same street , owned by R A D I S A V ILIĆ, the following d a m a g e has been no ted : abou t 50 tiles b roken on the nor thern side of the roof s tructure; d a m a g e d wall on the s ame side; windows blown out of the f rames; blinds de fo rmed ; window panes broken; on the u p p e r f loor: window panes smashed and blinds broken and blown ou t of their f r ames . T h e house of approximate area of 200 sq. meters has been built recently.

13. H o u s e No . 20 on the s ame street , owned by M E N K A R A D O J K O V , built of solid material , consists of the g round f loor and u p p e r f loors . The following damage has been no ted : b roken plastic window blinds; b roken window panes; damaged roof s t ructure of this house which is still u n d e r construct ion - about 50 tiles b roken . Approx imate a rea of the house is 100 - 110 sq. meters .

14. H o u s e No. 21 owned by M I L A N N I K O L I Ć and Z O R A N P E J K O V I Ć . N o t e d damage: b roken blinds and window panes on the u p p e r f loor; 100 roof tiles b roken . Approx ima te a rea of the house is 100 sq. meters .

15. House No. 19 on the same street , owned by S L O B O D A N D J O R D J E V I Ć , built recently of solid mater ia l , consists of the ground floor and the uppe r floor. Establ ished damage: complete ly demol i shed plastic blinds which have been blown out of their f rames; smashed window panes; torn par ts of the s t ructure with punctures of d i f ferent size; more than 100 roof tiles b roken . A p p r o x i m a t e area of the house is 200 sq. meters .

16. H o u s e No . 18 owned by B O R I V O J E KOSTIĆ: damaged walls on the western side, probably by blows of the mater ia l f r om the barracks compound . A large quanti ty of

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scat tered mater ial or iginat ing f r o m the ta rge ted facilities within the bar racks c o m p o u n d have been f o u n d on this s treet , not only in the backyards bu t also on the macadam roadway, including almost 2 m long pieces of ra f te rs f r o m the roofs on the facilities within the barracks c o m p o u n d , as well as pieces of re inforced concre te weighing up to 100 kg. T h e approximate dis tance be tween this house and the bar racks is abou t 200 m.

17. H o u s e No. 16, owned by S T A N I Š A D I M I T R I J E V I Ć , approx imate a rea of 150 sq. meters . Establ ished damage : partially d a m a g e d roof s t ruc ture and abou t 100 roof tiles broken; windows and doors blown out of their f r ames . T h e house is of recent da te and built up of solid mater ial .

18. House No.7, owned by D U Š A N C V E T K O V I Ć , approx imate a rea of 100 sq. meters, built recently of solid mater ia l has susta ined damage : visibly d a m a g e d windows facing the street , i.e. plastic blinds and window panes b roken ; up to 50 roof tiles broken; all window glass smashed .

19. House No. 4, owned by B O R I V O J E I V A N O V I Ć , approx ima te a rea of 100 sq. meters . T h e following marks and d a m a g e have been no ted : demol i shed roof s t ruc ture including broken tiles on all sides and all segments of the roof ( ra f te rs and laths); all windows smashed and blown out of their f rames ; plastic blinds b roken; fu rn i tu re in some premises of the house covered with tiles and plaster f r om the ceilings; a large quanti ty of material originating f rom the b o m b e d facilities within the barracks c o m p o u n d ; garage door broken and blown out of its f r a m e . T h e investigative judge has been in formed that the door was damaged (a hole in the door ) in the first bombing which took place on 6 April 1999.

T h e r e a re visible marks of d a m a g e on the facade of the house such as punc tu res in the mor ta r caused by the blows of the pieces of concre te and bricks as a result of the detonat ion and bombing of the facility within the bar racks c o m p o u n d .

20. On the house No. 5 , owned by M I L A N D I M I T R I J E V I Ć and M I L O R A D D I M I T R I J E V I Ć , on the same street t he following marks of d a m a g e have been noted: be fore enter ing into the backyard one can notice, next to Stojan Stamenković Street , tha t the metal fence has been broken by the blow of a piece of re inforced concrete , so that almost the ent i re 2 x 2 m wide panel of the fence has been put out of its place. It has been also noted by fu r the r observat ion that on the g round f loor of the house owned by Milan Dimitrijević the re are visible marks that the fence on the te r race is damaged by the blow of a piece of re inforced concre te weighing about 150 kg which has been found in the backyard; also that the said fence has been complete ly b roken down and separa ted f rom the remaining par t of the te r race fence . Windows have been completely blown out of their f rames and blinds have been smashed on the g round floor, t he u p p e r f loor and in the attic. All window panes have been smashed on the side of the house facing the street .

On the basis of the observation m a d e f rom the southern side of the backyard i t has been noted that there are visible marks of d a m a g e on the roof s t ructure and the attic, such as broken tiles on the ent i re southern side of the roof. On the basis of the observation of the nor thern side of the house which is owned by Milorad Dimitri jević visible damage has been noted : blinds on all windows have been smashed and blown out of their f rames. In f ront of the main en t rance shared by both owners of the house, there is a 1.5 m long beam which probably fell f r om the roof of some facility within the barracks compound .

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On coming into the attic through the premises of the house and the main entrance door and upon observation of the roof s tructure f rom the attic the following distinctive damage has been noted: a 2 x 1.5 m wide hole in the roof and completely smashed rafters and laths on that section of the roof probably caused by the blow of a piece of concrete f ragmented f rom the bombed facility within the barracks compound. Cracks in the walls of the house are also visible on the facade. T h e approximate area of the house is 200 sq. meters.

21. On the house No . 12 on the same street , owned by S T O J A N and D U Š K O S T E V A N O V , approx ima te a rea of 100 - 150 sq. meters , the investigative judge has no ted the fol lowing damage : windows facing the s t reet have been d e f o r m e d and blown out of their f r ames ; plastic bl inds on the windows torn down; window panes broken; damaged gut te r facing the s treet ; roof s t ructure totally demol ished since all roof tiles have been b roken . On the sou the rn side of the house facing the Army barracks located in Jugoslovenska St ree t t he re a re visible marks of damage on all windows of the house consisting of the g round f loor , the u p p e r floor and the att ic and built of solid material , such as: windows blown out of their f r a m e s and all panes and glass b roken . On the southern side, 5 me te r s away f r o m the house the re is a piece of re inforced concre te which m a d e a 1 x lm wide c ra te r in the g round; since the g round was wet the piece of re inforced concre te of at least 50 kg in weight th rew the ear th and mud on the southern facade of the house. D u r i n g the inspect ion, a room looking like a workshop has been found on the ground floor. T h e p resen t co-owner Stojan Stevanov explained that this is a shoemaker ' s shop of his b r o t h e r D u š a n and that some tools and machines on the window on the southern side have been d a m a g e d .

In f ron t of t he house the re is an Opel Kade t passenger car, registration plates VR 110-964, owned by Stojan Stevanov, of red colour, with f resh and visible marks of damage caused by the bombing of the men t ioned facilities within the barracks and by the blow of pieces of the f r a g m e n t e d mater ial f r om the barracks. T h e back windshield has been smashed and almost all par ts of the body of the car are damaged , particularly the hood which is complete ly d e n t e d by concre te and brick f ragments . The investigative judge has f u r t h e r no ted a radial crack on the f ron t windshield m a d e of security glass; also a thick layer of dust and o the r mater ia l all over the vehicle most probably as a result of the blast and bombing of t he facilities within the barracks compound . Approx imate a rea of the house is 110 - 1 1 5 sq. mete rs .

U p o n the inspect ion of the att ic the investigative judge has noted a 5 x 5m wide hole on the roof with no laths, ra f te r s and tiles on that roof section.

22. On the house No. 3 located in the same street, owned by B U D A S T O I L J K O V I Ć , the following d a m a g e has been no ted : roof s t ruc ture of the house facing the street has been extensively damaged , i.e. b roken laths and tiles the n u m b e r of which cannot be de te rmined with cer tainty bu t at least 100 roof tiles have been broken; damaged and d e f o r m e d plastic bl inds on doors and windows since the doors and windows have been blown out of their f r ames ; d e f o r m e d metal garage door . Inside the house there a re ceiling fissures in some rooms on the g round floor. T h e house covering the a rea of approximately 80-100 sq. me te r s has been built of solid material .

23. On the house No . 10 on the said street , owned by M I R O L J U B D I M I T R I J E V I Ć , the investigative j u d g e has no ted that the re a re visible marks of damage on the. facade, i.e. on the par t of the house facing the A r m y barracks, in the fo rm of punctures in the

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plaster probably caused by the blows of f r a g m e n t e d concre te , bricks or o the r material f rom the demol ished facilities as a result of the bombing of the bar racks c o m p o u n d . T h e windows on the ground f loor a re d e f o r m e d d u e to partially blown out f rames . Two pieces of concre te weighing about 100 kg have been f o u n d next to the house . T h e investigative judge has also establ ished that the t e r race f ence on the u p p e r f loor has been damaged and that about 50-80 roof tiles have been broken . T h e house covers the a rea of approximately 120 sq. meters .

24. H o u s e No. 1 is owned by M I O D R A G S T A N K O V I Ć who was not at h o m e at the t ime of the inspection. T h e investigative judge has no ted the d a m a g e on the roof tiles but i t has not been possible to d e t e r m i n e the exact n u m b e r of the b roken tiles. T h e investigative judge could not get the in format ion abou t the exact size of the house ei ther .

25. On the house No. 6 , owned by M I L I Ć S T A N K O V I Ć , the following damage has been established: in the backyard of the house the investigative judge has found a piece of concrete block weighing about 100 kg re inforced with 16mm thick wire, which m a d e a 2 x 2 m wide crater on the g round throwing the mud on the facade of the house. T h e windows are de formed; blinds and window panes have been smashed; roof tiles are b roken .

26. H o u s e No. 4, owned by I V A N N I K O L I Ć who was not a t h o m e at the t ime of inspection. T h e investigative judge has no ted that the roof has been damaged ; 150 roof tiles are broken.

27. House No. 2 on the same street , owned by B R A N I S L A V T O M I Ć who was not a t h o m e at the t ime of the inspection. T h e house consisting of the g round f loor , the u p p e r f loor and the attic, covering the a rea of approximately 200 sq. meters , has been recently built of solid material . T h e investigative judge has no ted that the blinds of so-called French windows have been damaged ; also tha t the roof is partly d a m a g e d but the number of broken tiles could not be de t e rmined by observat ion f r o m the s treet .

I l l D A M A G E E S T A B L I S H E D O N M I R O L J U B S T A N O J E V I Ć S T R E E T

1. On the house No. 4 on Miroljub Stanojević Street, owned by D U Š K O M I H A J L O V I Ć , i t has been noted that 200 roof tiles have been damaged ; also that the blinds on the windows have been blown out of the f r a m e s and torn down, in par t icular on the nor thern side of the house; main en t rance door b roken ; the plastic bl inds on the sou thern side of the house are also damaged .

The investigative judge has noted that the owner repaired the roof partly before the inspection; the broken tiles were replaced, as confirmed to the investigative judge by the owner.

In the backyard the investigative judge has f o u n d a Zas tava 750 passenger car of white colour, registration plates VR 303-76, r a the r used. T h e body of the vehicle has been recently scratched and den ted leaving marks of d i f fe ren t shapes probably caused by the blows of f r agmen ted mater ia l f r o m the demol i shed facilities dur ing the bombing of the barracks c o m p o u n d .

2. The house No. 8 on the s ame street , owned by S L O B O D A N N I K O L I Ć , susta ined the following damage : 100 tiles on the roof d a m a g e d ; inside the house the re a re visible cracks on the ceilings in a lmost all rooms.

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3. On the house No. 8 on the s ame street , owned by S L A D J A N N I K O L I Ć f r o m Surdulica, and a t t ached to the previously descr ibed par t of the house, the investigative judge has no ted fissures on the ceilings in two rooms and in the kitchen; damaged plastic blinds which have been blown ou t of their f rames ; b roken all window panes. T h e house covers the a rea of abou t 150 sq. meters .

Dur ing the on-site inspection by the investigative judge, the present forensic technician f rom the Depa r tmen t of the Inter ior in Surdulica, Stanimir Pavlović, photographed all civilian houses on the above indicated streets described in this report which have been damaged by the bombing of the Yugoslav Army barracks by criminal forces of the N A T O Alliance, led by the Uni ted States of Amer ica as stated in the report of 27 April 1999. All the documentary evidence and other forensic documentat ion collected by the Depar tmen t of the Interior in Surdulica consti tute an integral part of this Investigation Repor t .

T h e investigative judge has also no ted that all o the r s ta tements to be m a d e be fo re the investigative judge who carr ied out this investigation, by civilians who may subsequently r epor t the sus ta ined d a m a g e as a result of the bombing but who .were not at h o m e at the t ime of t he on-si te investigation or who have not been included in this investigation, or by those who susta ined bodily injuries as a result of the bombing, will const i tute an integral pa r t of this R e p o r t .

T h e investigation was concluded at 6.00 p.m.

I V O T H E R I N F O R M A T I O N

Dur ing the investigation and at the t ime of the arrival at the scene, the investigative judge received no in format ion f r o m author ized off icers of the D e p a r t m e n t of the In ter ior in Surdulica on any in jured civilians in the inspected houses on the indicated streets; during the investigation no civilian f r o m those s t reets or f r o m the streets nearby, has repor ted to the investigative j u d g e tha t he/she had been injured as a result of the bombing of the Army bar racks or of o the r civilian facilities on the said date .

In view of t he conclusion conta ined in the previous informat ion and conf i rmed in this Investigation R e p o r t that , because a large a rea has been af fec ted by the bombing of the aggressor forces of the N A T O All iance led by the Un i t ed States of Amer ica , on 27 April 1999, causing extensive d a m a g e on civilian facilities, as well as civilian casualties, it was not possible to conduc t investigation by o n e investigative judge only. Consequent ly , the investigation has b e e n conduc ted by th ree investigative judges. They included the Pres ident of the Cour t acting as investigative judge, who p repa red this Investigation Repor t . However , a l though practically th ree investigation reports have been p repa red under Nos. Kr.84, Kr.85 and Kr. 86/99, all these repor ts should be considered to be one integrated Invest igat ion R e p o r t on the bombing re fe r red to the above since the same event is covered by the repor ts .

The investigative judge , in coopera t ion with the member s of the D e p a r t m e n t of the In ter ior in Surdulica has r e c o m m e n d e d that all civilians disposing of any informat ion in respect of d a m a g e d civilian facilities or injuries should make s ta tements e i ther be fo re the investigative judge who p r e p a r e d this repor t or be fo re o ther investigative judges who conduc ted the investigation. All these s t a tements will const i tute an integral par t of the Investigation R e p o r t as po in ted ou t above.

Investigative Judge (sgd) Dragiša Adžemović

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Kri. No. 85/99

INVESTIGATION REPORT

Made by the investigative judge in the Municipal Court of Surdulica on 27 April 1999 relating to the bombing of the town of Surdulica and some civilian residential areas by the aggressors of the N A T O Alliance on the same day between 12.15 and 12.35 p.m. which caused extensive material damage: the destruction of several family houses and the damage on a large number of family houses, as well as the death of several persons, i.e. children, women and men

I N T H E P R E S E N C E O F

Deputy District Public Prosecutor Biljana Marinković

On behalf of the Municipal Depar tmen t of the Interior Surdulica Dragoslav Ivanović, Criminal investigation police officer

Milan Dimitrijević, Criminal investigation police officer

Saša Stanković, Criminal investigation technician, Secretariat of the Interior Vran je

T h e investigation started at 2.20 p.m.

On 27 April 1999, between 12.15 and 12.35 p.m. the town of Surdulica and several of its residential areas were bombed. The bombing caused extensive material damage and the death of persons. Therefore , several investigative judges conduct investigation in selected residential quarters. Investigative judge Milča Todorov has undertaken to conduct the investigation in the residential quarter which includes the following streets: Zmaj Jova St, Branislav Nu.šić St, Drinska Divizija St, Jugoslovenska St. and 5 September St. Two other investigative judges of this court conducted investigation in other parts of the civilian residential areas in Surudulica which were bombed. They will make their own investigation reports marked with Kr. numbers. All reports concerning the conducted investigation in individual civilian residential areas which were bombed by the aggressor on the said day, will constitute one investigation report on the consequences of the bombing.

Prior to the beginning of the investigation in respect of the bombing, a number of strong explosions were heard in the town of Surdulica. Author ized services of the police in Surdulica and other authorized services have informed the investigative judge that several missiles fired by the aggressors have struck directly the house of the Milić family from Surdulica, No. 11 Z m a j Jova Street, and that all members of this family and several other persons lost their lives in the room used during the bombing as a shelter; that there were 20 persons in the said room in the basement and that only one of them survived with

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Investigative judge Milča Todorov

severe bodily injuries, who has been t r anspor ted to the hospital in Surdulica for t r ea tment ; tha t this seriously in jured person has been fu r the r taken to a hospital in Niš; that the rescue t eams of the Civil D e f e n c e H e a d q u a r t e r s f r om Surdulica, of the Surdulica fire br igade and of the Yugoslav A r m y in Surdulica, as well as a large number of residents of Surdulica immedia te ly began to pull out the victims bur ied unde r the ruins of the said house des t royed in the bombing , and help survivors, if any.

I t has been no ted that at the t ime of the bombing of the town of Surdulica and the men t ioned residential a reas of this town, as well as at the t ime of the investigation, the wea ther was f ine: these was no precipi ta t ion and i t was sunny and partially cloudy.

The investigative judge carr ies out an investigation of the destroyed and damaged houses on Z m a j Jova St ree t beginning f rom the intersection of this street with Jugoslovenska Street , southwards ; on Dr inska Divizija Street beginning f rom the intersection of this s t reet with Jugoslovenska Street southwards to the end of this street; on Branislav Nušić St ree t beginning f rom the intersection of this street with Drinska Divizija Street until the intersect ion with Vojvoda Mišić Street ; and on 5 Sep tember Street f r om the intersect ion with Dr inska Divizija Street to its end eastwards.

All houses on both sides of the above ment ioned streets which will be described separately in this report have been recently built of solid material. They consist of ground floor, u p p e r f loor and attic while some of them have also basement and cellar. In the backyards of some family houses there are auxiliary buildings, as well as passenger cars and freight vehicles. All houses in the ment ioned streets are damaged: those which have been closer to the place of the explosion sustained more extensive damage, those hit by missiles are completely demolished, while the houses not in the close proximity of the site of the explosion are also considerably damaged, so that almost all houses in the ment ioned streets are uninhabitable. In some family houses furn i ture in some rooms has been damaged. All houses on the said streets have sustained damage: all window panes smashed; windows blown out of the f rames; blinds broken; fissures on the walls; parts of houses collapsed, such as roof structures, concre te eaves and other parts of construction material. As it has been noted above, the house of the Milić family which was directly hit by missiles which exploded has been razed to the ground, as well as ano ther house on the same street which is north of the house of the Milić family. The house in the same street opposite the house of the Milić family towards the west has been completely destroyed and almost all walls of the rooms on the uppe r f loor and those of the ground floor have been blown out.

T h e investigative j u d g e has s ta r ted his investigation with the inspection of the damaged houses at the intersect ion of Zn ia j Jova Street and Jugoslovenska Street on the r ight-hand side of Z m a j Jova St ree t southwards .

- H o u s e No . 94 is on the very right corner of the intersection of the ment ioned streets. T h e investigative judge has been in fo rmed that Stanko Mitic and Slaviša Mitić are co-owners and tha t each one owns a half of the house.

This house consist ing of the g round and the u p p e r f loors has been recently built of solid mater ial .

All glass on the windows is smashed or cracked, including the glass on the skylight. T h e blinds a re also b roken . Roof tiles of the house a re moved apar t almost on all par ts of the ent i re roof

s t ructure . - H o u s e No. 12 on Z m a j Jova St ree t owned by Dragica Kovačević is located f rom

this house sou thwards or on the r ight-hand side viewed f rom the ment ioned intersection towards the south . This is a new house built of solid material . It has the ground floor and the upper f loor .

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All window glass is cracked or b roken ; all window blinds are dis tor ted and broken; f ront door and the door of the garage within the house are damaged ; par ts of the doors are broken or torn down. Roof tiles are apar t and a n u m b e r of them fell to the g round and broke . W o o d e n covering of the eaves is d a m a g e d and b roken . T h e house is almost uninhabi table .

- House No. 14 owned by Slobodan Stojanović is located next to the previously described house on the same side of the s treet . This is also a new house consisting of the ground and the uppe r f loors . T h e house has susta ined extensive damage : all window panes are b roken or cracked; f ron t d o o r and garage d o o r a re blown ou t of the f rames; roof tiles are apar t and partly b roken .

- House No. 16 owned by Dragiša Ivanović is f a r t h e r away on the s ame side of the s t r e e t . This is also a newly-built house of solid mater ia l .

This house has also been considerably damaged : all window panes a re cracked or broken; blinds on the windows are d is tor ted and b roken ; roof tiles a re apar t and some are broken. The part of the sou thern side of this house, owned by Leposava Ivanović, sustained the same d a m a g e like the par t of the house owned by the men t ioned Dragiša because it is a house with two ent rances .

- House No.18 owned by Stoj imen Radulović is next to the previously described house on the same side of the s treet .

This house consisting also of the g round and u p p e r f loors has been built of solid material . It has sustained considerable damage : all window glass is cracked or broken; window blinds a re torn down; f ron t door and inside doors a re blown out of place; walls are damaged with fissures; roof tiles are blown down and broken; roof s t ructure is damaged; auxiliary buildings in the backyard a re also damaged . Par t s of construct ion material blown out dur ing the bombing of the family houses a re scat tered along the ment ioned street .

Two vehicles have been not iced in the backyard of this house: a passenger car, make Zastava 101, and a freight vehicle, m a k e R a b a , which a re damaged . At the t ime of the investigation the re were no registrat ion plates on the vehicles which had probably fell off as a result of the blast caused by missile explosion.

- House No. 22 owned by Miodrag Andje lković is f a r the r down the s treet . This house is almost completely des t royed. Windows and doors have been blown out. T h e r e is almost no tile on the roof. T h e tiles and o the r par ts of the roof s t ruc ture have been blown away, broken by the blast and scat tered a round the backyard and on the s treet . T h e r e a re fissures on the walls so that the house is uninhabi tab le .

This g round floor house of earl ier da te has been built of solid mater ia l . A vehicle, make Rega 100C, registration plates VR 873-85, has been found in the backyard of the house. T h e investigative judge has been in fo rmed that this vehicle is owned by Aleksandar Milić who lost his life in the bombing of his house, which will be described separately in this repor t . T h e vehicle is complete ly damaged and d e f o r m e d . Almos t all auxiliary buildings in the backyard of this house are e i ther demol ished or damaged and cannot be u s e d .

- On the same side of this s t reet f a r t h e r down towards south is a house bear ing no number , owned by Stanko Milošević f rom Surdulica. This house is a lmost completely demolished: all windows and doors have been blown out ; the roof is damaged a n d it has partly collapsed; the re are f issures on some walls; glass on all windows is b roken or cracked. T h e r e is a vehicle, make Opel Expor t , with no registrat ion plates, in the backyard; the vehicle is almost completely damaged . T h e investigative judge has been

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in formed tha t the owner of this vehicle is a person who was killed dur ing the bombing in the ba semen t of the Milić family house whe re he f o u n d shelter. The n a m e of this person is Staniša Djord jev ić f r o m Surdulica, whose body has been identif ied a f te r forensic examinat ion toge ther with o the r bodies of the victims.

- Fa r the r away is the house of Stanko Ivanov bear ing no number . T h e roof of this house has completely collapsed; all tiles have been blown away; windows are blown out; all window glass is b roken . T h e house is uninhabi table like the previously described house.

This house , like the o thers is newly built of solid material . It has the ground and u p p e r f loors.

- H o u s e No . 16 owned by Staniša Staničić on the same street . This house is almost totally demol i shed: windows a re blown out ; all glass is broken; doors a re damaged and broken; walls have fissures. This is also a newly built house of solid material ; due to the sustained d a m a g e it is now uninhabi tab le .

- T h e next house is the house No. 28 owned by Miodrag Mihajlović. It has sustained extensive damage : all windows are blown out of the f r ames and de fo rmed ; all glass is broken; ent i re roof is d e f o r m e d ; auxiliary buildings in the backyard have also been damaged . T h e fu rn i tu r e in this house is a lmost totally destroyed while all window blinds are b roken and d e f o r m e d .

- On the same side of the street is the house No. 30 owned by Aleksandar Rašić. This is a new house which has the ground and upper floors. All glass on the windows is broken. All blinds are torn down and deformed . The tiles are moved apart on the entire roof structure.

- Next to the above house in the same direction which marks the end of Z m a j Jova Street , because it is f a r t h e r closed for t raf f ic as a dead-end street , there is the house No. 37 owned by R a t k o Ilić which belongs to O s m a Srpska Brigada Street . This house is newly built of solid mater ia l . It consists of the g round and u p p e r f loors. It has sustained serious damage : all window glass is b roken; window blinds are broken or damaged; roof is distorted; walls are cracked.

- At the end of this s t reet the re is a house with no number , owned by Vasil Vasilev, which house makes Z m a j Jova Street a dead-end street . This house sustained considerable damage: all window p a n e s a r e b roken; blinds are torn down; tiles on the roof moved apart ; f ron t door damaged ; f issures on walls.

- Dur ing the investigation t he investigative judge has inspected and described the houses on the le f t -hand side of the men t ioned s treet viewed f rom the direction of nor th towards south f r o m where the houses on the r ight-hand side were also viewed. Next to the house, i.e. of the above descr ibed proper ty of the men t ioned Vasil, is the house No.13 owned by Vidosav Djordjević . This is a new house built of solid material . All window glass is b roken ; roof tiles a r e moved apar t ; the re are fissures on the walls.

- Next in the row is t he house No . 15 owned by Radosav Nešić which is also a new house. It sus ta ined extensive damage : all window glass is cracked; roof tiles are moved apart and part ly b roken ; t he re a re f issures on walls. Next to this house is the house No. 17 owned by Srdjan Milovanović and G o r a n Milovanović with No. 9. This house consisting of the g round and u p p e r f loors is also new and built of solid material like the rest.

It sustained the following damage: all glass is broken; doors of the house have been blown out; furni ture in some rooms is damaged or destroyed; windows on this house are damaged; the wall on the northern side of the house is considerably damaged with punctures.

- On the le f t -hand side f r o m the above men t ioned house towards north is the house No.11 owned by A l e k s a n d a r Milić who lost his life in the bombing on the men t ioned day while the house was razed to the g round . At the t ime of the investigation rescue t eams

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were pulling out the bodies of the victims f r o m the rubble and t r anspor ted them to the mortuary within the Surdulica hospital fo r ident if icat ion. T h e investigative judge has been informed on the scene that this house consisting of the basement-ce l la r , g round floor and the u p p e r floor has been recently built of solid mater ia l , i.e. that this was a new house, which can also be concluded on the basis of the rubble and construct ion mater ial .

Fu r the r informat ion has been also provided that this house was struck by a missile during an air-raid and that all pe rsons inside the house lost their lives and that their identity will be de t e rmined subsequent ly , a f t e r forens ic examinat ion .

No cra ter is visible in the ruins of the said house because it has been covered by segments of concre te slabs of the demol i shed house . F u r t h e r m o r e , no f r agmen t s of exploded missiles can be f o u n d a r o u n d the des t royed house . But small f r agmen t s of missiles are visible on the street , to the south of this demol i shed house .

In format ion has been provided at the t ime of the investigation that all member s of the Milić family were killed there . T h e clearing of t he rubble of the house was cont inued during the following day in o rde r to f ind more victims which may not have been pulled out of the rubble during the day in the wake of the bombing .

- Next to the above described house razed to the g round is the house No . 7 owned by Dragi Stevanović which has been almost completely demol ished . It was a new house built of solid material . Two vehicles in the backyard of the house have been almost completely damaged : Lada Riva, registrat ion pla tes VR 891-45 and a vehicle Golf 1, registration plates VR 896-44.

- Next is the house No. 5-a owned by S tanko Rašić and the a t t ached house No. 5 owned by Dragiša Rašić. It is a house with two en t r ance doors . All window panes are broken; blinds are torn down; the re a re fissures on the walls; roof is dis tor ted; fu rn i tu re inside the house is damaged . This two en t r ance house is now uninhabi tab le .

- Next to this house is the house No.3 owned by Vlast imir Milenković. This house is also newly built of solid mater ial . It has susta ined cons iderable damage : all glass on the windows is b roken; roof is dis tor ted; en t r ance door and the doors inside the house are blown out of the f r ames and d e f o r m e d ; all blinds a re torn down.

- On the same street is also the house No. 1 owned by N e n a d Nikolić and Vel ibor Nikolić. This new house has also sustained extensive damage : windows a re blown out; roof is distorted; auxiliary buildings in the backyard a re damaged ; the re are fissures on the walls of the house and outbuildings; blinds a re completely b roken . This house damaged in the bombing is also un inhab i tab le and has to be repa i red .

- At the very co rne r of this s t reet and Jugoslovenska Street t he re is the house No. 96 owned by R a d e Stojković. It is also a new house built of solid mater ial . It has been extensively damaged : all glass is b roken or cracked; bl inds a re b roken ; doors a rc blown out; there a re cracks on the walls; tiles on the roof a re moved apar t and partly b roken .

- Dur ing the investigation the following family house located on the r ight -hand side of Jugoslovenska Street f r om the intersect ion with Z m a j Jova Street viewed f r o m the east, has been inspected. This is the house No. 98 owned by Čedomi r Radenković , which is also new and built of solid mater ial . It consists of the g round and u p p e r floors. It sustained the following damage : all glass is b roken ; bl inds a re disjoint; walls are damaged; roof tiles moved apar t and partly b roken . T h e ent i re house must be repai red .

- The next house, No. 100, owned by Kocan Marinković, has been also damaged: all panes on the windows are broken and roof tiles are moved apart. It is also a newly built house.

- Next to this house in the same direct ion is the house No. 102 owned by Miroslav Marković and Stojan Marković. It is also a new house and built of solid mater ia l . This

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house consisting of the g round and u p p e r f loors has sustained extensive damage : all glass on the windows is c racked or b roken ; blinds are broken; roof tiles are moved apar t and partly b roken .

- Fa r the r down in the s a m e direct ion f r o m this house is the house No. 104 which is at the very co rne r of Jugos lovenska Street and Dr inska Divizija Street . This new house consisting of the g round f loor and the first f loor, owned by Vel ibor Petrovic and Dimitr i je Milenov has also sus ta ined damage : window panes are broken; blinds disjoint; glass on the skylight is also b roken ; doors d a m a g e d and blown out of the f rames; roof tiles moved apar t .

- On the r ight -hand side of this s t reet viewed f rom its intersection with Drinska Divizija Street towards the cen t re of the town the following s t ructure have been noted: the backyard and building of t he e l ementa ry school "Jovan Jovanovic Z m a j " . All window glass on this school is comple te ly b roken and the re a re fissures on the walls.

- Fa r the r in the s ame direct ion the re is a mult i-s toreyed building, the so-called "Radomir ' s H o t e l " which is a complete ly new facility built two years ago. Several window panes have been b roken on this hotel .

- Next to this bui lding in the same street is the house owned by T o m a Stanković. This new house consist ing of the g r o u n d f loor a n d the uppe r f loor has also been seriously damaged: window p a n e s a re b roken and roof tiles are moved apar t .

- A t t ached to the above descr ibed house is the house No. 51C owned by Dimi ta r Todorov . This new house consist ing of the basement , g round f loor , upper f loor and loft has been built of solid mater ia l . I t has also been damaged : window panes are b roken; f ront door on the u p p e r f loor is damaged , i.e. i t has been partly pulled out and its posts and board a re cracked; tiles part ly moved apar t on the nor thern side of the roof.

- Next to this house is the house of Branislav Djordjević who is temporarily working in Sweden. It is also a new house consisting of the ground and upper floors and it has been built of solid material. It has been partly damaged because some window panes are cracked.

- T h e investigative judge has f u r t h e r observed the houses on the opposi te side of the said street viewed eas twards f r o m the direct ion of the cen t re of the town, and no ted four-storeyed a p a r t m e n t buildings within the housing compound , called lamellae, f r om the intersection of Jugos lovenska Street and Vojvoda Mišić Street . T h e window panes on some apa r tmen t s a re cracked. All windows of a supe rmarke t in the apa r tmen t building within the east complex a re e i ther cracked or b roken . A kindergar ten "Naša R a d o s t " (Our Joy) oppos i te this hous ing complex has also been damaged , i.e. panes on some windows are cracked.

- Fa r the r down the s t reet are the houses owned by Dobrivoje Stojanović, Radovan Savić, Milen Nikolov, Bojan Pana jo tov . These houses are new and built of solid material . All of them consist of the g round and uppe r floors except the house of Milen Nikolov which has a g round floor and a basement . All these houses have sustained damage such as: window glass is b roken; blinds a re distorted; roof tiles are partly broken and moved apar t .

Dur ing his investigation the investigative judge has fu r the r inspected the houses on both sides of Dr inska Divizija St ree t f rom its intersection with Jugoslovenska Street start ing f r o m the r ight -hand side southwards . T h e house No. 8 owned by Vojislav Ilić has also been damaged : all glass is b roken ; roof tiles are scat tered a round and partly broken; there are fissures on the walls; outbui ldings are also damaged .

- T h e next house No . 10 is owned by Radoi l Stanković. It has sustained considerable damage : glass is b roken ; bl inds a re disjoint; the re are fissures on the walls; tiles on the roof a re partly b roken .

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- Next to this house is the house No. 12 owned by Sto janče Kostić which has sustained similar d a m a g e like the previously descr ibed houses .

- Next to this house is the house No . 14 owned by Stojanče Petković. This house is also damaged: all window panes are broken; roof tiles a re moved apar t and partly broken.

- Next is the house No. 16 owned by Vojislav Milić located oppos i te to the above described house No. 11 on Z m a j Jova St ree t which has been razed to the g round in the bombing. T h e house of the men t ioned Vojislav is also heavily damaged : panes on all windows are b roken; bl inds are b roken; roof is damaged ; the re a re f issures on the walls.

- Next house is the house No . 18 owned by Stojadin Ilić which has also been damaged: glass is b roken ; bl inds are torn down; roof tiles a re b roken . F r o m this house in the same direction of the s t reet is the house No . 12 owned by C e d o m i r Stojiljković which has sustained similar d a m a g e as the previously descr ibed one .

- Next house is the house No . 22 owned by R a d e Nešić which has also been damaged like the previously descr ibed houses .

- From this house in the same direction is the house No. 24 owned by Miloje Sotirov which has also been damaged : glass is b roken ; bl inds dis tor ted; roof tiles moved apar t and partly b roken .

- From this house southwards on the same side of the street is the house No. 26. In the backyard of this house there are two buildings: the new and the old houses owned by Aleksandar Nešić which have sustained the following damage: window panes are broken; roof tiles are broken and moved apart; blinds are damaged; the walls of the old house are cracked.

- In the same row of the houses on the said s t reet is the house No . 20-a owned by Momčilo Ant ić which has susta ined the same d a m a g e as the previously descr ibed houses.

- The next house is the house No . 28 of Grad imi r Ristić which has sustained the following damage : glass is b roken; blinds a re b roken ; roof tiles a re moved apar t and partly b roken .

- In the same row of the houses is the house No. 32 owned by Stojanče Radulović which has sustained the same d a m a g e as the previously descr ibed houses .

- Next is the house No. 34 owned by A leksanda r Arizanović. It is also a new house built of solid mater ial like the previously descr ibed houses . It has sustained the following damage: window panes and blinds a re b roken and dis tor ted; roof tiles are moved apar t .

- On the same side of the s t reet the re is a new house with no n u m b e r owned by Branko Arizanović. It has also been damaged : all window glass is cracked; blinds are distorted; roof tiles are moved apar t .

- Next is the house No. 39 owned by Branko Tra jković which has susta ined the following damage : glass is b roken; blinds are disjoint; roof tiles a re moved apar t and partly b roken .

- T h e next house, No. 40 owned by Budimir Trajković, has been recently built. Its window panes are damaged ; window blinds damaged ; roof tiles a re b roken and partly moved apar t

- T h e house No. 42 owned by Borivoje - Bora Trajković has susta ined the same damage like the previously descr ibed houses .

- On the same row of the houses is located the house No. 44 jointly owned by Stojan Nešić and Slavko Kovačević which has sustained the same d a m a g e like the previously described houses .

- In the same street the re is the house No . 46 owned by Ilija Dimitr i jević which has been damaged like the previously descr ibed houses: window panes a re cracked; roof tiles are moved apar t and partially b roken .

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- Next to this house is the house No . 48 owned Dragan Lazarević, Vladimir Lazarević and Dan ica Lazarević who share this house as joint owners. I t has been damaged like the above descr ibed houses: window panes a re broken; roof tiles a re moved apar t ; blinds are d is tor ted .

- Next to this house is the house No. 50 owned by Vladimir Mihajlović and Dragan Stojiljković which has sus ta ined the same damage like the previously described houses.

- H o u s e No . 52 owned by Tomislav Stojanović and Ra tko Nešić is damaged like the previously descr ibed houses : window glass is cracked: blinds are dis tor ted; roof tiles are moved apar t .

- The following house , No. 54, owned by Jovica Džonić is in the same direction as the house No. 56 owned by Milorad Janković. Both houses are newly built and consist of the ground and u p p e r f loors . They a re both damaged : windows glass is cracked; blinds are dis tor ted; roof tiles are moved apar t .

- T h e investigative judge has f u r t h e r inspected the houses on the o ther side of the same street . On the oppos i t e side of the s t reet the re is an apa r tmen t building with several apa r tmen t s owned by Milka Marinković , Sladjan Dimitrijević, Cveta Aleksić, Branko Demirović and Blagoje Djordjević . All panes on the windows of this apa r tmen t building are damaged and the walls in t he a p a r t m e n t s a re damaged and have fissures.

- F r o m this a p a r t m e n t bui lding in the men t ioned street viewed nor thwards there is an a p a r t m e n t building, No. 63, with several apa r tmen t s which are owned by R o s a n d a Ilić, Aleksandar Ilić, Svetlana Ivanović, Dragut in Stanković, D u š a n k a Selaković and Slavica Kostić. T h e a p a r t m e n t s in this building have sustained the same damage like the previously descr ibed a p a r t m e n t building.

- In the s ame direct ion of this s t reet t he re is a ground floor apa r tmen t building like the above descr ibed a p a r t m e n t buildings consisting of four apa r tmen t s owned by Ika Veličković, Stanimir Pavlović, Olga Zlatković and the owner called Ljiljana, whose last name the investigative judge could not f ind out e i ther f rom the citizens or f rom off icers of the D e p a r t m e n t of the In te r io r of Surdulica at the t ime of the investigation and prepara t ion of the repor t . These a p a r t m e n t s have also been damaged : all glass is broken; walls a re damaged - cracks on the wall and plaster partly fell o f f .

- T h e next house is also a g round floor building No. 59 owned by a person called Vesna whose n a m e the investigative judge could not find out and who is a nurse in Surdulica hospital . This bui lding consisting of o n e a p a r t m e n t is also damaged like the previously descr ibed houses .

- T h e a p a r t m e n t owned by Dragi Ametović , marked with No. 51, has sustained the same d a m a g e like the previously descr ibed apar tments .

- In the s ame direct ion is located the apa r tmen t No. 49 owned by M u h a r e m Sinanović which has sustained the same damage like the previously described apar tments .

- F rom these a p a r t m e n t s in the same direction the re is an apa r tmen t building with three apa r tmen t s owned by Božidar Djordjević , Desanka Tomić and Goran Stamenković which have been d a m a g e d like the previously described ones: window panes a re broken; fissures on the walls and plas ter partly fell off.

- In the s ame direct ion the re is the a p a r t m e n t No. 35 owned by Dragan Stevanović which has susta ined the s ame d a m a g e like the previously described apa r tmen t . In the same direction is also an a p a r t m e n t building owned by Dimitr i je Djordjević, Aleksandar Stamenković, B ranko Šušnjar , which has been damaged like the previously described apar tments : all glass is b roken ; walls a re partly damaged with fissures and plaster partly torn down.

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- From the above men t ioned a p a r t m e n t buildings and a p a r t m e n t s of the said owners in the same direct ion of this s t reet to its intersection with Jugoslovenska Street there are two family houses a t tached to each o ther . T h e family house No. 23 owned by Vlastimir Rašić is a new house consisting of the g round and the u p p e r f loors and is built of solid material . It has susta ined the following damage : window glass is cracked; blinds are dis tor ted; roof tiles a re partly moved apar t .

- F rom this house in the same direction is the house owned by Mihaj lo Rašić. It is a new house built of solid material which has the ground floor, u p p e r f loor and loft. T h e glass on all windows of this house is broken; the glass on the skylight is also broken; roof tiles are broken and moved apar t . The eaves of this family house bo rde red by wooden covering has been damaged: wooden covering is torn down and broken; plaster inside the house partly fell off; fu rn i tu re in some rooms is partly damaged . On the east side of the backyard of this house there is a big rock which has been blasted out during the ensuing detonat ion of a missile and fell into the men t ioned side of the backyard making a crater.

T h e f ront door of the house is complete ly d is tor ted: i.e. the b o a r d of the door is broken like its posts and glass on the door . Window blinds of this house are completly damaged: i.e. they a re dis tor ted and b roken .

Dur ing his investigation the investigative judge has visited and inspected the houses which have been damaged in the bombing and which a re located in Branislav Nušić Street . This street is to the west f rom, and parallel with, Z m a j Jova Street . On this street the re is a house No.15 owned by Vasko Vasilev. This is a new house, built of solid material . It has the ground and u p p e r floors. It has sustained the following damage : all window glass is broken; f ront door has been damaged and blown out of the f rames; windows with blinds are damaged; the roof is also damaged - tiles are b roken and partly moved apar t .

In the same street nor th f r o m the descr ibed house the re is a house owned by Vlasta Trajković. It is a new house consisting of the g round and u p p e r f loors which is built of solid material . I t has susta ined the same d a m a g e like the above descr ibed houses.

I t has been no ted dur ing the investigation, on the basis of the inspection by the investigative judge that all houses on Branislav Nušić Street , bo th those on the lef t -hand and the r ight-hand sides, are newly built and of solid mater ia l and that they have a ground f loor and an u p p e r f loor . All of t hem have been d a m a g e d in the s ame way: window glass is b roken; blinds a re dis tor ted; roof tiles are moved apar t . These houses are owned by: Mirol jub Dimitrijević, Miloje Milojković, Mirol jub Radivojević, Grad imi r Radojčić, Grad imi r Radenković , Staniša Radenković , Novica Radulović , Dragan Stojančev, Mi lorad Momčilović, Vasil Vasilev, J o r d a n Vasilev, Sava Vasilev, Milan Bogdanović, Dragan Mirčev, Dragan Janković and Vasil Simeonov.

In o rde r to de te rmine the damage , the investigative judge has inspected the family houses located in 5 Sep tember St ree t s tar t ing f rom the intersect ion of this s t reet and Drinska Divizija Street eastwards. In this a rea he has inspected the housing complex in the men t ioned street , while a n o t h e r investigative judge of this cour t has conduc ted investigation in respect of the bombing in the s ame housing complex facing o the r streets . These houses on both sides of 5 Sep t ember Street f r om the men t ioned intersection eastwards are new and all a re built of solid mater ial and consist of the g round and uppe r floors. They are owned by: Dušan Djordjević , Stojan Dimitrijević, S lobodan Djordjević, Branko Nikolić, Drago l jub Nikolić, Drago l jub Dimitrijević, Vo ja Radojčić , Grad imi r Trajković, Dušan Dimitrijević, Stojan Nikolić, Branislav Tomić , Sava Milovanović, Vojislav Stojanović, Dušan Radulović and Tomislav Stojanović. These houses have sustained the following damage : window glass is cracked; roof tiles a re moved apar t and

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partly b roken; bl inds a re damaged ; the rocks blown out as a result of the de tona t ion of a missile explosion a r e sca t te red a round the backyards of the men t ioned houses. There fo re , the said d a m a g e on the houses needs to be repai red .

In the wider a rea of the civilian housing complex, the houses to the west vis-a-vis the above descr ibed houses on Branislav Nušic Street and 5 Sep tember Street towards the nor th which a re also new and built of solid material are less damaged in comparison with the houses on the s t reets descr ibed in this repor t . The re fo re , the investigative judge has not descr ibed separa te ly each house in this wider area which he has inspected, a l though they have sus ta ined d a m a g e as a result of the bombing but to a lesser extent.

U p o n comple ted investigation based on the inspection and description of the above men t ioned family houses and a p a r t m e n t buildings, the author ised police officers f rom the Secretar ia t of the In ter ior of V r a n j e have v ideotaped the same and m a d e a photographic and technical documen ta t i on const i tut ing an integral part of this Repor t . The p resen t R e p o r t s toge the r with the repor ts of the o the r investigative judges of this court m a d e on the basis of their inspect ion of respective par ts of the b o m b e d residential areas, cons t i tu te an in tegra ted whole, i.e. the Investigation Repor t .

T h e au thor i sed pol ice off icers f r o m the D e p a r t m e n t of the In ter ior in Surdulica have handed over to the investigative judge the par t s of damaged f i rearms found in the house of A leksanda r Milić which has been totally demol ished in the bombing af ter being hit by a missile, as well as one d a m a g e d pistol with a magazine taken out of the f r a m e with seven 9mm caliber bullets . On the basis of his inspection the investigative judge has found out and no ted in this r epor t tha t a par t of a f i rearm - pistol with number 58158 near the trigger has been f o u n d u n d e r the rubble of the bombed house of Aleksandar Milić . On the par t of the d a m a g e d pistol nea r the barrel there is an inscription " M a d e in Yugoslavia" and on the oppos i te side t he re is an inscription "Crvena Zastava 99".

This pistol as a f i r ea rm has no handhold , while o ther parts which have probably been d a m a g e d at the t ime of missile explosion are also missing. T h e r e is a reddish dust on the surface and the inside of the pistol.

A barrel of a f i r ea rm wi thout a but t , with trigger and some o the r parts, has also been handed over. At the tip of the barrel on the lef t -hand side the re is an inscription "Kal. 8 x 75 JS", while on the par t of the breech also on the lef t -hand side the re is an inscription "Zavodi Crvena Zas tava Kragujevac Jugoslavija". T h e r e a re two triggers on this f i rearm but the handhold , i.e. the but t is missing.

T h e men t ioned f i r e a r m s - pistol has been damaged on the r ight-hand side of the handhold and of the magaz ine which was taken out and which has no manufac tu re r number . W h e n the pistol has been d ismant led a number 673 has been found on its barrel which is not the m a n u f a c t u r e r n u m b e r . On the r ight-hand side of the f r ame where the barrel is to be f i t ted in the re is an inscription " M a d e in Yugoslavia", while on the left-hand side the re is an inscription "Crvena Zastava, Caliber 9mm K , model 67". T h e r e is a reddish dust on the sur face and inside of the pistol. The investigative judge will hand over the par ts of the d a m a g e d f i rearms, i.e. d a m a g e d pistol with magazine and seven 9 mm calibre pistol bullets, to the D e p a r t m e n t of the In ter ior in Surdulica because at the t ime of his investigation the investigative judge could not get any informat ion about the owner of the men t ioned f i rearms .

Dur ing the investigation, as well as b e f o r e the beginning of the investigation and immediately a f t e r the bombing and destruct ion of the above ment ioned house by a missile, rescue t eams immediate ly began to pull out the bodies of the victims f rom the debris. They also t r anspor t ed them to the m o r g u e of the Medical Cen t re in Surdulica for

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examination and identif icat ion of the bodies of the persons who lost their lives in the bombing. The investigative judge has invited a team of doctors f rom the Inst i tute for Forensic Medicine in Niš: Professor Dr . Milija Spalević, Dr . G o r d a n a IIid and Dr . Ta t j ana Djordjević. T h e medical t eam and the investigative judge examined the bodies in the hospital morgue in Surdulica on 28 April 1999. T h e investigative judge will make a short description of the bodies in this repor t while the t e am of doctors will p r epa re a special repor t with their f indings. T h e m e m b e r s of the Civil D e f e n c e H e a d q u a r t e r s together with the t eam of doctors ident if ied of the bodies of the persons who lost their life in the said bombing on 29 April 1999, and their f indings and opinion will be submit ted subsequent ly to the investigative judge . T h e r e f o r e , the repor t with their findings will const i tu te an integral par t of this R e p o r t . T h e ident if icat ion has been m a d e also on the basis of some personal belongings such as jewels found on the h u m a n remains and clothes on the bodies, as well as on the basis of the clothes and jewels on the bodies recognized by the relatives of victims.

Befo re the examinat ion of the corpses t r anspor t ed to the hospital morgue by author ized police officers of the D e p a r t m e n t of the In te r io r in Surdulica which is to be pe r fo rmed by the investigative judge and the medical t eam, the bodies have been laid down and marked with cones f rom No. 1 to 11 inclusive. Cer ta in small par ts of human bodies are marked with cone No. 12. T h e medical t eam will separate ly describe in detail each marked cone when making the repor t on its f indings including its opinion.

Dur ing his inspection of all des ignated cones f rom N o . l to 11 inclusive, the investigative judge has noted that all bodies are decapi ta ted since this par t of the body has been smashed and all corpses miss e i ther par ts of facial bones or o ther parts of the scull. All corpses have been wrapped in a blanket or sheet . U p o n taking off the sheets or blankets in which the bodies were wrapped or by which they were covered, the investigative judge has no ted upon his observation the following r ipped clothes on those parts of the corpses which were not d i smembered : jeans, pullovers like vests, sweaters, tracksuits and undershir ts . He has also no ted foo twear like shoes, sneakers or high sneakers on the feet of some corpses whose limbs were not completely smashed. Certain things like foreign currency and dinar bankno tes have been found in the pockets of some parts of the clothes such as t rousers . All this has been s ta ted in detail in the written account made for each marked cone, i.e. corpse by the medical team. There fore , the investigative judge has not described the above in detail in this repor t because the information of the medical team will be used for the repor t on forensic examination which will consti tute an integral part of this report . The re fo re , the writ ten accounts related to the corpses designated with cone No. 1 to 11 inclusive and the corpse designated with cone No. 12 as corpse material , will also const i tute an integral par t of this repor t .

All par ts of clothes which have been taken off dur ing the inspection of the bodies, as well as jewels like rings, chains, bracele ts and earrings, including money which has been found in the pockets of some corpses, have been descr ibed in detail and no ted in the written informat ion related to each body marked with a cer ta in number , which will be enclosed to this repor t and which will const i tu te its integral par t . All the men t ioned items found on the corpses or on par ts on their bodies or in the pockets of their clothes have been handed over to the relatives of the victims who have previously recognized the same. They have also signed the repor t m a d e by the investigative judge on the examination of the bodies and es tabl ishment of their identity. This repor t will also include the names of the persons to w h o m various i tems or money have been handed over as the relatives of the victims.

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U p o n the ident i f icat ion of the corpses marked with cones with the above ment ioned numbers , i t has been es tabl ished that cone N o . l des ignated as a corpse and cone No. 7 designated as a corpse conta in in fact par ts of h u m a n remains of one corpse which has been identif ied upon examinat ion as the body of the now late Dragan Ivanović f rom Surdulica.

Also upon making ident if icat ion of the corpse marked with cone No. 2 and corpse marked with cone No. 3 i t has been established that those are the par ts of one human body which has been ident i f ied upon examinat ion as the body of the now late Vladimir Milić f rom Surdulica. M o r e deta i led da ta of this person will be given in the part of the repor t on identif icat ion of t he corpses toge ther with o the r da ta like the da te and place of birth, names of pa ren t s of now late persons .

Dur ing the ident if icat ion of corpses i t was not possible to identify what part of human remains marked with cone No . 12 as a corpse, i.e. corpse material , by author ized police officers of the D e p a r t m e n t of the In ter ior in Surdulica, belong to each corpse. This is the reason why this corpse mater ia l will be bur ied separately at a certain place by the appropr ia te service of the Hospi ta l in Surdulica and upon the request of the investigative judge, as well as on the basis of the r ecommenda t i on of the medical team.

U p o n a de ta i led examinat ion of all corpses by the medical team, upon inspection of clothes by the relatives of the victims, and upon their recognition on the basis of some characteristics, the process of identif icat ion of corpses has been initiated:

1. T h e corpse marked by the D e p a r t m e n t of the In ter ior in Surdulica with cones No. 1 and No. 7 has been ident i f ied on the basis of the clothes and i tems recognized by Mila Ivanović, re lat ionship: wife, as the body of the now late Dragan Ivanović f rom Surdulica, born in Surdulica on 7 Apri l 1960 of f a the r Manoj lo and mother Cvetanka.

Mila Ivanović, the wife of the now late Dragan Ivanović, has been handed over the items found of the corpse such as: remains of clothes and money in the amoun t of DM 40 and 550 dinars, two pieces of papers which look like a list, a gold wedding ring and two gold chains.

2. T h e corpse marked by the D e p a r t m e n t of the In ter ior in Surdulica with cones No. 2 and No. 3 has been ident i f ied on the basis of the clothes recognized by Slavko Milić f rom Surdulica, re la t ionship: uncle, f r om Surdulica, Kej R a d e Cvetković No. 67, as the body of his now late cousin Vladimir Milić born on 29 D e c e m b e r 1987 of f a the r Aleksandar and m o t h e r Vesna .

Slavilo Milić, as a close relative of t he now late Vladimir Milić, has been handed over i tems of the c lothes of the said corpse .

3. T h e corpse marked by au thor ized police ott icers of the D e p a r t m e n t ot the Inter ior in Surdulica with cone No. 4 has been identif ied on the basis of recognition by Vlastimir Rašić, relat ionship: husband , and De jan Rašić, relat ionship: son, f rom Surdulica, Dr inska Divizija St ree t No. 23, as the body of the now late Stana Rašić, nee Pavlović, f rom Surdulica, Dr inska Divizija Street No. 23, born in the village of Vlasina Okruglica, on 23 O c t o b e r 1952.

Vlastimir Rašić, t he husband of the now late Stana Rašić has been handed over the items found on the corpse such as: i tems of clothes, a ladies' wristwatch, a purse with one dinar, and one key for Elzet t lock.

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4. The corpse marked by the D e p a r t m e n t of t he In ter ior in Surdulica with cone No. 5 has been identif ied on the basis of recognit ion by Svetlana Djordjević , relat ionship: wife, f rom Surdulica, Novica Dojčinović Street No. 33, as the body of the now late Staniša Djordjević f rom Surdulica, Novica Dojčinović Street No. 33, born in V r a n j e on 10 February 1967 of fa ther Svetislav and m o t h e r Stanka, nee Marković.

Svetlana Djordjević, wife of the now late Staniša Djordjević , has been handed over the items of the clothes, a gold ring, 1 030 DM and 770 dinars, one coupon for 10 1 of diesel fuel and two slips of paper .

5. T h e corpse marked by au thor ized police off icers of the D e p a r t m e n t of the Inter ior in Surdulica with cone No. 6 has been ident if ied on the basis of t he clothes and certain i tems recognized by Slavko Milić f rom Surdulica, Kej R a d e Cvetković Street , relationship: brother- in- law, as the body of the now late Vesna Milić f rom Surdulica, born in Vladičin H a n on 12 Sep t ember 1962 of f a the r Vlas ta and m o t h e r Stojana.

T h e ment ioned Slavko Milić has been h a n d e d over the i tems found on the corpse such as: two ladies' gold rings, a wedding ring, two parts of a gold chain and one gold earring.

6. T h e corpse marked by author ized police off icers of the D e p a r t m e n t of the Interior in Surdulica with cone No. 8 has been ident if ied on the basis of the clothes, o ther items and parts of the corpse recognized by Slavko Milić f rom Surdulica, Kej R a d e Cvetković Street , as the body of the now late A leksanda r Milić f r o m Surdulica born in Surdulica on 1 D e c e m b e r 1962 of f a the r Vojislav and m o t h e r S tamenka .

Slavko Milić, re lat ionship: a cousin of the late A leksanda r Milić, has been handed over the par ts of damaged clothes.

7. The corpse marked by author ized police off icers of the D e p a r t m e n t of the Inter ior in Surdulica with cone No. 9 has been ident if ied on the basis of the clothes and other i tems recognized by Slavko Milić, relat ionship: a cousin, f r om Surdulica, Kej R a d e Cvetković Street , as the body of his nephew, the now late Miomir Milovanović f rom Aleksinac born in 1982 of f a the r Slobodan and m o t h e r Milica, nee Milić.

Slavko Milić, the uncle of the now late Miomir Milovanović has been handed over the following items found on the corpse: a gold ring, a par t of gold chain, one pendan t in the form of a pistol bullet and a shoelace.

8. T h e corpse marked by author ized police off icers of the D e p a r t m e n t of the Inter ior in Surdulica with cone No. 10, has been ident if ied on the basis of the clothes and shoes recognized by Slavko Milić f rom Surdulica, Kej R a d e Cvetkovića Street , as the body of his niece, the now late Mil jana Milić f rom Surdulica born on 22 February 1984 of fa ther Aleksandar and mothe r Vesna .

Slavko Milić, the uncle of the now late Mil jana Milić, has been h a n d e d over the items of her clothes.

9. T h e corpse marked by au thor ized police off icers of the D e p a r t m e n t of the Inter ior in Surdulica with cone No. 11 has been ident if ied on the basis of clothes and items recognized by Slavko Milić f rom Surdulica, Kej R a d e Cvetković Street , as the body of the now late S tamenka Milić f rom Surdulica, Dr inska Divizija Street No. 16, born on 10 Sep tember 1933 in the village of Vlasina Okrugl ica .

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Slavko Milić has been handed over the following items of the late Stamenka Milić who is his uncle's wife: DM 850, items of her clothes, a ladies' handbag with some medicines, one broken gold chain and three new dinars, as well as two pieces of broken bracelet.

All corpses have been v ideo taped and pho tog raphed together and individually by author ized police off icers of the D e p a r t m e n t of the Inter ior in Surdulica and of the Secretar iat of the In te r io r of V r a n j e dur ing the examinat ion of the corpses by the medical team in o rde r to m a k e a video recording and a photo-fi le . Both the video and photographic documen ta t i on const i tu te a par t of this repor t .

U p o n comple t ed examinat ion of the corpses and their identif ication, all the bodies were delivered by the investigative judge to an author ized representa t ive of the Surdulica Municipal Civil D e f e n c e H e a d q u a r t e r s . They have been laid down in coffins in the morgue of the Medical Cen t r e in Surdulica and then taken to the building of the People 's University in Surdulica whe re a c o m m e m o r a t i v e ceremony has been held. A f t e r that the representat ives of the Civil D e f e n c e H e a d q u a r t e r s handed over the bodies to relatives who will bury t hem. T h e investigative judge has reques ted by a special le t ter that the small f r agments of h u m a n remains marked by the au thor ized police officers of the D e p a r t m e n t of t he In te r io r in Surdul ica with cone No. 12 which could not be identified, be separately bur ied as un iden t i f i ed par t s of h u m a n bodies.

T h e investigation was concluded at 6.30 p.m.

Seal affixed (Municipal C o u r t of Surdulica, Republ ic of Serbia)

Investigative judge (sgd) Milča Todorov

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REPORT ON IDENTIFICATION OF BODIES AND AUTHOPSY REPORTS

On 28 April 1999, on request of the investigative judge, Milča Todorov, Municipal Court in Surdulica, the identification and examination of the corpses started in the Morgue of the Surdulica Outpat ien t Clinic at 12:30 p.m. The corpses were also photographed and filmed with a video camera both by the authorized Vran je and Surdulica police officers and by foreign journalists, first one by one and then as a group, af ter which the forensic medical examination of the corpses was proceeded to.

The police marked the parts of the d ismembered corpses with official signs (cones) ranging from No. 1 to No. 11. The cone No. 12 indicated some amorphous corpse material with distinct macroscopic pieces of broken bones, scalp tissue with hair on it, and objects such as footwear and a piece of metal, a piece of a plastic box, with Del ta E L M 2 written on it, containing a green greasy lubricant, and on which pieces of scalp tissue with hair were found.

C O R P S E N O . 1 The dismembered parts of a corpse are on a white sheet on which there is a distinct

piece of blue jeans with two square pieces of paper in the right rear pocket; on these papers various words, numbers, etc. are jo t ted down (Eurospor t , CNN) . The handwriting on these pieces of paper , with numbers and signs, has been recognized by the close relatives and a f r iend as being the handwrit ing of his f r iend born in Surdulica in 1967. Beside the described torn jeans pieces there are also pieces of a dark brown belt 40 mm wide found on the lower par t of the corpse. T h e upper part is in a dark blue cotton T-shirt. There are banknotes in the left rear pocket of the jeans; one 20 DM banknote , two 10 DM banknotes; and three 100 Dinar banknotes , five 50 Dinar banknotes , and a note with te lephone numbers (Šilja, Slavka, Srdjan, and on its back the te lephone number 36-412, the name Nina, and some other notes). T h e lower part of the corpse has torn white cotton underpants smeared with blood and with patches of ear th and sand on them. All the cranial, thoracic, and abdominal soft tissue is very torn and covered with particles of earth and dust with many pieces of torn skin and subcutaneous tissue, as well as f ractured bones. The hair on the scalp is graying, up to 40 mm long. Pieces of clothes, a gray velvet T-shirt, damaged and smeared with blood, are found on the superior part of the body. On the top part, at the level of the neck, is a completely ripped off right hand f rom the wrist upwards. In the torn tissue in this region two r ipped off hands have been found, most likely female, which have yellow metal rings on the ring and small fingers. All the soft tissue of the neck, thorax and abdomen is completely torn and the torn pieces are bruised, with badly f ractured ribs and spinal column. T h e skull bones are completely missing. Male genitals are preserved. Male pubic eminence. Pelvic bones are f ractured in many pieces. All the soft tissue above medial part of the thigh is completely missing. There are pieces of stone, sand and glass in all the torn muscle tissue, blood vessels, nerves, fascia and abdominal organs. T h e appendix is 70 mm long.

C O R P S E NO. 2 A part of a dark blue and red sweater, with „ NBA champion" written on its front

part, has been taken off the upper part of the d ismembered child corpse. T h e sweater has a lot of mud on it and the name Marko is written on the right side of its bot tom hem. There is a white long-sleeved vest under this sweater, which has a tennis racket and a

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sneaker with a f ive-pointed star s t amped on it, and it is also smeared with mud and dry blood. U n d e r this vest is a white T-shir t with a green pa t te rn all over it. In addition to these pieces of clothes the re is some white-reddish material , which resembles pieces of a rug-like blanket , f ound in the region of the back. T h e upper four th parts of dark blue trousers, which are covered with dry mud, and have the label Calvin Klein on their f ront part and a belt, have been taken off the lower part of the corpse. The uppe r four th of white underpan ts , which are smea red with blood and are made of the same material as the previously described white T-shir t on the upper part , are found under the pieces of the trousers and under them a pair of slips. T h e remains of the boy corpse are approximately 115 cm long. T h e hair is dark brown and about 40 mm long. The head is completely destructed and only a part of the scalp is preserved. Most of the scull and facial bones are missing. The re is only a par t of the mandible , its left half, with the following teeth in it: the middle incisor, eye-tooth, two p remola r and two molar teeth. The re is also a part of the right side of the maxilla, with two p remola r and molar teeth in it and with preserved biting surfaces. T h e ear lobe uvulas a re preserved and f ree . T h e thorax and abdomen anter ior part is preserved. However , the re is a large gaping wound covering almost the whole posterior part , and bones and organs a re p ro t rud ing f rom it. The re are no hairs on the chest, abdomen or pubic eminence . T h e male genital organ is about 3 cm long, the inferior side of the scrotum is torn and the spermat ic cord is missing. W h a t is left of the internal organs is a par t of the lungs, the size of a child fist, a part of the left ventricle poster ior wall, the size of a child palm, most of the liver, the size of 240 x 170 x 60 mm, and this tissue is torn and coloured by blood. Most of the intestine and stomach is missing, as well as the o ther abdomina l organs. All ribs have mult iple f rac tures and are mostly missing, as well as most of the spine. T h e right arm, with multiple f rac tures in it, and the left arm, with no hand on it, are present . T h e pelvic bones have mult iple f ractures and there is only the superior par t , i.e. the u p p e r third of bo th femurs . T h e edges of the thighs are badly torn and the b o n e ends a re rugged. T h e left h u m e r u s is 23 cm long.

C O R P S E N O . 3 T h e forens ic examinat ion began at 1:15 p.m. T h e au thor ized pol ice officials had first pho tog raphed the body designated with

cone No. 3, first a lone and then within the group, and the following was found .

F i n d i n g s The top par t of t he d i s m e m b e r e d child corpse is dressed in a synthetic cyclamen

colour jacket with a zip on its f ron t . T h e back of the jacket is torn in many places, with the holes ranging f rom the size of a corn grain to the size of 50 x 10 mm. U n d e r the jacket is ano the r dark b lue sweater with t he le t ter N on it, which is o r n a m e n t e d with an angler 's hook woven in whi te and yellow threads . U n d e r the jacket is a cot ton blue-and-green checked shirt. T h e r e a r e some pieccs of a dark blue garment , most likely a sweater , with vertical s tr ipes f o u n d in the torn tissue of the body parts. T h e r e is a pair of black neatly buckled up sneakers , size 37, with „Cons" „ M a d e in Tha i l and" writ ten on them, on the lower par ts of the corpse . T h e fee t have shor t cot ton dark blue socks on, with a floral pa t tern and „Love F e " wri t ten on them. U n d e r the dark blue cot ton trousers, in the level of the lower legs, the re a re long white u n d e r p a n t s with a pa t t e rn in the fo rm of stripes.

All the sof t t issue and bones of the scull, thoracic and abdominal cavity, and in the pelvis an. crushed, ragged, covered with sand and clay particles, and with tiny pieces of dry and f resh grass.

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T h e r e is no doubt that these a re the remains of a child corpse, which was de te rmined by the intact par ts of the body (feet and hands) . Since certain body par ts a re missing, especially those impor tan t fo r establishing the sex, one can conclude only on grounds of the clothes that it is most likely the corpse of a boy.

C O R P S E N O . 4 A woollen hand-kni t black waistcoat, smea red with mud and torn in several places

has been taken off the body. U n d e r it is a tur t leneck black sweater with rolled up long sleeves, also torn in several places. U n d e r it is a black b louse with a collar, size 40, m a d e of similar mater ial like the sweater . T h e r e is an ellipsoid ladies ' wristwatch with a dark blue dial, and also a bracelet m a d e of greyish meta l on the left a rm. T h e middle f inger of the right hand has a yellow metal wedding ring on it. U n d e r the descr ibed clothes are a white vest and a white bra . A dark b lue skirt, which is torn in many places, has been taken off the bo t tom par t of the corpse, as well as a pair of thick black u n i h o p tights and white cotton panties, all smeared with mud.

A completely separa ted par t of the back, with the spine and bo th kidneys in it, has been delivered with the corpse No. 4. T h e kidneys a re pa le in the section and a re of an amorphous s t ructure . A par t of t he intest ine and the appendix , 80 mm long, is also there .

T h e head is completely c rushed and most of t he cranial a n d facial bones a re missing. Only a par t of the mandible , its right side and an eyetooth in it, has been found . T h e preserved scalp tissue has some straight da rk brown hair on it, which is about 100 mm long. Both ear lobes a re present , as well as the left eyeball, which has a dark ches tnut iris and a 6 mm wide pupil. T h e breas ts a re the size of a male fist and no subs tance flows out of them when they a re squeezed .

All ribs have mult iple f rac tures and the re is a huge gaping wound on the thorax, posterior and superior . A piece of the heart , the size of a child's palm, and torn pieces of the lung tissue, and a par t of the liver tissue the size of a male fist, have been found in the huge wound. T h e described tissue is torn and shows b lood colorat ion in the sections. Most of the intestine is present , containing s tandard yellowish mushy contents in it, also a torn stomach, which is completely empty. T h e urinary b ladder is preserved and without any contents in it. T h e uterus is the size of a goose egg and its mucosa is covered with a bloody slimy content . T h e ovaries a re of normal size and s t ructure . T h e bones of both arms and of both lower legs have multiple f ractures . T h e left foot is crushed and the right one has multiple fractures . T h e longest b o n e piece is 20 cm long. T h e f e m u r is 375 mm long.

T h e clothes on the corpse No. 4 have been recognized by relatives, and it is most likely the body of S tana Rašić, f r o m Surdulica, born on 23 February 1952 in Ž i to rad ja .

C O R P S E N O . 5 T h e corpse was first pho tog raphed , a lone and with the o the r corpses . Fingerpr ints

were taken af te rwards . Accord ing to the s t a tements by relatives and acqua in tances it is most likely the corpse of the late Staniša ( fa ther ' s n a m e Svetislav) Djordjević , f rom Surdulica, born in 1967.

T h e r e a re torn "Spor t " men ' s spor ts shoes next to the corpse, which have an indistinct b lue-and-red hemming , including the words "Victory BC 610 - T h e Brand T o p Winners" on them.

T h e corpse t runk is in a badly torn whi te co t ton kni twear vest, and over it, in the region of the left a rm, the re is a dark blue "Nike" (P) sweater . T h e r e is a yellow ring on the ring f inger of the right hand with an o r n a m e n t in the fo rm of two leaves engraved on

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it. T h e r e are no o the r c lothes on the u p p e r par t of the t runk while its lower par t is in torn white cot ton unde rpan t s ; male genitals preserved. T h e lower part of the corpse is in torn blue jeans that have a yellow partly buckled up double Levi's belt a round the waist.

T h e r e a re th ree 10 DM bankno tes , as well as five 20 DM banknotes , f ou r 50 DM banknotes , and seven 100 DM bankno te s in the left rear pocket . In the same pocket the re are also f ' iur 100 D i n a r bankno tes , four 50 Dina r banknotes , two 20 Dina r banknotes , one 10 Dinar b a n k n o t e and fou r 5 D i n a r banknotes , as well as some personal notes on a piece of pape r tha t has t he head ing " P I K Niš - Niška p lemenka" , and a 10 litre diesel coupon for Apri l 1999, with the car license pla te No. VR-828-10 writ ten on it.

T h e r e a re a n u m b e r of pieces of pape r - photocopies with various signs and numbers , and a pr ice list f o r s t anda rd satelli te systems in the rear right jeans pocket . The re is also a piece of pape r with „Vlasinske hydrocent ra le Surdulica (Vlasina hydro-electric p lan t -Surdu l i ca ) , t e l ephone n u m b e r s 017-85128 and 85627", and some abbreviated words scribbled on it. All the soft tissue on the u p p e r part of the corpse, as well as the cranial bones a r e completely crushed. T h e r e is some black hair, not longer than 30 mm, on the hairy region on the back of the head .

T h e fee t a r e in white, torn , synthet ic socks. All the soft tissue of the chest and abdomen is badly torn , covered with part icles of whitish dust and sand. T h e r e are male hairs, and the genital o rgan is intact . T h e par t of the umbilical cord, p ro t rud ing like a hazelnut-size war t approx. 15 mm above the skin, is impor tant . T h e soft tissue and the pelvic bones torn and crushed, as well as the soft tissue of the right thigh, inferior and anterior , and of the top of the left foot .

All the internal organs f r o m the cranial base to the pelvis a re torn and mushy, amorphous , with ear th on them, and a p iece of the metal belt buckle in the form of the Cyrillic let ter P is f o u n d in t he tissue. T h e r e is an old scar f r om the appendix surgery, the size of 60 x 5 mm, on the right infer ior par t of the a b d o m e n .

The au thor ized police off icers have taken f ingerprints . T h e r e is a piece of wood in the abdominal region - a piece of pa rque t with an irregular piece of metal in it, probably a missile I ragment .

C O R P S E N O . 6 A dark blue Nike tracksuit sweater has been taken off the trunk. U n d e r it is a long

sleeve Turkish- towel b louse with a pale violet back and a bluish-green f ront , which is torn in many places. U n d e r it is a whi te cot ton sleeveless undershi r t and a white cot ton bra, torn in several places and smea red with b lood and mud. W h a t has remained of the pants of the previously descr ibed tracksuit , as well as the bo t tom part which matches in color with the Turkish- towel blouse, has been taken off the lower part of the body. Both a re torn in many places. Whi t e co t ton panties , with a sanitary napkin in them with dark brown red conten ts resembl ing dry mens t rua l blood on its inner side, have also been taken off. A pair of sl ippers, size 39, which are very mudded , have been found next to the body. A golden ear r ing in t he fo rm of a ring was taken off the left ear lobe, and four pieces of a b roken yellow-metal chain, t h r ee of them of d i f ferent thickness. Short dark blue synthet ic socks have been taken off the fee t .

T h e head is completely crushed. T h e scalp remains have brown straight hair on them, which is not longer than 50 mm and which has partly bleached ends. T h e left ear lobe has an earr ing in it, descr ibed above. A par t of the mandible, its left side with the first th ree teeth in it, has been found . T h e remaining mandible left par t has also been found . It has only the second molar in it and the dental sockets of the o ther teeth in the left mandible

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are closed. T h e described par t of the mandible has also the first right incisor. The left eyeball also has been found . Its iris is chestnut color and the pupil is 5 mm in d iameter . A part of the left maxilla, with two molars and a p remola r in it, has also been found .

T h e r e is a huge gaping w o u n d on the u p p e r par t of the t runk, super ior and posterior , which encompasses most of the back. All the ribs a re f r ac tu red and most of them are missing. T h e largest par t of the spine is p resen t . T h e lungs and hear t are completely missing.

There are also parts of the intestine, the uterus, which is the size of a goose egg and whose mucosa is covered with a slimy bloody content . T h e urinary bladder is preserved and empty. The right arm is completely missing, and there is only the elbow of the left arm, which is bound to the shoulder by a strip of skin. T h e left hand is missing. Only the superior part of the left thigh is present , as well as a part of the left foot and a crushed inferior part of the left lower leg. T h e right leg has multiple f ractures in the region of the hip, knee, lower leg, and foot . The right foot is 21 cm long and the f emur is about 39 cm long.

The clothes and jewellery on the corpse No . 6 have been recognized by the relatives and acquaintances, and it is most likely the body of Vesna Milić, born on 12 Sep t ember 1962 in Vladičin Han , living in Surdulica.

Two female hands have been found next to the corpse No. 1. According to the anatomic characteristics and jewellery on them they most likely belong to the corpse No. 6.

C O R P S E N O . 7 The corpse marked by the au thor ized police off icers with cone No. 7 has only the

lower parts of the d i smembered body, as well as the right f o r ea rm and hand , on which there is a yellow metal wedding ring. T h e r e a re pieces of dirty torn j eans on the lower legs, and the feet have torn synthetic socks with red and blue str ipes 10 mm wide on them. T h e r e is a black shoe on the left foo t f a s t ened with a shoelace and a cor responding torn black shoe is found next to the right foot . T h e size of the shoes is 44. Beside the d i smembered body pieces the re are pieces of a torn cot ton vest, pieces of ceramic tiles, as well as pieces of torn skin and soft tissue.

On the basis of the descript ion given to the relatives and a f te r they recognized the pieces of clothes, it is supposed that these body par ts ma rked with No. 7 belong to the d ismembered corpse designated with No. 1, namely that these a re the body par ts of the late Dragan Ivanović, f r om Surdulica, born in 1960 ( fa ther ' s n a m e Manoil) .

C O R P S E N O . 8 T h e corpse designated with cone No. 8 consists of par ts of the body below the

lumbar plane. T h e parts a re very torn, covered with ear th , and the re a re wooden chips, pieces of s tone, and particles of ear th on them. All the soft t issue is des t ruc ted . T h e r e a re remains of short unde rpan t s with vertical blue, green and red stripes on the remaining lower par t of the corpse. T h e r e a re also par t s of tracksuit pants , size 7, with colour stripes on them in the level of lower leg, waist and bo t tom ( three whi te str ipes 10 mm wide and 10 mm apar t on the right side). T h e fee t have synthet ic b lue socks with rectangular black o rnamen t s on them. T h e r e is an Adidas sports shoe on the right foot , f a s t ened with a shoelace, and i t has blue and yellow t r imming. T h e left coun te rpa r t has been found beside the body parts, however, it is very damaged .

Pieces of preserved skin and a d a m a g e d male genital organ a re found in the torn pelvic tissue.

T h e corpse par ts described in this repor t belong to a male, and since the hands are missing its f ingerpr ints could not be t aken .

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C O R P S E N O . 9 T h e head of the corpse marked by the police off icers with cube No. 9 is completely

smashed. T h e t runk is dressed in a dark b lue sweater with the let ter N on it, probably s tanding fo r Nike. U n d e r this sweater is a cot ton T-shirt with "Original GX - Jeans" written on it. A d a m a g e d yellow ring with a pla te in its middle has been found on the right ring f inger. T h e r e is a 10 mm wide blue band with vertical white str ipes a round the right wrist, which is also d a m a g e d . T h e belt a round the waist is torn in several places. The re is a b roken yellow chain a round the neck, which is in the form of the „Sindžir" o rnament , and next to it is a p e n d a n t shaped like a small a rms project i le . T h e r e is also a 2mm wide shoelace a r o u n d the neck tied in the fo rm of a noose.

The lower par t of the corpse is dressed in dark blue jeans and there is nothing in the pockets . U n d e r the j eans are long g reen-pa t t e rned unde rpan t s and a pair of synthetic black and white s t r iped unde rpan t s .

All the soft tissue of the scalp and neck is completely torn. Black hair, about 60 mm long, is found on the remain ing par t s of the scalp.

T h e fee t have sneakers on them, the Heix Alei te Reebok , with bluish stripes, size 44. T h e fee t also have b lue synthet ic rhomboid -pa t t e rned socks on the f ront . A f t e r the clothes, sneakers , ring, chain and the projecti le-like pendan t were shown

to the relatives it was es tabl ished that this is the corpse of Miomir Milovanović, f r om the village of Alakinac, municipali ty of Surdulica.

The soft t issue of the neck is covered with particles of ear th , gravel, and chips of wood. T h e facial bones a re crushed, except for the mandible in which the 6th right side tooth is missing. Many pieces of wood are found in this torn tissue, most likely originating f rom the pa rque t .

T h e r e is a large gaping w o u n d on the left side of the thoracic cavity, just bellow the shoulder b lade p lane . It is t he size of 16 x 10 cm and parts of the lungs and the whole heart a re p ro t rud ing f r o m it. T h e sides and edges of the wound are torn, covered with particles of ear th and dust, and with pieces of f r ac tu red bones and wooden chips in them.

T h e i e is a similar wound found on the left lower leg, inferior, and another one above the left knee with completely barren greyish-brown sooty bones protruding. T h e right lower leg above the ankle is completely de fo rmed and one can see and palpate multiple bone fractures in the left lower leg. T h e r e is a large wound with torn edges extending f rom the armpit downwards. It is the size of 30 x 15 cm. The intestine and colon are torn in many places and pro t ruding f rom it. A part of the abdomen , inferior, the groins and the genitals are intact and on grounds of the latter one can conclude with certainty that it is a male corpse. All the bones above the rib cage, the rib cage itself, and the ribs have multiple fractures. T h e tissue in these regions is torn with signs of massive bleeding in the thoracic and abdominal cavities. Both the liver and spleen are split. The appendix is 110 mm long. All bones in the spine are crushed in many places. The bones of the left lower and upper legs, in the region of the knee, and the ankle, have multiple fractures. The inferior end of the right lower leg is crushed and the f ractures extend f rom the inside to the outside where there is a gaping wound f rom which the inferior end of the right shinbone is protruding. A part of the intestine, and especially the colon end, is intact. The re is about 100 ccm of clear urine in the urine bladder . The ent i re soft tissue in the pelvis region is very bruised.

C O R P S E N O . 10 T h e following has been taken off f r om what has remained of the f emale corpse:

High black shoes with shoelaces, known as the Mart in shoes, the model Adven ture , size 39; short dark-blue cot ton socks with a pa t t e rn of Bugs Bunny, gray color; ragged

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remaining par t s of dark green cot ton t rousers torn in several places, thick dark green un ihop tights, also torn in several places, and white pant ies u n d e r them, also torn; ragged pieces of a black and white blouse .

T h e head is completely crushed. T h e r e is only the par t of the nose at the right nostril, most of the left ear lobe, and a minor par t of the right ear lobe . Straight dark-chestnut hair, about 60 mm long, is f o u n d on the remain ing scalp tissue. Almos t all the facial and cranial bones are missing. T h e super ior par t of the t runk is c rushed. T h e right arm is completely missing, as well as most of the spine and ribs. T h e r e is only the infer ior part of the left fo rea rm, the par t immediate ly above the hand , which is crushed, as well as the thumb, foref inger and ring f inger, which a re distinctly recognizable. T h e thoracic organs are completely missing. S o m e of the intestine, with s t andard intest ine contents , is present . T h e u terus is the size of a chicken egg, and the ovaries a re of the cor responding size and s t ructure . T h e r e are mult iple f rac tures on the pelvic bones , on both femurs , on both shinbones and on bo th feet . T h e f e m u r is approximate ly 40 cm long.

T h e relatives and acqua in tances have recognized the pieces of foo twear and clothes belonging to the corpse No. 10, and it is most likely the body of Mil jana Milić, born on 22 February 1984, living in Surdulica.

C O R P S E N O . 11 T h e following has been taken off f r o m the remains of a f ema le corpse: a woollen

hand knit yellowish waistcoat and a navy blue waistcoat bu t t oned up f ron t ; a long-sleeved green synthetic sweater , "Serbes t " make; a yellow-green T-shirt , an o range slip, and a white bra. W h a t is left of a navy blue lined skirt, with the "Super f ine Wors ted , m a d e in E u r o p e " written on the uppe r h e m inside, has been taken off the lower part of the body. A pair of thick brown un ihop thighs and a pair of cot ton pant ies were u n d e r this garment .

The head is crushed. T h e remaining par t of the scalp has curly ches tnut hair, about 60 mm long, and a lot of grey hair. Par t s of the lungs and hear t are f o u n d in the crushed t runk. T h e left arm and spine down to t he lumbar p lane a re missing. A par t of the skin and muscles that had covered the right a rm, and a par t of the right hand , namely the thumb and a part of the index f inger is all that has r ema ined of the right a rm. Par t s of the intestine, the uterus, the ovaries and the b ladder , which is wi thout any contents in it, have been found in the abdominal cavity. T h e pelvic bones a re b roken , and the re a re mult iple f ractures on the right f emur , f r om which a par t of the right lower leg and right foot are dangling on a strip of skin. Only the super ior par t of the left thigh is present , as well as some pieces of the left lower leg tissue. T h e left foot is completely missing.

T h e r e are s tandard intestinal con ten ts in the p resen t intest ine. T h e right f e m u r is approximately 32 cm long.

A 100 DM bankno te was found in one white handkerchief with blue edges, while six 5 DM banknotes , and th ree 50 DM bankno te s have been f o u n d in a n o t h e r floral-pa t te rned handkerch ief . A golden chain with a hollow cross p e n d a n t on it has been found on the remains of the corpse, as well as t h r ee pieces of ano the r , somewha t thicker chain.

The clothes on the corpse No. 11 have been recognized by the relatives and acquaintances , and it is most likely the body of S t amenka Milić, bo rn on 10 Sep tember 1933 in Vlasina Okruglica, living in Surdulica.

C O R P S E N O . 12 The remains of the corpse marked with cone No. 12 consist of five piles of crushed

bone tissue and parts of bones, skin, subcutaneous tissue, and the hairy par ts of the scalp, f rom which hair samples have been taken for compar ison . Bones with mult iple f ractures

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have been found ( the ver tebrae , th ighbone, ribs, upper arm and forearm bones, and pelvic bones as well as the intest ine and colon pieces). All this tissue has a lot of ear th, dust, small gravel and pieces of wooden chips in it. In some regions the tissue is torn and with dark blood colorat ion. T h e r e is a male left hand found at cone No. 3, which is marked with No. 12. It has the fingers and tissue on it, f r om the wrist to the tip of the fingers.

Very d e f o r m e d hands , which most likely a re female , have been found in the crushed tissue of the corpse No . 1. T h e au thor ized off icers took the f ingerpr ints of the right index finger. T h e r e is no doub t tha t these hands do not belong to the corpse No. 1, a l though the hands have been f o u n d in the c rushed tissue of the corpse No. 1, because the hands belonging to i t have also been found .

C O R P S E No. 1 On 29 April 1999 the relatives, and especially the wife of the now late Dragan

Ivanović, Mila Ivanović, was shown the clothes and o the r objects found at the corpse. The wife s ta ted with cer tainty that i t was the body of her late husband, Dragan Ivanović, who was killed in the bombing on 27 April 1999 at 12:30 p.m. She said that her husband had suf fered f rom no disease, tha t his hear ing and eyesight were good, and that he did not consume alcohol.

T h e f o u n d valuables were handed to the author ized police officers, i.e. the investigative judge .

C O R P S E No. 3 A f t e r the relatives, and especially Slavko Milić, f rom Surdulica, had examined the

pieces of clothes and especially t he socks, they s ta ted that the clothes belong to the late Vladimir Milić, f r om Surdulica, born in 1987, a pupil, who was a healthy person, with good hear ing and eyesight. He was killed in the bombing on 27 April 1999 at 12:30 p.m.

C O R P S E No. 4 A f t e r the husband Vlast imir Raš ić and the son Dejan Rašić, f r om Surdulica, had

examined the c lothes in detail , and a f t e r they recognized the wristwatch taken off the corpse, the two of t hem s ta ted with certainty that the clothes and watch belonged to the late Stana Rašić, bo rn in the village of Vlasina Okruglica on 23 Oc tober 1952, a worker . She suf fe red f rom no disease. She was a healthy person with good hear ing and eyesight. She was killed in the bombing on 27 Apri l at 12:30 p.m.

C O R P S E No. 5 A f t e r the wife, Svetlana Djordjević , had examined in detail the remaining clothes

and footwear , especially the spor ts shoes and socks, she conf i rmed that the found clothes and shoes be longed to Staniša Djordjević , f r om Surdulica, born in V r a n j e in 1967, residing at No. 33 Novica Dojčinović St., Surdulica, who was killed in the bombing on 27 April at 12:30 p.m. He was a heal thy person , his hear ing and eyesight were good, he was a smoker , but he did not consume alcohol.

C O R P S E No. 7 T h e relatives have examined the clothes and footwear , and especially the socks, and

a f t e r recognizing t hem and compar ing them with the clothes found on the body parts of the corpse No. 1, i t has been establ ished that the clothes belonged to the late Dragan Ivanović. I t has also been establ ished that the clothes found at the cone No. 1 and at cone No. 7 are identical and they be long to the same person.

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C O R P S E No. 8 A f t e r the relatives, and especially Slavko Milić, f r o m Surdulica, had examined the

pieces of clothes and the preserved shoes, they s ta ted that the clothes be long to the late Aleksandar Milić, f r om Surdulica, a worker , who was a heal thy person , with good hear ing and eyesight, who smoked and consumed alcohol modera te ly . He was killed in the bombing on 27 April 1999 at 12:30 p.m.

C O R P S E No . 9 Af t e r Slavko Milić and Slobodan Milovanović had examined in detail the pieces of

clothes and shoes, they s ta ted that the clothes be long to t he late Miomi r Milovanović, a s tudent born in 1982. Accord ing to t hem he was a heal thy person , with good hear ing and eyesight, and he did not smoke or consume alcohol. He was killed in the bombing on 27 April 1999 at 12:30 p.m.

By compar ing the pieces of clothes of the corpse No. 2 and corpse No. 3 and a f te r examining the par ts marked (2 and 3) i t can be establ ished with certainty that the pieces of clothes, especially the b o t t o m par t of the pyjamas, the sweater , and the jeans are identical in every aspect . A f t e r a deta i led examinat ion by the au thor ized police off icer and the investigative judge, including the compar i son of the bodily parts , it is considered very likely that the corpses marked with cones Nos. 2 and 3 be long to one and the same corpse, which has been establ ished on the basis of the i tems of clothes recognized by the relatives to be the corpse of the late Vladimir Milić, f r o m Surdulica, born in 1987.

C O R P S E No. 10 A f t e r the pieces of clothes had been examined in detail by the uncle, Slavko Milić,

the said Slavko Milić s ta ted that wi thout any doubt the clothes and foo twear belong to the corpse of Mil jana Milić, f r om Surdulica, born on 22 February 1984. She was killed in the bombing on 27 April 1999 at 12:30 p.m.

C O R P S E No. 11 Af t e r the jewellery and clothes had been examined in detail by Slavko Milić, the

nephew, the said person s ta ted that all the c lothes and jewels be long to the corpse of S tamenka Milić, f r om Surdulica, born in Vlasina Okrugl ica on 10 S e p t e m b e r 1933, who lived in Surdulica. She was killed in the bombing on 27 Apri l 1999 at 12:30 hours .

M A T E R I A L M A R K E D W I T H C O N E No. 1 2 In view of the fact that the re a ren ' t comple te , recognizable bodily parts in the

gathered material marked with cone No. 12, and that i t consists of a m o r p h o u s material made up of pieces of intestine, wood, chips, pieces of stones, etc. it is a s sumed that these are human remains, which c o m e f r o m the previously descr ibed corpses .

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M U N I C I P A L C O U R T - Investigative J u d g e M. T o d o r o v -S U R D U L I C A

On 28 Apri l 1999, a f t e r 12:30 p.m., on reques t of t he Municipal Cour t in Surdulica, the identif icat ion and examinat ion of t he corpses was m a d e in the M o r g u e of the Surdulica Ou tpa t i en t Clinic. T h e corpses were previously pho tog raphed together with records, first o n e by one and then as a group, both by the au thor ized V r a n j e and Surdulica police officials and by foreign journal is ts , a f te r which the forensic medical expertise of the corpses s tar ted .

T h e par ts of the d i s m e m b e r e d corpses were designated by the police officials with cones ranging f rom No . 1 to No . 11. T h e cone No . 12 indicated some a m o r p h o u s corpse material with distinct macroscopic pieces of bones , scalp tissue with hair on it, and objects such as slippers, meta l , pieces of plastic, and especially a piece of a plastic ja r with Del ta LM 2 wri t ten on it, conta in ing a green greasy lubricant.

On g rounds of the c i rcumstances in this case, the findings, and f ingerpr int results given by the V r a n j e and Surdul ica police investigative organs, there is no doubt that these are the corpses of:

1. S-73/99 D R A G A N I V A N O V I Ć , bo rn in Surdulica in 1960; 2. S-74/99 V L A D I M I R M I L I Ć , born in Surdulica in 1987; 3. S-75/99 S T A N A R A Š I Ć , bo rn in the village of Vlasina Okruglica, municipality of

Surdulica in 1959; 4. S-76/99 S T A N I Š A D J O R D J E V I Ć , born in Surdulica in 1967; 5. S-77/99 V E S N A M I L I Ć , bo rn in the of village of Prekodolce , municipality of Vladičin

Han , in 1960; 6. S-78/99 A L E K S A N D A R M I L I Ć , born in Surdulica in 1962; 7. S-79/99 M I O M I R M I L O V A N O V I Ć , born in Surdulica in 1982; 8. S-80/99 M I L J A N A M I L I Ć , born in Surdulica in 1984; 9. S-81/99 S T A M E N K A M I L I Ć , born in the village of Vlasina Okruglica, municipality of

Surdulica, in 1933;

6 May 1999 I n Niš F O R E N S I C D O C T O R S

Prof. Dr . Milija Spalević Dr . G o r a n Ilić Dr . Ta t j ana Djord jević

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No. S-73/99 No 81 Braćo Taskovića St. 28 April 1999 T e l e p h o n e No. 333-776 Niš

A U T O P S Y R E P O R T

M a d e on 28 April 1999 dur ing the examinat ion and autopsy of the late D R A G A N I V A N O V I Ć , f rom Surdulica.

T h e autopsy is p e r f o r m e d on reques t of the investigative judge M. Todorov , Municipal Cour t in Surdulica.

Autopsy p e r f o r m e d by: Prof . Dr . Milija Spalević Record ing clerk: B. Stojanović Present dur ing the autopsy: Star ted at 12:30 p.m.

Dur ing the identif icat ion of the victim the following da ta have been establ ished:

N a m e and su rname : Dragan Ivanović Fa ther ' s name: Manoi l Place and year of bir th: Surdulica, 1960 Domicile: Surdulica Occupat ion: Da te and hour of dea th : 27 Apri l 1999 at 12:30 p.m.

D A T A : According to da ta received f rom relatives and f r o m the investigative organs the corpse, des ignated with Nos. 1 and 7, was recognized by Mila Ivanović, the wife of the now late Dragan Ivanović, who had been shown the f o u n d clothes and who recognized the clothes her husband was wear ing. She said that her husband had suf fe red f rom no disease, that his hear ing and eyesight were good, that he was not a smoker , and that he consumed alcohol modera te ly .

D E S C R I P T I O N O F T H E C O R P S E T h e d i smembered par ts of a corpse a re on a whi te shee t and a re designated with the

cube No. 1. T h e clothes over these par ts a re evidently torn. T h e r e is a piece of blue jeans with two square pieces of pape r in its right rear pocket , on which various words, n u m b e r s and signs are writ ten (Eurospor t , C N N , and many others) . T h e handwri t ing on this paper , with number s and signs, has been recognized by the close relatives as being the handwrit ing of a f r iend of the now late Dragan . Bes ide the torn j eans pieces t he re are also pieces of a dark brown belt 40 mm wide f o u n d on the lower par t of the corpse. T h e upper par t is in a dark blue cot ton vest. T h e r e a re b a n k n o t e s in the left rear pocket of the jeans; one 20 DM bankno te , two 10 DM banknotes ; and th ree 100 Dina r banknotes , five 50 Dinar banknotes , various notes and t e l ephone n u m b e r s (Silja, Slavka, Nina Srdjan, and some o the r notes) . T h e lower par t of the corpse has whi te co t ton unde rpan t s smeared with blood and with pa tches of ear th and sand on them.

A . E X T E R N A L F I N D I N G S All the cranial, thoracic, and abdomina l tissue, as well as the t issue on the limbs is

badly torn, covered with particles of ear th and dust of d i f fe ren t sizes up to the size of a walnut. T h e r e are several pieces of torn skin with hair on it, and severely crushed scalp

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tissue and cranial bones in the region of the scull. T h e preserved hairy parts have hair not longer than 40 mm on them. On its super ior par t , at the level of the neck, there is a r ipped off right hand f r o m the wrist upwards . In the torn tissue in this region two r ipped off hands have been found , most likely female , which have yellow metal rings on the ring and small f ingers.

All the soft t issue in the thorax and a b d o m e n is completely torn and the torn pieces are bruised, with badly c rushed nerves and the spinal column.

T h e genitals a re part ly torn in several places. However , the re is no doubt that it is a male genital o rgan and a male m o n s pubis.

All the soft tissue f r o m the level of the uppe r arm superior part is completely missing. The abdominal organs are party preserved and the 70 mm long appendix is distinct.

Mors violenta. De t r ac t io corporis . Des t ruc t io o rganorum omnium. Vulnera explosiva massiva.

Des t ruc t io cum h a e m o r r h a g i a m recen tem o rgano rum omnium. (Dest ruct ion with signs of recent b leeding in all organs. )

The corpse designated by the authorized police officials as No. 7 has only the lower parts of the d i smembered body, as well as the right lower arm and hand, on which there is a yellow metal wedding ring. T h e r e are pieces of torn jeans, and the feet have torn synthetic socks with red and blue stripes 10 mm wide on them. The re is a black shoe on the left foot fastened with a shoelace. A corresponding torn black shoe is found next to the right foot . The size of the shoes is 44. Beside the d i smembered body pieces there are pieces of a torn cotton vest, pieces of ceramic tiles, as well as pieces of torn skin and of internal organs.

A f t e r a deta i led examinat ion of the corpse parts , designated by the investigative organs and the au thor i zed V r a n j e and Surdulica police officials, and a f te r compar ison of the pieces of clothes, and especially a f te r they were recognized by the close relatives, there is no doubt that the remains des ignated with the cone Nos. 1 and 7 belong to the now late D r a g a n Ivanović, f r o m Surdulica, born in 1960.

I On g rounds of the p resen ted c i rcumstances and also on grounds of the examined corpse remains t he re is no doub t that it is a case of violent death caused by massive destruct ion of all organs .

II All the descr ibed external and internal injuries are the result of a f ragment ing explosive device.

III A f t e r be ing recognized by the relatives and also on grounds of the findings one can say that the corpse par t s des ignated by cones No. 1 and 7 are most likely the remains of the late D r a g a n Ivanović.

P A T H O L O G I C A L - A N A T O M I C D I A G N O S I S

P A T H O L O G I C A L - H I S T O L O G I C A L F I N D I N G S

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C O N C L U S I O N

F O R E N S I C D O C T O R D I R E C T O R Prof . Dr. Vujadin Otašević Prof . Dr . Milija Spalević

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M U N I C I P A L C O U R T - Investigative Judge M. Todorov -S U R D U L I C A

The remains of the corpse des ignated with cone No. 12 have been examined in detail. They consist of c rushed b o n e tissue and par t s of bones , skin, subcu taneous tissue, and the hairy par t s of the scalp, f r o m which hair samples have been taken for comparison. Bones with mult iple f rac tures have been f o u n d ( the ver tebrae , ribs, thighbones, humerus , ulnae, radii, and pelvic bones) . T h e intest ine and colon pieces, as well as o ther kinds of tissue, have a lot of ear th , dust, small gravel and pieces of wooden chips on them. In some regions the tissue is torn and with dark b lood colorat ion. T h e r e is a male left hand found at cone No. 3, which is des ignated with No. 12. It has the fingers and tissue on it, f r om the wrist to the tip of the f ingers .

Very d e f o r m e d hands, which most likely are female , have been f o u n d in the crushed tissue of the corpse No. 1. T h e au thor ized officials took the f ingerpr in ts of the right index finger. T h e r e is no doubt that these hands do not be long to the corpse N o . l , a l though the hands have been found in the c rushed tissue of the corpse No . 1, because the hands belonging to it have also been found .

The gathered material designated with cone No. 12 has no comple te and recognizable corpse structures. It consists of an amorphous mass of torn intestine, pieces of wood, stones, etc. and is presumably human and belongs to the previously described corpses.

Niš, 28 April 1999 F O R E N S I C D O C T O R S

1. Prof . Dr . Milija Spalević 2. Dr . G o r a n Ilić 3 . Dr . T a t j a n a Djord jev ić

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No. S-74/99 28 April 1999 Niš

No 81 Braće Taskovića St. Te l ephone No. 333-776

A U T O P S Y R E P O R T

M a d e on 28 April 1999 dur ing the examinat ion and autopsy of the late V L A D I M I R MILIĆ, f rom Surdulica.

T h e autopsy is p e r f o r m e d on reques t of the investigative judge M. Todorov , Municipal Cour t in Surdul ica .

Autopsy p e r f o r m e d by: Prof . Dr . Milija Spalević Record ing clerk: B. Stojanović Presen t dur ing the autopsy: Star ted at 1:15 p.m.

Dur ing the ident i f icat ion of the victim the following da ta have been established:

N a m e and s u r n a m e : Fa the r ' s name : Place and year of bir th: Domici le : Occupat ion : D a t e and h o u r of dea th :

Vladimir Milić A leksanda r Surdulica, 1987 Surdulica

27 Apri l 1999 at 12:30 p.m.

D A T A : Accord ing to da ta received f rom relatives and f rom the investigative organs the late Vladimir Milić was killed in the N A T O bombing by an explosive device.

F I N D I N G S T h e top par t of the d i smembered child corpse is dressed in a synthetic cyclamen color

jacket with a zip on its f ron t . T h e back of the jacket is torn in many places, with the holes ranging f rom the size of a corn grain to the size of 50 x 10 mm. U n d e r the jacket is a dark blue sweater with the let ter N on it (most likely for Nike). The letter N is o rnamented with an angler 's hook woven in white and yellow threads. U n d e r the sweater is a cotton blue-and-green checked shirt. T h e r e a re pieces of a dark blue sweater with vertical stripes found in t he torn tissue of the corpse parts. T h e r e is a pair of black "Cons" „Made in Thai land" buckled up sneakers , size 37, on the remaining lower parts of the corpse. T h e feet have short cot ton dark blue socks on, with a floral pa t tern and "Love Fe" written on them. Pieces of long white underpan ts , which a re pat tern-woven in the form of stripes, have been found u n d e r the dark blue t rousers in the level of the lower legs.

All the soft tissue, as well as the scull, thoracic, abdominal and pelvis bones a re crushed, ragged, covered with sand and clay particles, and partly covered with dry and fresh grass.

T h e r e is no doub t that these a re the remains of a child corpse, which was de te rmined by the intact corpse par ts ( feet and hands) .

Since certain body par ts a re missing, especially those impor tan t fo r establishing the sex, one can conc lude only on g rounds of the clothes that it is most likely the corpse of a boy approximately 12 years old.

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II T h e corpse par ts des ignated with the cone No. 2

A part of a dark blue and red sweater , with N B A champion wri t ten on its f ron t part , has been taken off the u p p e r par t of t he d i s m e m b e r e d child corpse. T h e sweater has a lot of mud on it and the n a m e Marko is wri t ten on the right side of its bo t t om hem. T h e r e is a white long-sleeved vest u n d e r the sweater , which has a tennis racket and a sneaker with a five pointed star s t amped on it. U n d e r this vest is a whi te T-shir t with a green pa t te rn all over it. Beside these pieces of clothes t he re is some white and red mater ia l , which resembles pieces of a rug-like b lanket , f o u n d in the region of the back. T h e remaining parts of dark blue trousers , with the label Calvin Klein on them, have been taken off the lower part of the corpse. T h e u p p e r par ts of whi te underpan t s , which a re m a d e of the same material as the a l ready descr ibed white T-shir t , a re f o u n d u n d e r the pieces of the trousers.

T h e remains of the boy corpse a re approximate ly 115 cm long. T h e scalp pieces indicate that the hair is dark brown and about 40 mm long. Most of the head and the cranial soft t issue is missing, as well as the facial bones . T h e r e is only a par t of the mandible, its left side, with the tee th in it ( the middle incisor, eyetooth , two p remola r and two molar teeth) , as well as the right side of the maxilla, with two p r e m o l a r and molar teeth in it. T h e r e are no hairs on the chest, a b d o m e n or mons pubis. T h e male genital organ is partly intact and it is about 3 cm long. T h e o the r soft t issue and the spermat ic cord are missing. W h a t is left of the internal organs are par t s of the lungs, hear t and intestine, and the re a re also pieces of the f emurs . T h e left u p p e r a rm is 23 cm long.

P A T H O L O G I C A L - A N A T O M I C D I A G N O S I S Mors violenta. De t rac t io corporis . Des t ruc t io o rgano rum o m n i u m . Vulne ra

explosiva massiva.

P A T H O L O G I C A L - H I S T O L O G I C A L F I N D I N G S Destruct io cum haemor rhag i am recen tem o rgano rum o m n i u m . (Dest ruc t ion with

signs of recent bleeding in all organs.)

C O N C L U S I O N I On grounds of the p resen ted c i rcumstances and also on g rounds of the

examined corpse remains t he re is no doubt that this is a case of violent dea th caused by massive destruct ion of all organs.

II All the described external and internal injuries a re the result of a f ragment ing explosive device.

III Af t e r a detai led examinat ion of the remain ing par t s of the clothes on the remains designated with the cones No. 2 and 3, and especially of the characteris t ic sneakers by the investigative organs, and a f t e r showing them to the relative Slavko Milić, f rom Surdulica, the re is no doubt that these a re the remains of the now late Vladimir Milić, f rom Surdulica, fa ther ' s n a m e Aleksandar , born in 1987, a pupil .

F O R E N S I C D O C T O R D I R E C T O R Prof. Dr. Milija Spalević Prof . Dr . Vujad in Otašević

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No. S-75/99 28 April 1999

No 81 Braće Taskovića St. Te lephone No. 333-776 Niš

AUTOPSY REPORT

M a d e on 28 April 1999 during the examination and autopsy of the late S T A N A RAŠIĆ, f rom Surdulica.

The autopsy is pe r fo rmed on request of the investigative judge M. Todorov, Municipal Cour t in Surdulica.

Autopsy pe r fo rmed by: Dr . Goran Ilić Recording clerk: D. Stamenković Present during the autopsy: Started at 1:00 p.m.

During the identification of the victim the following data have been established:

N a m e and surname: Stana Rašić Father ' s name: Vladimir Place and year of birth: Vlasina Okruglica, mun. Surdulica, 1952 Domicile: Surdulica Occupat ion: housewife and worker Da te and hour of death: 27 April 1999, at 12:30 p.m.

D A T A : According to data received f rom relatives and f rom the investigative organs the late Stana Rašić was killed in the N A T O bombing of Surdulica on 27 April 1999 at 12:30 p.m. She was a healthy person with good eyesight and hearing.

F I N D I N G S The following has been taken off f rom what has remained of the female corpse

designated as corpse No. 4: a woollen hand-knit black waistcoat, smeared with mud and torn on several places; a turt le neck black sweater with rolled up long sleeves, also torn on several places. U n d e r it is a black blouse, size 40, made of similar material like the sweater. The re is an ellipsoid ladies' wristwatch with a dark blue dial, and also a bracelet made of grayish metal . The middle finger of the right hand has a yellow metal wedding ring on it. U n d e r the described clothes are a white vest and a white bra. A dark blue skirt, which is torn in many places, has been taken off the bot tom part of the corpse, as well as a pair of thick black un ihop tights and white cotton panties, all smeared with mud.

A completely separa ted par t of the back, with the spine and both kidneys on it, has been delivered with the corpse No. 4. T h e kidneys are pale and are of an amorphous structure. A part of the intestine and the appendix, 80 mm long, is also there.

T h e head is completely crushed and most of the cranial and facial bones are missing. Only a par t of the mandible, its right side and an eyetooth in it, has been found. The preserved scalp tissue has some straight dark brown hair on it, which is about 100 mm long. Both earlobes are present , as well as the left eyeball, which has a dark chestnut iris and a 6 mm wide pupil. T h e breasts are the size of a male fist and no substance flows out of them when they are squeezed.

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All ribs have mult iple f rac tures and the re is a huge gaping w o u n d on the thorax, poster ior and super ior . A piece of the hear t , the size of a child's palm, and torn pieces of the lung tissue have been found in the huge wound . T h e descr ibed tissue shows blood coloration in the sections.

T h e abdominal cavity conta ins a par t of the liver tissue, t he size of a male fist, which is torn and colored with b lood. Most of the intest ine is present , which has s tandard yellowish mushy contents in it, as well as a torn par t of t he s tomach, which has some mushy greenish contents on its walls. T h e ur inary b l adde r is p reserved and without any contents in it. T h e u te rus is the size of a chicken 's egg and its mucosa is covered with a bloody slimy content . T h e u te r ine tubes and ovaries a re of normal size and s t ructure .

T h e bones of both a rms and of both lower legs have mult iple f rac tures . T h e left foot is crushed and the right one has mult iple f rac tures . T h e longest b o n e piece is 20 cm long. The f e m u r is 375 mm long.

P A T H O L O G I C A L - A N A T O M I C D I A G N O S I S Mors violenta. Des t ruc t io et de t rac t io capitis e t corporis . Des t ruc t io o rganorum

omnium. Vulne ra explosiva massiva. T R A N S L A T I O N : Violent dea th . T h e head and some par t s o f the body a re torn and

separa ted . All organs are torn. T h e r e a re m a j o r explosive wounds .

P A T H O L O G I C A L - H I S T O L O G I C A L F I N D I N G S Dest ruct io cum haemor rhag i am recen tem o r g a n o r u m omnium. (Torn tissue with

signs of recent b leeding presen t in all organs. )

C O N C L U S I O N I On grounds of the p re sen ted c i rcumstances and also on g rounds of the

examined remains of the body the re is no doub t that it is a case of violent dea th caused by massive destruct ion of all organs.

II All the descr ibed external and internal injuries a re the result of a f ragment ing explosive device.

III According to the f indings and the recognized remain ing par ts of the clothes shown to the relatives of the victim, t he re is no doub t that t he remains are those of Stana Rašić, f r om Surdulica, born in 1952.

Autopsy p e r f o r m e d by D I R E C T O R Dr. G o r a n Ilić Prof . Dr . Vu jad in Otašević

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No. S-74/99 28 April 1999 Niš

No 81 Braće Taskovića St. Te lephone No. 333-776 Niš

AUTOPSY REPORT

M a d e on 28 April 1999 during the examination and autopsy of the late STANIŠA D J O R D J E V I Ć , f rom Surdulica.

The autopsy is pe r fo rmed on request of the investigative judge M. Todorov, Municipal Court in Surdulica.

Autopsy pe r fo rmed by: Prof . Dr . Milija Spalević Recording clerk: B. Stojanović Present during the autopsy: Started at 1:40 p.m.

Dur ing the identification of the victim the following data have been established:

N a m e and surname: Father ' s name: Place and year of birth: Domicile: Occupat ion: Date and hour of death:

Staniša Djordjević Svetislav Surdulica, 1967 Surdulica

27 April 1999 at 12:30 p.m.

D A T A : According to data received f rom relatives and f rom the investigative organs the late Staniša Djordjević was killed in the N A T O bombing of Surdulica on 27 April 1999 at 12:30 p.m.

F I N D I N G S The corpse designated by the authorized police officials with cone No. 5 was first

photographed, a lone and with the o ther corpses. Fingerprints were taken afterwards. According to the s ta tements by relatives and acquaintances there is no doubt that it is the corpse of the late Staniša Djordjević, f rom Surdulica, born in 1967.

There are torn 'Sport ' men 's sports shoes next to the corpse, which have an indistinct blue-and-red hemming, including the words "Victoria BC 610 - The Brand Top Winners" on them. T h e corpse t runk is in a torn white cotton knitwear vest, and over it, in the region of the left arm, there is a dark blue "Nike" sweater. There is a yellow ring on the ring finger of the right hand with two leaves engraved on it. There are no other clothes on the upper par t of the t runk while its lower part is in torn white cotton underpants with a distinctly recognizable male genital organ in that region. The lower part of the corpse is in torn blue jeans that have a partly buckled double Levi's belt around the waist. The re are th ree 10 DM banknotes , as well as five 20 DM banknotes, four 50 DM banknotes , and seven 100 DM banknotes in the left rear pocket. In the same pocket there are also four 100 Dinar banknotes , four 50 Dinar banknotes, two 20 Dinar banknotes , one 10 Dinar bankno te and four 5 Dinar banknote , as well as some personal notes on a piece of paper that has the heading "PIK Niš - Niška plemenka", and a 10 liter diesel coupon for Apri l 1999, with the car license plate No. VR-828-10 written on it.

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T h e r e are various pho tocop ies re la ted to da ta on various s t andard satellite systems in the rear right j eans pocket . T h e r e is also a piece of pape r with "Vlasinske hydrocentra le Surdul ica" (Vlasina hydro-electr ic plant-Surdul ica) , t e l ephone n u m b e r s 017-85128 and 85627, and some words scribbled on it.

All the soft tissue on the u p p e r par t of the corpse as well as t he cranial bones a re completely crushed. T h e r e is some black hair, not longer than 30 mm, on the hairy region on the back of the head .

T h e fee t a re in whi te synthet ic socks. All the soft t issue of the neck, chest, and a b d o m e n is badly torn, covered with

particles of dust, whi te-colored clay and with part icles of dark gray soot . T h e r e a re parts of skin in the region of the genitals, with character is t ic male hairs on them, as well as the genital organ, which is intact . In the region of the navel the re is a par t of the umbilical cord pro t rud ing approx. 20 mm above the skin. This preserved e lement was vital fo r the identif ication.

T h e soft tissue and the pelvic bones a re badly crushed, as well as the soft tissue of the right thigh, inferior and anter ior , and the top of the left foot .

All the organs in the cranial, thoracic, and abdominal cavities are badly torn and pieces of metal in the form of the let ter P a re found in these regions, most likely originating f rom the belt buckle. T h e r e a re many pieces of wood in the fo rm of chips in the abdominal region, which cor respond to the torn parque t . T h e r e is also a dark gray foreign metal object in the same region, i.e. a d e f o r m e d project i le f r agmen t the size 20 x 15 mm.

P A T H O L O G I C A L - A N A T O M I C D I A G N O S I S Mors violenta. De t rac t io corporis . Des t ruc t io o r g a n o r u m omnium. Vulne ra

explosiva massiva.

P A T H O L O G I C A L - H I S T O L O G I C A L F I N D I N G S Dest ruct io cum haemor rhag i am recen tem o r g a n o r u m omnium. (Des t ruc t ion with

signs of recent b leeding in all organs.)

C O N C L U S I O N I On grounds of the p resen ted c i rcumstances and also on g rounds of the

examined remains of the body the re is no doubt that this is a case of violent dea th caused by massive destruct ion of all organs .

II All the descr ibed external and internal injuries a re the result of a f ragment ing explosive device.

III On grounds of a detai led examinat ion and the p re sen ted remain ing par ts of the clothes and foo twear to the wife, Svetlana Djordjević , the re is no doubt that that these are the remains of the now late Staniša Djordjević , f r o m Surdulica, bo rn in 1967.

Autopsy p e r f o r m e d by D I R E C T O R Prof. Dr . Milija Spalević Prof . Dr . Vujad in Otašević

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No. S-74/99 28 April 1999 Niš

No 81 Braće Taskovića St. Te lephone No. 333-776 Niš

AUTOPSY REPORT

Made on 28 April 1999 during the examination and autopsy of the late V E S N A MILIĆ, f rom Surdulica.

The autopsy is pe r fo rmed on request of the investigative judge M. Todorov, Municipal Court in Surdulica.

Present during the autopsy: Started at 2:00 p.m.

During the identification of the victim the following data have been established:

D A T A : According to data received f rom relatives and f rom the investigative organs the late Vesna Milić was killed in the N A T O bombing of Surdulica on 27 April 1999 at 12:30 p.m. She was a healthy person with good eyesight and hearing.

A dark blue Nike tracksuit sweater has been taken off the trunk of what has remained of the adult female corpse designated as corpse No. 6. A long sleeve Turkish-towel blouse with a pale violet back and a bluish-green f ront that was under the sweater, and which was torn in many places, has also been taken off the trunk, and after it a white cotton sleeveless undershir t and a white bra, torn in several places and smeared with blood and mud. What has remained of tracksuit pants, matching with the previously described dark blue tracksuit sweater, has been taken off the lower part of the body, as well as the pa j ama pants under them, match in color with the above described Turkish-towel blouse. Both are torn in many places. Whi te cotton panties, with a sanitary napkin in them with dark brown red contents resembling dry menstrual blood on its inner side, have also been taken off. A pair of slippers, size 39, which are very mudded, have been found next to the body. A golden earr ing in the form of a ring was taken off the left earlobe. Four pieces of a broken yellow-metal chain, three of them of different size, which had once been a necklace or a bracelet have been taken off the corpse. Short dark blue synthetic socks have been taken off the feet .

The head is completely crushed. T h e scalp remains have brown straight hair on them, which is not longer than 50 mm and which has partly bleached ends. The left earlobe is intact and it has an earring in it, described above. A part of the mandible, its left side with

Autopsy pe r fo rmed by: Recording clerk:

Dr. Goran Ilić D. Stamenković

N a m e and surname: Father ' s name: Place and year of birth: Domicile: Occupat ion: Da te and hour of death:

Vesna Milić Vlasta v. Prekodolce, mun. Vladičin Han, 1962 Surdulica economy technician 27 April 1999 at 12:30 p.m.

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the first th ree teeth in it, has been found . T h e remaining mandible left par t has also been found. It has only the second molar in it and the dental sockets of the o the r teeth in the left mandible are closed. T h e described par t of the mandible has also the first right incisor. T h e left eyeball also has been found . Its iris is ches tnut color and the pupil is 5 mm wide. A part of the left maxilla, with two molars and a p remola r in it, has also been found .

T h e r e is a huge gaping wound on the t runk, super ior and mostly poster ior . All the ribs are f rac tured and most of t hem are missing. T h e infer ior par t of the spine is present . The lungs and hear t are complete ly missing.

T h e gaping and crushed abdominal cavity conta ins par ts of the intest ine with s tandard contents in it. It also contains the uterus , which is t he size of a goose egg and whose mucosa is covered with a slimy bloody content . T h e urinary b ladder is preserved and empty.

Two female hands have been found at t he side of the corpse des ignated as corpse No. 1. According to their ana tomic characterist ics and the jewelry on them they are considered to belong to the adul t f emale corpse des ignated as corpse No. 6. T h e remaining par t of the right arm is completely missing and the re is only the e lbow of the left arm, which is bound to the shoulder by a strip of skin. Only the super ior par t of the left thigh is present , as well as a par t of the left foot and a c rushed infer ior par t of the left lower leg. T h e right leg has mult iple f rac tures in t he region of the hip, knee , lower leg, and foot . T h e right foot is 21 cm long and the f e m u r is abou t 39 cm long.

P A T H O L O G I C A L - A N A T O M I C D I A G N O S I S Mors violenta. Des t ruc t io et de t rac t io capitis e t corporis . Des t ruc t io o rganorum

omnium. Vulnera explosiva massiva. Transla t ion: It is a case of violent dea th . T h e head and cer ta in par ts of the body are

torn and d i smembered . All the organs a re torn . T h e r e a re m a j o r explosive wounds .

P A T H O L O G I C A L - H I S T O L O G I C A L F I N D I N G S Destruct io cum haemor rhag i am recen tem o rgano rum omnium. (Torn tissue with

signs of recent bleeding present in all organs.)

C O N C L U S I O N I On grounds of the p resen ted c i rcumstances and also on g rounds of the

examined remains of the body the re is no doubt that this is a case of violent dea th caused by massive des t ruct ion of all organs .

II All the described external and internal injuries are the result of a f ragment ing explosive device.

III According to the findings and the remain ing parts of the clothes and jewels, which were shown to the relative, i.e. to the brother- in- law Slavko Milić, the re is no doubt that the remains a re those of Vesna Milić, f r om Surdulica, born in 1962.

Autopsy p e r f o r m e d by D I R E C T O R Dr. Goran Hid Prof . Dr . Vujad in Otašević

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No. S-78/99 No 81 Brace Taskovica St. 28 April 1999 Te lephone No. 333-776 Niš

A U T O P S Y R E P O R T

M a d e on 28 April 1999 dur ing the examinat ion and autopsy of the late A L E K S A N D A R MILIĆ , f r o m Surdulica.

The autopsy is p e r f o r m e d on reques t of the investigative judge M. Todorov, Municipal Cour t in Surdulica.

Autopsy p e r f o r m e d by: Prof . Dr . Milija Spalević Record ing clerk: B. Stojanović Presen t dur ing the autopsy: Star ted at 4:30 p .m.

Dur ing the ident if icat ion of the victim the following da ta have been established:

N a m e and s u r n a m e : Aleksanda r Milić Fa the r ' s n a m e : Vojislav Place and year of bir th: Surdulica, 1962 Domici le : Surdulica Occupat ion : worker D a t e and h o u r of dea th : 27 Apri l 1999 at 12:30 p.m.

D A T A : Accord ing to da ta received f rom relatives and f rom the investigative organs the late A leksanda r Milić, f r o m Surdulica, was killed in the N A T O bombing of Surdulica on 27 April 1999 at 12:30 p.m. T h e deceased person was a worker and according to his relatives he did not suf fe r f r o m any disease, his eyesight and hear ing were good, he was a smoker and consumed alcohol modera te ly .

F I N D I N G S T h e corpse des ignated by the V r a n j e and Surdulica police with cone No. 8 consists

of parts of a body below the lumbar p lane . They a re very torn, covered with ear th , sand, numerous pa rque t chips, grit of var ious size, and with particles of ear th . All the soft tissue is completely torn . T h e r e a re remains of short unde rpan t s with vertical blue green and red stripes on o n e par t of the remain ing lower part of the corpse. T h e r e are also par t s of track suit pants , size 7, with whi te color str ipes on them in the level of lower leg, waist and on the side ( th ree whi te str ipes 10 mm wide and 10 mm apar t on the right side). T h e fee t have synthetic b lue socks with rec tangular and square o rnamen t s on them. T h e r e is an Adidas sports shoe on the right foot , f as tened with a shoelace, and it has blue and yellow pat te rns on its u n d a m a g e d f ron t par t . T h e left coun te rpar t of the pair, with the same characterist ics as the right one, has been found beside the d i smembered body parts, however, it is very d a m a g e d . Pieces of preserved skin and a damaged male genital organ were found in the torn pelvic tissue.

T h e corpse par ts descr ibed in this r epor t belong to a male, and since the hands are missing its f ingerpr in ts could not be t aken .

A f t e r a deta i led examinat ion of the par ts of clothes and of the footwear on the par t of the relatives and especially by Slavko Milić, f r om Surdulica, there is no doubt that the

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found pieces of clothes be longed to the late A leksanda r Milić, a worker f rom Surdulica, who b e c a m e a victim of the bombing .

P A T H O L O G I C A L - A N A T O M I C D I A G N O S I S Mors violenta. Det rac t io corporis . Des t ruc t io o rgano rum omnium. Vulnera

explosiva massiva.

P A T H O L O G I C A L - H I S T O L O G I C A L F I N D I N G S Dest ruct io cum haemor rhag i am recen tem o r g a n o r u m omnium. (Dest ruc t ion with

signs of recent b leeding in all organs.)

C O N C L U S I O N I On grounds of the p resen ted c i rcumstances and also on g rounds of the

examined remains of the body the re is no doubt tha t this is a case of violent dea th caused by massive destruct ion of all organs.

II All the described externa! and internal injuries a re the result of a f ragment ing explosive device.

III On grounds of a deta i led examinat ion of the remaining par ts of clothes and footwear , which the relatives said be longed to the late A leksanda r Milić, the re is no doubt that these are the remains of that man.

Autopsy p e r f o r m e d by D I R E C T O R Prof. Dr . Milija Spalević Prof . Dr . Vujad in Otašević

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No. S-79/99 No 81 Brace Taskovića St. 28 April 1999 Te lephone No. 333-776 Niš

AUTOPSY REPORT

M a d e on 28 April 1999 during the examination and autopsy of the late M I O M I R M I L O V A N O V I Ć , f rom Surdulica.

The autopsy is pe r fo rmed on request of the investigative judge M. Todorov, Municipal Cour t in Surdulica.

Autopsy pe r fo rmed by: Prof. Dr . Milija Spalević Recording clerk: B. Stojanović Present during the autopsy: Started at 6:00 p.m.

During the identification of the victim the following data have been established:

N a m e and surname: Miomir Milovanović Father ' s name: Slobodan Place and year of birth: Surdulica, 1982 Domicile: Surdulica Occupat ion: s tudent Date and hour of death: 27 April 1999 at 12:30 p.m.

D A T A : According to data received f rom relatives and f rom the investigative organs the late Miomir Milovanović was killed in the N A T O bombing of Surdulica on 27 April 1999 at 12:30 p.m. He was a healthy person with good eyesight and hearing, and he never consumed alcohol.

F I N D I N G S T h e head of the corpse designated by the police officials with cube No. 9 is

completely smashed. T h e t runk is dressed in a dark blue sweater with the letter N on it, probably standing for Nike. U n d e r this sweater is a cotton T-shirt with "Original GX -Jeans" written on it. A damaged yellow ring with a plate on its middle has been found on the right ring finger. The re is a 10 mm wide blue band with vertical white stripes around the right wrist, which is also damaged. The belt a round the waist is torn in several places. There is a broken yellow chain a round the neck, which is in the form of the "Sindžir" ornament , and next to it is a pendan t in the form of a small arms projectile. There is also a 2mm wide shoelace a round the neck tied in the form of a noose.

The lower part of the corpse is dressed in dark blue jeans and there is nothing in the pockets. U n d e r the jeans are long green-pat te rned underpants and a pair of synthetic black and white str iped underpants .

All the soft tissue of the scalp and neck are completely torn. Black hair, about 60 mm long, is found on the remaining parts of the scalp.

The feet have sneakers on them, the Heix Aleite Reebok, with bluish stripes, size 44. The feet also have blue synthetic rhomb-pat te rned socks on the front . Af te r the clothes, sneakers, ring, chain and the projectile-like pendant were shown

to the relatives it was established that this is the corpse of Miomir Milovanović, f rom the village of Alakinac, municipality of Surdulica.

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T h e soft tissue on the neck is covered with part icles of dust, ear th , gravel, and chips of wood. T h e facial bones are c rushed, except for the mandib le in which the 6th right side tooth is missing. Many pieces of wood a re f o u n d in this torn tissue, most likely originating f rom the parque t .

T h e r e is a large gaping wound on the left side of the thoracic cavity, just bellow the shoulder b lade plane. It is the size of 16 x 10 cm and par ts of the lungs and the whole heart are p ro t rud ing f r o m it. T h e sides and edges of the wound are torn, covered with particles of ear th and dust, and with pieces of bones and wooden chips in them.

T h e r e is a similar wound f o u n d on the left lower leg, infer ior , and ano the r one above the left knee with complete ly ba r ren grayish-brown sooty bones pro t ruding . T h e right lower leg above the ankle is completely d e f o r m e d and one can see and palpate multiple b o n e f rac tures in the left lower leg. T h e r e is a large w o u n d with torn edges extending f rom the a rmpi t downwards . It is the size of 30 x 15 cm and the intest ine and colon are torn on many places and p ro t rud ing f rom it. T h e infer ior par t of the abdomen , the groins and the genitals a re intact and on g rounds of the lat ter o n e can conclude with certainty that it is a male corpse. All the bones above the rib cage, the rib cage itself, and the ribs have multiple f rac tures . T h e tissue in these regions is torn with signs of massive bleeding in the thoracic and abdomina l cavities. Both the liver and spleen a re split. T h e appendix is 110 mm long. All bones in the spine a re c rushed in many places. T h e bones in the left lower leg and uppe r leg, in the region of the knee, and the ankle, have mult iple fractures . T h e infer ior end of the right lower leg is c rushed and the f rac tures extend f rom the inside to the outs ide whe re the re is a gaping wound f r o m which the infer ior end of the right sh inbone is p ro t ruding . A par t of the intestine, and especially the colon end, are intact. T h e r e is about 10 ccm of clear ur ine in the ur ine b ladder . T h e ent i re soft tissue in the pelvis region is very bruised.

P A T H O L O G I C A L - A N A T O M I C D I A G N O S I S Mors violenta. Det rac t io corporis . Des t ruc t io o rgano rum omnium. Vulnera

explosiva massiva.

P A T H O L O G I C A L - H I S T O L O G I C A L F I N D I N G S Destruct io cum h a e m o r r h a g i a m recen tem o r g a n o r u m omnium. (Dest ruc t ion with

signs of recent b leeding in all organs.)

C O N C L U S I O N I On grounds of the p re sen ted c i rcumstances and also on g rounds of the

examined remains of the body the re is no doub t that this is a case of violent dea th caused by massive des t ruct ion of all organs.

II All the descr ibed external and internal injuries are the result of a f ragment ing explosive device.

III Af t e r a detai led examinat ion of the remaining par t s of the clothes, footwear , and of o the r found objects by Slavko Milić and Slobodan Milovanović, i t has been established beyond doubt that the remains a re those of the late M I O M I R M I L O V A N O V I Ć , f rom Surdulica, f a the r ' s n a m e Slobodan , born in 1982, a s tudent .

Autopsy p e r f o r m e d by D I R E C T O R Prof. Dr . Milija Spalević Prof . Dr . Vujad in Otašević

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No. S-80/99 No 81 Braće Taskovića St. 28 April 1999 Te l ephone No. 333-776 Niš

A U T O P S Y R E P O R T

M a d e on 28 Apri l 1999 dur ing the examinat ion and autopsy of the late M I L J A N A MILIĆ, f rom Surdulica.

T h e autopsy is p e r f o r m e d on reques t of the investigative judge M. Todorov, Municipal Cour t in Surdulica.

Autopsy p e r f o r m e d by: Dr . G o r a n Ilic Record ing clerk: D. Stamenkovid Presen t dur ing the autopsy: Star ted at 3:00 p.m.

Dur ing the ident i f icat ion of the victim the following da ta have been established:

N a m e and s u r n a m e : Mi l jana Milić Fa the r ' s n a m e : Aleksanda r Place and year of bir th: Surdulica, 1984 Domici le : Surdulica Occupa t ion : s tuden t D a t e and h o u r of dea th : 27 Apri l 1999 at 12:30 p.m.

D A T A : Accord ing to da ta received f r o m relatives and f rom the investigative organs the late Mil jana Milić was killed in the N A T O bombing of Surdulica on 27 April 1999 at 12:30 p.m. She was a heal thy person with good eyesight and hearing.

F I N D I N G S T h e following has been taken off f r om what has remained of the f emale corpse

designated as corpse No . 10: High black shoes with shoelaces, known as the Mar t in shoes, the mode l Adven tu r e , size 39; shor t dark-blue cotton socks with a pat tern of Bugs Bunny, gray color; ragged remain ing par t s of dark green cot ton t rousers torn on several places, thick dark green u n i h o p tights, also torn on several places, and white pant ies unde r them, also torn; ragged pieces of a black and white blouse.

T h e head is complete ly c rushed . T h e r e is only the right side of the nose, most of the left ear lobe, and a minor par t of t he right ear lobe. Straight dark-ches tnut hair, about 60 mm long, is f o u n d on the remain ing scalp tissue. Almos t all the facial and cranial bones are missing.

T h e super ior par t of the t runk is c rushed. T h e right a rm is completely missing as well as most of the spine and ribs. T h e r e is only the infer ior par t of the left fo rea rm, the part immediate ly above the hand , which is crushed, as well as the thumb, fo re f inger and ring f inger, which a re distinctly recognizable.

T h e thorax is c rushed and the thorac ic organs a re completely missing. T h e abdomina l cavity is c rushed. S o m e of the intestine, with s tandard intestine

contents, is p resen t . T h e u te rus is the size of a chicken egg, and the ovaries are of the cor responding size and s t ruc ture .

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T h e r e are mult iple f rac tures on the pelvic bones , on bo th femurs , on both shinbones and on both feet . T h e f e m u r is approximately 40 cm long.

P A T H O L O G I C A L - A N A T O M I C D I A G N O S I S Mors violenta. Des t ruc t io et de t rac t io capitis e t corporis . Des t ruc t io o rganorum

omnium. Vulnera explosiva massiva. It is a case of violent dea th . T h e head and body a re torn and d i smembered . All the

organs are torn. T h e r e a re m a j o r explosive wounds .

P A T H O L O G I C A L - H I S T O L O G I C A L F I N D I N G S Dest ruct io cum haemor rhag i am recen tem o r g a n o r u m omnium. (Torn tissue with

signs of recent bleeding present in all organs.)

C O N C L U S I O N I On grounds of the p resen ted c i rcumstances and also on g rounds of the

examined remains of the body the re is no doubt that this is a case of violent dea th caused by massive destruct ion of all organs.

II All the described external and internal injuries are the result of a f ragment ing explosive device.

III According to the f indings and the remain ing par ts of clothes and footwear , which were shown to the uncle, Slavko Milić, t he re is no doub t that the remains are those of Miljana Milić, f r om Surdulica, born in 1984.

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No. S-81/99 No 81 Braće Taskovića St. 28 April 1999 Telephone No. 333-776 Niš

AUTOPSY REPORT

M a d e on 28 April 1999 during the examination and autopsy of the late S T A M E N K A MILIĆ, f rom Surdulica.

The autopsy is pe r fo rmed on request of the investigative judge, M. Todorov, Municipal Cour t in Surdulica.

Autopsy pe r fo rmed by: Dr . Goran IIio Recording clerk: D. Stamenković Present during the autopsy: Started at 4:00 p.m.

Dur ing the identification of the victim the following data have been established:

N a m e and surname: Stamenka Milić Fa ther ' s name: / Place and year of birth: Vlasina Okruglica, 1933 Domicile: Surdulica Occupat ion: housewife Da te and hour of death: 27 April 1999, at 12:30 p.m.

D A T A : According to data received f rom relatives and f rom the investigative organs the late S tamenka Milić was killed in the N A T O bombing of Surdulica on 27 April 1999 at 12:30 p.m. She was a healthy person.

F I N D I N G S The following has been taken off f rom the remains of the female corpse designated

as No. 11: a woollen hand knit yellowish waistcoat and a navy blue waistcoat but toned up front; a long-sleeved green synthetic sweater, "Serbest" make; a yellow-green T-shirt, an orange slip, and a white bra. Wha t is left of a navy blue lined skirt, with the "Superf ine Worsted, M a d e in E u r o p e " writ ten on the upper hem inside, has been taken off the lower part of the body. A pair of thick brown unihop stockings and a pair of cotton panties were also removed.

Two handkerchiefs , as well as a 100 DM banknote , six 5 DM banknotes , and three 50 DM banknotes have been found on the body. A golden chain with a hollow cross pendant on it has been found on the remains of the corpse, as well as three pieces of another , somewhat thicker chain.

T h e head is crushed. The remaining part of the scalp has curly chestnut hair, about 60 cm long, and a lot of gray hair.

Parts of the lungs and hear t are found in the crushed trunk, and the sections show that they are colored with blood.

Parts of the intestine, which are full of intestinal contents, the uterus and ovaries of corresponding size and structure, and the bladder, which is without any contents in it, have been found in the crushed abdominal cavity.

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T h e left arm and spine down to the lumbar p lane are missing. A par t of the skin and muscles that had covered the right hand , and a par t of the right hand , namely the t h u m b and a par t of the fore f inger is all tha t has r emained . T h e pelvic bones a re b roken , and there are multiple f rac tures on the right f emur , f r om which a par t of the right lower leg and right foot a re dangling on a strip of skin. Only the super ior par t of the left thigh is present as well as some pieces of the left lower leg tissue. T h e left foot is completely missing. T h e right f e m u r is approximately 32 cm long.

P A T H O L O G I C A L - A N A T O M I C D I A G N O S I S Mors violenta. Des t ruc t io et de t rac t io capitis e t corporis . Des t ruc t io o rganorum

omnium. Vulnera explosiva massiva. T R A N S L A T I O N : It is a violent dea th . T h e head and body a re torn and

d i smembered . All the organs are torn . T h e r e a re ma jo r explosive wounds .

P A T H O L O G I C A L - H I S T O L O G I C A L F I N D I N G S Dest ruct io cum haemor rhag i am recen tem o r g a n o r u m omnium. (Torn tissue with

signs of recent b leeding present in all organs.)

C O N C L U S I O N I On grounds of the p resen ted c i rcumstances and also on g rounds of the

examined remains of the body the re is no doub t that this is a case of violent dea th caused by massive destruct ion of all organs .

II All the descr ibed external and internal injuries are the result of a f ragment ing explosive device.

III According to the f indings and the remain ing par ts of the clothes and jewelry, which were shown to the relative Slavko Milić, t he re is no doub t that the remains are those of S tamenka Milić, f rom Surdulica, born in 1933.

Autopsy pe r fo rmed by D I R E C T O R Dr. Goran Ilić Prof . Dr . Vujad in Otašević

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No. Kri - 24/99-

MINUTES OF THE TESTIMONY OF WITNESS

Taken on 12 May 1999 be fo re the investigative judge of the District Court in Vranje criminal proceedings against for the criminal act under Article __ of the Penal Code .

Investigative Judge Slavoljub Mihajlovic

Court clerk Stojan Milenković

Witness

Stojanče Petković

Also present at the testimony:

Public Prosecutor

T h e Accused

Defense Counsel

Proceedings began at: The at tent ion of the witness was drawn to his duty to tell the truth and not to supress

anything; he was warned of the consequences of giving false testimony. He was also warned that he is under no obligation to answer specific questions likely to expose himself or a close relative to disgrace, considerable material damage or prosecution (Art. 229 of the Law on Criminal Procedure) . The witness answered the general questions as follows:

S T O J A N Č E P E T K O V I Ć Mirko pensioner No.14 Drinske Divizije, Surdulica village of Gorn je Romanovce 1938

1. N a m e and family name 2. Fa ther ' s name 3. Occupat ion 4. Domicile 5. Place of birth 6. Da te of birth 7. Relat ionship to the accused

or the wronged party: none

With regard to the merits of the case the witness stated the following:

I am the owner of the house at the address No. 14 Drinska Divizija St., Surdulica. It consists of a basement , ground f loor and an upper floor. The house was completely finished 6 years ago, a f te r which the ground and the upper floors were occupied. My son and daughter in law, as well as their children, lived on the ground floor while my wife and I lived on the upper f loor of the house.

Near my house is the house of our neighbor, Vojislav Milić. It is on Z m a j Jovina St. but I do not know its number . It is a newly built house. This neighboring house was the most secure as a shelter f rom the bombing because it was finished only 3 years ago. It was

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built according to the latest s tandards , and it was the safest in the whole area . It consisted of two completely dug in basement s , of a g round floor, u p p e r floor and an attic. Because of this during the N A T O bombing all the neighbors used to hide in this house, i.e. in the basement of Vojislav Milić's house .

On Tuesday 27 April 1999, in the morn ing hours , N A T O aircaft were f lying over Surdulica and the air raid th rea t was announced . Because of that the neighbors sought shelter in the ba semen t of this house; the re were 10 of us shel tered in this basement . We en tered the ba semen t of the Milićs' house at abou t 11:00 a.m. T h e following people were there: Vojislav Milić's son, A leksanda r Milić, his wife Vesna , Vojislav Milić's wife S tamenka Milić, and his grandchi ldren Mil jana, Vladica, and Milan. My neighbor Stanica Rašić and I were also there .

At about 11:00 a.m. there was a s t rong explosion f rom a b o m b d r o p p e d by p lane on to the house of Vojislav Milić. W h e n this h a p p e n e d its owner , Vojislav Milić, was not a t home. He was some 100 meters away doing some chore .

Those days my son, who had been mobilized, was at h o m e on leave. Tha t day he was supposed to return to his unit, but since the coach didn ' t arrive he was at h o m e waiting for the next coach to come. T h e r e f o r e my son S tamenko Petković, and my wife Kosovka Petković remained in my house . At about 11:10 a.m. I was near Milorad Andjelković 's house, practically in the house, and while I was there I heard the first de tonat ion , but I did not know where the b o m b had fallen. Because of this de tona t ion the door of this house thrust open and all the windowpanes burst into pieces. Milorad told me not to move but I , nevertheless, went out into the street and I saw my son in f ron t of my house. I shouted out to him and the others to take shelter , so they went into our garage. A f t e r that I heard a loud noise of a plane, so I rushed into the ba semen t of Vojislav Milić's house. When I entered his first basement the others, whose names I have previously ment ioned , had already moved into the second basement . Just as I was going to en ter this second basement where the others were, actually while I was enter ing it, there was ano ther detonat ion, this t ime on the very house of Vojislav Milić. This de tona t ion was followed by a second detonat ion on the house of Vojislav Milić, and I was thrust on to the left wall. However, I did not faint and I covered my mouth with my hand to prevent the dust to enter it, because there was a cloud of smoke and dust in there . W h e n I recovered a bit a f te r the second explosion I called out to those f rom the second basement , but no one answered me. I couldn ' t see what had happened but I could see that the ceiling in that part of the basement had collapsed. In the mean t ime Vojislav had dashed in and he asked me whether I was alive. I said I was, and then he asked me about his family member s who were inside the basement . I told him that I had called out to them but that no one f rom the basement answered. Befo re Vojislav arrived I could hea r the blocks falling and I saw the ceiling above my head coming down on me. T h e concre te ceiling was now down, pinning down my right lower leg. I was watching the o ther end of the ceiling also coming down on me and I saw the iron bars in it stretching. Then everything s topped .

My son, S t amenko Petković, arrived at the site a f t e r Vojislav, and he helped in pulling me out. Namely, i t took the men abou t two hours to pull me ou t and at about 1:00 p.m. I was taken out of the basement . T h e rescue t eams arrived later.

Consequently, in this bombing by the N A T O planes the house of my neighbor Vojislav Milić was razed to the ground. In the raid my right leg was injured in two places, in the lower leg. I also had a cut on the left side of my head. The wounds were dressed in the Outpat ient Clinic in Surdulica. I cannot stretch my toes on the left foot now and I feel pain in the region of my back. The orthopedist who t reated me can give more details of my injuries.

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All the o the r 9 peop le who were in that basemen t with me were killed. I am the only one to have survived. Vojislav Milić is the only survivor of the Milić family because he happened to be ou t a t the t ime.

A f t e r the injury I was immediate ly taken first to the Outpa t i en t Clinic in Surdulica and then to the O r t h o p e d i c W a r d of the Hea l th Cen te r in Vran je . There fo re , I do not know in what condi t ion is my house . However , when my son S tamenko visited me he told me that some m e m b e r s of a commiss ion had come to inspect the destroyed and damaged houses, who told him that my house was not safe to live in any more . He also told me that the outbui ldings in the yard nea r the house were all demol ished. My house is some 15 meters away f rom the house of Vojislav Milić and I believe that a f ter those explosions and de tona t ions it must have been badly d a m a g e d and is not fit to live in.

My son told me that the ent i re wooden panel ing on the uppe r f loor was broken and scat tered a round , that all the tiles on the roof were broken, that all the window panes were broken , and that the f r a m e s of bo th the windows and doors were blown out of place and broken .

I h o p e that the m e m b e r s of my family have also given s ta tements concerning this event.

I have noth ing else to s ta te about this case. T h e s t a t emen t was d ic ta ted a loud and everything has been recorded just as I have

stated, so I recognize it as my own and conf i rm it with my signature.

Witness - injured party Signature

Conf i rmed by: Record ing clerk

Signature Investigative judge

Signature

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Prizren and Jablanica (photos 11-28)

Photo 11 Bombed Podrimska Street in Prizren; about 50 houses owned by persons of Romany nationality have been demolished. Four people were killed and 20 were seriously injured, 28 April 1999

Photo 12 The house at N0.66 Podrimska Street, owned by Dreni Zuljfuri, hit by a missile. Four people were killed: Djulja Zuljfuri (born 1974), Bećir Zuljfuri (born 1985), Kasandra Zuljfuri (1996) and Maksum Zuljfuri (born 1977), 28 April 1999

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Photo 13 The body of pregnant Djulja Zuljfuri (born 1974) being removed from the ruins at No. 66 Podrimska Street in Prizren, 28 April 1999

Photo 14 The legs of the child Kasandra Zuljfuri covered by the rubble of the house at No. 66 Podrimska Street in Prizren, 28 April 1999

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Photo 15 Demolished houses at Nos. 31 and 33 Podrimska Street, owned by Masar Gaši and Ramadan Gaši - Prizren, 28 April 1999

Photo 16 Destroyed houses at Nos. 68 and 70 Podrimska Street, owned by Murat Čavalari and Ahmet Korlaki - Prizren, 28 April 1999

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Photo 17 Bombed village of Jablanica - Prizren, 1 May 1999. Two people were killed and 16 were seriously injured. Twenty or so houses have been totally destroyed and about 50 houses owned mostly by members of Muslim nationality have been damaged

Photo 18 Razed houses of the Murati family from the village of Jablanica, in which Ahmet Murati (born 1911) and Azemina Murati (born 1961) were killed, 1 May 1999

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Photo 19 Removal of Ahmet Murati's body from the ruins of his house in the village of Jablanica - Prizren

Photo 20 Damaged mosque in the village of Jablanica - Prizren, 1 May 1999

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Photo 21 Bombed suburb of Kule - Prizren, in which 7 people were killed and another 15, mostly of Albanian nationality, were injured. About 50 houses were demolished or damaged, 1 May 1999

Photo 22 Point of missile impact on Alji Tarambaba Street in Prizren, 1 May 1999

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Photo 23 Totally demolished 4 houses of the Beriša family. Four members of the Beriša family were killed and 7 seriously injured

Photo 24 Members of the Army, police and civil defense pulling out injured members of the Beriša family from the ruins

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Photo 25 An injured woman being rescued from the ruins of Meta Beriša's house -Prizren, 1 May 1999

Photo 26 Killed child found in one of the demolished houses in Kula - Prizren, 1 May 1999

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Photo 27 The body of an unidentified person killed by shrapnel during the bombing of the suburb of Kula - Prizren, 1 May 1999

Photo 28 Bombed "Šar proizvodi" Ltd Medicinal Herbs Factory in Dragaš -Prizren, 2 May 1999

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Gošići near Podgorica (photos 29-33)

Photo 29 The effects of a NATO warplane bomb in the village of Gošići near the airfield Golubovci - Podgorica, 28 April 1999

Photo 30 Unexploded part of a NATO cluster bomb dropped in the village of Gošići near the airfield Golubovci - Podgorica, 28 April 1999

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Photo 31 The effects of a NATO cluster bomb dropped in the village of Gošići near the airfield Golubovci - Podgorica, 28 April 1999

Photo 32 The effects of a NATO cluster bomb dropped in the village of Gošići near the airfield Golubovci - Podgorica, 28 April 1999

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Photo 33 NATO cluster bomb found in the village of Gošići near the airfield Golubovci - Podgorica, 28 April 1999

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Subotica UNIT FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY WAR DEVASTATION - CIVIL DEFENSE DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS SUBOTICA SUBOTICA 27 April 1999

LIST OF PERSONS-OWNERS OR USERS OF DAMAGED FACILITIES

No. N a m e of Street House No.

N a m e and Surname Est imated Value in Din.

1 Radn ti Mikloš 1/2 Snežana Djukić 415.34 2 Radn ti Mikloš 1/3 Snežana Djukić 769.35 3 Radn ti Mikloš 1A/4 Velimir Bajagić 1,434.94 4 Radn ti Mikloš 1/5 Vilmoš Čanak 200.75 5 Radn ti Mikloš 1/7 Katica Vuković 200.75 6 Radn ti Mikloš 1/8 Djord je Pohuka 200.75 7 Radn ti Mikloš 3 Petar Djuričin 196.71 8 Radn ti Mikloš 11 Eva Boldižar, Tibor and Ištvan Tot 3,779.23 9 Radn ti Mikloš 13 Lajčo Belak 613.45 10 Radn ti Mikloš 15 Josip Budanović 218.17 11 Radn ti Mikloš 17 Ana Mesaroš 803.88 12 Radn ti Mikloš 21 Jelisaveta Vlašić 1,393.50 13 Radn ti Mikloš 22 Antal Kečkeš 86.94 14 Radn ti Mikloš 23 Karolj A b r a h a m 2,236.89 15 Radn ti Mikloš 25 Stevan Torma 421,32 16 Radn ti Mikloš 27 Gojko Uzelac 1,323.62 17 Radn ti Mikloš 30 Karolj Petrik 387.92 18 Radn ti Mikloš 33 Nikola Pilipović 81.60 19 Radn ti Mikloš 41 Antun Cinkler 121.00 20 Radn ti Mikloš 42 Milivoje Maksimović 2,197.44 21 Radn ti Mikloš 45 Aleksandar Ivović 508.20 22 Radn ti Mikloš 59 Nedel jko Katić 2,346.00 23 Radn ti Mikloš 61 Blagoje Lalatović 296.40 24 XVI Divizije 70 Tibor Kukli 10,748.61 25 XVI Divizije 72 Ilija Šec 7,762.23 26 XVI Divizije 74 Lajčo Nimčević 10,816.33 27 XVI Divizije 76 Rade Drča 7.847.83 28 XVI Divizije 78 Ivan Kubatović 9,637.22 29 X V I Divizije 80 Etelka Palatinus 2,953.67 30 XVI Divizije 82 Ljiljana Dukić 3,286.38 31 XVI Divizije 84 Julija Eri 4,366.57 32 XVI Divizije 88 Tibor Bajus 2,316.62 33 XVI Divizije 92 Sofija Čanji 168.60 34 XVI Divizije 96 Ivlijo Brešćanski 226.83 35 XVI Divizije 98 Andraš Sarapka 227.32 36 XVI Divizije 102 Tibor Hanak 218.53 37 XVI Divizije 111 Laslo Horvat 94.99

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X V I Divizije 113 XVI Divizije 115 X V I Divizije 117 X V I Divizije 119 X V I Divizije 121 X V I Divizije 123 X V I Divizije 125 X V I Divizije 127 X V I Divizije 129 X V I Divizije 133 X V I Divizije 135 X V I Divizije 137 X V I Divizije 137 X V I Divizije 149 X V I Divizije 153 X V I Divizije 155 Istočni vinogradi 3 Istočni vinogradi 3A Turzo La još 22 Turzo Lajoš 24 Turzo Lajoš 26 Turzo Lajoš 28 Turzo La još 30 Turzo La još 32 Turzo La još 34 Turzo La još 36 Turzo La još 38 Turzo La još 40 Turzo Lajoš 45 Turzo Lajoš 45/6 Turzo Lajoš 47 Turzo La još 47/2 Turzo La još 48 Turzo La još 49 Turzo La još 49/2 Turzo La još 51 Turzo La još 53 Turzo La još 53/2 Turzo Lajoš 54 Turzo Lajoš 55 Turzo Lajoš 55/2 Turzo La još 56 Turzo La još 58 Turzo La još 68 Turzo Lajoš 70 Turzo Lajoš 74 Turzo La još 76 Bela Bar tok 20

Laslo Lak A n d r a š Hadad i Jožef Fehc r Dcz idc r M a r t o n Ljubica Djordjević Miha j lo Mesaroš Ati la G a r a b a E r n e and I lona Pe te r Margi t Dulić Klara Ja ramazović Zo l t an Tot Jožef Cik Mi lorad Stojančić J anoš Mar t in Nede l jko Maravić Vince Saulić S t j epan Kuić A leksanda r D e n č Mar i j a T u m b a š Mar i j a Ivković Jelisaveta Molna r Ištvan Kiš T o r m a Ištvan H a j d u A leksanda r Vlaović A n t u n Mihaljević Jovan Gaj in Ivlate Ljol je Krista Horva t

Building - par t of common premises R u ž a Mitrović Building - par t of common premises I lona Besedeš Zo l tan Dregei Building - par t of c o m m o n premises Covilo Building - par t of c o m m o n premises Building - par t of c o m m o n premises Mile Radoča i A r a n k a Ken je reš Building - par t of common premises Ljubinka Suturović Jovan Katanski Boško Damjanov ić Bela M e n t u š Dušan Koračak Jakov Bošnjak P e r o Kovačić Grgo Bukvić

2,057.30 263.99 803.44

5,168.71 4,212.99

344.65 1,797.71 2,984.30 1,825.46

719.95 264.00

2.291.20 2,198.06 1,237.62

234.66 341.63 237.59 132.11 152.29

5.871.21 1,738.53 2,031.17 1,390.32

990.71 868.08 503.70

34.91 79.20

431.18 445.85 651.17 337.32 227.03 164.26 381.31 225.86 261.05 220.14

79.20 199.46 269.55 708.29 116.43

69.37 0.00

280.73 79.20

427.95

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44 Building - part of common premises 140.79 46 Building - part of common premises 233.72 81 Milan Belančić 1,923.03 83 Radmila Kiš 4,543.33 85 Dusanka Rapa ić 4,239.98 87 Krista Omirović 9,916.90 89 Silvester Pleti 7,490.74 91 Ferenc Mesaroš 10,655.49 95 Josip Perle 5,639.00 10 Danilo Bedić 91.25 16 Andri ja Vereš 279.36 25 Ištvan lies 398.66 27 Mišo Poljak 223.37 49 Branko Stoparić 1,024.00 54 Jožef Čikoš 344.77 56 Jožef Bartuš 190.58 59 Imre Feher 701.03 67 E n d r e Onodi 525.75

1 Rober t Slavnić 11,057.64 2 Geza Tamaši 1,132.89 3 Mihajlo Vugdragović 545.12 5 Ivan Sokolović 1,265.95 6 Stevan Sekereš 450.00 9 Kata Prčić 682.70

10 Bela Temunović 715.32 21 Ivan Nimčević 192.31 15 Petar Rapić 1,634.27 27 Ferenc Miler 1,589.71 39 Blagoje Tasić 145.24 43 Petar Behtler 86.87 45 Savo Stamboli ja 126.58

3 Ferenc Šurijan 1,135.48 6 Andras Sagi 205.32

13 Sandor Koso 187.72 1 Djula Vaš 1,097.14 6 Tomislav Bašić-Palković 450.25

13 Atila Kovač 211.20 35 Lajoš Banči 246.39

2 Vlado Djordjioski 1,701.60 5 Joso Pletikosić 266.60

12 Jene Sandor 376.49 14 Gabrijela Redler 264.00 24 J o z e f S e r e š 211.19 28 Sladjana Grčki 414.03 30 Slobodan Šujica 633.57

1 Milan Končar 1,029.57 2 Slavko Bakić 2,538.18 3 Sava Tatalović 3,292.91

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J a s m i n o v a 6 S tevo Ber i 820.36 J a s m i n o v a 7 Nel i D ju la i 1,106.80 J a s m i n o v a 8 Ati la Bešn j i 1,390.94 J a s m i n o v a 10 M i r j a n a Ko led in 168.66 J a s m i n o v a 11 D j u l a G r e g u š 229.20 J a s m i n o v a 12 M i l o r a d M a r a v i ć 784.00 J a s m i n o v a 14 Las lo V a l k a n j a č k i 241.19 J a s m i n o v a 16 Iš tvan a n d Joli C o n k a 3,235.20 J a s m i n o v a 17 D j u l a Fe ld i 740.63 J a s m i n o v a 25 S l o b o d a n Ba l aban 151.15 J a s m i n o v a 29 F e r e n c Sabo 149.60 T o p č i d e r s k a 13 P e t a r V e r 328.81 T o p č i d e r s k a 15 Z o r a n R a j a k 158.40 O t v o r e n a 13 Slavko D a r a b o š 1,988.66 O t v o r e n a 14 N iko l a R e m e š 1,112.39 O t v o r e n a 16 Ivan M a č k o v i ć 886.26 O t v o r e n a 18 Jovan Mirosavl jev ić 1,487.53 O t v o r e n a 19 E r ž e b e t T a r i č 384.03 O t v o r e n a 22 L a j č o K u j u n d ž i ć 11,095.79 O t v o r e n a 25 Iš tvan Kasaš 2,313.45 O t v o r e n a 27 M a r j a n M i h a n o v i ć 840.80 O t v o r e n a 38 Mi ros lav Pe rč ić 551.20 O t v o r e n a 45 Z o r k o P a d e ž a n i n 348.78 O t v o r e n a 46 I r en D e a k 1,948.43 O t v o r e n a 48 L a j č o Bašić Pa lković 313.49 O t v o r e n a 49 A n a R u s k i 154.43 Srednja 35 N a n d o r S a b a d o š 330.00 S r e d n j a 51 Z l a t o j e Be lanč ić 200.75 F e r e n c I b o j a 14 Olga S tan t i ć 3,280.82 F e r e n c I b o j a 19 A n k a P a p 4,938.47 F e r e n c I b o j a 26 J o s i p Sabo 1,137.44 F e r e n c I b o j a 28 Zivka D e m e 5,487.41 F e r e n c I b o j a 29 M a r g i t Čuzd i 1,659.78 F e r e n c Ibo ja 30 Gize la N e m e t 9,226.70 F e r e n c I b o j a 31 Eva V o j n i ć K o r t m i š 2,338.45 F e r e n c I b o j a 32 Jožef N e m e d i 17,049.95 F e r e n c I b o j a 33 V a n k a Ga l 12,737.98 F e r e n c I b o j a 34 Elvira G u b i č a k 15,381.16 F e r e n c I b o j a 35 Iš tvan Ju r i ć 13,783.39 F e r e n c I b o j a 36 Si lvester Gal ik 51,957.89 F e r e n c I b o j a 37 D j u l a G e b l e š 68,970.95 F e r e n c I b o j a 38 S tevan M a r k i 30,562.36 F e r e n c I b o j a 39 M i h a l j Re t fa lv i 840,000.00 F e r e n c I b o j a 40 Kr i s ta Kiral j 59,663.76 F e r e n c I b o j a 41 Š t ipan D e r n e k 840,000.00 F e r e n c I b o j a 4 2 Pav le Kira l j 14,553.05 F e r e n c I b o j a 43 J a n o š L e r i n c 23,600.72 F e r e n c I b o j a 44 D i j a n a Babičković 9,643.79

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182 Ferenci Iboja 44 Josip Starek 9,006.79 183 Ferenci Iboja 45 Tomislav Brančić 14,202.71 184 Ferenci Iboja 47 Geza Kopilović 8,655.44 185 Ferenci Iboja 49 P red rag Mirosavljević 2,476.94 186 Edvarda Rusi jana 2 Aleksanda r Burnać 229.11 187 Edvarda Rusi jana . 9 R a d o j k a Coka 429.42 188 Palićka 8 Te reza J anko 211.83 189 Banjalučka 2 I ldiko Novak 35.49 190 Mali Radanovac 30 Jožef F o d o r 140.80 191 Ljube Sercera 62 Mi lenko Mileusnić 510.35 192 Ljube Sercera 77 Magdo lna Sakač 505.12 193 Virag Balaz 7 Rados lav Kovačević 5,329.20 194 Dunavska 2 La još Djap ja š 986.66 195 Djevdjel i jska 1 Julija F la j šman 92.40 196 Djevdjel i jska 2 R o b e r t Alniaši and Eva Molna r 39.60 197 Djevdjel i jska 4 Jožef N e m e d i 518.02 198 Djevdjel i jska 4 Elvira Fa rkaš 1,282.75 199 Djevdjel i jska 5 Miha j lo Tonković 128.18 200 Djevdjel i jska 6 I lona Fa rkaš 207.67 201 Djevdjel i jska 8 Stevan Mesa roš 142.91 202 Djevdjeli jska 9 D j e r e d j Bošnjak 756.56 203 Djevdjel i jska 10 Stevo Grešak 76.03 204 Djevdjel i jska 11 F e r e n c Varga 1,550.62 205 Djevdjel i jska 14 Olga Pejić 405.60 206 Djedjel i jska 19 Zvonko Bundić 36.67 207 Djevdjeli jska 21 Janoš Baran ja i 722.93 208 Djevdjel i jska 23 Pe ta r Kolović 1,750.71 209 Djevdjel i jska 25 Judi t Šuto 689.85 210 Djevdjel i jska 29 A r p a d M a k 1,802.82 211 Djevdjel i jska 31 Mar i j a Teslić 1,457.80 212 Djevdjel i jska 33 I m r e Kasaš 1,286.00 213 Vuka Manduš ića 53 Z o r a n Os t rogonac 401.87 214 Vuka Manduš ića 53 Josip Os t rogonac 381.01 215 Samoborska 42 Pal Pe t e r 857.37 216 Put M.Pi jade 90 Publ ic En te rp r i se „Ai i rometa l" 9,773.19 217 Dunavska 4 Publ ic En te rp r i se „ V e t f a r m " 8,037.26

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Belgrade (photos34-36)

Photo 34 Demolished family house, 57 Maksima Gorkog Street, Belgrade, hit by a missile. The restaurant "Zlatni ovan" and a number of surrounding flats were destroyed, 30 April 1999

Photo 35 View of the demolished facilities from the opposite side

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Kri. 593/99

ON-SITE INVESTIGATION MEMO

made following the bombing by N A T O warplanes and the explosion of two missiles on locations on Maksim Gorki - Vardarska Streets and on Maruliceva Street in Belgrade

The following persons were present during the on-site investigation:

In the capacity as the investigative judge of the District Court in Belgrade on duty, I received a call f rom the duty officer of the Secretariat of Internal Affairs on 30 April 1999, at 8.45 a.m., to be present at the investigation on the above indicated two locations in the wake of the bombing by N A T O warplanes which took place in the early morning hours of that day.

I arrived at the scene at 9.10 a.m., accompanied by Deputy District Public Prosecutor Dragan Lopušina . The location was secured by the members of the team on duty from the Secretariat of Internal Affa i rs - Belgrade. The members of the team on duty were already carrying out the necessary measurements and taking photographs according to instructions of Second Lieutenant Dragoslav Stevanovic, Belgrade Secretariat of Internal Affairs .

I found out that the event had taken place at 2.30 a.m. that same day; that two missiles had exploded; that one had hit the house at 57 Maksim Gorki Street, as well as the nearby house at the corner of Maksim Gorki and Vardarska Streets, where the restaurant „Zlatni ovan" was located. Also, that the flats of Borivoje Filipović, Svetlana Djerić, Marija Arnautović, Pe tar Stabić, Milica Miljković and Zoran Kuzmanović at 57 Maksim Gorki Street were demolished; that the houses at 12 Grahovska Street owned by Borka Mišić and No. 14 owned by Mila Djurić, and flat No . l at 55 Maksim Gorki Street owned by Danica Milosavljevic were partly damaged. Fur thermore , I learned that the other missile struck the roadway and exploded at the corner of Vardarska and Maruliceva Streets. I also noticed that there was a crater about 3 m deep with a diameter of about 3 m. There was agitated water in the middle of the crater, obviously due to the damaged water supply pipes. T h e house of Djord je Djurić at 12 Vardarska Street and his two cars, a "Yugo" passenger car and a "Kombi" van were completely destroyed. Other cars in the surrounding area were also damaged. On the roadway near the crater there are two large bumps caused by the impact of the missile making the roadway unusable for traffic. Far ther on, on the same side where the razed "Zlatni ovan" restaurant and the destroyed house on Vardarska Street were located, the concrete support fence, about 60 cm high and about 20 m long, has been completely separated by about half a meter from the grass-covered yard, mostly in the middle part .

Investigative Judge Branislav Todić

Second Lt Dragoslav Stevanović Ministry of the Interior of Serbia Belgrade Secretariat

Deputy District Public Prosecutor Forensic Technician Belgrade Dragan Lopušina

Staff Sergeant Zoran M. Popović

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Also, I noticed that t he re a re part ial longitudinal cracks in the asphalt roadway in all the streets sur rounding the scene of the event, as well as that the ke rbs tone is separa ted f rom the roadway at a dis tance of abou t 10 cm.

T h e impact of the missiles did not cause fire. T h e r e was a lot of dust, not in the air, but on objects, while the des t royed family houses r e fe r red to above a re shapeless, „minced". The privately-owned "Bogdanović" Car Repa i r Service facilities owned by Zoran Bogdanovic, located at 55 Maksim Gorki Street Street , have been damaged . In the Car Service yard, due to the caving in of the shed m a d e up of thick scaffold metal tubes, two passenger cars, a "Skoda Favor i t" and a " R e n a u l t 4", have been damaged .

Extensive material d a m a g e has been inflicted but it is not possible to make an est imate for the t ime being.

The eye-witnesses present at the investigation said that one missile hit the house at 57 Maksim Gorki Street and the o the r hit the roadway at the corner of Varda r ska and Marulićeva Streets.

A "Yugo 55" passenger car, license pla te No. BG-936-460, pa rked in f ron t of the house at 57 Maksim Gorki Street , has been damaged beyond repair because a house wall fell on it. Besides, as a consequence of the explosion of the missile which hit the roadway, the house at 12 Vardarska Street , a small g round- f loor family house, has been totally demolished. Many houses in the immedia te vicinity have been partly damaged . T h e chimney in the att ic of the house at 71 In te rnac iona ln ih br igada Street caved in. T h e building at 57 Maksim Gorki Street is a large one .

I have been in formed by a police inspector at the scene that the following persons have been injured: Živka Jovanović, born in 1957, sustained ser ious injuries; Sofija Jovanović, born in 1976, suf fe red ser ious bodily injuries th rea ten ing her life; De jan Filipovic, born in 1973, suf fe red minor bodily injuries; D j o r d j e Djurić , born in 1972, sustained ser ious bodily injuries.

The above informat ion was fu rn i shed by Capt . Blagoje Peruničić, Service on Duty, Secretariat of In ternal Affairs , Belgrade . T h e scene of the event has been pho tog raphed and sketches have been made .

Forens ic technician Z o r a n Popović inspected the scene. I o rde red that , in case of a fatal ou tcome, the autopsy of the bodies of the seriously

injured persons be p e r f o r m e d at the Inst i tute of Forens ic Medicine . I wish to no te that b e f o r e the drawing up of this on-site investigation m e m o I

learned that Sofi ja Jovanović, born in 1976, who had susta ined ser ious bodily injuries threa tening her life, died on 2 May 1999; also that the autopsy of her body was p e r f o r m e d on 4 May 1999 at the Inst i tute of Forens ic Medic ine . T h e autopsy was p e r f o r m e d by Prof . Dušan Dunj ić , M D ; the s ignature of the protocol is S.No.362/99 bu t the protocol will be submit ted subsequent ly since i t has not been p r e p a r e d yet.

T h e repor ts of the Secretar ia t of In ternal Affa i r s - Service on Duty, Belgrade, including the on-site Investigation M e m o compi led by Second L ieu tenan t Radoslav Stevanović, the R e p o r t on Forensic-Technical Inspect ion of the scene of the event drawn up by forensic technician Zoran Popović and the repor t da ted 30 April 1999 relat ing to the injured persons, drawn up by Capt . Blagoje Peruničić, const i tute an integral part of this M e m o .

The pho to -documenta t ion will be submi t ted subsequent ly .

Belgrade, 11 May 1999 Investigative Judge (sgd) Branislav Todić

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Republic of Serbia M I N I S T R Y O F T H E I N T E R I O R S E C R E T A R I A T O F I N T E R N A L A F F A I R S I N B E L G R A D E Criminal Investigation D e p a r t m e n t Investigation and Opera t ions Division

30 April 1999 B E L G R A D E

REPORT

On 30 April 1999, a round 2.30 a.m., during the aerial bombardment by N A T O warplanes, two missiles exploded, one of which hit the house at 57 Maksim Gorki Street and totally demolished it. The house next to it was also completely destroyed. The restaurant "Zlatni ovan" located at the corner of Maksim Gorki and Vardarska Streets, owned by Dragan Djordjević, resident address 2 Avalska Street, was also destroyed. The house next to the said res taurant included a number of flats which have been totally demolished: 57 Maksim Gorki Street, flat No. 3 owned by Borivoje Filipović; flat No. 4 owned by Svetlana Djerić; flat No. 7 owned by Mari ja Arnautović; flat No. 6 owned by Petar Stabić; flat No. 5 owned by Milica Miljković; flat No. 2 owned by Zoran Kuzmanović. T h e house at No. 12 Grahovska Street, owned by Borka Mišić, No. 14 Grahovska Street, owned by Mila Djurić, have been partly damaged, as well as flat No. 1, 55 Maksim Gorki Street, owned by Danica Milosavljević. The other missile hit the roadway at the corner of Vardarska and Marulićeva Street and exploded, creating a deep crater with a large d iameter and damaging underground water supply pipes and electric wiring. D u e to the impact the house of Djord je Curić at 12 Vardarska Street was razed and his two cars, a "Yugo" passenger car and a van, have been destroyed. Djordje and his wife Dragana were injured and taken to hospital for medical assistance. The house at No. 14 Vardarska Street has been damaged to a greater or lesser extent, namely: flat No. 4 owned by R a d o j e Jevtović, as well as his "Yugo" passenger car parked outside; flat No. 3 owned by Nevenka Banković; flat No. 2 owned by Ža rko Radić. The house of Vladeta Pavlović at 16 Vardarska Street, including his "Fiat U n o " passenger car, has also been damaged, as well as the house at 18 Vardarska Street, owned by Nevena Milanović; the house at 18-A owned by Gordana Aćimović; the house at 13 Vardarska Street owned by Mirjana Pavlović; the house at 13 Vardarska Street owned by Milan Perišić; the house at 15 Vardarska Street, owned by Milan Demirović, where a "Yugo Florida" passenger car owned by Stevan Brzak f rom Novi Sad, 8 Sterijina Street, has also been damaged; the house at 17 Vardarska Street owned by Mihaj lo Grozdanović; the house at 10 Vardarska Street owned by Mari ja Mitrović; the house at 7 Vardarska Street owned by Ibrahim Misini, where his wife Živka Jovanović and daughter Sofija were injured, both of whom received medical help at the Emergency Medical Center; flat at 7 Vardarska Street owned by Dragoslava Cvejić; flat at 7 Vardarska Street owned by Branislav Tufegdžić; flat at 7 Vardarska Street owned by Refik Mehmedi ; flat at 7 Vardarska Street owned by Dragan Curčić; the house at 9 Vardarska Street owned by Violeta Ivković, which includes the printing firm "Todra" owned by Dragoslav Todorov; the house at 116 Sumatovačka Street, flat No. 1, owned by Zoran Belencan; flat No. 2 owned by Milica Slavnić; flat No. 3 owned by Sandra Petrović, including flat No. 5 owned by the same person; flat No. 4 owned by Valent ina Damjanović; the house at 73 Sumatovačka Street, owned by Mihajlo

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Timotijević, where his son 's car has also been damaged ; the houses at Nos. 1 and 1-A Grahovska Street owned by G o r d a n a Vlahović; the house at 75 Sumatovačka Street , f lat No. 4, owned by Slavoljub Zlatković; flat No . 3 owned by Radovan Milutinović; flat No. 2 owned by D ju ro Vasić; the house at 20 Va rda r ska Street , owned by De jan Masliković; the house at 3 Marul ićeva Street , flat No . 2, owned by Siniša Stojanović, where a " D a e w u " passenger car owned by P red rag Stojanović residing at the s ame address has also been damaged , as well as a "Yugo 55" passenger car owned by D a r k o Curić, res ident address 3 Marulićeva Street , flat No . 5; the house at 71 In te rnac iona ln ih br igada Street , flat No. 3 owned by Olga Stanojević, where the chimney caved in; at 55 Maks im Gorki Street , "Bogdanović" Car Repa i r Service facilities, owned by Z o r a n and M a r a Bogdanovic, residing at the same address , have been damaged ; in the backyard a "Skoda Favori t" passenger car and a " R e n a u l t 4" have been d a m a g e d . At 57 Maksim Gorki Street , f lat No. 3, De jan Filipović was in jured. He was ex tended medical help at the Emergency Medical Cen te r in Belgrade. At 7 Va rda r ska Street , Dragoslava Pejić suf fe red minor bodily injuries; she received medical help at the local Ou tpa t i en t Clinic and was sent h o m e af terwards .

T h e scene of the event has been visited by U P P P fire-f ighting teams, specialized teams of the Secretar ia t of In terna l Affai rs , KD team, t eams of "Elektrodis t r ibuci ja" Electricity Company, " V o d o v o d " W a t e r Supply and Sewerage Company , and by the Belgrade District Cour t investigative judge on duty, Branislav Todić, and by Depu ty District Public Prosecutor Dragan Lopuš ina .

T h e amoun t of material d a m a g e has not been establ ished as yet bu t the d a m a g e is extensive.

Almost all owners of the above-ment ioned houses and m e m b e r s of their households were present on the locations. They s ta ted that two missiles exploded in the early morning hours, at about 2.30 a.m. O n e of the missiles struck the house at 57 Maksim Gorki Street, while the o the r hit the asphal t roadway at the co rne r of Vardar ska and Marulićeva Streets. They " ru shed" to help t he a f fec ted neighbors , who were taken to hospital to be extended medical assistance.

Forens ic technician Z o r a n Popović inspected the scene of the event .

Encl.: On-Si te (sgci) Rados lav Stevanović Investigation M e m o Second Lieu tenan t

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ON-SITE INVESTIGATION MEMO

compiled on behalf of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia, Secretariat of Internal Affairs of Belgrade, on the basis of Article 154, paragraph 2, in connection with Article 238 of the Law on Criminal Procedure

Belgrade, 57 Maksim Gorki Street and corner of Maruliceva and Vardarska Streets ( loca t ion of inves t iga t ion)

Date: 30 April 1999

Investigation is conducted by the authorized official

Radoslav Stevanović

( N a m e a n d S u r n a m e ) Investigation is under taken with the participation of expert(s)

Forensic technician Zoran Popovic ( N a m e and S u r n a m e )

Recording clerk ( N a m e a n d S u r n a m e )

Before the start of the investigation the following has been established: The scene of the event has been visited on the basis of information that two missiles

exploded ( d e s c r i p t i o n o f e v e n t )

Date: 30 April 1999, at 2.30 a.m.

Present at the investigation: Owners of houses

The investigation s tar ted at 7.20 a.m. On the basis of the investigation at the scene of the event it has been established

that it is located in Belgrade, at the above ment ioned address; that one of the two missiles hit the house at 57 Maksim Gorki Street and exploded; that, as a result, the house has been totally demolished. The nearby houses have also been partly damaged. In the yard of the house at 59 Maksim Gorki Street, two damaged passenger cars, a "Škoda Favorit", license plate No. BG-514-03 and a "Renau l t 4", license plate No. BG-150-231, have been found because a shed caved in and hit them. A "Yugo 55" passenger car, license plate No. BG-936-460, has been found in front of the house at 57 Maksim Gorki Street. The car is almost completely ruined because a part of a wall of the completely demolished house at 57 Maksim Gorki Street fell on it. The house at 57 Maksim Gorki Street has been totally demolished. Some houses have been considerably damaged while others sustained only minor damage, both outside and inside, namely, the houses at 59 Maksim Gorki Street, 12 Grahovska Street, 14 Grahovska Street, 55 Maksim Gorki Street.

The o ther missile hit the roadway at the corner of Vardarska and Maruliceva Streets and exploded. There is a large, several meters deep crater as a consequence. Also, water

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supply pipes, sewerage pipes, as well as electricity wiring have been badly damaged . Because of the explosion the g round- f loor house and the yard sur rounding it, at the address 12 Vardarska Street , a total sur face of about 50 sq. m, has been completely destroyed. Two damaged cars have been found in f ron t of the house , a " Yugo" passenger car, license plate No. BG-354-207 and a van, license pla te No. BG-264-316. The house at 14 Vardarska Street , consisting of th ree small f lats has been damaged . A d a m a g e d "Yugo 55" passenger car, license plate No. BG-905-704, has been found in f ront of the house. The walls and floors of the house at 16 Varda r ska Street , a total sur face of 120 sq. m, have been damaged . A d a m a g e d "Fiat U n o " , license pla te No. BG-479-950, has been found parked outside. T h e chimney of a small house at 18 Varda r ska Street has been damaged and the ceiling in the ki tchen caved in. T h e r e a re cracks in the walls and the ceiling of the house at 13 Varda r ska Street . Similar cracks have been not iced in the house at 15 Vardarska Street . A d a m a g e d "Yugo Flor ida" , license pla te No. KO-35-11 has been found in f ron t of the house . At 17 Varda r ska Street , the u p p e r par ts of the relatively small house have been damaged , as well as the fence facing the s treet . T h e roof of the house at 10 Vardarska Street , not very spat ious ei ther , has been damaged . T h e ceiling, the walls and the fence facing the street , as well as a small garage in the yard, have also been damaged to some extent . In the house at 7 Varda r ska Street , which consists of a number of smaller f lats, windows and doors have been damaged . A n u m b e r of metal pieces of irregular shape have been f o u n d . T h e r e a re cracks in the ceilings and the walls of the houses at 9 Vardarska Street and 116 Šumatovačka Street . At 73 Šumatovačka Street the facade and the chimney, as well as a car, license plate No. Bg-160-145 parked in f ront of the house, have been damaged . Minor damage , similar to that described above, has been not iced at Nos. 1 and 1-A Grahovska Street , 75 Šumatovačka Street , 20 Vardarska Street , 3 Marulićeva Street . In f ron t of the house at 3 Marul ićeva Street , a parked damaged "Yugo 55", license plate No. BG—160-124, has been noticed. T h e chimney of flat No. 3 of the house at 71 In te rnac iona ln ih br igada Street , caved in. Roof tiles and the ceiling of the same house have also been d a m a g e d .

The surface of the house at 57 Maksim Gork i Street is about 200 sq. m.

Detai ls of (lie locat ion of tile s cene of event ; de ta i l ed desc r ip t ion of t h e s i tua t ion at t he scene; deta i led descr ip t ion of c lues (if any); fo rens ic m e t h o d s appl ied in fixing the t races ; ob jec t s t aken possess ion of t emporar i ly ; ske tches m a d e and p h o t o g r a p h s of t he s cene t aken , inc luding full n a m e of technic ian; de ta i l s of fac ts based on s t a t e m e n t s by individuals , conc lus ions of a u t h o r i z e d officials (on vers ions , m o v e m e n t of t he p e r p e t r a t o r , etc.

(sgd) Second Lt Radoslav Stevanović

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Republ ic of Serbia M I N I S T R Y O F T H E I N T E R I O R Belgrade Secre tar ia t Entry No. (KU, D) K.T. entry No. 100 1776/ 99

O U P C o d e Ent ry No. Y e a r

Date : 30 April 1999

R E P O R T O N F O R E N S I C A N D T E C H N I C A L O N - S I T E I N S P E C T I O N

1. Type of act or event : Pho tog raph ing of d a m a g e caused by N A T O bombing 2. Place and da te : Belgrade, Maks im Gorki Street , Nos. 57, 59; Vardar ska Street ,

Nos . 7,9,13,15,17 and 10,12,14,16,18,20; Sumatovačka Street , Nos . 75,116; Grahovska Street , Nos. 1, 1-A; No. 3 Maruliceva Street ; No.71 In te rnac iona ln ih br igada Street 30 Apri l 1999

3. Involved: in jured par t ies : D r a g a n Djordjević , Zo ran and M a r a Bogdanović, Borivoje Filipović, Svetlana Djerić , Mar i ja Arnautović , Pe ta r Stabić, Milica Miljković, Borka Mišić, Mile Djur ić , Z o r a n Kuzmanović , Danica Milosavljević, D jo rd j e Djurić, R a d o j e Jevtović, Nevenka Banković, Ž a r k o Radić, Vlade ta Pavlović, Nevenka Milanović, G o r d a n a Aćimović, M i r j a n a Pavlović, Milan Perišić, Milan Demirović, Mihaj lo Grozdanović , Mar i j a Mitrović, Ib rah im Misini, Dragoslava Cvejić, Branislav Tufegdžić, Refik M e h m e d i , D r a g a n Ćurčić, Mileta Ivković, Dragoslav Todorović, Z o r a n Belencan, Milica Slavnić, Sandra Petrović, Va len t ina Damjanović , Mihaj lo Timotijević, G o r d a n a Vlahović, Siavoljub Zlatković, Radovan Milutinović, D ju ra Vasić, De jan Masliković, Siniša Stojanović and Olga Stanojević.

4. M e t h o d : Descr ibed in the repor t 5 . P e r f o r m e d forens ic and technical procedures : Forens ic and technical inspection

and pho tog raph ing of the location 6. Clues and objects f ound : a / T r a c e s of papil lary lines (place of discovery, developing and fixing methods) Traces of papil lary lines have not been looked for. b/ O t h e r clues and objects f o u n d on the location (type of clues, place of discovery

and me thod of fixing) and r emarks of relevance for fu r the r t r ea tmen t of clues On the basis of the forensic- technical inspection of the location, in the yard at 7

Vardarska Street , whe re in jured Živka Jovanović and Sofija Jovanović have been found , a red-coloured t race resembl ing b lood has been noticed; i t has been taken f rom the scene using physiological solut ion and fil ter paper . Several f r agments of missiles found on the location at 12 Va rda r ska St ree t have been taken and will be sent to the Forensic and Technical D e p a r t m e n t , Secre tar ia t of In ternal Affa i rs - Belgrade.

T h e location has been p h o t o g r a p h e d as found .

E n d . : p h o t o - d o c u m e n t a t i o n Forens ic Technician Staff Sergeant

(sgd) Zo ran M. Popović

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Republic of Serbia M I N I S T R Y O F T H E I N T E R I O R Belgrade Secretar iat Criminal Investigations D e p a r t m e n t VIII Division No. 30 April 1999 Belgrade

R E P O R T

On 30 April 1999, a r o u n d 3.30 a.m., the following persons were brought to the Emergency Medical Cen te r to be extended medical assistance:

Živka J O V A N O V I Ć , born in 1957, res ident address in Belgrade, 7 Vardarska Street, no o the r personal da ta a re available;

Sofija J O V A N O V I Ć , born in 1976, res ident address in Belgrade, 7 Vardarska Street, no o the r personal da ta a re available;

Dejan F I L I P O V I Ć , born in 1973, resident address in Belgrade, 57 Maksim Gorki Street, no o the r personal da ta a re available;

D jo rd je D J U R I Ć , born in 1972, resident address in Belgrade, 57 Maksim Gorki Street, no o the r da ta are available.

T h e above persons susta ined bodily injuries a t their h o m e s a t the above indicated addresses earl ier that day as a consequence of bombing by N A T O warplanes .

The above-ment ioned in jured persons received medical help a t the Emergency Medical Center . The physicians on duty established the following injuries:

The physician on duty, Dr Bešlić, establ ished that the left lower and uppe r leg of Živka J O V A N O V I Ć was hit by a piece of shrapnel , and qual i f ied it as a ser ious bodily injury. She was re ta ined in hospital , in intensive care uni t B. T h e o the r physician on duty, Dr Zeković, established that Sofi ja J O V A N O V I Ć susta ined grave bodily injury -bleeding of ma jo r blood vessels and injury in the region of the a b d o m e n , th rea ten ing her life. Regard ing De jan F I L I P O V I Ć , the physician on duty, Dr Lešić, establ ished minor bodily injuries - a scratch on the right lower leg and kept him in the o r thopaed ic ward. The physician on duty, Dr Zečević, establ ished ser ious bodily injuries of D jo rd j e D J U R I Ć and re ta ined him in the intensive care unit B.

It has not been possible to conduct interview with the in jured persons re ta ined in the Emergency Medical Cen te r d u e to their condi t ion.

Upon the arrival at the scene of the event at 57 Maksim Gorki Street and 7 Vardarska Street i t was established that the houses have been demolished. T h e investigation on the location has not been pe r fo rmed and will be conducted later in the day.

(sgd) Capt . Blagoje Peruničić

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Murino near Plav (30 April 1999)

On 30 Apr i l 1999, dur ing the NATO bombing of houses in the center of the small town of Murino, municipal i ty of Plav, Manojlo Komat ina, Milka Kovačević and a small girl, Olivera Maks imov ić , and Juii jana Bruder were kil led. Four persons were seriously injured and another four susta ined minor injuries.

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Vi tanovac and Žarče near Kral jevo (photos 37-38)

Photo 38 The demolished house, barn and car owned by Tomislav Žarčanin in the village of Žarče - Kraljevo, 1 May 1999

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Sremska Mitrovica (photos 39-40)

Photo 40 The body of Ljiljana Veliki (born in 1960) from Sremska Mitrovica, No. 123 Miloša Obilića Street

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Photo 39 The yard of the house at No. 123 Miloša Obiiića St., Sremska Mitrovica, in which a missile fragment hit and killed Ljiljana Veliki, 2 May 1999

Valjevo (photos 41-42)

Photo 41 The demolished apartment building consisting of 12 apartments at No. 18 Milorad Pavlović suburb - Valjevo, 2 May 1999

Photo 42 The totally destroyed building consisting of 4 aprtments at No. 5 Milorad Pavlović suburb, Valjevo, 2 May 1999

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No. Kri. 71/99

M I N U T E S O F T H E T E S T I M O N Y O F W I T N E S S

Taken on 12 May 1999 b e f o r e the investigative judge of the District Cour t in Valjevo, in the criminal p roceedings - emergency investigative p rocedures in connect ion with the d a m a g e on civilian facilities of Krušik Hold ing Company, Valjevo.

Investigative J u d g e Witness - wronged party Dragan Obradov ić Drago l jub Tešić Cour t Clerk Also present a t the test imony are: Milena Filipović Publ ic Prosecu tor —

T h e Accused — D e f e n s e Counsel —

T h e hear ing began at 06:25 p.m.

It was b rough t to the a t ten t ion of the witness that it is his duty to tell the t ruth and not to wi thhold anything; he was warned of the consequences of giving false test imony. He was also wa rned that he is u n d e r no obligation to answer specific quest ions likely to expose himself or his next of kin to disgrace, considerable material damage , or prosecut ion (Art . 229 of the Law on Criminal P rocedure ) . T h e witness answered the general quest ions as follows:

1) N a m e and family n a m e Drago l jub Tešić 2) Fa the r ' s n a m e Mihai lo 3) Occupa t ion electrical technician, employed with Krušik Holding

Company , O U R I - D c v e l o p m e n t within t he K r u š i k - N a m e n s k a Uni t

4) Addre s s Val jevo, Mi lorada Pavlovića Es ta te No. 19 5) Place of birth Val jevo 6) D a t e of birth 5 Sep t ember 1952 7) Rela t ion to the accused

or the wronged party wronged party

With regard to the case, the witness s ta ted the following:

This deposi t ion is taken on the premises of the Or thopaed i c W a r d at the Hospital in Valjevo.

T h e a t ten t ion of the witness has been drawn to Arts . 231 and 229 of the Law on Criminal P rocedure , a f t e r which he gave the following

S T A T E M E N T On 2 May 1999 in the evening I was in my a p a r t m e n t in Milorada Pavlovića Es ta te

No. 19. My a p a r t m e n t was heavily d a m a g e d dur ing previous aerial b o m b a r d m e n t s of the Krušik Hold ing C o m p a n y complex since the building is in the close vicinity of the factory grounds . Some t ime a r o u n d 9:20 p.m., be fo re the air raid sirens sounded the alarm, I heard the sound of a i rplanes . I went out of my h o m e and started to walk towards the shelter located in a n o t h e r building, about 200 meters f rom mine. While I was walking

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towards the shelter , the air raid sirens went off . At tha t m o m e n t I paused to m a k e sure i t was indeed the alert sound. A f t e r I m a d e sure I heard the siren, I p roceeded towards the shelter. When I was some 20 mete r s f rom my dest inat ion, the first b o m b struck some 20 meters away f rom the bui lding w h e r e I live. T h e explosion threw me on the ground, but I was not hurt . However , I was paralyzed and could not get up . Soon af terwards , I saw ano the r b o m b fall in f ron t of my building, some 20 mete r s away f r o m me. I saw the roof of my building being blown up and that the building was in f lames. Lights went out at tha t moment . "Hell b roke loose", I felt someth ing hit my leg and felt a rock next to my leg. I saw that it was a huge rock, I was aware that my leg was b roken , that bo th bones were broken. 1 was only no t sure whe the r I had a c o m p o u n d or closed f r ac tu re of my right leg.

I s tar ted to crawl and managed to reach a coal shack. I only m a n a g e d to put my head inside, while the lower par t of my body r ema ined lying outside. W h e n I hea rd the p lane flying away, I crawled again with my in jured leg for a n o t h e r 20 or so meters to ano the r building where I had be t t e r cover. Then I s ta r ted to cry help, because I hea rd voices.

Two young men who saw me in jured took me to t he building where the shel ter was located and called the ambulance .

I was taken to the Emergency Medical Cen t e r and f r o m the re to the Or thopaed i c Ward , where the closed f rac tu re of both right shin bones has been diagnosed.

I had extender put on the leg and since then I am bedr idden . My leg has not been ope ra t ed and I do not know w h e t h e r surgery will be needed , i t

is up to the doctors to decide. I do not know how long my t r ea tmen t will take. I am interested in claiming damages , bo th mater ial and intangible, but I cannot

assess the amoun t . Tha t is all I had to say. The minutes have been dictated a loud and I sign t hem as such wi thout object ions or

reading.

Conc luded at 6:40 p.m.

(signed by witness) Cour t clerk, Investigative judge (sgd) M. Filipović (sgd) D. Obradović This is a t rue photocopy of the original. Cert if ied by Investigative judge (sgd) L. S. Dragan Obradović

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Novi Sad

A densely popula ted Novi Sad ne ighborhood - so-cal led Detelinara - was bombed on 6 May 1999 at 02:30 p.m. Missiles f i red by NATO warplanes struck in Janka Čmel ika Street, near the "Svetozar Marković-Toza" Primary School and between residential buildings on Đule Molnara Street. Apar tments in the buildings in these two streets were completely demol ished and are no longer fit for use. Some 20 parked cars were demol ished as well. A part of the "Svetozar Markov ić-Toza" Primary School building sustained heavy damage. Seven cit izens were injured in this at tack and were given medical help in the Provincial Hospi ta l in Novi Sad. Marija Kovač (1931) and Dragana Petrović (1975) were sereously injured, while Slavica Jovanović (1976), Mladen Findžanović (1960), Nevenka Mitrić (1952), V inka Savanović (1956) and Dražen Bošković (1976) sustained minor injuries. All of them are residents of Novi Sad. (photos 43-44)

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Photo 43 Crater made by a NA TO bomb located between apartment buildings in Đule Molnara Street, Detelinara Estate in Novi Sad, 6 May 1999 (about 100 apartments damaged)

Photo 44 A section of Đule Molnara Street, with damaged "Toza Marković" Primary School building, damaged apartments and buried cars

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Niš and Medoševac

Resident ia l and industr ia l par ts of Niš were b o m b e d on 7 May 1999 be tween 2:55 a.m. and 4:25 a.m. in two a t t acks . A to ta l of 27 highly des t ruc t i ve miss i les were f i red in these a t t acks . T h e heav ies t d a m a g e o c c u r r e d in the v i l lage of M e d o š e v a c , where 5 houses were total ly d e m o l i s h e d and a dozen heavi ly d a m a g e d . D rag i ša A n đ e l k o v i ć (1947) and his w i fe S lađana (1955) were severe ly in jured, whi le their daugh te r Suzana (1975) sus ta ined minor injuries.

On the s a m e day, be tween 11:30 a.m. and 11:40 a.m., NATO a i rp lanes d r o p p e d two con ta ine rs wi th c luster b o m b s . One fell in f ront of the Patho logy Cl inic in south-eas te rn par t o f t he town, where the Cl in ical Center Niš is located. The other conta iner was d r o p p e d in the very heart of the city, c lose to the Universi ty of Niš Rectora te , Outpat ien t Cl inic a n d cent ra l m a r k e t p l a c e c lose to the Niš fo r t ress . Th i r teen pe rsons were ki l led by c luster b o m b s : A l e k s a n d a r Del janin (1949), Bož ida r Ve l jkov ić (1961), L jub iša S tanč ić (1941), Bož ida r Đ o r đ e v i ć (1941), G o r d a n a Sekul ić (1970), Tri fun Vučkov i ć (1913), S l o b o d a n Stoj i l jković (about 60 years old), D rag iša Vuč ić , Ž i v o r a d llić (1928), Ve ra llić (1934), S a š a Mi l jkov ić (1966), Lj i l jana Spas i ć (1973), w h o was seven months p regnant , a n d G e r a s i m Jovanovsk i (1915). E ighteen c i t izens were ser ious ly in jured, whi le 11 sus ta ined minor injuries, (photos45-51)

Photo 45 Demolished house of Zoran Avramović in the village of Medoševac, 29. novembra Street No. 9 - one of some 50 houses demolished or damaged in Medoševac on 7 May 1999

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Photo 46 Demolished house of Sava Krstić in Medoševac, 29. novembra No. 8

Photo 47 View of Ljubomira Nenadovića Street in Niš after the explosion of several cluster bombs on 7 May 1999 which killed 14 persons

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Photo 48 The building in Šumatovačka Street No. 9 with visible crater made by a cluster bomb

Photo 49 The body of Ljiljana Spasić, 9 months pregnant, who was killed on the corner of Jelene Dimitrijević and Šumatovačka Streets in Niš

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Photo 50 The body of Živorad Ilić in front of the house, Anete Andrejević Street No. 12a

Photo 51 Unexploded cluster bomb found in Šumatovačka 1a

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Belgrade - Chinese Embassy

Demol i t ion of the E m b a s s y of the Peop le 's Republ ic of China in Novi Beograd , Trešnjin cve t Street No. 3 by NATO b o m b i n g on 8 May 1999

On 7 May 1999 at 11:50 p.m. the Embassy of the People 's Republ ic of Ch ina in Novi Beograd , Trešnj in cvet Street No. 3, was hit by three missi les. The Embassy bui ld ing was cons ide rab ly d a m a g e d . Th ree pe rsons were ki l led: Hi Hinhu (1968), journal ist in "Guang Min Ri Bao" , Z h u J ing (1971), journal ist at the same newspaper , and Shao J inhuan (1951), journal is t of "Hs inhua" . The Mil i tary A t t ache of the Chinese Embassy Ren Bao Ka i (1954) sus ta ined severe injuries wh ich endanger his life. Severely injured were a lso the First Sec re ta ry of the E m b a s s y Liu J ing Rong (1953), Embassy Secre tary Tzao Lung Fei, Counsel lor of the E m b a s s y Ling Sin Chuan, Chinese c i t izen Jang Jong Feng (other d a t a unknown) , whi le E m b a s s y emp loyees Jang Hai Feng and Dont J ian susta ined minor injuries. Dur ing the bomb ing , a large number of buses owned by JAT Air l ines p a r k e d near the E m b a s s y bu i ld ing were d a m a g e d . Other bui ld ings d a m a g e d by the s a m e b o m b i n g inc lude severa l smal ler bus iness faci l i t ies of Energopro jek t , the Music Schoo l "Stanis lav B in ičk i " ( located just beh ind the Embassy bui lding), four bui ld ings hous ing Energopro jek t bus iness units, whi le the main Energopro jek t bui ld ing also sus ta ined heavy d a m a g e , (photos 52-73)

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Photo 52 Broad view of the Embassy of the PR of China (main building and an outbuilding)

Photo 54 Close-up of the south-eastern side of the demolished building

Photo 55 Embassy building - south-western side

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Photo 56 Demolished southern facade and an outbuilding

Photo 57 Close-up of the demolished southern facade of the Embassy building

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Photo 59 Close-up of the point where the missile struck on the southern facade of the Embassy building

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Photo 60 Broad view of the place between the main building and an outbuilding where the second missile struck

Photo 61 Close-up of the point of impact between the main building and an outbuilding

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Photo 64 The point of impact

Photo 65 The point of impact between the main and the auxiliary buildings

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Photo 67 A damaged passenger car in front of the main entrance

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Photo 68 A damaged passenger car in front of the building

Photo 69 Damaged cars on the Embassy parking lot

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Photo 70 The body of journalist Hi Hinhua, born in 1968 (No. S-381)

Photo 71 Close-up of the body of Hi Hinhua (No. S-381)

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Photo 72 The body of Zhu Jing, born in 1972, wife of the journalist Hi Hinhua (No. S-382)

Photo 73 Close-up of the body of the journalist Shao Jinhuan, born in 1951 (No. S-383)

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Republic of Serbia M I N I S T R Y O F T H E I N T E R I O R Secretariat in Belgrade Forensic Technical Register No. 100/1860/99 Date : 8 May 1999

REPORT ON THE ON-SITE FORENSIC-TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION

1. Type of of fense or event: Photographing of the damage caused by N A T O bombing

2. Place and date of occurrence: Novi Beograd, Trešnjin cvet Street, Mihajla Pupina Boulevard No. 12, on 8 May 1999

3. Participants: Damaged Embassy of the People ' s Republic of China, Energoprojekt Holding,

Elementary Music School "Stanislav Binički".

4. Manner of commission: Described in a separa te report .

5. Forensic technical procedures pe r fo rmed: Forensic technical inspection of the site, photographing and gathering of evidence.

6. Clues or objects found on the site: Yes a) traces of papillary lines (place found, developing and fixing method) Traces of papillary lines have not been sought. b) Othe r clues and objects found on the site (type of clues, place found and fixing

method) and note of relevance for fu r ther processing of clues. During the forensic technical inspection of the site, a f ragment , probably of a

missile, was found on the lawn between the Embassy building and "Energoprojekt" . It was removed f rom the site and delivered to Forensic Technical Dept .

T h e above facilities were pho tographed as found, with damage.

Enclosure: Photographic documenta t ion

Forensic technician Sergeant Zoran M. Popović

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Republ ic of Serbia M I N I S T R Y O F T H E I N T E R I O R S E C R E T A R I A T O F T H E I N T E R I O R I N B E L G R A D E Criminal Police H e a d q u a r t e r s Investigations and Ope ra t i ons D e p a r t m e n t D-1437/99 Date : 8 May 1999 Belgrade

R E P O R T

On 8 May 1999 on two occasions, at 00:10 a.m. and 02:00 a.m. the N A T O aggressor bombed the Embassy of the PR of China in Novi Beograd , Trešn j in cvet Street No. 3. As the result, the Embassy building was hit by several missiles and damaged : the comple te southern facade (viewed f r o m the men t ioned s t reet ) collapsed, the roof in the central par t of the building was damaged . Fire b roke ou t in t he central par t of the building, as well as in the right wing, which was also d a m a g e d by a missile f r o m the roof to the basement . Many window panes on the building b r o k e as well. A missile which struck in the southern par t of the fenced Embassy g rounds demol i shed a small outbui lding, while two vehicles pa rked in the vicinity - a Mercedes passenger car and a Volkswagen van -were damaged . T h e site was inspected wi thout en te r ing the Embassy g rounds or the Embassy building because we did not have necessary documen ta t i on for enter ing and conduct ing the investigation in this area .

D u e to the effect of bombing, a large n u m b e r of buses owned by J A T Airlines, Transpor t D e p a r t m e n t , with offices in Novi Beograd , Bulevar umetnos t i 16, were damaged on the sidewalk and a larger parking lot in the same street , on the right side of the Embassy building. Several smaller buildings housing various E n e r g o p r o j e k t offices, located just beh ind the Embassy building, were severely d a m a g e d and almost demolished. A n o t h e r such building used by the Music School "Stanislav Binički" was damaged, as well as four office buildings next to the music school, also used by various Energopro jek t depa r tmen t s . T h e main E n e r g o p r o j e k t building, located next to the ment ioned buildings, was also heavily damaged . Glass b r o k e on th ree vertical levels, each encompassing four floors. D u e to this, the inter ior of the building was heavily damaged , the compute r cen te r located on the g round f loor facing the Embassy building was demolished: office furn i ture , technical equ ipmen t , air condi t ioners were b roken . All windows broke in various offices located on d i f ferent f loors.

The bombing caused extensive mater ial damage , which has not been assessed yet. I t will be the task of an expert commission.

Forens ic technician Z o r a n Popović p h o t o g r a p h e d and processed the site. Next to the sidewalk in the men t ioned s t reet , nea r the men t ioned parking lot, two

buses belonging to a business unit of "Medov ić prevoz" were found : o n e with license plate BP 103-66, on which all glass was b roken , and the o the r ( B A 161-14), also with all glass b roken .

Behind the Embassy building, nea r its fence , the re a re two g round- f loor business buildings of Energopro jek t , pos i t ioned in the fo rm of let ter L. As the result of de tonat ion, the roof s t ruc ture and cladding on these buildings was damaged , some 70 window panes (1.50 x 1.00 m) were b roken . Furn i tu re and equ ipmen t , such as cabinets, desks, chairs, t e lephones , TV sets, computers , were demol i shed in abou t 50 offices. T h e

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following passenger cars, owned by Ene rgopro jek t , were seen on the parking lot beh ind these buildings with visible d a m a g e (b roken glass and pierced tires): Alfa R o m e o 168 BG 15-03, Fiat C o r o n a 397-917, Nissan A l m e r a BG 166-254, Nissan Almera BG 166-243, Lada Riva BG 183-125, Skala 55 BG 248-867, Skala 55 BG 245-716, Skala 55 BG 105-640, Lada Niva BG 207-041.

The building used by the Music School "Stanislav Binički" is located immediately behind the m e n t i o n e d Ene rgop ro j ek t ' s g round- f loor buildings, in Mihaj la Pup ina Boulevard No. 12. This bui lding was also d a m a g e d by the de tona t ion : roof s t ruc ture and covering were damaged , t he wall c ladding fell off, all double window panes 1.50 x 1.50 m on (f igure illegible, possibly 17) windows were b roken , window f r ames were damaged . Some 20 pianos, 20 accordions , 13 clarinets, 15 flutes, (f igure illegible, possibly 30) violins, 6 guitars, as well as a doub le bass, compu te r and a TV set were damaged . In the same building, in an a p a r t m e n t w h e r e the school jan i tor Milka (last n a m e illegible) lives with her son Že l jko all windows were damaged , a chandel ier as well as 3 metal plates holding 4 neon lights fell down, while the TV set was damaged as well.

Next to the school building, on its right side, t he re a re four ground-f loor buildings used as Ene rgop ro j ek t off ices and business center . D a m a g e occurred in all offices -approximately 200: off ice e q u i p m e n t and furn i ture , computers , heat ing equ ipment , te lephones , in tercoms, desks, chairs, etc. we re demol ished.

On the main E n e r g o p r o j e k t building, viewed f rom the Embassy side, due to de tona t ion windows b r o k e on th ree vertical levels, each encompass ing fou r f loors. As the result, heavy d a m a g e occur red on the equ ipmen t and fu rn i tu re in almost all offices in the building. In the ba semen t of the building, on the premises of Civil Engineer ing D e p a r t m e n t , all window panes b roke and ceilings fell down, while on the ground floor, heavy d a m a g e occur red in the copy shop, print shop and compu te r center . T h e lat ter is located on the side facing the Embassy and the d a m a g e to the equ ipmen t (computers , air condit ioners, pr in ters) is so extensive that the compu te r center is inoperable . Technical and compu te r e q u i p m e n t was d a m a g e d in all offices in the same level and the damage also occurred in ( th ree words illegible) on the side facing the Embassy. In some 10 sur rounding off ices all fu rn i tu re , computers , t e l ephones and o ther equ ipment were destroyed. Ins ide the bui lding f r o m the 4th f loor down, both on the left and right sides of the lobby, all windows b r o k e f rom de tona t ion in the offices used by the following depar tments : E q u i p m e n t , (illegible), Building Const ruct ion, Hydroengineer ing, Town Planning and Arch i tec tu re , Industry, and others . In these rooms ceilings d ropped off, while e q u i p m e n t and f u r n i t u r e were d a m a g e d .

Below the c o m p u t e r center , th ree doors were damaged in the air condi t ioning section. On the park ing lot in f ron t of the Ene rgopro j ek t building s tood an Ikarbus bus, license p la te BG 192-050, whose windshield was b roken , while on the right side (facing the Embassy) 6 window p a n e s 1.20 m x 0.80 m fell out of place.

T h e site was processed and p h o t o g r a p h e d by forensic technician Z o r a n Popović. The site was also v ideo taped .

Capta in Momči lo Nenezić

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Čačak (photos 74-78)

Photo 74 Demolished houses on Kulinovačko Polje III Street in Čačak where two persons were killed on 10 May 1999

Photo 75 Demolished house on Kulinovačko Polje III Street No. 5 in Čačak, property of Velija Džemailović, in which the owner and Dragan Obrenić were killed on 10 May 1999

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Photo 76 The interior of the dining room on Kulinovačko Polje III No. 47, Čačak, where Ratomir Narandžić (1941) was injured on 10 May 1999 while having lunch

Photo 77 The body of Velija Džemailović (1955), Kulinovačko Polje III No. 5 in Čačak after it was recovered from the rubble

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Photo 78 The body of Dragan Obrenić (1970), Kulinovačko Polje III No. 11, Čačak, photographed in the car by which it was transported from the place where he was killed

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Kri. Br. 14/99

ON-SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT

Made by the investigative judge of the District Court in Čačak af ter the N A T O bombing of Čačak, which took place on 10 May 1999 at about 3:10 p.m.

Recording Clerk: Vesna Kuvekalović

It has been noted that on 10 May 1999 at about 3:10 p.m. N A T O planes flew over Čačak several times, and at about 3:10 p.m., 5-6 strong detonat ions were heard in the eastern par t of the town.

At 3.30 p.m. the investigative judge was informed by the M U P duty service for Čačak that N A T O planes had bombed the town, killing 4 people and severely or slightly injuring many others; also that several houses and firms were destroyed or damaged.

Because of the threa t that the bombing might be repeated the investigation on the sight started at 5:40 p.m.

Since a large area had been bombed the investigation of the damaged objects was also conducted by the investigative judges of the Municipal Court in Čačak, and they will submit separate reports . T h e investigative judge of the District Court in Čačak is investigating the sites where citizens were killed or injured. The investigation has established the following:

A truck, Zastava make, license plate BG-924-087, was found on the Čačak roundabout road, at the place where the street Kulinovačko Polje branches off. The front end of this vehicle is turned towards the town Užice and its rear end towards Belgrade. It has the following inscription on the driver's cabin left door: "Construction firm 'Standard', Belgrade".

On the r ight-hand side of the roundabout road and the Kulinovačko Polje St. (when facing Užice), the land in the vicinity of this vehicle is rough and shaped like a crater, such as one made by missile explosions. There are many parts and pieces of missile f ragments in this crater and in the surrounding area.

The vehicle is heavily damaged and burnt . All the windows on the driver's cabin are broken and the tarpaulin is r ipped. A male beheaded corpse is found in the cabin next to the driver's seat. It has major injuries, the region of the neck and shoulders is carbonized, and there are major injuries in the abdominal region with the intestine partly protruding. It is established, by checking and identification, that it is the corpse of N A S K O (father 's name Stamen) RISTIĆ, born on 18 August 1949, f rom Belgrade - Barajevo, residing at No. 18-A 8th March St., a worker working for the construction firm Standard, Belgrade.

Another male corpse was found on the right side of the front seat with several major injuries on his body. It is established, by checking and identification, that it is the corpse of MILOS (father's name Dušan) JOVČIĆ, born on 26 November 1953, from Belgrade - Vinča, living at No. 14-A Ladne Vode St., a worker for the construction firm "Standard", Belgrade.

P r e s e n t :

Investigative Judge: Deputy District Public Prosecutor: Branislav Stanic Dmi ta r Drobn jak

Crime Technicians: Dejan Danilović Zoran Spasić Ljubomir Stojanović

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According to information acquired both at the site and f rom the construction firm "Standard" managers, the vehicle with 8 workers in it was travelling f rom Belgrade to Užice, to the site Kot roman, where these workers were building a motel. Af t e r the bombing 6 remaining workers were t ransferred to the hospital in Čačak because they had been injured.

T h e Kulinovačko Pol je St. b ranches off f r o m the r ight -hand side of the roundabou t road (when facing Užice) . In this s treet , at a d is tance of 50 mete r s f r o m the descr ibed vehicle towards the cen te r of Čačak, the re is a bicycle leaning against the fence of the house at No. 23. Its f ron t wheel has recently been d a m a g e d by a missile f r agmen t and there are traces of blood on bo th sides of the roadway leading to this bicycle.

According to in format ion ga the red on the site f r o m the local citizens the re was a man riding the bicycle at the t ime of the bombing . I t was establ ished later on that he was R A D O V A N Ć I R O V I Ć , f r o m the village of Ježevica, nea r Čačak, who had been injured and taken to hospital .

To the left of the descr ibed vehicle, at a d is tance of about 140 meters in the direction of the city outskirts, is the house of Veli ja Džemailović, at No . 5 Kulinovačko Polje, Potes III . Oppos i t e to this house is the house at No . 2, which belongs to Mileva Grujičić. Both of these houses are largely d a m a g e d and partly demol ished . T h e asphalt on the road be tween the ga rdens of these two houses , as well as t he concre te par t of the garden wall at No . 2 a re d a m a g e d by missile explosion. T h e t runks of the t rees in the garden at No. 5 a re b roken . Several houses in this par t of the town a re d a m a g e d or partly demolished. T h e r e a re scat tered pieces of tiles, bricks, plaster , and also of missile f ragments in the gardens at No. 2 and No . 6 and in the neighbor ing yards.

" T h e corpse of V E L I J A D Ž E M A I L O V I Ć , born in 1955, was f o u n d in the garden at No. 5. T h e r e were many m a j o r injuries - wounds on this corpse .

According to in format ion received f r o m the local citizens t he corpse of D R A G A N (mother 's n a m e Danica ) O B R E N I Ć , bo rn in 1970, f r o m Čačak, living a t No.11 Kulinovačko Pol je Po tes III, had been pul led out of the rubble of this house . His corpse was t ransfer red f rom the site to hospital at the reques t of his mothe r .

The locals also in fo rmed that the fol lowing peop le had been in jured and were all taken to hospital:

D A R I N K A V U J I Č I Ć , born in 1936, f r o m Čačak, living at No. 4/1 Bogićevićeva St., and Z O R A N V U Č K O V I Ć , born in 1962, f r o m Čačak, living at n.n. D j o r d j a Tomaševića St. At the t ime of the bombing the two of t hem were in t he ga rden and house of Veli ja Džemailović.

D A N I C A O B R E N I Ć , born in 1932, f r o m Čačak, living at No . 11 Kulinovačko Polje Potes III, and M I L E V A G R U J I Č I Ć , born in 1934, f r o m Čačak, living at No. 2 Kulinovačko Pol je Potes III, who were at the t ime of the bombing in their backyards, were also injured, as well as A N K A Ć E R I M A N , born in 1932, f r o m Čačak, living at No. 8 Kulinovačko Polje Potes III, who was at the t ime of the bombing at the house of her neighbor, Novak Ćurčić, whose house was damaged .

At a dis tance of approximately 260 meters f rom the house of the late Velija Džemailović towards the per iphery of Čačak, is the field owned by Jela Stevančević. T h e land in her field is rough and in the fo rm of a large c ra te r m a d e by a missile explosion. Several houses in this par t of the town a re d a m a g e d and the re a re missile f r agments found bo th in this field and in the ne ighbor ing backyards.

A m o n g the d a m a g e d houses in this suburb is the auxiliary building ( summer kitchen) of R a t o m i r Nerandžić , f r om Čačak, No . 47/1 Kul inovačko Pol je . T h e wall of this house that is t u rned towards the men t ioned field has many holes in it, and missile f ragments have pene t r a t ed this wall and l anded in the house .

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Accord ing to in fo rmat ion provided on the site by the local citizens R A T O M I R N E R A N D Ž I Ć , born in 1941, and m e m b e r s of his family, as well as their ne ighbor M I L O R A D M A J D A K , were all in this house at the t ime of the bombing, sitting a round the table and dining. A f t e r the bombing R a t o m i r Nerandž ić and Milorad M a j d a k were taken to hospital because they had been in jured.

The locals i n fo rmed that besides these in jured citizens many others had been inflicted minor injures. However , they had not r epor ted for t r ea tmen t by the t ime this investigation was f inished.

T h e criminologists that a re p resen t have collected pieces and f ragments of the exploded missiles for possible f u t u r e forens ic examinat ion.

T h e criminologists p h o t o g r a p h e d the site, v ideo- taped it, and measured what was necessary, and the sketch, p h o t o file and video tape const i tute an integral part of this Repor t .

T h e medical staff of t he hospital in Čačak in fo rmed us that the following citizens were admi t ted to the intensive care uni t of their Or thoped ic and Surgery D e p a r t m e n t :

1 . M I L E N K O Ć I R O V I Ć , bo rn in 1960, f r o m Belgrade, living at N o . l l Mi lorada Umljenovića St.;

2. M I L A N S T A N K O V I Ć , bo rn in 1975, f r o m the village of Babe, living at No. 11 R a d o m i r a Rankovića St., municipality of Sopot;

3 . M I O D R A G M A K S I M O V I Ć , born in 1970; T R I F K O D J O K I Ć , born in 1958, and I V A N K O S T I Ć , bo rn in 1969, all th ree working for the construct ion firm "Standard" and living in the flats fo r their workers at No.43 Ba je Sekulića St.;

4. Z O R A N V U Č K O V I Ć , born in 1962, f r o m Čačak, living in Djord ja Tomaševića St.; 5. D A R I N K A V U J I Č I Ć , born in 1936, f r om Čačak, living at No. 4/1 Bogićevićeva St.; 6. M I L E V A G R U J I Č I Ć , born in 1934, f r om Čačak, living at No. 2 Kulinovačko

Pol je Po tes III; 7. D A N I C A O B R E N I Ć , born in 1932, f r o m Čačak, living at No. 11 Kulinovačko

Pol je Po tes III; 8 . R A T O M I R N E R A N D Ž I Ć , bo rn in 1941, f r o m Čačak, living at No. 47/1

Kul inovačko Pol je ; and 9. A N K A Ć E R I M A N , bo rn in 1932, f r o m Čačak, living at No. 8 Kulinovačko Pol je

Po tes III . All of t h e m have m a j o r injuries, some of t hem even life th rea ten ing injuries. Some

are presently in the surgery room and some might be t ranspor ted during the night or the following day to t he highly specialized clinics in Belgrade.

10. Both D U Š A N V A S I Ć , bo rn in 1946, f r o m Belgrade, living at No. 43 Ba je Sekulića St. in the flats fo r the workers , a worker for the construct ion firm Standard , and

11. M I L O R A D M A J D A K , f r o m Čačak, living a t Kulinovačko Pol je no n u m b e r Potes IV, were discharged a f t e r being t r ea ted for minor injuries;

T h e forensic doctor , Dr . Miloš Manitašević, who is a forensic medical expert working for the H e a l t h Cen t e r in Čačak, was o rde red to pe r fo rm the autopsy of the corpses of Nasko Ristić, Miloš Jovčić, Veli ja Džemailović, Dragan Obrenić , and these autopsy repor t s will cons t i tu te an integral pa r t of this Repor t .

T h e investigation on the site was f inished at 7:50 p.m.

Record ing Clerk L.S. Investigative Judge Vesna Kuvekalović Branislav Stanić

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Autopsy requested by B. Stanić, investigative judge of the District Court in Čačak.

AUTOPSY REPORT

N a m e and Surname: Occupation: Born in: Place of birth: Domicile: Da te of death: Place of death: Trea ted for:

N A S K O R I S T I C / 1949 Trgovište Beljina 10 May 1999 Čačak /

Date of the autopsy: 11 May 1999 at: 10:00 a.m. Identity No. C-10/99

Autopsy per formed by: Dr Miloš Manitašević

Killed in the N A T O bombing while driving a vehicle on the main road to Čačak, on the site near the firm Mehanizacija Hidrogradnje (Hidrogradnja Machinery).

A ) E X T E R N A L F I N D I N G S 1. Male body about 165 cm long, age 50. The skeleton and muscles are well

developed. A well nourished person. Rigor mortis present in all joints. No signs of atonia on the back of the t runk. The skin is pale-gray.

2. The head, neck, and the left shoulder, superior, are completely destructed and torn into small and large pieces. Most of them are missing and the present destructed soft tissue is bruised. The parts of the head, face, and neck cannot be recognized at all, nor can the bones in the head and neck, which are also destructed. The re are small pieces of glass, sand, earth, and metal in the remaining soft tissue. T h e thorax is cylindrical and normal. The abdomen is in the level of the chest. Male pubic eminence.

3. The re is a wide gaping wound on the right side of the thorax and it extends to the superior par t of the abdomen on the same side. It is the size of 32 x 18 cm. T h e skin, muscle tissue, and bones on the right side of the thorax are completely destructed and missing. The sides and edges are ragged, torn, bruised, and dark red. Torn thoracic and abdominal organs, as well as some intestine curves, are prot ruding f rom the gaping wound.

4. T h e right hand and the inferior par t of the forearm are almost completely separated f rom the right upper arm and superior part of the right forearm. They are bound together only by small strips of skin. T h e soft tissue and muscles in this region are completely torn and lacerated, with ragged and bruised sides and edges.

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5. T h e r e a re many w o u n d s on the f ron t side of the body in the region of the chest, abdomen , and limbs, an te r ior . They range in size f rom 0.5 to 3 cm. T h e sides and edges of these wounds a re ragged, torn and bruised, and the re are small pieces of b roken glass, metal , grit, sand, and ear th in s o m e of t hem.

6. In n u m e r o u s places on almost the ent i re f ron t par t of the body the cutis is grazed and the exposed subcu t aneous tissue is dry, hard, brownish-red, and even black in some regions. T h e grazes range in size f r o m a pea to a bean and they are covered with dirt, ear th and sand.

7. No foreign con ten t is f o u n d in the genital hole and anus. 8 . T h e r e are no o the r changes or wounds on the corpse beside those described.

B ) I N T E R N A L F I N D I N G S

a) H e a d 9. T h e h e a d is complete ly des t ruc ted and ne i ther the brain par ts nor the cranial

bones can be recognized. Mos t of t hem are missing and the sof t tissue is completely dest ructed, bruised, and da rk red.

b) Neck and chest 10. T h e organs in t he neck and the ent i re soft t issue and the bones down to the level

of the 5th cervical ver tebra a re complete ly des t ruc ted and mostly missing. T h e remaining soft tissue and b o n e e l emen t s a re amorphous , dark-red, bruised and colored by blood. T h e r e is some liquid dark- red con ten t on the infer ior esophagus walls. T h e super ior part of the esophagus is missing, as well as the super ior end of the t rachea. T h e mucosa in the preserved par t s is smoo th and anemic . T h e lymph glands below the t rachea bifurcat ion are calcified and a re the size of a pea . T h e hyoid b o n e and thyroid carti lage are completely missing.

11. T h e walls of the thorac ic cavity right side are covered with liquid, dark-red blood. No foreign con ten t is f o u n d on the left side of the thoracic cavity. T h e lower lobe of the right lung wing is torn , with ragged and bruised edges and sides. The preserved lung tissue has a distinct s t ruc ture , it is airy, anemic, and flat in the section. No conten t flows out of the bronchi and b ronch io le when they a re pressed.

12. T h e r e is a small quant i ty of clear yellowish liquid in the cardiac sac. T h e per icardium, ep icard ium, and e n d o c a r d i u m are smooth and clear. T h e fat tissue u n d e r the epicardium is distinct and is yellowish gray. T h e size of the hear t is 11.5 x 11 cm and there is some liquid, da rk - red b lood in its cavities and on its walls. The artery and vein mouths a re passable and with normal valves. The left ventricle wall is not thicker than 15 mm and the right o n e is not thicker than 5 mm. T h e cardiac muscle is tough, anemic, and has a distinct s t ruc tu re in the section. A 3 mm p r o b e can pass the mouths of the coronary arteries, whose walls, as well as the aor ta walls, are flexible and with smooth endothe l ium. T h e oval hole and Bottalo 's duct a re closed.

c ) A b d o m e n 13. T h e r e is some liquid, dark- red blood in the abdominal cavity and on its walls.

The parietal and visceral pe r i t oneum is smooth and anemic. T h e super ior right half of the a b d o m e n is torn, bru ised and dark-red . Mos t of the liver is des t ructed. Namely, its right lobe is des t ruc ted in the size of a male fist, with ragged and bruised edges and sides. The preserved par t s have a smoo th capsule, a distinct s t ructure, and they are anemic. T h e gall b ladder has some dark gall in it. Its mucosa is like velvet and colored by gall. The

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spleen is f ree with a smooth capsule, the size of 15 x 17 x 3 cm, anemic, and with a distinct s t ructure in the section. T h e pancreas and supra rena l glands a re of no rma l size, anemic, and with a distinct s t ruc ture in the section. T h e kidneys a re of normal size, anemic, and the capsules rub off easily. T h e surface in the section is smoo th and the cortex is distinct f rom the o ther tissue. T h e mucosa in the pielon is smoo th and anemic .

14. T h e r e is abou t 150 ccm of clear yellowish ur ine in the ur inary b ladder . Its mucosa is anemic and with normal creases. T h e p ros ta te is of normal size.

15. T h e r e is some gray mushy con ten t on the s tomach walls and its mucosa is anemic and with normal creases. T h e r e is s t andard con ten t in the intest ine and colon and its mucosa is anemic and with normal creases. T h e appendix is 8 cm long.

d) Bones 16. All the bones were examined and bes ide the already descr ibed mult iple f rac tures

in the head, face, and neck, where t he re a re smaller and larger b o n e pieces, i t was found that the last 4 ribs on the right side, at the level of the already descr ibed wound, a re f rac tured . Most of these rib pieces are missing, t he b o n e ends a re rough and rugged, and the soft tissue a round the f rac tures is colored by b lood, dark- red , and bruised. T h e bones in the right fo rea rm, medially, are c o m m i n u t e d into smaller and larger pieces, and the soft tissue a round the f rac tures is colored by blood, dark- red , and bruised. No o the r f rac tures were found .

- Pho tog raphed by the police

C O N C L U S I O N I It is a case of violent dea th . T h e dea th is the result of the head, neck, and a b d o m e n

being dest ructed by f r agmen t s of an explosive a i r - to-surface missile launched by N A T O .

Verif ied by: (sgd) Dr Miloš Manitašević Investigative Judge Forens ic medic ine specialist (sgd) Branislav Stanić

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Autopsy r eques t ed by B. Stanić, investigative judge of the District Cour t in Čačak.

A U T O P S Y R E P O R T

N a m e and Su rname : M I L O Š J O V Č I Ć Occupa t ion : / Born in: 1953 Place of bir th: Vinča - Belgrade Domici le : Vinča - Belgrade D a t e of dea th : 10 May 1999 Place of dea th : Čačak T rea t ed for : /

D a t e of the autopsy: 11 May 1999 at: 12:00 (noon) Ident . No . C - l l / 9 9 Autopsy p e r f o r m e d by:

Dr Miloš Mani tašević

Killed in the N A T O bombing while sitting in a vehicle next to the driver on the main road to Čačak, a t t he site nea r t he f i rm "Mehanizaci ja Hidrogradnje" .

A ) E X T E R N A L F I N D I N G S 1. Male corpse abou t 176 cm long, age 46. T h e skeleton and muscles are well

developed. A well nour i shed pe r son . Rigor mort is present in all joints. T h e r e are only rare grayish-purple signs of a ton ia on the back of the t runk. T h e skin is pale-gray.

2. Graying brown hair, not longer than 3 cm. Ginger mous tache with po in ted ends, which isn't longer than 2 cm. T h e eyelids and eye par ts are amorphous and the skin on the face is complete ly s m e a r e d with black soot and dust. T h e lips are dry and grayish-purple . T h e tee th are na tura l . T h e neck is cylindrical and f lexible . T h e preserved par ts of the thorax are cylindrical. W h a t is lef t of the a b d o m e n is in the level of the chest. Male pubic eminence .

3. T h e r e is a wide gaping w o u n d on the left side of the head, in the region of the hair, s tar t ing f r o m the left par ie ta l b u m p descending over the left side of the f o r e h e a d and then extending to the right side of the fo rehead , right eyebrow, and right tempora l region. Its size is 22 x 6 cm and it has ragged, torn, and bruised edges and sides. T h e wound en te rs the cranial cavity in which the bones are f rac tu red and where the brain tissue is des t ruc ted .

4. T h e r e is a wide gaping wound on the right an ter ior side of the thorax, extending f rom the infer ior -anter ior par t of the neck down the interior par t of the thorax left side, 4 cm f r o m the left nipple, and down to the super ior and medial parts of the abdomen . I t also extends to most of the right shoulder , to the right u p p e r a rm down to the elbow, and to the right half of t he thorax. Its size is 56 x 49 cm, and its edges and sides are ragged,

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torn, and bruised. Most of the w o u n d is sooty and covered with dirt, ear th , and sand. Almost all the thoracic and abdomina l organs a r e missing, and the remaining sof t tissue of these organs is completely des t ruc ted , torn, and t r a n s f o r m e d into a dirty mushy mass full of ear th, sand, dirt, and pieces of b roken glass, metal , rubber , and plastic in it.

5. T h e r e is an irregular vertical w o u n d on the right hand . It extends down along the foref inger base and body to the middle f inger . I t has ragged, torn and bruised edges and sides, and is the size of 7 x 2 cm.

6. T h e r e a re many wounds on the an te r io r of the t runk, face , thorax, arms, and legs. They range in size f rom 0.5 to 3 x 2 cm. T h e sides and edges of these wounds a re ragged, torn and bruised, and the re a re small pieces of dust , ear th , sand, and b roken glass in these wounds.

7. T h e skin on the left u p p e r a rm, left thigh anter ior , lef t and right knees , and left shin is grazed and the exposed subcu taneous tissue is dry, hard , and reddish-brown. T h e grazed areas range in size f r o m a pea to a bean .

8. No foreign con ten t is f o u n d in the nose, mou th , earslobes, genital hole and anus. 9 . T h e r e a re no o the r changes or injuries on the corpse bes ide those descr ibed.

B ) I N T E R N A L F I N D I N G S

a) H e a d 10. T h e scalp tissue is dry and anemic . A long the w o u n d on the left side of the head

the tissue is dark-red, and bruised. T h e bones of the vertex of the scull, a long the left side of the parietal bone , and the f ronta l bone , a re impressed in the shape of a cone the size of 12 x 3 cm, with both large and small f r ac tu red pieces. T h e t ende r m a t e r and the brain tissue in the left lobe, as well as in the left t empora l and left par ie ta l region is des t ructed , full of blood, dark- red and bruised. T h e dura m a t e r in this region is des t ruc ted , full of blood, dark-red and bruised. T h e preserved tissue of the dien cephalon, medul la oblongata, spinal cord, and of the ce reb rum and cerebel lum is anemic and has a distinct s t ructure in its section. T h e ar ter ies at the brain base are flexible and the endo the l ium is smooth. T h e cranial ventricles are normal with smoo th and anemic ependyma . T h e bones in the vertex and base of the scull have been examined and no o the r f rac tures were found except the already descr ibed impressed f r ac tu re on the vertex.

b) Neck and chest 11. The tongue is tough with distinct lymph nodes on its base. The organs in the superior

part of the neck, i.e. the pharynx and superior quar ter of the esophagus, as well as the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage and thyroid gland lobes, are preserved. T h e other organs in the neck are completely destructed and they are either missing or are hardly recognizable.

12. The tissue of both lung wings, of the heart, heart sac, and of the blood vessels in the chest, as well as the tissue of the organs, is completely destructed, with no structure, and turned into an amorphous mass which is mixed with earth, sand, and pieces of glass and metal.

c) A b d o m e n 13. T h e abdominal cavity is complete ly pe r fo ra t ed . Most of the f ron t wall is missing.

Its walls and the preserved regions a re covered with dirty red b lood. T h e abdominal organs are completely des t ructed , torn , and t r ans fo rmed into an a m o r p h o u s mass mixed with ear th, sand, small pieces of glass, and metal . W h a t is lef t of the organs in the abdominal cavity a re pieces of torn intest ine and colon, as well as the pelvic organs, i.e. the urinary b ladder and pros ta te , which is of co r respond ing size.

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b) Bones 14. Ali the bones in the head , neck, t runk and limbs were examined, and except the

already descr ibed mul t ip le f r ac tu res of the parietal bones i t has also been found that the bones in the f r o n t par t of t he thorax, namely the ribs on bo th sides, the s te rnum, and the collar bones , a re f r a c t u r e d and mostly missing. T h e remaining pieces are p ro t rud ing f rom the wound .

- P h o t o g r a p h e d by the police

C O N C L U S I O N I It is a case of violent dea th . T h e dea th is the result of the vital centers in the brain,

as well as the thorac ic and abdomina l organs, be ing des t ruc ted by f ragments of an explosive a i r - to-surface missile l aunched by N A T O .

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Autopsy requested by B. Stanić, investigative judge of the District Court in Čačak.

AUTOPSY REPORT

N a m e and Surname: V E L I J A D Ž E M A I L O V I Ć Occupation: / Born in: 1955 Place of birth: Čačak Domicile: Kulinovačko Polje, Čačak Da te of death: 10 May 1999 Place of death: Čačak Treated for: /

Da te of the autopsy: 11 May 1999 at: 2:00 p.m. Ident. No. C-12/99 Autopsy pe r fo rmed by:

Dr Miloš Manitašević

Killed by a launched air-to-surface missile. Dur ing the N A T O bombing he was in the backyard of his house, which is located in the wider area of the firm "Mehanizacija Hidrogradnje."

A ) E X T E R N A L F I N D I N G S 1. Male corpse about 169 cm long, age 44. T h e skeleton and muscles are well

developed. A well nourished person. Rigor mortis present in all joints. No signs of atonia on the back of the t runk. The skin is pale-gray.

2. Graying brown hair, which isn't longer than 7 cm. Graying moustache and beard, which are not longer than 1 cm. T h e eyelids are closed, the conjunctiva is smooth and anemic, the cornea is clear, the iris is brown, and the pupils are round, of the same size, and 4 mm in diameter . T h e lips are dry and grayish-purple. The teeth are natural. The neck is cylindrical and flexible. T h e thorax is cylindrical and normal. T h e abdomen is in the level of the chest. Male pubic eminence.

3. There is a wide gaping irregular-shaped wound extending f rom the left lumbar region down to the whole left hip and buttock, and also extending to the interior third of the right buttock, the entire lumbar region and down to the superior-posterior part of the left thigh. The wound is the size of 57 x 36 cm and its sides and edges are ragged, torn, and bruised. The tissue in it presents the destructed and torn abdominal and pelvic organs, as well as smaller and larger bone pieces of the f ractured left ilium, pubis, and ischium.

4. There is an irregular horizontal wide gaping wound covering the entire inferior-interior part of the right thigh. It is the size of 48 x 24 cm and its edges and sides are ragged, torn, and bruised. It practically separates the right leg below the knee f rom the right thigh. The two parts of the leg are bound only by a 7 cm wide strip of skin. The wound itself consists of torn skin, subcutaneous soft tissue, muscles, and the f ractured inferior end of the right femur bone. T h e soft tissue is dark-red, full of blood, and bruised.

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5. T h e left foo t is a lmost complete ly separa ted f rom the inferior end of the left shin by a horizontal wound . T h e size of the wound is 36 x 20 cm and its edges and sides are ragged, crushed, torn, and bruised. T h e left foo t is holding to the shin by a 4 cm strip of skin. T h e wound itself consists of complete ly torn skin, subcu taneous soft tissue, muscles, and of the f r ac tu red left sh inbone .

6. T h e r e are many wounds on the f r o n t side of the corps, in the region of the face, most of the chest, a b d o m e n , and the limbs, an ter ior . These wounds range in size f rom 1 x 0.5 cm to 3 x 0.5 cm. The i r sides and edges a re ragged, torn and bruised, and the re a re small pieces of grayish metal , concre te , sand and ear th in them.

7. On many spots on the face, and over most of the f ron t par t of the chest, abdomen , legs, and arms, the cuticle is grazed and the exposed subcutaneous tissue is dry, hard, and reddish-brown. T h e grazes range in size f r o m a grain of whea t to the size of a corn and bean grain.

8. No foreign con ten t is f o u n d in the nose, mouth , earlobes, genital hole and anus. 9 . T h e r e are no o the r changes or wounds on the corpse except those described.

B ) I N T E R N A L F I N D I N G S

a) H e a d 10. The scalp tissue is dry and anemic. T h e r e are several dark-red bruises on the

forehead in the fo rm of dots and patches. The vertex is pea r shaped, the size of 155 x 145 cm and its thickness ranges f rom 3-7 mm. T h e dura mate r is smooth and pearly, and there is some liquid dark-red blood in its cranial vessels and walls. The brain is of the corresponding size and it has normal fur rows and convolutions. T h e dura mater is smooth and clear. T h e arteries on the brain base are flexible, with smooth endothel ium. T h e fossae of Sylvius have no foreign content in them. T h e tissue of the dien cephalon, medulla oblongata, and spinal cord, cerebrum and cerebel lum is anemic and it has a distinct s t ructure in the sections. The cortex and the gray nucleus brain tissue are distinct. The cranial ventricles are of normal size, with smooth and anemic ependyma. A f t e r the dura mater was removed all the bones of the scull top and base were examined and no f ractures were found.

c) Neck and chest 11. T h e tongue is tough with distinct lymph nodes at its base. The re is no foreign

content in the pharynx and esophagus and its mucosa is smooth and anemic. T h e r e is no foreign con ten t in t he t r achea and bronchi and their mucosa is smooth and anemic. T h e lymph glands u n d e r the t r achea bi furcat ion a re calcified and are the size of a pea . T h e thyroid gland lobes a r e the size of a small p lum, anemic and glossy in the section. T h e thymus is replaced by fat tissue. T h e hyoid b o n e and thyroid carti lage are intact.

12. T h e r e is no fore ign con ten t in the thoracic cavity, the lungs are f ree , the pleura is smooth and clear, t he t issue of the lungs is flexible and airy, anemic and distinct in the section. No con ten t flows ou t of the bronchi and bronchiole when they are pressed.

13. T h e r e is a small quant i ty of clear yellowish liquid in the cardiac sac. T h e per icardium, ep icard ium and endoca rd are smooth and clear. T h e fat tissue u n d e r the epicardium is distinct and it is yellowish gray. T h e size of the hear t is 11 x 11 cm, and there is some liquid da rk - red b lood in its cavities. T h e ar tery and vein mouths are passable and with normal valves. T h e hear t muscle is tough, anemic, and has a distinct s t ructure in the sect ion. A 3 mm p r o b e can pass the coronary artery mouths , whose walls, as well as the aor t a walls, a r e flexible and with a smooth endothe l ium. T h e oval hole and Bottalo 's duct a re closed.

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c) A b d o m e n 14. T h e r e is some liquid, dark- red b lood on the walls of the abdomina l cavity. T h e

parietal and visceral pe r i t oneum is smooth and anemic . T h e spleen is f r e e with a smooth capsule, the size of 13 x 7 x 3, anemic, and with a distinct s t ruc ture in the section. T h e liver is f ree with a smooth capsule, the size of 27 x 20 x 7 cm, anemic, and with a distinct s t ructure in the section. T h e r e is some dark gall in the gall b ladder . Its mucosa is velvety and colored with gall. T h e pancreas and supra rena l glands a re of normal size, anemic, and with distinct s t ruc ture in the section. T h e kidneys are of normal size, anemic, and their s t ructure is distinct in the section. T h e mucosa in the pielon is smoo th and anemic.

15. T h e urinary b ladder is completely torn with ragged and bruised edges and sides, as well as the pros ta te and pelvic organs.

16. T h e r e is abou t 250 ccm of watery and mushy grayish con ten t in the s tomach. T h e mucosa is anemic and with normal creases. T h e preserved par ts of t he intest ine and colon have s tandard contents in them, but the par t s in the pelvic region are torn , with bruised edges and sides and mostly with a m o r p h o u s s t ructure .

d) Bones 17. All the bones in the head , neck, t runk, and limbs were examined and the

following was found : comple te f r ac tu re of the right f emora l bone , its infer ior par t , into smaller and larger pieces. Comple t e f r ac tu re of the tibia and fibula in the left shin consisting of smaller and larger pieces. T h e left pelvic bones , poster ior , as well as the sacrum, are completely f rac tu red consisting of smaller and larger pieces. T h e tissue and muscles a round all these f rac tures are ragged, bruised, and dark- red .

- Pho tog raphed by the police.

C O N C L U S I O N I It is a case of violent dea th . T h e dea th is the result of loss of blood f rom the

dest ructed pelvic organs and f r o m the partly d i smembered lower limbs caused by f ragments of an explosive air- to-surface missile launched by N A T O .

Verif ied by: (sgd) Dr Miloš Manitašević Investigative Judge Forens ic medic ine specialist (sgd) Branislav Stanić

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H E A L T H C E N T E R - Č A Č A K H O S P I T A L P A T H O L O G Y A N D F O R E N S I C M E D I C I N E D E P A R T M E N T Č A Č A K

Autopsy requested by B. Stanid, investigative judge of the District Court in Čačak.

AUTOPSY REPORT

N a m e and Surname: D R A G A N O B R E N I Ć Occupat ion: / Born in: 1970 Place of birth: Čačak Domicile: Braće Stanić St., Čačak Marital status: marr ied Da te of death: 10 May 1999 Place of death: Čačak Trea ted for: /

Da te of the autopsy: 11 May 1999 at: 4:00 p.m. Ident . No. C-13/99 Autopsy per formed by:

Dr Miloš Manitašević

Killed by a launched air- to-surface missile in the N A T O bombing, during which he was in the backyard of his house, which is located in the wider area of the firm "Mehanizacija Hidrogradnje" .

A ) E X T E R N A L F I N D I N G S 1. Male corpse about 175 cm long, age 29. The skeleton and muscles are moderately

developed. A moderately nourished person. Rigor mortis present in all joints. There are some non-distinct, rare, single, and pale grayish-purple signs of atonia on the back of the trunk. The skin is pale-gray.

2. Brown hair, not longer than 6 cm. A moustache and beard, which are not longer than 3 mm. T h e eyelids are closed, the conjunctiva is smooth and anemic, the cornea is clear, the iris is brown, and the pupils are round, of the same size, and 4 mm in diameter . The lips are dry and grayish-purple. T h e teeth are natural. The neck is cylindrical and flexible. T h e thorax is cylindrical and normal . The abdomen is under the level of the chest. Male pubic eminence.

3. The re is a horizontal, irregular, cone-shaped wound in the left armpit region. It is the size of 12 x 6 cm and it has ragged, torn, and bruised edges and sides. Its bot tom is in the form of a canal enter ing the left thoracic cavity.

4. The re is an oblique, irregular, cone shaped wound on the right upper arm, anterior-medially. It is the size of 6 x 3 cm with ragged, torn and bruised edges and sides. The wound on the right upper arm covers the whole anterior muscle width.

5. There is an irregular, horizontal, cone wound on the external side of the right thigh, inferior-anterior. It is the size of 4 x 2 cm with ragged, torn and bruised edges and sides.

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6. Many dense, i r regular shaped abras ions on the skin, ranging in size f r o m 1 x 1 cm to 1 x 3 cm, are found on the: whole face, extending bo th to t he hairy par t of the head and to the f ron t par t of the neck, especially on the left side; on the thorax, anter ior ; on the right u p p e r a rm, fo rea rm, and hand; on the right thigh, an te r io r and interior; on the left shoulder, left uppe r arm and fo rea rm, poster ior ; on bo th but tocks, poster ior ; and on both thighs and shins, poster ior . These wounds have f r inged, torn and bruised edges and sides with sharp pieces of grayish i rregular ly-shaped metal , pieces of c rushed concre te , sand, and ear th in them. T h e r e a re many grazes on the skin a r o u n d these wounds . T h e pa tches without cuticle range in size f r o m a grain of whea t to a bean , and the exposed subcutaneous tissue is dry, solid, and dark- red .

7. No foreign conten t is f o u n d in the nose, mou th , ear lobes , genital hole and anus. 8 . The re a re no o the r changes or wounds on the corpse bes ide those descr ibed.

B ) I N T E R N A L F I N D I N G S

a ) H e a d 9. The scalp tissue is dry and anemic . T h e r e a re dark- red patch-l ike bruises on the

left side of the fo rehead . T h e vertex is pea r shaped , the size of 157 x 140 cm, and its thickness ranges f r o m 3-7 mm. T h e dura ma te r is smooth and pearly. T h e brain is of normal size. T h e t ende r ma te r is smooth and clear. T h e ar ter ies on the brain base a re flexible, with smooth endo the l ium. T h e fossae Sylvius have no foreign con ten t in them. The tissue of the dien cephalon, medul la oblongata , and spinal cord, and the ce rebrum ancf cerebel lum are anemic and have a distinct s t ruc ture in their sections. T h e cranial ventricles are of normal size, with smooth and anemic ependyma . A f t e r the dura ma te r was removed no f rac tures were f o u n d on the scull top and base.

e ) Neck and chest 10. T h e tongue is tough with distinct lymph nodes at its base. T h e r e is no foreign

content in the pharynx and esophagus and their mucosa is smoo th and anemic . T h e r e is no foreign content in the bronchi and bronchio le and their mucosa is smooth and anemic. The lymph glands below the bronchi t rachea a re calcified and a re the size of a pea . T h e thyroid gland lobes are the size of a p lum and are glossy and anemic in the section. T h e hyoid bone and thyroid carti lage are intact.

11. T h e r e is about 2200 ccm of liquid dark- red blood in the left thoracic cavity and there is no foreign con ten t in the right thoracic cavity. T h e left lung u p p e r lobe is completely torn; the torn part is 3 x 2 cm in size, with ragged, torn and bruised edges and sides. T h e preserved lung tissue is distinct and anemic in the sections.

12. T h e walls of the cardiac sac are complete ly torn and the re is liquid dark-red blood in it. On its anter ior , i.e. on the left ventr icle an te r io r wall, the re is an irregular wound the size of 2 x 1 cm with ragged, torn and bruised edges and sides. T h e per icardium, epicardium, and endoca rd in the preserved regions a re smoo th and clear. The size of the hear t is 11 x 10 cm and the re is some liquid dark- red blood in its cavities and on its walls. T h e ar tery and vein mou ths a re passable and with thin and normal valves. An irregular shaped gray metal f r a g m e n t with sha rp edges, t he size of 2 x 1 cm, was found in the hear t muscle. T h e hear t muscle in the preserved regions is tough, anemic, and has a distinct s t ruc ture in the sect ion. A 3 mm p r o b e can pass the mou ths of the coronary arteries, whose walls, as well as the aor t a walls, a re flexible and with a smooth endothe l ium. T h e oval hole and Bottalo 's duct are closed.

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c) A b d o m e n 13. T h e r e is no fore ign con ten t in the abdomina l cavity. T h e parietal and visceral

pe r i toneum is smoo th and anemic . T h e spleen is f r ee with a smooth capsule, anemic, and with a distinct s t ruc ture in the section. T h e liver is f r ee with a smooth capsule, the size of 27 x 19 x 7 cm, anemic , and with a distinct s t ruc ture in the section. T h e pancreas and suprarenal glands a re of normal size, anemic, and with a distinct s t ructure in the section. T h e kidneys a re of normal size, anemic, and their s t ructure is distinct in the section. T h e mucosa in the pielon is s m o o t h and anemic.

14. T h e ur inary b l adde r conta ins about 250 ccm of liquid yellowish urine. T h e mucosa is anemic and has normal creases. T h e p ros ta te is of normal size.

15. T h e r e is a b o u t 150 ccm of mushy conten t in the s tomach and its mucosa is anemic and with normal creases. T h e intest ine and colon have s tandard contents in them and their mucosa is anemic and with normal creases.

d) Bones 16. All the bones in the head , neck, t runk, and limbs have been examined and the

following has been f o u n d : the 4th rib on the left side, in the level of the a rmpi t is irregularly f r ac tu red . A par t of t he soft t issue in this region, the size of 2 x 1 cm, is bruised and dark- red . No o the r f rac tu res were found .

- P h o t o g r a p h e d by the police.

C O N C L U S I O N I It is a case of violent dea th . T h e dea th is the result of loss of blood f rom the

des t ructed lungs and hear t caused by a f r a g m e n t of an explosive air- to-surface missile launched by N A T O .

Veri f ied by: Investigative Judge (sgd) Branislav Stanić

(sgd) Dr Miloš Manitašević Forens ic medicine specialist

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S I T E S K E T C H E S

NATO Aer ia l Bombardment of Čačak on 10 May 1999

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Kri.747/99

MINUTES OF THE TESTIMONY OF WITNESS

made on 17 June 1999 before the investigative judge of the District Cour t in Belgrade in the case v. unknown perpet ra tors for committ ing a crime under Article 141 of the Penal Code of FRY.

Investigative Judge Witness Ilija Simić Sladjan Ristić

Court Clerk Also present at the testimony were: Svetlana Milutinović

Public Prosecutor

The Accused

Defense Counsel

Proceedings began at 8:30 a.m.

The at tention of the witness was drawn to his duty to tell the truth and not to withhold anything; he was warned of the consequences of giving false testimony. He was also warned that he is under no obligation to answer specific questions likely to expose himself or a close relative to disgrace, considerable material damage or prosecution (Art. 229 of the Law on Criminal Procedure) . T h e witness answered the general questions as follows:

1. N a m e and family name Sladjan Ristić 2. Father 's name Nasko 3. Occupation locksmith 4. Domicile: Beljina, No. 18-a 8th March St.,

municipality of Barajevo 5. Place of birth Belgrade 6. Da te of birth 18 May 1974 7. Relat ionship to the accused

or the wronged party: /

With regard to the case the witness stated the following: At tent ion of the witness was brought that he is obliged to tell the t ruth, af ter which

he gave the following:

S ta tement My late father , Nasko Ristić, lived in the household with my mother Vasilka, my

sister Jelena, born in 1981, and with my wife, my child, and myself. We lived in the village of Beljina, where we have a family house and some land.

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Since 1998 my f a t h e r has been working as a driver for the construct ion firm "Standard", Belgrade .

In t he last two years he spent a lot of t ime on the construct ion site in Mokra Gora , near Užice. On Sunday, 9th May 1999, my fa the r was at h o m e with us and the following morning, M o n d a y 10 May 1999, he and my m o t h e r left for work early in the morning.

W h e n my m o t h e r r e t u r n e d h o m e f r o m work she told me that my fa the r had gone to M o k r a G o r a on business.

T h a t night I hea rd on TV the news tha t N A T O aircraft had hit a truck of the construct ion f i rm "Standard", and it immediate ly occurred to me that i t might be my father 's t ruck. We instantly rang the Čačak police d e p a r t m e n t and they in formed us that my fa the r and Miloš Jovčić had been killed in the bombing .

I only know tha t my fa ther ' s body was torn . However , I never saw his remains since we didn't open the coff in b e f o r e the burial . We bur ied him on the Belj ina cemetery.

My f a the r was bo rn on 18 Augus t 1949 in Trgovište. His fa ther 's n a m e is Stamen and his mother ' s n a m e is Kata .

T h a t is all tha t I had to say. T h e Minu tes were dictated aloud so I am signing them without any object ion or reading.

Conc luded at 9:00 a.m.

Signature Record ing Clerk (sgd) S. Mit r ić

Investigative Judge (sgd) I. Simić

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F E D E R A L R E P U B L I C O F Y U G O S L A V I A R E P U B L I C O F S E R B I A Č A Č A K M U N I C I P A L I T Y

DEATH CERIFICATE

The following death was registered in the Dea th Register for the area of Čačak under No. 423 for 1999

N a m e and sex N A S K O - male

Surname, and surname f rom previous marriage, if any R I S T I Ć

Identification number 1808949710255

Date, month, year and t ime of death 10 ( tenth) May 1999, at 3:15 p.m.

Place and municipality of death ČAČAK, Č A Č A K

Date, month, year and t ime of birth 18 August 1949

Place and municipality of birth; country of birth, if born abroad Radovnica, Trgovište

Citizenship F R Y

Domicile address Beljina, Barajevo, No. 18-A 8th March St.

Marital status Marr ied

Name and surname, and surname of the spouse f rom previous marriage, if any V A S I L K A R I S T I Ć nee Janković

N a m e and surname of parents Fa ther S T A M E N R I S T I Ć of the deceased Mothe r K A T A R I S T I Ć

Subsequent entries and notes: /

No.203-802/99-06

In: Čačak Da te : 1 June 1999 Registrar 's signature Nenad Vasić

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Kri.709/99

M I N U T E S O F T H E T E S T I M O N Y O F W I T N E S S

m a d e on 11 J u n e 1999 b e f o r e t he investigative judge of the District Cour t in Belgrade in the case v. unknown p e r p e t r a t o r s fo r commit t ing a cr ime under Art icle 141 of the Penal Code of F R Y .

Investigative J u d g e Witness Ilija Simić Snežana Jovčić

Cour t Clerk Also present a t the tes t imony were: S tana Mitrić

Public Prosecu tor

T h e Accused

D e f e n s e Counsel

P roceed ings began at 9:00 a.m.

T h e a t ten t ion of the witness was drawn to his duty to tell the t ruth and not to withhold anything; he was wa rned of t he consequences of giving false test imony. He was also warned tha t he is u n d e r no obligation to answer specific quest ions likely to expose himself or a close relative to disgrace, cons iderable material damage or prosecut ion (Art . 229 of the Law on Criminal P rocedure ) . T h e witness answered the general quest ions as follows:

1 . N a m e and family n a m e Snežana Jovčić 2 . Fa ther ' s n a m e Stanko 3. Occupa t ion shop assistant 4. Domici le No . 14-a Ladne vode, Vinča 5. P lace of bir th Surdulica 6. D a t e of bir th 10 Oc tobe r 1960 7. Re la t ionsh ip to the accused or the

wronged par ty With regard to the case the witness s ta ted the following: A t t en t ion of t he witness was b rough t that she is obliged to tell the t ruth, a f ter which

she gave the following:

S t a t emen t My late husband , Miloš Jovčić, was a truck driver for the firm "Standard", Belgrade,

with offices on Ba tu tova s t reet . On 10 May 1999 my husband went to work as usual, at 7:00 a.m, and in the course of

the morn ing he rang to tell me that he would go on business to M o k r a Gora , where his f irm had a const ruct ion site. He told me over the p h o n e to pack some things for t he trip,

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which I did; at 11:30 a.m. he d r o p p e d by, took those things and left . T h a t was the last t ime I saw him. On that occasion he told me that he would be away for a week and that he was driving the workers of his f i rm to the construct ion site in M o k r a G o r a .

Tha t evening I heard on the TV news that a N A T O aircraf t had hit a truck of the construct ion f i rm "Standard" nea r Čačak, and i t immediate ly occurred to me that i t might be the truck in which my husband had left. My doubts c ame t rue that very night when the police in formed me that my husband had been killed. I f o u n d out that my husband 's colleague, Nasko Ristić, had been driving the truck, that my husband was sitting on the seat next to the driver's seat, and that he died instantly.

I was told that my husband had been travelling on the Ibarska magistrala main road, and when they had come near Čačak, t he t ruck my husband was in was struck. My husband had nothing to do with t he military. A b o a r d the t ruck were workers and their work was not associated with the army in any way - they were construct ing some apa r tmen t buildings.

Thus, a f te r being marr ied fo r 18 years I am now left wi thout a husband , a lone with my two children, my son Dušan , who is 17, and my daugh te r Ivana, who is 13.

Needless to say that I am in a very difficult s i tuat ion a f t e r the loss of my husband. I have been left with minor children who a re still s tudents , and I also have to look a f te r my husband's old and ill parents , who a re 75 and 76 years old, respectively.

I enclose herewith the dea th cer t i f icate f r o m which i t can be seen that my husband Miloš was born on 26 N o v e m b e r 1953 in Bosansko Grahovo , and that his fa ther 's n a m e is Dušan and mother ' s n a m e is Olga.

Tha t is all that I had to say. T h e Minu tes were dic ta ted a loud, so I am signing them without any object ion or reading.

Concluded at 9:30 a.m.

Recording Clerk (sgd) S. Mitrić

Investigative Judge (sgd) I. Simić

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D E A T H C E R T I F I C A T E

T h e following dea th was regis tered in the Dea th Register for the a rea of Čačak under No. 457 for 1999.

N a m e and sex M I L O Š - male

Surname , and s u r n a m e f rom previous marr iage , if any J O V Č I Ć

Ident i f ica t ion n u m b e r 2611953710273

Da te , mon th , year and t ime of dea th 10 May 1999

Place and municipali ty of dea th Č A Č A K , Č A Č A K

Da te , mon th , year and t ime of birth 26 November 1953

Place and municipali ty of bir th; country of bir th, if born abroad Bosansko Grahovo, Bosansko Grahovo

Cit izenship Republ ic of Bosnia & Herzegovina

Domici le address Vinča, No. 14-a Ladne vode

Mari tal s ta tus Marr ied

N a m e and s u r n a m e of spouse, and s u r n a m e of the spouse f rom previous marr iage, if any S N E Ž A N A J O V Č I Ć nee Stanojev

N a m e and s u r n a m e F a t h e r D U Š A N J O V Č I Ć of pa ren t s o f the deceased M o t h e r O L G A J O V Č I Ć

Subsequen t ent r ies and notes: /

No. 203-848.00/99-06

Place: Čačak Da te : 8th J u n e 1999 Registrar 's s ignature R U Ž I C A P A P I Ć

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Orljane near Doljevac (photos 79-80)

Photo 79 View of the field in the village of Orljane, municipality of Doljevac, where Jagoda Mladenović, from Orljane - Doljevac, was killed by a missile explosion on 11 May 1999

Photo 80 The body of Jagoda Mladenović, who was killed in the village of Orljane - Doljevac on 11 May 1999 while working in the field.

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Murino near Plav (11. May 1999)

On 11 May 1999 at about 02:00 a.m. NATO airplanes launched several missi les on the town of Murino, municipal i ty of Plav, Montenegro. In this a t tack the houses of the famil ies Grozdanović , Djordjević, Žival jević, Kat ić, Mijović, Koranović, and Lutovac were complete ly des t royed and rendered uninhabitable. Besides, the roof and roof structure of the elementary school "Petar Dedović", as well as the door and window f rames and glass sur faces of the local House of Culture were damaged . Murino and the surrounding area were left without water and electr ici ty suppl ies; te lephone lines were cut, and posta l serv ices were interrupted. In fear f rom further a t tacks the locals f led to the woods and neighbor ing vi l lages, (photos 81-87)

Photo 81 Close-up of bombed houses in Murino

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Vrbovac near Kosovska Vitina (photos 88-91)

Photo 88 Danijel Ivić (13) from Vrbovac

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No. Kri -773/99

MINUTES OF THE TESTIMONY OF WITNESS

Made on June 18, 1999 before the investigative judge of Belgrade District Court in the criminal proceedings against unknown perpet ra tors for the criminal act under Article 141 of the Penal Code of F R Y .

Investigative judge Witness: Ilija Simić Danijel Ivić

Cour t clerk Also present at the hearing: Stana Mitric

Public Prosecutor

The Accused

Defense Counsel

T h e hearing began at 10:00 a.m.

The witness was warned of his/her duty to tell the truth, not to withhold anything, and of the consequences of perjury. He/she was also warned that he/she was under no obligation to answer specific quest ions likely to expose himself/herself or next-of-kin to disgrace, considerable material damage or criminal prosecution. The witness answered general questions as follows:

1) N a m e and family name: Danijel Ivić 2) Father 's name: Djo rd je 3) Occupat ion: 4th grade s tudent of elementary school 4) Domicile: Vrbovac village, Kosovska Vitina municipality 5) Place of birth: K. Vitina 6) Da te of birth: April 26, 1986 7) Relationship with the accused

or the injured party With regard to the case, the witness stated the following: It is noted that the witness has been quest ioned in the Belgrade Military Hospital ,

where he is undergoing t rea tment at the plastic surgery ward. Prior to the hearing, the investigative judge interviewed the underage Danijel Ivić

and came to a conclusion that he was capable of communicat ing and giving logical answers and description of events.

The witness responded to the investigative judge's questions as follows: I live in the village of Vrbovac, near Kosovska Vitina, with my fa ther Djordje ,

mother Kruna, a 13-year old sister Violeta, and grandfather Danilo. I am a 4th grade student of the e lementary school in our village.

On May 16,1999, a round 3:00 p.m., I set off towards a field of ours where my fa ther was working. T h e field is 2 km f rom our house, in the direction of the village of Mogila. I was supposed to take water to my fa ther . On the way I crossed a field overgrown with grass. Suddenly, black smoke appea red before me and I heard a bang. Fragments started to fly. I felt that I was injured and started crying for help.

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I realized that I had been injured by one of the cluster bombs dropped f rom planes in the vicinity of our village in the past few days. I have seen the bombs before . They were 40 cm long, resembling a yellow bottle. An elderly man was injured by a cluster bomb some days before that . I do not know his name, but I do know that he is a pensioner who had worked in Germany. He was injured close to the eye.

I do not know how the bomb was triggered off. All I know is that I heard a bang in front of me, I saw the smoke and was hit by fragments .

The first person who came running in response to my cries for help was Milica Dajic who was working in a nearby field together with her husband. She called out and my brother Trajče and my fa ther came running to us. He and my fa ther took me to hospital in Gnji lane where I spent the night. T h e following day I was brought here, to the Military Hospital in Belgrade. I lost both my legs. At first I was blind, but the vision of my left eye has been restored, while I still cannot see anything with my right eye.

My father has been visiting me here at the hospital, but I am very much worried about my family because I heard that the situation down there is bad.

That is all I have to say about the incident. The minutes have been read to me, they contain my full account, and I have no

objections thereto. The hearing ended at 11:30 a.m.

Made on June 17, 1999 at the Military Hospital . Expert: Dr. Branislav Piščević, a plastic surgery specialist f rom Belgrade, No. 16

Koste Racina Street, born on December 29, 1957 in Belgrade, father 's name Stanislav, unrelated to the witness. Af t e r having been warned, he made the following s ta tement :

Danijel Ivić was admit ted on May 18, 1999, to the Belgrade Military Hospital as an emergency case. He was t ranspor ted f rom the hospital in Gnj i lane the day before . He had been injured by a cluster bomb in his village. His right lower leg and a part of his left leg, f rom the upper leg downward, had been amputa ted in the hospital in Gnji lane. Both his eyes were injured and his eardrum ruptured . He had wounds inflicted by bomb fragments all over his body.

The necessary interventions have been made and he will have to rest in bed for several months during t rea tment . When his condition allows it, he will have to have prostheses implanted. He had suffered extremely grave injuries that had put his life in danger. This is my report and opinion.

I have read the record and sign it as my own accordingly.

(sgd) Danijel Ivić Recording clerk (sgd) Stana Mitrić

Investigative judge (sgd) Ilija Simić

EXPERT HEARING RECORD

(sgd) Dr . Branislav Piščević

Recording clerk (sgd) Stana Mitrić

Investigative judge (sgd) Ilija Simić

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Jasenica near Valjevo (photos92-94)

Photo 92 The destroyed household, house and auxiliary buildings in the village of Jasenica - Valjevo, belonging to Mi leta Krunić, whose wife Milka Krunić was killed on 18 May 1999

Photo 93 The site where Milka Krunić (born in 1927) was killed and where her son Miroljub Krunić was seriously injured on 18 May 1999

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Photo 94 The body of Milka Krunić from the village of Jasenica, Valjevo

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Kri. No. 90/99

REPORT

On the investigation af ter the N A T O bombing of the village of Jasenica near Valjevo, which took place on IS May 1999. T h e investigation was conducted on 18 and 19 May 1999 by the investigative judge of the District Court in Valjevo

P r e s e n t :

Investigative judge: Crime inspectors of the Valjevo Dragan Obradović Secretariat of the Interior:

Milenko Krstić Desimir Obradović

Crime technicians: Žel jko Nenezić Predrag Ilić

T h e investigation began on 18 May 1999 at 3:00 p.m.

Af t e r the police inspectors informed the investigative judge at 1:30 p.m. that one person had been killed, several persons injured, and that huge material damage was inflicted in the N A T O bombing of the village of Jasenica, which took place at 12:42 p.m., the investigative judge accepted the oral proposal of the Valjevo District Public Prosecutor and proceeded to the site to carry out investigation.

S I T U A T I O N O N T H E SITE The investigation on the site s tar ted af ter the sirens sounded the end of the air raid

threat, which on 18 May 1999 lasted f rom 12:40 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. During the air raid, besides bombing the village of Jasenica, the N A T O forces bombed the villages of Donja Grabovica and G o r n j a Grabovica. However, most of the missiles were fired at the chemical complex "Krušik" Holding company in Valjevo, and at the surrounding residential area.

T h e site of the investigation is in the of village Jasenica, at the household of Mileta Krunić, f rom Jasenica, whose house is located on the left side of the asphalt road which passes through the village.

On arrival at the site the investigative judge was informed that the corpse of the late Milka Krunić had been pulled out of the rubble and that it had already been put in the hearse of the firm "Vidrak" to be t ranspor ted to the hospital in Valjevo. Af te r the crime technician had pho tographed the body the investigative judge ordered it to be taken for autopsy to the mortuary of the hospital in Valjevo.

T h e investigative judge was informed on the site that in the bombing of the village of Jasenica Miroljub Krunić, the son of the late Milka Krunić, had been injured and was admit ted to the Valjevo Emergency Medical Center because of a f ractured leg.

Vladan Krunić, f rom Jasenica, who pulled the body out of the debris of the house, can serve as a witness.

At the t ime when the investigation was about to begin, at 3:45 p.m., the air raid sirens went on again and the investigation had to be suspended. It was agreed that the procedure be cont inued the following day.

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T h e investigation judge and the investigation t eam went to the emergency medical center in Valjevo to obtain da ta on the kind and degree of Mirol jub K r u n i c s injuries, as well as the da ta on o the r persons that had been in jured t he s ame day in the bombing of Valjevo and sur rounding villages.

The investigative judge was given the following data at the emergency medical center:

a ) A d m i t t e d for t r ea tmen t : 1. Mirol jub ( fa ther ' s n a m e Mile ta) Krunić, born in 1956, f r o m Jasenica, sustained

major injuries, i.e. f r ac tu res of the right shin; 2. Slavoljub Simić, born in 1966, f r o m Valjevo, living at No . 85/5 Oslobodioci

Valjeva St., ope ra t ed on because of a left u p p e r a rm f rac tu re ; 3. Milica (father 's n a m e Novak) Maksimović, bo rn in 1928, f r om Valjevo, living at

No. 78 Oslobodioci Val jeva St., sus ta ined a brain concussion; 4. Vladimir ( father 's n a m e Milan) Milutinović, bo rn in 1977, f r o m Valjevo, living at

No. 66 Oslobodioci Valjeva St., sus ta ined an open f r ac tu re of the right fo rea rm; 5. Jovanka (father 's n a m e R a d o m i r ) Vujić, born in 1936, f r o m Valjevo, living at No.

9 Milana Drakul ića St.; 6. Radmi la (Tanasi je) Nestorović, born in 1927, f r om Valjevo, living at No. 11/2

Zbrat imljeni gradovi, whose left hip is f r ac tu red .

b) Examined and discharged for t r e a tmen t a t h o m e : 1. Draga (father 's n a m e R a d o j e ) Krunić, born in 1952, f r o m Valjevo, living at No.

48/6 Oslobodioci Val jeva St., whose left shin is bruised, including abrasions; 2. Zlat i ja ( father 's n a m e Tihomir ) Djordjević , born in 1957, f r o m Valjevo, living at

No. 4 Voj ina Sofronića St., whose nasal bones and both hands are bruised, including abrasions;

3. D a r k o (father 's n a m e T ra j anko ) Krstić, born in 1978, f r om Valjevo, living at No. 81/6 Oslobodioci Val jeva St., whose left wrist is concussed;

4. Mirko (father 's n a m e M a r j a n ) Tufegdžić , born in 1963, f r o m Valjevo, living at n.n. Kosjerićka St., whose left side of the thorax has been bruised;

5. Pe tar ( father 's n a m e Milorad) Ninić, bo rn in 1927, living at No. 1 Pas terova St., whose right side of the thorax has been bruised and is swollen;

6. Vesel inka (father 's n a m e Vojislav) Simić, born in 1929, f r o m Valjevo, living at No. 35 Zdravka Jovanovića St., whose right knee is spra ined and the l igaments in the left knee are broken;

7. Milena (father 's n a m e Dragomi r ) Ilić, born in 1952, f r o m Valjevo, living at No. 79/5 Oslobodioci Valjeva St., whose left shin is with abrasions;

8. Mari ja (father 's n a m e Radosav) Marković, born in 1984, f r om Valjevo, living at No. 8 Prešernova St., whose right knee is bruised, combined with abrasions on the right leg;

9. Mila (father 's n a m e R a d o j e ) Perić, born in 1968, f r o m Rad jevo Selo, whose right ankle is sprained;

10. Ankica (father 's n a m e Boško) Lazarević, employee of the District Cour t in Valjevo, whose thorax and right ankle are concussed;

11. Ljubica (father 's n a m e Dragan ) Grujičić, born in 1968, f r om the village of Popučak, whose head is bruised and who has scratches on her face and knees ;

12. Stanimir (father 's n a m e Milojko) Mijailović, born in 1963, f r o m the village of Strmovi, near Lajkovac, whose right hand ulna is f r ac tu red .

Concluded on 18 May 1999 at 4:30 p.m.

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I N V E S T I G A T I O N C O N T I N U E D On 19 May at 9.00 a.m.

P R E S E N T : T h e previously listed officials, except for inspector Milenko Krstić.

S I T U A T I O N O N T H E S I T E

T h e household of Mi le ta Krun ić is located in the village of Jasenica, about 3 km nor theas t of the Krušik Hold ing C o m p a n y - Val jevo grounds.

His house is located next to the asphalt road that passes through Jasenica in the direction of G o r n j a Grabovica , on its lef t side.

T h e r e is no fence on the side of the house facing the road. T h e r e is a two-winged metal ga te at the w o o d e n f ence that separa tes M. Krunić's backyard f rom the backyard of his neighbor , Lj i l jana Relj ić.

In the first par t of t he backyard, next to the wooden fence on the right, when observing f rom the road , t he re is a founda t ion of a house u n d e r construct ion.

W h e n observing f r o m the road , t he re is a wooden fence to the left which goes to the far end of the backyard separa t ing the vegetable garden f r o m the fenced backyard of Mileta Krunić . In the f ron t par t of the backyard, viewed f rom the road, next to the men t ioned founda t ion , which is on the right side, the re is a car, make Lada 1500. It has license pla te VA 101-06, and it is pa rked on the left side of the backyard, be fo re the wooden fence, parallel with bo th the asphal t road and the part of the backyard separa ted by the fence .

The windshield on this vehicle is b roken , as well as its windows on the right side. T h e t runk of t he car is d e f o r m e d .

T R A C E S O N T H E S I T E

The dis tance f r o m the left side of the asphalt road, when observing f rom the direction f rom which the investigative judge f rom Valjevo arrived in Jasenica, to the wooden fence , whe re most of the buildings belonging to the household of Mileta Krunić are located, is 32 meters .

T h e r e had once been a g round- f loo r house within the fence and it is now destroyed. Tha t house was 5 me te r s fa r f r o m the descr ibed fence, and according to the visible traces it was the size of 16 x 8 meters . This g round- f loor house is completely destroyed and it is tu rned into a pile of bui lding blocks and bricks, wooden beams, and pieces of a concre te slab, all c rushed, b roken and smashed . To the right of this debris, towards the buildings on the right side, t h e r e is a b roken chimney, and in the ruins one can recognize a b a t h r o o m tub, a brown carpet , ceramic tiles, forks and spoons. T h e r e is nothing else left of the house . T h e right wall of the house , when observing f rom the road, was 25 meters to the right f r o m the men t ioned fence that divides the backyard of Mileta Krunić 's household f rom his vegetable ga rden .

To the left of the once left corner of t he destroyed house, qui te close to the fence, is a wooden shed, which is des t royed, as well as the coarse-grain gr inder that had been in it. T h e shed was the size of 2.50 x 2.50 meters . T h e wooden shed cont inues into a wooden corn shed and then a shack for f i rewood. All th ree s t ructures a re u n d e r the same roof. The overall size of bo th wooden s t ructures is 6 x 1.2 meters and their roof was covered with flat tiles. A large n u m b e r of cemen t bags, which are piled in this shed, a re damaged . T h e wooden s t ruc tures a re badly d a m a g e d or be t t e r to say completely ruined.

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In the far end of Mileta Krunić 's backyard, 10 mete r s beh ind the rear left corner of the house, i.e. beh ind the rubble of t he house , down the hill and towards the backyard with the fence a round it, is a built f u r n a c e which is also damaged . T h e r e are construct ion blocks, bricks, and a wooden s t ruc ture sca t te red a r o u n d in this par t of the backyard. T h e trees are pulled out and the re is also a burn t oil stove in the backyard.

Behind the fence, in the vegetable garden , beh ind the f o r m e r wooden s torage building is a damaged ou thouse , which is covered with the s ame flat tiles as the corn shed and shack for wood.

F o u r meters to the once right rear corner of the house, in the par t of the backyard without the fence, the re is a workshop m a d e of bricks, i.e. a garage, which to the right, in the form of the capital le t ter L, cont inues as a barn . Both ends of this building are covered with tiles. T h e garage, i.e. workshop, is the size of 5 x 5 m while the barn is the size of 9 x 4 meters .

The windows on the f ron t and the rear sides of the workshop a re b roken , the rear window f r ames are dislocated, and the welding set inside the workshop is destroyed. T h e tiles on both the workshop and on the barn a re damaged , on the lat ter on both sides of the roof, on the one facing the road and the o the r towards the rubbish d u m p s under the barn, on top of which is a pile of sha t te red tiles.

According to the owner of the house, Mileta Krunić, who was p resen t dur ing the investigation, the house consisted of a large dining room for guests, a sitting room and a niche kitchen, an an t e room, a room, a s to re room, and a b a t h r o o m .

He said that the house was equ ipped with all necessary furnishings, which were completely des t royed (a fr idge, an electr ic cooker , a stove fo r wood, ki tchen e lements , a G e r m a n m a d e color TV set and ano the r black-and-whi te one, four beds, o n e boiler , o n e bath tub, and one toilet bowel. T h e owner also said tha t a f i re b roke out a f te r the missile had directly struck his house, but it was quickly extinguished.

No crater was found dur ing the investigation. It is possible that there is one , it may be covered with the heap of rubble.

According to Mileta Krunić, the owner of the house , his wife was in the house at the t ime when the missile struck, as well as his severely in jured son, who m a n a g e d to get out , but not wi thout injuries. He himself was nea r the barn and tha t is why he was not injured.

The site was pho tog raphed and f i lmed with a video camera by the Val jevo police crime technicians, and the pho to file will const i tu te an integral par t of this R e p o r t .

Concluded at 10:00 a.m.

Investigative judge (sgd) Dragan Obradović

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A U T O P S Y R E P O R T

On the now late Milka Krunić , f r o m Jasenica. T h e autopsy was pe r fo rmed on 19 May 1999 in the M o r t u a r y of the Val jevo Hospi ta l on reques t of Dragan Obradović, the investigative judge of the Distr ict Cour t in Val jevo

1. Fema le corpse about 165 cm long, age about 70. T h e skeleton and muscles are moderate ly developed. A well nour i shed person. Rigor mort is present in all joints. Atonia on the back of t he t runk in the fo rm of dark purp le single and merged patches . The skin is pale-gray.

2. Graying hai r 30 cm long. T h e eyelids a re closed, the conjunctiva is smooth and anemic, the co rnea is slightly dull, the iris is yellowish-brown, and the pupils are round 4 mm in d iameter . T h e lips a re missing and this is described in the following passage 3. T h e neck is cylindrical, with l imited flexibility. T h e thorax is cylindrical and normal . Female breasts. T h e a b d o m e n is above the level of the chest. F e m a l e pubic eminence .

3. T h e skin and the subcu taneous t issue in the central fo rehead region are damaged in the size of 3 x 2.5 cm and the facial bones are exposed. T h e sides and edges are torn and bruised. T h e r e is a n o t h e r defec t with the same characteristics. It is 1 cm f rom the fo rmer o n e towards t he nose tissue and its size is 1 x 0.5 cm. The skin and the subcutaneous tissue at the base of the nose are damaged in the size of 2 x 1 cm and the bone is exposed. T h e sides and edges a re torn and bruised. T h e r e is an irregular vertical wound on the sep tum, medially. Its size is 1.5 x 1 cm. Its canal enters the nasal cavity and the sep tum tissue is f r a g m e n t e d . T h e r e is a bruise, the size of 1 x 1 cm on the tip of the nose. T h e u p p e r and the lower lips are torn and bruised. T h e r e is a 1.8 cm long horizontal wound under the right eyebrow, exterior with soft tissue on its bo t tom, and its edges and sides are bruised. T h e infer ior par t of the right eyelid is torn and partly missing. The skin on the right half of the face has n u m e r o u s dark red dots, patches, and lines with grazed and dry cuticle. T h e largest patch is 1.8 x 1 cm. T h e left mandible corner has a wound on it, in the size of 5 x 1 cm, which extends upwards and interior. T h e r e are completely f rac tured facial bones on its b o t t o m and its sides and edges are torn and bruised. The wound has coagula ted blood, pieces of tissue, ear th , pieces of glass, and metal pieces in it, which are not larger than a whea t grain. T h e r e is an irregular wound extending upwards and interior f r om the left corner of the lips. I t encompasses the nostrils, its inferior, and medial part . Its edges and sides a re torn and bruised and there are pieces of tissue and bone f r agmen t s f rom the maxilla, face, and nose. T h e medial par t of the left ear lobe is missing and the remain ing par t s a re torn and bruised. T h e r e is a wound 2 cm right above the place where the left ea r lobe links to the head . I t extends upwards and interior, into the hairy par t of the head . T h e wound is 8 x 3 cm, it has a completely f rac tu red bone with dislocations on its bo t tom, and its edges and sides are torn and bruised. F ragment s of the f rac tured bones a re p ro t rud ing f rom it. T h e skin on the left par t of the fo rehead has 8 total defects with bones on their bo t toms . T h e largest such defect is 1.5 x 1 cm. At the top of the f o r e h e a d on the left side, whe re the hair starts, there is a total defect of the cuticle and subcu taneous tissue in t he size of 3 x 1 cm with a bone at its bo t tom. The re are 4

Pathologists : Dr . Lj i l jana Vuj ić Dr . Vesna Krstevski

Assistant pathologist : Tomislav Tanasić

E X T E R N A L F I N D I N G S

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more cuticle and subcu taneous tissue defects in the hairy region, on the left side of the top of the head, which have the s ame characterist ics as the f o r m e r ones bu t a re somewhat smaller. T h e ent i re head is d e f o r m e d and it has layers of ear th , gravel, pieces of glass and metal on it. T h e r e is a wound on the left side of the neck, at its base. It is the size of 5 x 4.5 cm and its edges a re torn and bruised. It extends downwards and oblique, in the fo rm of a 15.5 cm long canal en te r ing the thoracic cavity. T h e canal conta ins coagula ted blood, torn tissue, as well as foreign bodies, such as sand, pieces of glass and meta l the size of a pea . The re is ano the r wound 1 cm f rom this one , in the exter ior direct ion. It is the size of 3 x 1 cm. It is similar to the previous w o u n d but it is only 1 cm d e e p and has soft tissue on its bo t tom. T h e r e is yet ano the r wound at a d is tance of 0.5 cm f rom the lat ter one, in the exterior direction. It is similar, with sof t t issue inside, abou t 1 cm d e e p and almost of the same size. On both sides of the thorax the skin has many dark red patchy and grazed bruises. They are a r ranged irregularly and the re are too many to descr ibe the location of each one. T h e r e are 5 separa te wounds in the region of the left breast , in its u p p e r exterior quar ter . T h e largest one is the size of 5 x 3.5 cm. T h e breas t tissue is in the bo t tom of all these wounds and their edges a re torn and bruised. T h e r e is a wound the size of 2 x 1 cm in the inferior- inter ior qua r t e r of the s ame breast , nea r the nipple. It has the same characterist ics as the previous wounds . T h e skin on the right breast , inferior-interior quar te r , is with abras ions in the size of 3 x 0.7 cm. T h e r e is a wound the size of 4 x 2 cm, which is 10 cm above the left hip. Its edges are torn and bruised and the re is torn muscle tissue on its bo t tom. T h e r e are two smal ler wounds with the same characterist ics right above this one. On the left u p p e r arm, both infer ior and exterior, the re are many dark red single and merged grazed and dry patches . T h e top of the right shoulder has a bruise the size of 4.5 x 2.3 cm. T h e right f o r ea rm, inferior , has th ree irregular wounds with torn and bruised edges. T h e largest o n e is 3.5 x 2 cm and torn b lood vessels, nerves, and muscle tissue are p ro t rud ing f rom all of t hem. T h e r e is a w o u n d 2 cm above the right knee, which is the size of 2 x 0.5 cm. Its edges a re torn and bruised, and it has torn muscle tissue on its bo t tom. T h e r e is a bruise the size of 3.5 x 3.5 cm at the ankle of the same leg. The re are bruises on both thighs 8 cm f rom the groin pits.

4. She was dressed in a gray woollen-cloth skirt, red T-shirt , men's socks, and she had a kerchief tied a round her neck.

5. T h e r e is ear th , dust , as well as pieces of glass and metal in the mou th and nasal cavities. T h e r e is no foreign con ten t in the ear canal, genital hole, and anus.

6 . T h e r e a re no o the r changes or wounds on the corpse except for those described.

I N T E R N A L F I N D I N G S

a) The scalp tissue has the defects descr ibed u n d e r 3. T h e r e is a bruise the size of 8 x 5 cm. T h e r e a re many impressed f rac tures with loose pieces on the top of the head, left side, of which three are impressed into the left lobe brain tissue. T h e dura mater , which is pearly and has dark b lood colorat ion, is torn at these f rac tures . No foreign content is found in the fossae Sylvius. T h e tissue of the cerebel lum, pons , medul la oblongata , and spinal cord is moist and anemic . T h e ar ter ies in the brain base have reduced flexibility and have grayish yellow growths on the endo the l ium. T h e r e is no fore ign conten t in the cranial cavities and they have smooth and anemic ependyma . T h e r e is a small quanti ty of dark red blood in the cavities of the f ronta l , sphenoid and e thmoid bones , and the re is no content in the middle ear . T h e r e a re many irregular comple te f rac tures with dislocations on the scull base, especially on the left side.

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8. The tongue is in the mouth cavity and it is covered with sand and mud. There is no foreign content in the pharynx and esophagus and their mucosa is smooth and anemic. There is a small quantity of liquid dark red blood in the bronchi and bronchiole with foreign sand-like particles in it. T h e lymph glands below the bronchi trachea are dark and are the size of a bean. The thyroid gland lobes are of normal size and are distinct in the section. The thymus is replaced by fat tissue. The hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage are intact.

9. T h e r e is abou t 300 ml of bo th semi liquid and coagulated dark red blood in both thoracic cavities. Bo th lung wings have completely grown to the pleura, per icardium and o m e n t u m . T h e p leura and some of the grown in pieces of lungs in the uppe r left lobe and the u p p e r and lower right lung lobes are torn and bruised. Most of the tissue at the top of the left u p p e r lung lobe is des t ruc ted . A bloody and foamy content flows out of the sections when they a re pressed .

10. T h e r e is no fore ign con ten t in the cardiac sac. T h e per icardium and epicardium are modera te ly colored by b lood and smooth . T h e endoca rd is smooth and clear. T h e artery and vein mou ths a re passable and with thin and normal valves. The thickness of the right ventricle wall is 5 mm and 15 mm in the left one . T h e hear t muscle has a distinct s t ructure in its section and it is modera te ly colored by blood. T h e artery and vein mouths are passable and their walls, as well as the aor ta walls, are flexible and with a smooth endothe l ium. T h e oval hole is closed.

11. T h e r e is no fore ign con ten t in the abdominal cavity. T h e parietal and visceral pe r i toneum is smooth and modera te ly colored by blood. T h e spleen is f ree with a smooth capsule, with c rushed edges and yellowish in the section. T h e r e is about 4 ccm of gall in the gall b ladder . Its mucosa is like velvet and colored with gall. T h e pancreas is of normal size and partly d e g e n e r a t e d by fat . T h e suprarena l glands cor respond in size and they have a distinct s t ruc ture in the section. T h e kidneys are tough, with capsules that rub off easily, smooth , and modera te ly colored with blood. They have a distinct s t ructure in the sections. T h e mucosa in the pielon is smooth and modera te ly colored with blood.

12. T h e r e is a larger quant i ty of h u m a n excreta in the colon, where the mucosa is smooth and modera te ly colored with b lood. T h e r e is about 100 ccm of ur ine in the ur ine b ladder and the mucosa is anemic and with normal creases. The internal genital organs cor respond to t he age.

13. T h e r e is abou t 300 ccm of grayish mushy conten t in the s tomach with pieces of undigested food in it. T h e mucosa in it has dark blood colorat ion and normal creases. T h e appendix is f ree , abou t 11 cm long. T h e r e is s tandard conten t in the intest ine and colon, and the mucosa is modera te ly colored and smooth .

14. T h e left clavicle is f r ac tu red across its middle and the f rac tures are dislocated and f r agmen ted . T h e first left rib is complete ly f rac tu red 5.5 cm f rom the s te rnum, the second at a dis tance of 8.5 cm, the third at a dis tance of 5 cm, the four th at a dis tance of 3.2 cm, the f i f th at a d is tance of 3 cm, the seventh at a dis tance of 2 cm, and the eighth, ninth and tenth a r e f r ac tu red at a d is tance of 6 cm. All these f rac tured ribs are on the left side of the thorac ic cavity, they a re total f rac tures , and the values represent the distance f rom the f r ac tu re to whe re t he rib links with the s te rnum. The ribs on the right side of the thoracic cavity a re also complete ly f r ac tu red and the distances f rom the f rac tures to the s te rnum are: t he second at a dis tance of 3 cm, the third at a dis tance of 6 cm, the four th at a distance of 6.5 cm and 4.5 cm. T h e 6th thoracic ver tebra is completely f rac tured . The edges of the f r a c t u r e a re rough and pieces of metal , the size of a wheat grain, are found with tweezers. T h e r e a re no f rac tu res on the remaining bones in the trunk, nor in the limbs. T h e facial b o n e f rac tu res have been descr ibed u n d e r 3. I t should be added that all

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the bones on the left side of the face a re completely f r ac tu red wi thout the skin being damaged, except for those par ts that have been men t ioned . T h e injuries on the body were pho tographed prior and dur ing the autopsy.

C O N C L U S I O N

I It is a case of violent dea th . T h e dea th is the result of massive destruct ion of the brain (cerebrum) , of b roken spinal cord, and of massive external bleeding. T h e comple te and impressed f rac tures on the scull have d a m a g e d the ce reb rum tissue. T h e broken spinal cord is the result of the 6th thoracic ver tebra comple te f rac ture . T h e damaged major blood vessels in the neck resul ted in massive bleeding. T h e bone f ractures , ver tebra f rac ture , and the damage , i.e. tear ing of the ma jo r blood vessels are the result of a blast thrust , which is c rea ted by exploding bombs .

(sgd) Dr . Vesna Krstevski (sgd) Dr . Lj i l jana Vuj ić L.S.

Ver i f ied as t rue copy of the original (sgd) D r a g a n Obradović

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Kri. Br. 14/99

M I N U T E S O F T H E T E S T I M O N Y O F W I T N E S S

made on 26 May 1999 b e f o r e the investigative judge of the District Cour t in Valjevo during the urgent investigation a f t e r the N A T O bombing of the village Jasenica on 18 May 1999

Investigative J u d g e Dragan Obradović

Cour t Clerk Svetlana Milutinović

Witness

T h e wronged party -Mileta Krunić

Also present at the test imony were:

Publ ic Prosecu tor

T h e Accused

D e f e n s e Counsel

Proceed ings began at 11:05 a.m.

T h e a t tent ion of the witness was drawn to his duty to tell the truth and not to withhold anything; he was wa rned of the consequences of giving false testimony. He was also warned that he is u n d e r no obligation to answer specific quest ions likely to expose him or a close relative to disgrace, cons iderable material damage , or prosecut ion. T h e witness answered the genera l ques t ions as follows:

1 . N a m e and family n a m e M I L E T A K R U N I Ć 2. Father ' s n a m e Drag iša 3. Occupa t ion f a r m e r 4. Domici le Jasenica 5. P lace of bir th Jasenica 6. D a t e of bir th 22 February 1937 7. Relat ionship to the accused

or wronged party: the wronged

With regard to the case the witness s ta ted the following: At t en t ion of the witness was b rough t to Articles 231 and 229 of the Law on Criminal

P rocedure , a f t e r which he gave the fol lowing

S T A T E M E N T

Unti l 18 May 1999 I was living with my now late wife, Milka, and with my son, Mirol jub, in my family househo ld in the village Jasenica near Valjevo.

We had a g round- f loo r house, which consisted of the following premises: a large dining room, a sitting room and a niche ki tchen, an an te room, a room, a s to re room and a

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ba th room. T h e founda t ions of the house were 16 x 8 meters . We had a wooden s to re room in our back yard, as well as a corn shed and a shack for f i rewood, all th ree u n d e r the same roof. We also had a built f u r n a c e for baking b read . All these were in one part of the backyard. In the o the r par t of the backyard, nea r the house , the re was a brick workshop and a brick barn, which were u n d e r the s ame roof . T h e household covered an area of 3200 square meters .

On 18 May 1999 my son and I had been in Val jevo and we r e tu rned h o m e about noon. My now late wife p r epa red some meal for us a f t e r which all th ree of us were to do our chores. I had left the house and I r e m e m b e r having hea rd the air raid siren. It was at about 12:40 p.m.

Af te r I had left the house I noticed something like a white glare - in the shape of a soccer ball. I could hear the noise of a plane but I couldn't see it. I looked in the direction of the ball in the sky and it seemed as if it were heading towards our house, so I shouted out to my son and wife to run, and I ran to the o ther side of the backyard, towards the barn .

O u r village was not ta rge ted b e f o r e in the bombings so my son and wife didn't leave the house quickly enough. I know that my son had run out first and I think he saw this ball in the air approaching our house, so he rushed and reached the small ga te in f ront of the house, which is about 5 meters f rom the house and which leads to the u p p e r part of the backyard. My late wife had left the house and she was at the doors t ep when the missile struck our house. At that m o m e n t I was in shel ter be tween the barn and the workshop, some 10 meters away f rom the two of t hem.

My wife was killed at that site instantly a f t e r the explosion when a concre te slab fell on her head. I had app roached her and saw she was dead , and then I went to my son, who had crawled to an apple t ree in the uppe r par t of the backyard. He had first told me he was all right, but I noticed he had pain in his legs, so I touched t hem and noticed they were cold. Because of this I called my neighbors to help me and they really arrived very quickly and drove my son to the emergency heal th cen te r in Val jevo. He is still being t reated in the hospital for f r ac tu res of the right leg.

My wife's body was partly covered with the rubble and my neighbors , Vladan Krunić, f rom Jasenica, be ing o n e of them helped me pull her out . I could see injuries on her head, but I don't know whe the r she had injuries e lsewhere.

We managed to pull her ou t f r om the debris, a f t e r which she was t rans fe r red to the emergency heal th center in Val jevo for autopsy on o rde r of the investigative judge .

The missile razed my house to the g round and a small f i re b roke out, but I don' t know what caused it, whe the r it was the very missile or the explosion of our color TV. Anyhow, f i remen came soon a f te rwards and they ext inguished the fire.

In this event I not only lost my wife, bu t my house too, which we had been investing in since we marr ied in 1959. Practically everything that we had is in the rubble of the house that the investigative judge saw; a fr idge, electric cooker , stove for wood, kitchen sink, four beds in the rooms, one G e r m a n m a d e color T V , but I don' t know its make , one black and white TV, the ent i re b a t h r o o m with a boiler , ba th tub , and toilet bowl, tables, i.e. a large dining table for guests, chairs, cupboards . I had all the household i tems - bed linen, th ree dining services, cutlery, a sewing machine , a radio, a casset te player, a vacuum cleaner, a f reezer . All my late wife's, my son's and my own clothes have been destroyed, as well as carpets , chandel ier , and curtains, but I can't tell you the exact quanti t ies since my late wife knew be t te r abou t such things.

The o the r buildings within my household have been d a m a g e d too, such as the wooden s torage room in which the re was a coarse-grain gr inder . In the wooden corn shed

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and the shack fo r f i rewood, which have also been damaged , I had about 20 bags of cement , which were p r e p a r e d for the construct ion of our new house up in the backyard. My workshop and barn have also been d a m a g e d and the investigative judge established that when investigating the site. My welding set which was in the workshop is also destroyed, as well as the built f u r n a c e for baking bread , which has to be rebuilt. F o u r quince t rees that had been in my backyard were pulled out . My whole backyard was covered with grass, which is complete ly destroyed, and that whole fenced par t of the backyard is des t royed too.

T h e wooden f ence is also partly damaged . I do not know whether some municipal commission c a m e to assess the war damage , however, they didn't give me any repor t .

T h e windshield and the right side windows on my son's car, make Lada 1500, license plates VA 101-06, which had been in t he backyard, were b roken . T h e t runk is den ted and it cannot be locked any more .

Since this event I have no h o m e and for the t ime being I am temporar i ly staying in my next door neighbor 's s u m m e r cot tage . H e r n a m e is Lji l jana Relj ić and her proper ty in Jasenica is next to mine.

Some civil de fense representa t ives c ame to the site and they brought a camp trailer and a tent , which I am using now dur ing the day.

T h e electricity lines had been b roken by the bombing but they were repaired. T h e civil de fense representa t ives also b rough t me tiles and they covered my barn and workshop.

T h e windows on the barn and the garage, which were destroyed, have not been repaired yet.

On behalf of my son, who is still in hospital , and in my name, I am submitt ing a claim for the intangible damage , i.e. the dea th of my wife, to which I am enti t led. I am also claiming compensa t ion for t he mater ial damage , i.e. for the destroyed household property . I canno t s ta te the a m o u n t in e i ther case, since I am not an expert in the mat te r to, so I leave it to the experts to assess.

I forgot to men t ion that my small gas stove with two plates, which was in the house, and an oil stove, which was in the backyard, were also destroyed.

My son told me that he had DM 200 in one of his winter-coat pockets. I tr ied to f ind this coat in the rubble but I didn' t m a n a g e to f ind anything.

We had no gold, so these 200 DM is the only valuable I claim compensa t ion for. T h a t is all tha t I had to say. T h e Minu tes have been dictated aloud so I sign them

without any object ion or reading.

Conc luded at 11:35 a.m.

Cour t Clerk Investigative judge

Ver i f ied as t rue copy of the original (sgd) Dragan Obradović

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M I N U T E S O F T H E T E S T I M O N Y O F W I T N E S S Kri. 96/99

made on 27 May 1999 before the investigative judge of the District Court in Valjevo during the urgent investigation af ter the N A T O bombing of the village Jasenica on 18 May 1999

Investigative Judge Dragan Obradović

Court Clerk Dragica Sestović

Witness

Miroljub Krunić

Also present at the testimony were:

Public Prosecutor

The Accused

Defense Counsel

Proceedings began at 12:45 p.m.

The attention of the witness was drawn to his duty to tell the truth and not to withhold anything; he was warned of the consequences of giving false testimony. He was also warned that he is under no obligation to answer specific questions likely to expose himself or a close relative to disgrace, considerable material damage or prosecution (Art. 229 of the Law on Criminal Procedure) . The witness answered the general questions as follows:

1. Name and family name Miroljub Krunić 2. Father 's name Mileta 3. Occupation Driver for the road maintenance enterprise

in Valjevo 4. Domicile Jasenica 5. Place of birth Valjevo 6. Date of birth 15 February 1965 7. Relationship to the accused

or the wronged party: wronged party

With regard to the case the witness stated the following: The wronged party gave his testimony in the Orthopedics Ward, hospital in

Valjevo. Attent ion of the witness was brought to Articles 231 and 229 of the Law on Criminal

Procedure, a f te r which he gave the following

S T A T E M E N T On 18 May 1999 in the morning hours I went to the Emergency Center in Valjevo to

get an injection because of my right hand, which had been injured before . Af t e r that my father and I re turned home in my car, which has license plates VA 101-06. When we

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arrived I pa rked the car nea r the fence that separa tes the par t of the backyard where the house was s i tuated. T h e f r o n t of the vehicle was tu rned towards the vegetable garden.

A f t e r that my f a t h e r and I went into the house and we had lunch. Then we went out, since we had some chores to do. I r e m e m b e r I hea rd the air raid siren go on and I r e m e m b e r hear ing th ree nearby de tona t ions . Till then the N A T O forces never targeted our village, though they flew over it very of ten , almost every day.

I r e m e m b e r my f a the r had gone to the o the r end of the backyard, be tween the barn and the workshop, while I was very near the house and my mother was practically at its f ront door , nea r me, when the house began to crumble. Personally, I didn't hear the missile that hit our house .

The house col lapsed on my m o t h e r a f te r it had been hit. I was partly covered by the failing mater ial . However , I m a n a g e d to pull myself out of the rubble and to crawl 20 - 30 meters away f rom it, to the o the r end of the backyard towards the village road.

I can't say who organized the rescue. Anyhow the people f rom the civil de fense arrived soon a f t e r and I was quickly t r ans fe r red to the Emergency Cen te r W a r d of the Valjevo Hospi ta l , w h e r e I am still be ing t rea ted . W h a t I know is that my right ankle was f rac tured and I now have a plas ter cast above my knee. My cervical ver tebrae have also been injured and my kidneys were concussed.

O u r ent i re p roper ty is lef t u n d e r the rubble of our house. My mothe r was killed, our house destroyed, and I told my f a the r to look fo r and take the 200 DM which I had in one of the pockets of my coat . All my civilian papers as well as my military booklet are u n d e r the rubble.

I am submit t ing a claim for the intangible damage , i.e. the dea th of my mother , to which I am lawfully ent i t led. I am also claiming compensa t ion for the material damage and for the injuries I have suf fe red . I canno t s ta te the amoun t since I am still u n d e r t rea tment .

This is all tha t I had to say. T h e Minutes were dictated aloud, so I sign them without any object ion or reading.

s ignature

Finished at 1:00 p .m.

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K-KIO No. 96/99

MINUTES OF THE TESTIMONY OF WITNESS

made on 27 May 1999 before the investigative judge of the District Court in Valjevo during the urgent investigation after the N A T O bombing of the village Jasenica on 18 May 1999

Investigative Judge Dragan Obradović

Court clerk D rasica Šesto vie

Witness

Forensic expert Dr. Dragan Jeremić

Also present at the testimony were:

Public Prosecutor

The Accused

Defense Counsel

Proceedings began at 1:30 p.m.

The at tention of the witness was drawn to his duty to tell the truth and not to withhold anything; he was warned of the consequences of giving false testimony. He was also warned that he is under no obligation to answer specific questions likely to expose himself or a close relative to disgrace, considerable material damage or prosecution (Art. 229 of the Law on Criminal Procedure) . The witness answered the general questions as follows:

1. Name and family name Dr. Dragan Jeremić 2. Father's name Djord je 3. Occupation orthopedics & traumatology spec. 4. Domicile No.5/11 Nasel je Oslobodioci Valjeva St., Valjevo 5. Place of birth Ljig 6. Date of birth 1950 7. Relationship to the accused

or the wronged party: none

With regard to the case the witness stated the following: Attent ion of the witness was brought to Articles 231 and 229 of the Law on

Criminal Procedure, af ter which he presented the following

F I N D I N G S I am acquainted with the case for which forensic opinion is required, and I wish to

state the following: The name of Miroljub Krunić has been en tered in the Emergency Ward Protocol

under No. 934, on 18 May 1999 and he was immediately given medical assistance. X-rays were made after which he was admit ted to the Orthopedics Ward of the Plealth Center in Valjevo. During the examination the following was found:

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Frac tu re of bo th mal leoluses of the right ankle, verified by an X-ray, which shows f rac tures on both the internal and external malleolus b o n e s t ructures . Dur ing the clinical examinat ion painful react ions were f o u n d in the right lumbar region, as well as skin abrasions on the back. An X-ray was m a d e of the lumbar spine and the following was found on the b o n e s t ructures :

T h e r e is a f r ac tu re line on the t ransverse process of the first, second, third and four th lumbar ve r t eb rae on the right side combined with dislocation of the b o n e structures. Because of the pain and traces of blood found in the ur ine an urologist was consul ted, whose opinion was that the lumbar region was concussed. An abrasion on the right side of the f o r e h e a d was f o u n d dur ing the clinical examinat ion.

On g rounds of all this I hereby give the following

O P I N I O N

T h e injur ies of the b o n e s t ruc tures in the right ankle const i tute a grave injury, as well as the injury of the lumbar spine t ransverse process. T h e o ther injuries, such as the concussions and abras ions a re minor bodily injuries. Al toge ther the injuries of Mirol jub Krunić are qual i f ied as grave bodily injuries.

Tha t is all tha t I have to state. T h e Minu tes were dictated aloud, so I sign them without object ion or reading.

T h e forens ic expert was paid 200 Dinars for the expertise.

Conc luded at 1:45 p .m.

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S o m b o r (photos 95-1 oo)

Photo 95 Destroyed houses on Vuka Karadžića Street, Sombor; one person was killed and several were injured. About 50 houses were destroyed or damaged on 21 May 1999

Photo 96 Destroyed house, No. 60 Vuka Karadžića St., Sombor, in which its owner, Nikola Hinić, born in 1940, was killed on 21 May 1999

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Photo 97 Destroyed and completely burnt house of Slobodan Knežević, No. 58 Vuka Karadžića St., Sombor, 21 May 1999

Photo 98 The interior of Slobodan Knežević's burnt house in Sombor, 21 May 1999

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Photo 99 The yard of Miroslav Velimirović's household, No.64 Prizrenska St., Sombor, with the destroyed house and kennels for breeding thoroughbred dogs (Dogo Argentino), where 5 dogs with pedigree, as well as Šarplaninac watchdogs were killed, 22 May 1999

Photo 100 Destroyed household of Djuro Grujić, No.44 Sveti Sava St., Sombor. The house and farm were destroyed, ten pigs and more than 100 chicken were killed, 22 May 1999

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Djakovica (photos 101-102)

Photo 101 Damaged house in Djakovica in which its owner, Ibrahim Djoši, was killed, 21 May 1999

Photo 102 The body of killed Ibrahim Djoši, 21 May 1999

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Šabac

On 25 May 1999 at 1:05 p.m. many civilian facilities in Šabac, mostly family houses, were damaged. In this attack 4 citizens were inflicted minor injuries, while Živorad Nenadović (1930), who had been severely injured, died soon after being admitted to the Medical Center in Šabac. (photo 103)

Photo 103 A car, license plate ŠA 155-17 parked in the yard of the house No. 6 Stanimira Josipovića St., whose owner and owner of the house, Živorad Nenadović (1930), died of injuries sustained in the bombing on 25 May 1999

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N o v o p a z a r s k a Ban ja (photo W4>

Photo 104 Demolished house and auxiliary buildings of Veroslav Barać, n.n. Mi ha i la Pup ina St. in Novopazarska Banja. His wife, Olga Barać, and daughters, MHica and Dijana, were severely injured on 25 May 1999 (about 30 houses were damaged in Novopazarska Banja)

Radoste near Orahovac

On 26 May 1999, at 8:30 a.m., there was an air raid on the village of Radoste, Orahovac municipality, in which the area between the railway line and the river Beli Drim was targeted. Kujtim Kastrat i (1968) and Beg Krasnici (1968) were killed in the at tack while Šukri Kastrat i (1984) and Ismet Kastrat i (1988) were severely injured.

On the same day, at 5:00 p.m., the area of v. Radoste was at tacked for a second time; Nikola Miljici (1983), who was looking after the cattle in the village of Bardosane, was severely injured, (photos 105-106)

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Photo 105 The body of the child Kujtim Kastrati (born in 1988), from the village of Radoste, Orahovac municipality, who was killed while looking after the cattle. Beg Krasnići (1968) was also killed while Šukri Kastrati (1984) and Ismet Kastrati (1988) were severely injured on 26 May 1999

Photo 106 The site in the village of Radoste, Orahovac, where a missile landed killing cattle (6 cows and 2 horses) on 26 May 1999

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Ral ja

On 26 May 1999, at 11:10 p.m., during the NATO bombing of v. Ralja area the family house of Vladimir Pavlović f rom New Belgrade was hit and completely destroyed. The chi ldren Stefan Pavlović (1991) and Dajana Pavlović (1994) were killed, while Vladimir and his wife, Branislava, were severely injured. Biljana Momčilović (1970) was also killed in this at tack and her mother, Ljubinka, sustained severe injuries, (photos 107112)

Photo 107 The razed to the ground house at No. 6 Save Kovačevića St, Ralja, property of Vladimir and Branislava Pavlović, in which they were inflicted life threatening injuries and their children, Stefan (1991) and Dajana (1994), were killed on 26 May 1999

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Photo 109 Killed children Stefan and Dajana Pavlović

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Photo 110 The demolished house at No. 4 Save Kovačevića St., Ralja, belonging to Dragutin Ivanović, in which his daughter, Biljana Momčilović (nee ivanović, born in 1970) was killed on 26 May 1999

Photo 111 The interior of Dragutin Ivanović's destroyed house in which his daughter, Biljana, was killed

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Photo 112 The body of Biljana Momčilović

Aleksinac

On 28 May 1999, at 12:30 a.m., the a rea of the town of A leks inac was a t t a c k e d f rom the air. Four teen missi les were f i red at the wider a rea whi le 7 missi les hit the center of the town A leks inac ; one missi le s t ruck the a rea of Svrl j ig municipal i ty. In the a t tack on downtown A leks inac , at 12:40 a.m., the fami ly houses at Nos. 23 and 25 N iška St. were totally demo l i shed . Branis lav Mi t rov ić (1920), Dušanka Savić (1951), and P red rag Nedel jkov ić (1962) were ki l led, and 5 c i t izens were severely injured. Fi f teen other fami ly houses as well as many cars were also d a m a g e d , (photo 113-120)

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Photo 113 The point of the missile impact on Niška St., Aleksinac where 3 civilians were killed and 4 severely injured on 28 May 1999

Photo 114 Destroyed house of Siniša Stanković, No.23 Niška St., Aleksinac, in which Dušanka Savić and Predrag Nedeljković were killed and its owner, Siniša Stanković, his wife, Divna, his daughter, Nataša, and his sister, Ruža Stanković, were severely injured

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Photo 115 The body of Dušanka Savić, from Aleksinac, living at No. 8 Užička St., who was killed in the house of her neighbor, Siniša Stanković, at No. 25 Niška St. on 28 May 1999

Photo 116 The body of Predrag Nedeljković, born in 1962, No. 84 D. Trivunca St., Aleksinac, who was killed in the house of his father-in-law, Siniša Stanković, at No. 25 Niška St., on 28 May 1999

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Photo 117 Totally destroyed house at No. 23 Niška St., in Aleksinac, in which its owner, Branko Mitrović, was killed on 28 May 1999

Photo 118 The body of Branko Mitrović, from Aleksinac, born in 1920, No. 23 Niška St., who was pulled out of the rubble of his house on 28 May 1999

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Photo 119 Two totally demolished houses of Tihomir Rančić, No. 6 Užička St., Aleksinac, 28 May 1999

Photo 120 Destroyed houses at No. 10 Užička St., Aleksinac, property of Miroslav Rašić. On 28 May 1999, about 80 houses were destroyed or damaged in Aleksinac, almost all of them on Užička St. and Niška St.

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Novi Sad - Petrovaradin (photos 121-122)

Photo 121 Several destroyed houses in Petrovaradin, suburb of Mišeluk-Novi Sad, 29 May 1999

Photo 122 One of the destroyed houses in Petrovaradin, suburb of Ribnjak - Novi Sad, on 29 May 1999

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Čamurlija near Niš (photos 123-124)

Photo 123 Destroyed house of the couple Dušan Mančić (born in 1935), and Vukosava Mančić (born in 1938), No. 99 in the village of Čamurlija near Niš. Both of them were killed while their grandson, Dejan, and granddaughter, Aleksandra, were injured on 29 May 1999

Photo 124 The body of Vukosava Mančić (born in 1938) who died in the rubble of her house in the village of Čamurlija

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Ćuprija (photos 125-126)

Photo 125 Destroyed houses on Dositejeva St., Nos. 3-15, in Ćuprija. In the bombing of the center of Ćuprija about 100 civilian buildings were destroyed or damaged (houses, flats, shops, etc.) and about 20 people were severely injured, 29 May 1999

Photo 126 The site where a missile landed in the backyard of Slobodan Petrović and destroyed the house and all auxiliary buildings, No. 7 Dositejeva St., Ćuprija, 29 May 1999

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Brvenik near Raška (photos 127-130)

Photo 127 Destroyed family houses and local cemetery in the village of Brvenik, Raška, 30 May 1999

Photo 128 Destroyed house of Ljubiša Šćekić in the village of Brvenik, Raška, 30 May 1999

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Photo 129 Seventeen destroyed or damaged graves on the local cemetery in Brvenik, Raška, 30 May 1999

Photo 130 Damaged tombs and tombstones on the village of Brvenik cemetery

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Kri. Br. 14/99 R E P O R T

M a d e on 31 May 1999 by the investigative judge of the Municipal Cour t in Raška, following the N A T O bombing of civilian buildings in the village of Brvenik

P r e s e n t :

Investigative judge : Cr ime technician: Srećko Topalović Vojislav Petrović

District Publ ic P rosecu to r : Police inspector: Milibor Nes torović Ivan Kuzmanović

Record ing clerk: Nada Marenović

T h e investigation s tar ted at 7:50 a.m.

On 30 May 1999 in the evening hours the Police D e p a r t m e n t off icers on duty informed the investigative judge tha t the N A T O forces had bombed civilian buildings in the area of the village of Brvenik causing huge mater ial damage .

The investigative j u d g e arr ived at the site to investigate and found that the civilian facilities in the a rea of Brvenik had been b o m b e d fo r the eighth t ime. T h e fo rmer damage was descr ibed in the repor t s Nos. Kri. 20/99, Kri. 35/99, Kri. 39/99, Kri. 44/99, Kri. 48/99, Kri. 49/99, and Kri. 55/99. Civilian buildings located near the already destroyed masonry br idge on the main road Raška - Kral jevo over the river Brvenica were targeted in the latest b o m b i n g of the a rea of Brvenik. An irregularly shaped crater was found on the rocky slopes above the Or thodox cemetery in Brvenik. The size of this crater is 3 x 2 x 0.5 meters . A second cra te r was f o u n d below the Or thodox cemetery, in the garden of Ljubiša Šćekić f r o m Raška . This cra ter is round, 8 meters in d iamete r and 4 meters deep . T h e blasts caused by missile explosions have completely demolished the houses and auxiliary buildings below the local cemetery , above the road that leads to the village of Gradac . T h e demol i shed houses in this a rea be longed to Ljubiša Šćekić f rom Raška, Svetomir Kovačević, Miro l jub Kovačević, and Miloš Kovačević, all f rom Brvenik. Those buildings a re complete ly des t royed. T h e local Or thodox cemetery located above these demol i shed houses , has also been damaged ; 17 marb le tombs tones have been completely demol i shed and all the o the r tombs tones on the cemetery are damaged , most of them to a great extent .

Two conduc to r s of the high-voltage power lines have been cut in the length of 240 meters .

T h e r e is a r o u n d cra te r abou t 200 meters f rom the masonry bridge in the direction of Raška. T h e r e is a n o t h e r c ra te r 8 me te r s wide and 3 mete r s deep on the r ight-hand side of the main road , when observing the s ame direction, on the slope above the main road but below the m a c a d a m road leading to the hamle t of Markovići . T h e blast caused by the explosion b roke two wooden high-voltage posts, as well as two high-voltage power lines, the lat ter in the length of 300 mete r s each.

The investigative judge stresses tha t the re a re no military or police facilities near the bombed site nor are t he re such targets in the wider a rea of the b o m b e d sites.

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No one was killed or in jured in the bombing. Several missile f r a g m e n t s with no designat ion on them were found in the wider a rea

of the b o m b e d sites. The d a m a g e caused by the bombing is huge since 4 houses have been completely

destroyed, as well as several auxiliary buildings, and 17 tombstones , while the o the r tombs tones were d a m a g e d .

T h e site was p h o t o g r a p h e d and the pho tos will const i tute an integral part of this report .

Accord ing to V u k o j e Milivojević and Milomir Čekić, both f rom Brvenik, the bombing took place on 30 May 1999 at abou t 9:30 p.m. and th ree missiles were f ired.

Conc luded at 8.00 a.m.

Record ing clerk Investigative judge (sgd) N a d a Marenov ić (sgd) Srećko Topalović

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P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T I N R A Š K A Technical Investigation Section

UV-62/99

R E P O R T

On 30 May 1999 at 9:30 p .m. N A T O planes d r o p p e d th ree b o m b s on family houses and the cemetery in the village of Brvenik, municipali ty of Raška , nea r the No. 22 main road Kraljevo - Raška and the br idges on the rivers Brvenica and Ibar . Two bombs landed at the site near the family houses and cemetery , and a n o t h e r one at the site called Poljanik, on the slope on the side of the road.

O n e b o m b landed in the garden of Ljubiša Šćekić and the o the r o n e on the s teep rocky slope above the cemetery . T h e cra ter in Ljubiša Šćekić's garden is 8 meters wide and 3 meters deep, and the one on the rocky s lope above the cemetery is the size of 3 x 2 m and it is 0.5 meters deep .

T h e bombs damaged th ree family houses, those belonging to Svetomir Kovačević and his sons, as well as the house of Ljubiša Šćekić. T h e houses are complete ly destroyed and are not fit fo r use. T h e cemetery of the villages of Brvenik and Šumnik was also damaged . Seventeen tombs tones and fences a r o u n d the graves were damaged .

T h e third b o m b landed on the s lope next to the main road No. 22, Kral jevo - Raška, at the site called Poljanik, near the boundary of the villages of Brvenik and Beoci, about 200 meters f rom the f o r m e r two bombs . T h e cra ter m a d e by the third b o m b is 8 meters wide and 3 meters deep .

The blast wave d a m a g e d two wooden posts and about 300 meters of the high-voltage power lines.

Raška, 31 May 1999 (sgd) Vojislav Petrović L.S.

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Ripanj (photos 131-134)

Photo 131 View of a destroyed house in Ripanj - Belgrade, No. 48 Put za Ivanoviće St., in which its owner, Slavica Stojiljković (60), was killed on 31 Mav 1999 y

Photo 132 The body of Slavica Stojiljković in the rubble of her house in Ripanj

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Photo 133 Destroyed house in Ripanj - Belgrade, No. 54a Put za Ivanoviće St., belonging to Miroslav Saitović, in which his wife Javorina (1957) and his son Boban (1982) were injured on 31 May 1999

Photo 134 View of a crater made by the missile which landed between the houses Nos. 48, 50 and 54a Put za Ivanoviće St., Ripanj, 31 May 1999

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Draževac near Obrenovac (photos 135-136)

Photo 135 Holes on the house of Vladimir Arsenijević, village of Draževac, No. 192 Baljevački Put, municipality of Obrenovac, made by missile fragments; his wife, Jovanka Arsenijević (born in 1923) was killed, 31 May 1999

Storeroom in the house where Jovanka Arsenijević was killed on 31 May 1999

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Novi Pazar

On 31 May 1999, at 1:28 p.m., NATO warp lanes b o m b e d the residential area of Novi Pazar, No. 74 Stevana Nemanje St. In this a t tack an apartment bui lding was dest royed in which 11 people were kil led: Djordje Pantović (born in 1975), Miodrag Nikić (born in 1970), Dragan Simović (born in 1953), Zvezdan Jaić, V ladan Simić (born in 1969), Marko Simić (born in 1997), Golub Ratković (born in 1967), Dragomirka Biorac (born in 1961), Raco Vranić, Dejan Milosevic (born in 1972), and Marko Roglić (born in 1983), while 12 other c i t izens of Novi Pazar were severely injured and 11 sustained minor injuries.

On 31 May 1999, at 1:28 p.m., in the bombing of Novi Pazar by NATO warplanes, in which 11 ci t izens were ki l led and more than 20 were severely or slightly injured, 38 flats at No. 74 Stevana Nemanje St. were des t royed or damaged , as well as 20 flats at No. 73 Stevana Nemanje St. The houses of Harun Kačapor , Bahri ja Kačapor and Arsenije Pavlović, as well as the bui ld ings of the elementary school "Bratstvo", Medical Center Outpatient Clinic, and of the f i rm Jedinstvo were damaged . Eleven cars and one truck parked on this street were des t royed or damaged . The houses of Mijo Tiosavl jević, Stevan Majdak, Dragomi rka Karanov ić , Radomir Djurković, Rade Fil ipović, Miodrag Šebeković, Raka Tiosavl jević, Ž i k i ca Veljović, Dragoslav Mijailović and Slavko Slović, which are all on M. Jovanov ića St., were dest royed. There are 37 family houses on the Relje Kri lat ice St. and most of t hem are not fit for use. There are 5 damaged houses on Gojka Bačanina St. and they are no longer fit for living. Many family houses and the coach stat ion bui ld ing on Njegoševa St. were damaged , (photos 137-152)

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Photo 137 Bombed apartment building at No. 74 Stevana Nemanje St., near the coach station, in which 11 people were killed, about 20 severely injured, and many were left with minor injuries on 31 May 1999

Photo 138 Close-up of the destroyed building at No. 74 Stevana Nemanje St.

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Photo 139 Pulling out of the victims from the rubble

Photo 140 Destroyed butcher's shop whose owner, Djordje Pantović, was killed in it

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Photo 142 The body of Golub Ratković (born in 1953), from the village of Baletiće, municipality of Novi Pazar

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Photo 143 The body of Dragan Simović (born in 1953), from Novi Pazar

Photo 144 The body of Miodrag Nikić (born in 1970), from the village of Kovačevo, Novi Pazar

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Photo 145 The body ofZvezdana Jajić (born in 1962), from the village of Skukovo -Novi Pazar

Photo 146 The body of Vladan Simić (born in 1969) from Novi Pazar

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Photo 147 The killed child of Vladari Simić, the boy Marko Simić, (born in 1997), from Novi Pazar

Photo 148 The sport shoe of the child Marko Simić

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Photo 149 The body of Dejan Milošević (born in 1973), from the village of Šaronje, municipality of Novi Pazar, found under the rubble

Photo 150 The dismembered body of Mirko Roglić (born in 1983), from Novi Pazar

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Photo 151 Razed houses of Rade Filipović, Miodrag Šebeković and Vlado Djurković on Miodraga Jovanovića Street - Novi Pazar, 31 May 1999 (about 40 houses have been demolished or damaged)

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Photo 152 Close-up of the demolished house of Rade Filipović on Miodraga Jovanovića Street - Novi Pazar, 1 May 1999

Ministry of the Inter ior of the Republ ic of Serbia Secretariat of the Inter ior Novi Pazar 1 June 1999 Novi Pazar

O F F I C I A L M E M O

Made by operat ional officer Goran Simonović af ter identification of bodies and recording of the injured in the N A T O air strike on 31 May 1999

On 31 May 1999 N A T O warplanes bombed the residential building R74 located on Stevana N e m a n j e Street in Novi Pazar. Several persons were killed and injured in this attack. A team of the Secretariat of the Interior in Novi Pazar including Goran Simonović, homicide inspector, and Hanef i ja Hazirović, forensic technician, came to the site, in the Medical Center . The investigation was conducted under the supervision of Ibrahim Del imedjac , investigative judge of the District Court in Novi Pazar, and Mila Vujanac, president of the District Court in Novi Pazar. The above ment ioned team of the Secretariat of the Inter ior also a t t ended the identification of bodies and recording of the injured.

The following has been established on the site: The re were two male bodies on the premises of the Medical Center (bathroom).

Through identification by members of the family in the presence of the investigative judge it was established that the deceased were Đ o r d e Pantović, father 's name Srboljub, born in 1975, f rom the village of Šaronje, municipality of Novi Pazar, and Golub Ratković, father 's n a m e Miloica, born in 1967, f rom the village of Baletiće, Municipality of Novi Pazar. Izet Tutić, M.D., examined these bodies externally and established the death.

In the surgical ward there were three bodies of adult men and one body of a baby. Through identification by close family in the presence of the investigative judge, the identity of the deceased has been established as follows:

- Dragan Simović, father 's name Nikola, born in 1953, f rom Novi Pazar; - Miodrag Nikić, father 's name Mirko, born in 1970, f rom the village of Kovačevo,

Municipality of Novi Pazar; - Zvezdan Jajić, born in 1962, f rom the village of Skukovo, Municipality of Novi

Pazar. In a separa te room lay the body of Marko Simić, father 's name Vladan, born in

1997, f rom Novi Pazar . Izet Tutić, M.D., examined the body externally in the presence of the investigative judge of the District Court .

In the mortuary of the Medical Center there was a male body (whole) and several body parts. Miroslav Milošević, M.D., examined the body parts and established that actually four bodies have been brought in parts to the Medical Center . The family immediately identified Vladan Simić, father 's name Momčilo, born in 1969, f rom Novi Pazar.

On other bodies every detail was closely scrutinized and after identification by the family their identity was established as follows:

- Dragomirka Biorac, father 's name Milomir, born in 1960, f rom the village of Kozarevo, municipality of Novi Pazar;

- Marko Roglić, father 's name Vukomir , born in 1983, f rom Novi Pazar; - Radun Vranić, father 's name Jovan, born in 195 1 f rom Novi Pazar.

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On 1 J u n e 1999 a n o t h e r body was recovered f r o m the ruins and brought to the mortuary. T h e family ident if ied D e j a n Milosevic, fa ther ' s n a m e Milutin, born in 1973, f rom the village of Saronje , municipality of Novi Pazar . External examinat ion of the body was pe r fo rmed by Miroslav Milosevic, M.D.

By 1 June 1999 a total of 11 bodies were pul led out f r o m the ruins of the building on Stevana N e m a n j e Street .

Through the records at the Otorhinolaryngology W a r d i t was establ ished that the following persons were in jured by the bombing:

- L jubomir Sretenović, fa ther 's n a m e Mihaj lo , born in 1946, f r om Novi Pazar ; - Saša Kolundžić, fa ther ' s n a m e Budimir , born in 1974, f r o m Novi Pazar ; - Ivanka Balšić, fa ther ' s n a m e Radomi r , born in 1945, f r o m Novi Pazar ; - T i o v i l k a Luković, fa ther ' s n a m e Filip, bo rn in 1954, f r o m Novi Pazar; - Mićo Janković, fa ther ' s n a m e Sreten, born in 1953 in the village of Šavci,

municipality of Novi Pazar ; - Novka Pajović, fa ther 's n a m e Maksim, born in 1926, f r om Novi Pazar . D u e to severity of their injuries, the following persons have been urgently

t ranspor ted to Belgrade: Almir Etemović , aged 22, f r o m Novi Pazar , and Bojana Aleksić, aged 30, f rom Novi Pazar .

T h e listed persons, with the exception of those t r ans fe r red for f u r t h e r t r ea tmen t to Belgrade, are still hospital ized in the Medical Cen t e r in Novi Pazar .

In addit ion, the following persons were in jured in the N A T O bombing and hospitalized in the Surgical Ward , according to their records:

- Filip Pajović, fa ther ' s n a m e Isakije, born in 1924, f r o m Novi Pazar ; - Ismet Turković, fa ther ' s n a m e Bećo, born in 1949, f r o m Novi Pazar ; - Mej ra Dupl jak , fa ther ' s n a m e Hafiz , born in 1938, f r om Novi Pazar ; - Desanka Jeumović , fa ther 's n a m e Dimitr i je , born in 1927, f r o m Novi Pazar . I t is worth not ing that many persons in jured in the N A T O bombing sought medical

help both a t the O R L and Surgical Wards . However , since they sustained minor injuries, they were advised to con t inue their t r e a tmen t a t h o m e a f t e r being given a d e q u a t e medical help. T h e exact n u m b e r of these persons will be d e t e r m i n e d subsequent ly.

This M e m o is submit ted for in format ion and f u r t h e r p rocedure .

Au tho r i zed off icer Capta in (sgd) G o r a n Simonović

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Novi Sad - Shanghai Neighborhood

On 8 June 1999 at 12:15 a.m., dur ing the air str ike on Novi Sad by NATO warplanes, one missi le s t ruck Shanghai ne ighborhood, near house Nos. 60 and 58. Milan Bajić (1962), who was in front of his house, was kil led in this at tack, while the fol lowing were severely injured: Hal id Dal ip (11 years old), Sulejman Dalip (1954) and Bajram Dalip (1994), while Mara Radiš ić (1952), Pavle Uri (1932), Tat jana Dalip, S lobodan Vujčić (1972), Svetozar Mar i janović (1958), Ka t i ca Mar janović (1959) and Zoran Bubanja (1968) sustained minor injuries.

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Bombing of Medical Facilities

REPORT ON THE DAMAGE OF MEDICAL FACILITIES (26 April - 24 May 1999)

26 April 1999 update

39. Accord ing to the repor t submi t t ed on 26 April 1999, the following facility was damaged by air strikes in the Ko luba ra District , Valjevo:

• Medical Cen t e r Val jevo, In f i rmary in Pričevići: all window panes b roken and blown out of place, f ou r door s blown out , b roken wall tiles, cracked and damaged walls, terrace cracked and d a m a g e d .

28 April 1999 update

40. According to the repor t submit ted on 28 April 1999, the following facilities in the territory of the Raška District , Kraljevo, were damaged by war activities on 24 April 1999:

• Medical Cen t e r Novi Paza r - organizat ional units: a) The First City Pha rmacy - b roken glass 4m2, 3 mm thick, b) Children 's Dispensary "Cukovac", 15.5 m3 vacuum glass broken , c) Occupat iona l Medic ine , doub le cur ta in wall (40 m3) and 3 mm window panes (40

m3) broken, d a m a g e d e n t r a n c e d o o r to the new wing.

30 April 1999 update

41. Accord ing to t he repor t submi t ted on 30 April 1999, the following facilities in the Raška District , Kral jevo, were d a m a g e d by the bombing on 20 April 1999:

« Special Hospi ta l fo r the T r e a t m e n t of Progressive Muscular and Neuromuscu la r Disorders, Novi Pazar : large glass surfaces b roken , joinery blown out of place, some wall fissures appea red .

2 May 1999 update

42. Accord ing to the repor t submi t ted on 2 May 1999, the following facilities in the Southern Bana t District , Pančevo, were d a m a g e d by war activities on 29 April 1999:

• N e u r o p s y c h i a t r y hospital "Dr. S. Bakalović", Vršac: in the boiler house about 360 m3 of doub le U-sect ion curtain wall glass was b roken , abou t 16 m3 of vacuum glass was broken in the hospital ki tchen, in medical wards T, F, E, L, R and O about 50 ni3 of plane 4-mm thick glass was d a m a g e d in addi t ion to 4.2 m3 of re inforced glass. Hospi ta l walls are partially d a m a g e d while some window and door f r a m e s were blown out of place.

• "Južni Banat" Medical Cen te r , Pančevo: administrat ive building (44 windows, facade, some 6 m3 of roof tiles, w o o d e n en t rance door , 3 glass doors) , children's depa r tmen t building (7 windows), surgical and internal medic ine wards (14 windows), lung d e p a r t m e n t ( facade and o n e window), ear , nose and throa t d e p a r t m e n t (2 windows) and specialist cen te r (vacuum glass app. 2 m3) . Organizat ional unit Ou tpa t i en t Clinic in Pančevo (5 windows and 1 thick vacuum glass app. 6 m3) .

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43. Accord ing to the repor t submit ted on 2 May 1999, the following facilities were damaged by war activities in the Moravica District, Čačak:

• Medical C e n t e r Čačak, organizat ional unit Genera l Hospital Čačak: fallen gypsum boa rds f rom the building, b roken glass, sunken ceilings and some cracked doors .

44. Accord ing to the repor t da ted 2 May 1999, war activities on 1 May 1999 in the City of Belgrade d a m a g e d the following facilities:

• Ins t i tu te for Psycho-Physiological Disorders and Speech Pathology, Inpat ient . Clinic Lipovica: b roken glass 20 m3 .

4 May 1999 update

45. Accord ing to the repor t da ted 4 May 1999, war activities on 30 April 1999 in the Rasina District, Kruševac, b rough t abou t the following damage :

• Pharmaceu t ica l C o m p a n y Kruševac - Pharmacy in Trstenik: b roken glass, joinery out of place, b roken pharmacy showcases, chandel iers and light bulbs ("14. oktobar" and "Atanacković" pha rmac ies were also damaged in the aggressor attacks on 12 and 14 April 1999).

5 May 1999 update

46. Accord ing to the repor t da ted 4 May 1999, on 2 May 1999 the following facilities were damaged in the Topl ica District, Prokupl je :

• Ou tpa t i en t Clinic Kuršumli ja , organizat ional unit Inf i rmary in Kuršumli jska Banja : b roken glass 140 m3 (on the whole building), one door broken and blown out of place, cracked walls, b roken ce ramic wall tiles (5 m3) and damaged equ ipment .

47. Accord ing to the repor t da ted 5 May 1999 the following facilities were damaged by war activities in t he City of Belgrade:

• Organiza t ional uni ts within the Pharmaceut ica l Ente rpr i se Beograd: D a m a g e on 4/5 Apri l 1999 - "Fruška Gora" Pha rmacy in Z e m u n : b roken glass sur face 2.90 m3 (6-mm insulating

glass), b roken en t r ance d o o r and d o o r f r ame , wall f issures in the officina and in o ther pharmacy rooms - c racked load-bear ing and part i t ion walls, as well as part of f loor in the laboratory, cracked bui lding facade .

D a m a g e on 14/15 Apri l 1999 - "Miljakovac" Pha rmacy in Belgrade: b roken glass surface 24 m3 x 8 mm, damaged

5 metal window closing mechanisms. D a m a g e on 26/27 Apri l 1999 - "Staro Sajmište" Pha rmacy in Belgrade: b roken glass surface 15 m3 x 8 mm,

damaged metal fitt ings, glassware and bolts; - "Darinka Radović" Pha rmacy in Sremčica: broken glass sur face 34 m3 , cracked

walls, cracked and sunken floors, d a m a g e d water and sewerage pipes. (The pharmacy had to move out of these premises . )

48. Accord ing to the repor t da ted 5 May 1999, the following facilities in the Kolubara District, Val jevo, were d a m a g e d by the bombing on 2 May 1999:

• Medical Cen t e r Val jevo, organizat ional uni t Genera l Hospital in Valjevo: damaged surgical ward (3 opera t ing rooms completely unf i t for work); physical medicine and rehabil i ta t ion building ou t of func t ion (closed); neurological and children's wards damaged and moved to o the r par ts of hospital . Over 200 door and window panes have been b roken , skylights on all f loors (7) demol ished , large part i t ion glasses on several wards broken , as well as neon lights and lighting fixtures. Walls and ceilings have been damaged, and many doors blown out of place t h roughou t the hospital .

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10 May 1999 update

49. According to the repor t submi t ted on 8 May 1999, war activities on the night of 7/8 May 1999 caused d a m a g e in the following facilities of the Raška District, Kral jevo:

• "Studenica" Medical Cen te r in Kral jevo - Inf i rmary in the village of Bogutovac: damaged roof and all windows broken .

50. According to the repor t da ted 9 May 1999, war activities on the night of 6/7 May 1999 caused the following d a m a g e in the Kosovo District , Priština:

• Pharmacies within the Pharmaceut ica l En te rp r i s e Prišt ina: - Pharmacy No. 1 - two rooms burn t down, all shop windows b roken , window f r ames

blown out of place, fal len ceilings, d o o r f r a m e s bu rn t down, demol i shed electrical installation and plumbing.

- Pharmacy No. 3 - b roken shop windows and glazed doors, jo inery blown out.

51. According to the repor t da ted 10 May 1999, war activities on the night of 7/8 May 1999 produced the following d a m a g e of medical facilities in the City of Belgrade:

• "St. Sava" Special Hospital for the Prevent ion and T r e a t m e n t of Cerebral and Vascular Disorders in Belgrade - a total of 57 window panes (various dimensions) were broken, wall and ceiling fissures ( f rom several mill imeters to 1 cm wide) appea red in 15 rooms, 318 metal lowered ceiling plates (60x60 cm) ben t and dis tor ted, out of place and cannot be replaced, broken neon light screens (59.5x59.5 cm - 1 5 7 pieces, 124.5x35 cm - 69 pieces), door and window f rames broken and out of place, 37 door locks and fas teners broken and blown out, broken glass in the glazed corr idor (5 panes , dim. 3x2 m), damaged ceramic tiles 45 m3, f loor in the reception and triage d e p a r t m e n t cracked and irreparable.

11 May 1999 update

52. According to the repor t da ted 9 May 1999, t he following medical facilities in the Sumadi ja District, Kragu jevac were d a m a g e d d u e to war activities on 8 May 1999:

• "Kragujevac" Clinical and Hospital Cen te r in Kragujevac: broken glass door on the entrance to the Surgical Ward on the ground floor (20.7 m3 x 10 mm) and reinforced glass (0.6 m3 x 6 mm); in the Psychiatric Clinic broken glass (8 m3 x 3 mm and 4 m3 x 6 mm); in the Surgical Ward broken vacuum glass 22 m3 and broken glass in the administrative depar tment 10 m3; broken glass in the Internal Clinic and in the kitchen (9 m3 x 3 mm).

• Ou tpa t i en t Clinic Kragujevac: plain glass (40 m3 - 6 mm); insulating glass (50 m3

- 6-10-6 mm); 15 window casements (75 x 120 mm) ; 15 doors with f r a m e s (80 x 200 mm); 5 glass domes (1 x 2.5 mm); 4 cor ruga ted plastic roof cover sheets (90 x 1.20); 20 door locks; 30 window fittings.

53. According to the repor t da ted 10 May 1999, dur ing the war activities on the night of 7/8 May 1999 the following facility was d a m a g e d in the Wes te rn Bačka District, Sombor:

• Ou tpa t i en t Clinic Apat in , organizat ional unit Pha rmacy in the village of Kupusina: b roken glass on the shop window and on the off ice window.

54. According to the report da ted 10 May 1999, the following medical establ ishments in the City of Belgrade were damaged by hostile activities on the night of 6/7 May 1999:

• "Savski Venae" Outpa t i en t Clinic, Pas terova Street No. 1 - b roken glass. Organizat ional units: - School dispensary, Vojvode Milenka Street No. 35 - 6th Infirmary, Lopudska Street No. 1 The total a rea of b roken glass is 546 m3 .

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55. Accord ing to the repor t da ted 11 May 1999, war activities on the night of 7/8 May 1999 b rough t abou t the fol lowing d a m a g e in the City of Belgrade:

• Ins t i tu te for N e u r o p s y c h i a t r y Disorders "Dr. Laza Lazarević", Belgrade: - K D e p a r t m e n t : in the wait ing room 5 K O P I L I T glasses blown out and broken, 4

doors put out of place, 8 windows b roken and 4 blown out; - L D e p a r t m e n t : b roken panes on 15 windows, two doors and one window blown

out of f rames ; - S D e p a r t m e n t : 2 windows pu t out of place and glass b roken on 10 windows; - M D e p a r t m e n t : b roken panes on 5 windows, one door put out of f r ame; - N D e p a r t m e n t : b roken panes on 19 windows, th ree doors put out of f r ame; - Recep t ion a rea : 3 windows blown out and panes b roken on 10 windows; - Adminis t ra t ion off ices in the loft: 2 insulating glass windows broken . - Dispensary: 8 window panes b roken , 2 windows blown out of place, 3 light fixtures

broken, 8 Plexiglas doors blown out and 3 b roken . On the building exterior, some 50 m of eaves and drain p ipes b roken , col lapsed side ent rances , some 600 roof tiles damaged , while 25 d a m a g e d spots have been observed on the facade, as well as wall fissures.

- Ou tpa t i en t Hospi ta l : d a m a g e d roof covering, 24 cor rugated roof sheets broken , 15 holes m a d e by shrapne l on the facade , 15 windows with f r ames damaged , while 6 insulating glass p a n e s were b roken , one window was blown out of place and broken , en t rance door put ou t of place and damaged , 10 inside doors misplaced by the de tonat ion , while ceiling s t ruc tu re and panel ing (200 m3) were blown out , 20 m3 of ceramic tiles in the ki tchen fell off , 15 radia tors blown out of place toge ther with wall paneling, n u m e r o u s wall f issures.

- "Doctor 's Tower": roof covering and chimney collapsed, inside the facility plaster and par ts of ceiling fell off , while wall f issures appea red .

In many rooms wall and ceiling fissures appea red and a re fu r the r widening, water and sewerage pipes broke , causing mois tening of wall panel ing and plaster falling off on all four levels.

12 May 1999 u p d a t e

56. Accord ing to the repor t da ted 12 May 1999 the following medical facilities in the City of Belgrade sus ta ined d a m a g e f r o m war activities on the night of 10/11 May 1999:

• O u t p a t i e n t Clinic Obrenovac , organizat ional unit Inf i rmary Baric: heavy damage r ende red the es tab l i shment inoperat ive.

57. Accord ing to the repor t da ted 12 May 1999, war activities on 8 and 10 May 1999 caused the fol lowing d a m a g e in the Ko luba ra District, Valjevo:

• Medical Cen t e r Val jevo - adminis t ra t ive building heavily damaged .

16 May 1999 update

58. Accord ing to the repor t da ted 15 May 1999, war activities on the same da te in the Moravica District , Čačak, caused d a m a g e on the following:

• Medical C e n t e r Čačak - Hospi ta l building: damaged windows and ceilings.

19 May 1999 update

59. Accord ing to the repor t da t ed 19 May 1999, the following facilities in the Kolubara District , Val jevo, were d a m a g e d by war activities on 18 May 1999:

• Medical Cen t e r Val jevo: many windows broken , doors blown out of place, many walls cracked;

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. Mcdical Cen t e r Val jevo - Hospi ta l building: subsequen t examinat ion revealed the following damage : 2 X-ray appara tuses , 1 u l t rasound and 1 piece of equ ipmen t in the laboratory.

60. According to the repor t submi t ted on 19 May 1999, the following facilities were damaged in the terr i tory of the Pčinja District, V r a n j e :

D a m a g e on 11 May 1999 • Ou tpa t i en t Clinic Vladičin H a n : b roken glass (40 m ' x 4 m m ) D a m a g e on 17 May 1999 • Ou tpa t i en t Clinic V r a n j e : b roken glass (28 m3 x 4 mm, 12 m3 x 3 mm) ; • Genera l Hospi ta l in Vran je : b roken glass (35 m3 x 4 mm, 24 m3 x 3 m m ) .

21 May 1999 update

61. According to the repor t da ted 19 May 1999, the following heal th es tabl ishments were damaged by war activities in the Kolubara District , Val jevo:

• Pharmaceut ica l En te rp r i se Val jevo - "1 May" Pharmacy and Galenic Laboratory within the hospital: 58 m3 of insulating glass b roken ; 10 window f r a m e s m a d e of anodized a luminum were blown out of place and broken; 17 m3 of sunshade which covers the outer pa rape t of the pharmacy and laboratory was b roken ; 11 m3 of pa rape t was blown out ; par t i t ion walls cracked; th ree oak doors were blown out ; analytical balance damaged .

22 May 1999 update

62. According to the repor t da ted 22 May 1999, bombing on the night of 19/20 May 1999 damaged the following medical facilities in the City of Belgrade:

• Clinical and Hospi ta l Cen t e r "Dr Dragiša Mišović - Dedin je" - all facilities on the grounds of the f o r m e r Railway Hospi ta l (Neurology, Gynecology and Obstetr ics, Children's Hospital , Urology, O R L and Geria t r ics) were demol i shed or r endered inoperable,

24 May 1999 update

63. According to the repor t da ted 22 May 1999, war activities d a m a g e d the following facilities in the Kosovo District, Prišt ina:

Ou tpa t i en t Clinic Priština: - On the night of 29/30 March 1999 - Den ta l Clinic (two depa r tmen t s ) : roof

s t ructure was demol ished partly by bombing and partly by the collapse of the ad jacent administrat ive building of the Ministry of the Inter ior . In the Children 's Den ta l Clinic all window and door f r ames were blown out and roof s t ruc tu re cracked. T h e building was partially burn t in fire which b r o k e out later. In the building of the Denta l Clinic for Adults, the opera t ing room was completely demol i shed , while the building was partially burnt . 16 dental chairs were demol i shed inside the building.

- On the night of 6/7 April 1999 - Cent ra l Ou tpa t i en t Clinic in Prišt ina: all glass on the building (over 5000 m3) was b roken , the pha rmacy was d a m a g e d and stocks of medicines in the pharmacy partially des t royed.

- On 1 May 1999 a car of the Ou tpa t i en t Clinic was demol i shed dur ing the bombing of the bridge near the village of Lužani , Municipali ty of Podu jevo .

- Dur ing the m o n t h of May 1999 the inf i rmary in the village of Lepina , Municipali ty of Lipljan, was demol ished .

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Pančevo

R E P O R T OF MAY 1999

On 1 May 1999, at 1:45 a.m., a strong bomb detonat ion in the park at the intersection of Miloša Trebinjca and Pa je Marganovića streets in Pančevo, in f ront of the administrative building ("Old Hospital") of the Southern Banat Medical Center in Pančevo, damaged several facilities of the medical center. In addition to the administrative building "Old Hospital", which sustained the greatest damage, the following facilities within the hospital complex in Pančevo were damaged as well:

- Surgical Ward , - Children's Ward , and - Ear , Nose and Throa t ( O R L ) Ward . Some damage has also been registered in: - Outpat ien t Clinic in Pančevo, - Ant i tubercular Dispensary, and - "Hygeia" Pharmacy situated in the Outpat ient Clinic building. All damage has been noted and the bill of works and bill of quantities together with

the preliminary cost es t imate for rehabilitation have been prepared. T h e data are presented for each facility.

I . A D M I N I S T R A T I V E B U I L D I N G - "OLD HOSPITAL"

According to historical data (Srećko Mileker: The Flistory of Pančevo) the "Old Hospital" was built in 1830-32. It enjoys preliminary protection as a cultural asset since 20 September 1991, and on 30 December 1997 it was proposed for the status of a cultural monument .

It served continuously as a hospital since it was built until the new Surgical Ward -the "New Hospital" - has been built. Afterwards, with some adaptat ion, it became the administrative building of the Southern Banat Medical Center in Pančevo.

The examination of the building revealed the following damage: - Roof tiles and tile ba t tens have been partially broken. - Multiple damage done by shrapnel is visible on the facade facing the park. - On the facade facing the park a large number of outer window frames has been

broken and distorted. - On the same windows, about 80% of window panes have been broken. - On inside windows, about 50% of window panes have been broken, while some

window f rames have been broken as well.

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- On side facades (Pa je Marganovića St., Miloša Treb in jca St.) some window panes have been broken .

- On inside windows - skylights be tween corr idors and inside rooms - some glass has been broken.

- On windows facing the courtyard, several panes have been broken . - The main en t rance door has been pierced by shrapnel . Since the building is in use, in addi t ion to be ing under protec t ion , it is necessary to

rehabil i tate and res tore outs ide joinery to f o r m e r condi t ion, while craf t works would include glazing and paint ing of joinery and the facade .

A detai led descript ion of works is p resen ted in the Bill of Quant i t ies , and value in the Prel iminary Cost Es t imate .

II. S U R G I C A L W A R D - " N E W H O S P I T A L "

The building was built in the 1960s. It is located off Miloša Treb in jca Street and consists of the following levels: ba semen t , g round floor, t h r ee f loors and a loft (not in use).

Dur ing the examinat ion the following d a m a g e has been observed: b roken window panes, mostly on higher f loors on the f acade over looking Miloša Treb in jca Street and f ronta l nor th-western facade .

III. C H I L D R E N ' S W A R D

A separa te building within the hospital complex. Consists of the basement , g round floor and two floors.

T h e damage includes b roken glass on the f acade stairway portals .

IV. E A R , N O S E A N D T H R O A T W A R D

A separa te building within the hospital complex, consisting of the g round f loor and first f loor.

Several glasses have been broken on the facade stairway portal .

V . O U T P A T I E N T C L I N I C

A separa te bui lding on Pa je Marganovića Street , consisting of the basement , g round floor and two f loors .

The damage includes broken glass on the f acade facing the place of explosion.

VI. " H Y G E I A " P H A R M A C Y

Located on the ground f loor of the Ou tpa t i en t Clinic. Glass on the en t rance portal has been b roken .

VII . A N T I T U B E R C U L A R D I S P E N S A R Y

A separa te building on Pa je Marganovića Street , consisting of the g round f loor and first f loor.

The d a m a g e includes b roken glass.

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No. Kri-46/99

M I N U T E S O F T H E T E S T I M O N Y O F W I T N E S S

Taken on 4 J u n e 1999 be fo re the investigative judge of the District Court in Pančevo in the process of collecting evidence about crimes commit ted against humanity and international law in f ront of the Genera l Hospital in Pančevo

Investigative Judge Witness Stanka Simonović Dragomir Stefanović Court Clerk Also present for the testimony are: Jovanka Ivković, senior associate Public Prosecutor

T h e Accused

Defense Counsel

T h e hear ing began at 11:45 a.m.

It was brought to the at tent ion of the witness that it is his duty to tell the truth and not to withhold anything; he was warned of the consequences of giving false testimony. He was also warned that he is under no obligation to answer specific questions which might expose himself or next of kin to disgrace, considerable material damage, or prosecution (Art . 229 of the Law on Criminal Procedure) . The witness answered the general quest ions as follows:

1) N a m e and family name Dragomir Stefanović 2) Father 's name Spiridon 3) Occupat ion physician specialist, Director of the

Genera l Hospital in Pančevo 4) Address Pančevo, Nušićeva No. la 5) Place of birth Pančevo 6) Yea r of birth 1949 7) Relat ion to the accused or the

wronged party

With regard to the case, the witness stated the following: The witness has been warned of the obligation to tell the truth, of the consequences

of perjury, questions he is not obliged to answer, duty to respond to summons, all with reference to Arts . 229 and 231 of the Law on Criminal Procedure; the witness stated:

I am the director of the Genera l Hospital in Pančevo and among other duties, I am a member of the municipal commit tee for the assessment of war damage, which implies the assessment of material and non-tangible damage caused by hostile N A T O activities on the territory of the Municipality of Pančevo.

On 1 May 1999 at 1:45 a.m. a strong bomb detonat ion could be heard in f ront of the administrative building of the Medical Center in Pančevo, at the intersection of Miloša

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Trebinjca and Pa je Marganovića Streets . On this occasion the old hospital was damaged , as well as parts of surgical, children's and O R L wards . In addi t ion, ant i tubercular dispensary and Hygeia pharmacy, s i tuated in the O u t p a t i e n t Clinic building, sustained some damage . All these facilities within the Gene ra l Hospi ta l in Pančevo a re located on Pa je Marganovića and Miloša Treb in jca Streets . Tha t is why they were damaged by the missile explosion.

A f t e r the explosion it was establ ished tha t in addi t ion to the building, t he park in f ront of the building was damaged as well, tha t a b o m b f r a g m e n t 2 m long and app . 1 m i n d iameter lay on the sidewalk in f ron t of the building, as descr ibed in detail in the repor t that is submit ted to the cour t and addressed to the Commi t t ee .

In the enclosed repor t the a m o u n t of d a m a g e on the m e n t i o n e d facilities within the Genera l Hospital in Pančevo has been assessed at 984,945.53 dinars.

Non-tangible damage , such as fear , minor injuries susta ined by the staff and pat ients who were on their regular dut ies and t r e a t m e n t at the t ime of explosion, has not been assessed yet.

T h e r e a re no m o r e quest ions. I have noth ing else to say. T h e minutes have been dic ta ted aloud in my con t inuous presence . The re fo re , I sign

them as my s ta tement .

Concluded at 12:00 noon .

Investigative judge: Witness: (signed) (signed)

Cour t clerk: (signed)

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Valjevo

T O T H E D I R E C T O R O F T H E M E D I C A L C E N T E R I N VALJEVO Damage on the hospi ta l bui ld ings inflicted on 2 May 1999 between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00

p.m. a f te r the bombing of K r u š i k Holding Company and by detonat ion of missiles d ropped into the hospi ta l complex and neighbor ing ZSK spor ts f ie ld

Compared with fo rmer detonat ions, this t ime the damage was much greater:

P N E U M O - P H T H I S T I C A L D E P A R T M E N T - Nine windows broken - Skylights app. 7 m3

- Recept ion desk window

C H I L D R E N ' S B O O T H - Skylight (3 pes) - Parti t ion glass towards the delivery room - Booth with 2 incubators - 2 glasses - In the supervision room - 2 glasses - Booth 1 - 1 glass - Booth 2 - 1 glass - Booth 3 - 2 glasses

M A T E R N I T Y W A R D - Ground f loor corr idor - broken window - Corr idor in the delivery room - damaged ceiling panels - Delivery room 2 - broken door and window panes - Ventilating shaft - 6 glasses broken, ceiling damaged - Labor room - damaged ceiling - Septic room - damaged ceiling - Interventions on the ward - broken glass

G Y N E C O L O G Y C L I N I C - Two window panes and 13 other panes on different windows - Two upper panes on the parti t ion door - Parti t ion door towards the Skin Depa r tmen t - two large panes

P R E G N A N C Y P A T H O L O G Y - Two glasses broken - Both windows on the ventilating shaft between the first and second floors broken

P A T H O L O G Y W I T H O N C O L O G Y Pathology - Glasses on en t rance door - Glass with a small window wicket in the laboratory - Par t of wall in the doctors ' room broken off - Large glass on ent rance door

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Oncology dispensary - In the therapy room the coun te r was blown out of the socket and d r o p p e d on floor - Broken glass on o n e window in the therapy room - The door of the doctors ' room almost fell out of place, with a lot of ch ipped plaster - W i n d o w pane in the doctors ' room

R A D I O L O G Y Radiology diagnostics in the Surgical W a r d - 4 windows broken - 1 door blown out of place

N E W R A D I O L O G Y S E C T I O N - Demol i shed skylight in the corr idor - D o o r blown out of place

N U C L E A R M E D I C I N E - 5 double windows broken

S U R G I C A L W A R D - Windows completely demol ished in five r oom s - Ceiling panels got loose and fell in several places - On the 4th floor

S E M I - I N T E N S I V E C A R E - 2 windows broken

R E C E P T I O N A N D T R I A G E - 5 window panes b roken in the ward - 6 window panes b roken in the wait ing room - 4 large skylight glasses - 2 small glasses in the wa rd robe - 4 glasses in the s t o r e room

O R T H O P E D I C W A R D - 1 window in the office of the head of the d e p a r t m e n t - Both windows in the doctors ' room - Many ceiling panels in the corr idor fell off - 1 window broken in the casting room

E Y E D E P A R T M E N T - D a m a g e d ceiling in two rooms - 2 b roken windows - Broken skylight in the hall - Broken skylight be tween the 2nd and 3rd floors

E Y E C L I N I C - D a m a g e d wall in two rooms - 4 windows broken

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T R A N S F U S I O N - Broken glass on en t r ance d o o r - Several window panes b roken - Ceiling panels fell down

N E U R O L O G Y - 2 window panes b roken

A N E S T H E T I C D E P A R T M E N T - Broken window in intensive care - 3 windows on the no r the rn side b roken and out of place - Broken glass above the d o o r in the staff room - O n e window blown ou t in the room next door - Many ceiling panels blown out of place - Many neon light covers d r o p p e d down and b roke

I N T E R N A L M E D I C I N E Cardiology Clinic - E n t r a n c e door blown out - Two large glasses b roken

I N T E R N A L C L I N I C - Two large glasses b roken

A L E R G O L O G Y C L I N I C - Two large glasses b roken - E n t r a n c e d o o r blown ou t of place

H O S P I T A L P H A R M A C Y -A glass nea r the en t r ance d o o r and a window on the stairway broken

P H Y S I C A L M E D I C I N E A N D R E H A B I L I T A T I O N - 32 windows b roken - 15 skylight glasses b roken - Broken glass in bo th dining rooms - Broken glazed doors on h y d r o - and e lec t ro therapy - D a m a g e d wall pane l ing in the hydro-sect ion - Glass in the pool complete ly b roken - Cracked glass on the elevator - D a m a g e d wall in the pat ients ' r o o m No. 12 and head nurse's office - Broken glass in the stairway a rea - 10 bal l -shaped glass light shades b roken

E A R , N O S E A N D T H R O A T D E P A R T M E N T - Two windows b roken in the clinic - O n e window broken in the dressing station - Two windows in the speech therapist 's off ice - On the ward - one window broken in the dressing station and 5 ceiling panels fell off

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S U R G E R Y - In three corr idors many ceiling panels d ropped , many a re d is tor ted and many light

covers damaged - 5 windows and one te r race door b roken - Opera t ing room 3 - damaged ceiling above the opera t ing table - Ceiling panels fell in the o r thoped ic casting room - Opera t ing room 4 - b roken window and ceiling panels blown out of place - O p e r a t i n g room 5 - topp led and d a m a g e d opera t ing table and several ceiling

panels - Opera t ing room 6 - one window and several ceiling panels b roken - Supply room - o n e window b roken and several ceiling panels damaged - P repara t ion section - d a m a g e d ceiling - Coming- to room - d a m a g e d ceiling and o n e window broken - In the corr idor in f ron t of the surgical ward - d a m a g e d ceiling and lights - In wardrobes I and II - d a m a g e d ceiling and 5 b roken light shades - Sterilizing room - heavy d a m a g e of the ceiling, b roken light shades and 2 windows

broken - Ins t ruments room - heavy d a m a g e of the ceiling

SKIN A N D V E N E R E A L D I S E A S E S D E P A R T M E N T - Some walls on the ward cracked and plaster ch ipped - In the clinic - d a m a g e d b a t h r o o m door and 13 window panes and one skylight

broken

D I R E C T O R ' S A N D S E C R E T A R Y ' S O F F I C E S - Two windows complete ly b roken - Two en t rance doors in bo th offices have been dis tor ted in the f r ame , with chipped

plaster a round them

L E G A L D E P A R T M E N T - Two large windows completely b roken - The door dis tor ted in the f r a m e with a lot of ch ipped plaster a r o u n d the door and

elsewhere

Hospi ta l Di rec tor Pr im. D r . Z o r a n Janković (signed, s t amped)

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MINUTES OF THE TESTIMONY OF WITNESS 71/99

Taken on 12 May 1999 be fo re the investigative judge of the District Court in Valjevo, in the criminal proceedings - urgent investigative action for the expert assessment of the severity of injuries of persons injured in the bombing of Krušik Holding Company and civilian par t of Valjevo.

Investigative Judge Dragan Obradović

Witness - assessor Dragan Jeremić, M.D.

Court Clerk Milena Filipović

Also present for the testimony are: Public Prosecutor

T h e Accused

Defense Counsel

T h e hearing began at 7:20 p.m.

It was brought to the at tent ion of the witness that it is his duty to tell the truth and not to withhold anything; he was warned of the consequences of giving false testimony. He was also warned that he is under no obligation to answer certain questions which might expose himself or next of kin to disgrace, considerable material damage, or prosecution (Art. 229 of the Law on Criminal Procedure) . The witness answered the general quest ions as follows:

1) N a m e and family name Dragan Jeremić 2) Father 's name D o r d e 3) Occupat ion physician, specialist in or thopedic

surgery and traumatology 4) Address Valjevo, "Oslobodioci Valjeva" Estate

No. 5/11 5) Place of birth Ljig 6) D a t e of birth 1950 7) Relat ion to the accused or the

wronged party . . no relation

With regard to the case, the witness stated the following: Having been advised pursuant to Articles 245 and 246 of the Law on Criminal

Procedure the assessor gave the following Assessment I am familiar with the subject-matter of the assessment and I may certify that af ter

the bombing of the Krušik Holding Company grounds in Valjevo on 2 May 1999, in addition to injured Krušik employees, the Emergency Medicine Depar tmen t within the Medical Center in Valjevo received a number of injured persons as follows:

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1. Bogosav Stefanović f rom Valjevo, bo rn in 1954, registered in the Emergency Cente r journal u n d e r No. 5958. A f t e r examinat ion, the following has been diagnosed:

A r ipped wound with contusion on the scalp. He was given immedia te surgical t r ea tment and released.

This wound is a minor injury inflicted by the action of dull mechanical force . 2. Vesna Pavlović, born in 1978, f r om Valjevo, Birčaninova Street No. 3, Emergency

Cente r journal No. 5961. T h e following has been diagnosed by examinat ion: A r ipped wound with contusion on the nose. Since an X-ray of the a rea of the

wound has been made , the doctor who examined her suspected the f rac tu re of nasal bones . T h e pa t ien t was advised to contact an ear , nose and th roa t specialist. T h e records of the O R L d e p a r t m e n t for 3, 4 and 5 May 1999 bo th in t he clinic and hospital ward do not show that Vesna Pavlović r epor t ed for examinat ion . This suggests that these wounds may be qualif ied as minor injuries.

3. Šaško Savić, born in 1968 f rom Valjevo, employee of the Medical Cen t e r Valjevo, recorded in the Emergency Medical Center ' s journa l u n d e r No. 5962, who repor ted at 12:05 a.m. on 3 May 1999. A f t e r examinat ion, his injury has been diagnosed as: spra ined l igaments of the left ankle.

This is a minor injury inflicted by the action of dull mechanica l force. 4. Miodrag Milojević, born in 1940, f r om Valjevo, who was in jured while going to

the shelter in Mi lorada Pavlovića Es ta t e No. 17/2 in Val jevo. U p o n recept ion in the Emergency Medical Cen t e r he was X-rayed and the following

diagnosis was r ende red : spra ined l igaments of the right ankle. This is a minor injury inflicted by the action of dull mechanical force. 5. Meli ta Sudžum, f rom Valjevo, Milivoja Bjelice Es ta te No. 4, bo rn in 1952.

Recorded in the journa l unde r No. 5964. A f t e r examinat ion, the following has been diagnosed:

The pat ient sustained an injury of the right hand (contusion of soft tissue). She was given cast immobil izat ion.

This injury is qualif ied as a minor injury. 6. Jovica Đurdev ić f rom Valjevo, Mi lorada Pavlovića Es ta t e No. 17/1, employee of

Mašinoservis, born in 1961, r ecorded in the journa l u n d e r No. 5978. T h e following diagnosis has been given a f te r examinat ion:

T h e pat ient has in jured left shoulder (contusion of soft tissues) with swelling. This injury is qualif ied as a minor injury. A f t e r t r ea tmen t the pa t ien t was sent h o m e . 7. Milan Urošević f rom Valjevo, Dobrosava Simića St ree t No . 24, employee of

R E I K Lazarevac, born in 1946, recorded in t he journa l u n d e r No. 5972. T h e following diagnosis has been rendered by examinat ion: contus ion of soft tissues on the right side of the chest with skin lacerat ions.

This is a minor injury caused by dull mechanical force . 8. S lobodan Marković, born in 1966, f r om Jabučje , employee of Kolubara -Meta l

Social Enterpr i se , Lazarevac, registered in the journa l u n d e r No . 5965. T h e following injury has been diagnosed by examinat ion: f r ac tu re of the left heel bone .

This is a severe wound inflicted by the action of dull mechanical force . A f t e r medical t r ea tment the pa t ien t was discharged. All eight listed pat ients have been provided medical help as ou tpa t i en t s and on the

same night discharged for f u r t h e r t r ea tmen t a t h o m e . The assessor claims fee and the Cour t rules the a m o u n t of 700.00 new dinars as

compensat ion for necessary costs of assessment .

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T h a t is all I had to say in connec t ion with the foregoing. T h e minutes have been dictated a loud and contain everything I said. The re fo re , I sign them without object ions or reading.

Conc luded at 7:45 p .m.

(signed by witness)

Cour t clerk: Investigative judge: (sgd) M. Filipović (sgd) D. Obradović

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Belgrade - Institute for Urology and Nephrology (photos 1-2)

Photo 1 One of the damaged offices in the Institute for Urology and Nephrology in Belgrade, G. Ždanova No. 51, 8 May 1999

Photo 2 A damaged patients' room in the Institute for Urology

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Belgrade - "Dragiša Mišović" KBC

On 20 M a y 1999, a t 12:05 a.m., fac i l i t ies wi th in the c o m p l e x of the "Drag iša Mišović" Cl in ical a n d Hosp i ta l Center (KBC) in Be lg rade , Bulevar mi ra No. 64, were the ta rge t o f an air a t t ack . Neuro logy Cl in ic w a s s t ruck and the s ide wal l and the wal l f ac ing Jovana Mar janov i ća Street w e r e d e m o l i s h e d , whi le the f loor s t ruc ture be tween the g round f loor and f i rst f loor co l l apsed . Four pa t ien ts in the in tensive c a r e of th is cl inic were ki l led: Z o r a Brk ić (1917), B o š k o V reba lov (1917), Radosav Novakov i ć (1952) and B r a n k a Boškov i ć (about 75 yea rs old). Al l the bu i ld ings wi th in the comp lex of this med i ca l center were d a m a g e d , par t i cu la r ly the Gyneco logy and Obs te t r i cs Hospi ta l , whe re Irena Dinić (1966) was sl ight ly in jured, as wel l as Chi ldren 's Hosp i ta l for Lung D iseases and Tubercu los is , w h e r e the roof s t ruc tu re b roke , whi le all doo rs , w indows and all e lec t ron ic equ ipmen t and fu rn ish ings in the hosp i ta l we re d a m a g e d . The admin is t ra t i ve bu i ld ing o f the hosp i ta l w a s a lso d a m a g e d , a n d so were the nearby res ident ia l and c o m m e r c i a l bui ld ings, Jugope t ro l g a s s ta t ion, pos t o f f i ce , Yugos lav A rch i ves bui ld ing, "Mi lošev Konak" res taurant , S e r b i a n Power Sys tem (EPS) bu i ld ing, the bu i ld ing of the Institute for the Trea tment o f A d d i c t i v e D i so rde rs , as wel l as the res idenc ies of the a m b a s s a d o r s of Sweden, Swi tzer land a n d Iraq. D a r k o Vas i ć (1976), w h o h a p p e n e d to be near this center at the t ime of exp los ion , sus ta i ned minor injuries, (photos3-12)

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Photo 3 Demolished Neurology Clinic within the "Dr Dragiša Mišović" Clinical and Hospital Center in Belgrade, 20 May 1999

Photo 4 Demolished Neurology Clinic with a crater from a NATO missile

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Photo 5 The interior of the central part of the demolished Neurology Clinic - the spot where the bodies of Branka Bošković and Radosav Novaković have been found

Photo 6 The body of Branka Bošković, killed in the Neurology Clinic

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Photo 7 The body of Radosav Novaković, killed in the Neurology Clinic

Photo 8 Demolished intensive care room in the Neurology Clinic, where Zora Brkić was killed

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Photo 9 The body of Zora Brkić, patient of the Neurology Clinic

Photo 10 Damage in the operating room No. 2 of the Gynecology Clinic, "Dragiša Mišović" KBC, 20 May 1999

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Photo 11 One of the damaged incubators in the Neonatology Department, Gynecology Clinic of the "Dragiša Mišović" KBC

Photo 12 A damaged patients' room in the Children's Hospital for Lung Diseases and Tuberculosis

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Surdulica

On the night of 30/31 May 1999 NATO warplanes bombed the area of the municipality of Surdulica with 4 highly destruct ive missiles. The Special Hospital for Lung Diseases "Sanatorium" in south-eastern part of the town was hit. Two missiles directly struck the building where a shelter for refugees f rom the Republic of Croat ia was organized. Another missile hit the bui lding used as a nursing home. The hospital building with lung patients was greatly damaged as well. On the ground floor of this building special ized laboratories for biological and chemica l analyses were completely demolished. In these facilit ies a total of 13 persons were killed, three were severely injured and 35 sustained minor injuries. In addit ion, 5 persons are deemed missing, (photos 13-30)

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Photo 13 Special Lung Hospital "Sanatorium" in Surdulica, bombed on the night of 30/31 May 1999. In addition to hospital patients, the facilities of this hospital were used as a shelter for refugees from Croatia and as the Home for the Aged and Homeless

Photo 14 View of one of the demolished buildings. In "Sanatorium" facilities 19 persons were killed and 38 injured

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Photo 17 A woman's body buried under the rubble

Photo 18 A woman's body in the debris

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Photo 19 A woman's body on the Sanatorium's terrace

Photo 20 A woman's body in the ruins of the "Sanatorium" building

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Photo 21 The head of Dušan Manojlović (1927) from Karlovac, found in front of the "Sanatorium" building

Photo 22 Stamen Rangelov (1938) from the village of Božica, Surdulica, killed in the laboratory on the 2nd floor of the "Sanatorium" building

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Photo 23 Bodies recovered from the ruins of the "Sanatorium" building

Photo 24 Bodies of mother (No. 2) Bosiljka Malobabić (1946) and daughter Milena Malobabić (1979), refugees from Karlovac

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Photo 25 Identified bodies: (No. 3) Đorđe Pavković (1954), refugee from Bosnia, and (No. 4) Rade Žigić (1947), refugee from Korenica

Photo 26 Bodies (No. 5) of Mila Slijepčević (1909) from Karlovac, (No. 6) Danica Maiešević (1931) and (No. 7) Milanka Vučković (1934) from Duga Resa

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Photo 27 Bodies of Nursing Home residents: (No. 9) Stana Rašić (1933) from Vranje, (No. 10) Bosna Miiadinović (1931) from Vlasina and (No. 11) Desanka Veličković (1932) from the village of Kalemance near Vladičin Han

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Photo 29 The body of Bogdanka Janjanin (1925) from Vrgin Most

Photo 30 The body of Slavko Popović (1939) from Krnjak, pulled out of the "Sanatorium" rubble

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Kr. No. 113/99

O N - S I T E INVESTIGATION R E P O R T

Made in the Municipal Court in Surdulica by the investigative judge on 31 May 1999, on the bombing of Surdulica by N A T O forces the same day lasting f rom 12:05 a.m. to 12:40 a.m. The facilities of the Special Lung Hospital were hit. Some facilities of the Special Hospital served as a home for the aged and homeless people and as a refugee shelter; several persons were killed as a result of the bombing, while others sustained severe or minor injuries; enormous material damage was inflicted on the facilities.

Present at the investigation are:

Investigative Judge Deputy District Public Prosecutor Milča Todorov Biljana Marinković

Representa t ive of the Depar tmen t of Internal Affairs in Surdulica Stanimir Pavlović, Forensic Technician

Secretariat of Internal Affairs, Vranje Dragan Antić and Saša Stanković Forensic Technicians

Depa r tmen t of Internal Affairs in Surdulica Dragan Ivanović and Boban Arizanović Police officers

T h e investigation began at 6:30 a.m.

On the night of 30/31 May 1999, between 12:05 a.m. and 12:40 a.m., N A T O forces bombed the town of Surdulica. Dur ing the bombing several missiles and bombs hit the facilities of the Special Lung Hospital . Some facilities within the grounds of the Special Lung Hospital serve as the Nursing H o m e for the Aged and Homeless and others as a collective shelter for refugees and expellees. Several persons in the Special Lung Hospital, as well as in the Nursing H o m e and Refugee Shelter were killed during the bombing. Many persons were severely or slightly injured in the bombing, while heavy material damage was inflicted on the facilities.

Wea the r condit ions at the t ime of bombing were good, without precipitation; the sky was clear and it was ra ther warm.

Prompted by the killing of solely civilian persons - patients of the Special Lung Hospital, refugees, the aged and homeless persons, af ter the explosions ceased, the Municipal Civil Defense Headquar t e r s in Surdulica, together with some citizens and representatives of the local authorities, under took to clear the rubble of the facilities hit by bombing so as to rescue the injured and pull out the dead. Clearing of the rubble took two-three days to finish. Bodies of many killed people have been found in the rubble. Their identifity has been established, and their full names will be listed in this report . The investigative judge identified the victims on the basis of the description and inspection of the bodies conducted by a team of pathologists f rom the Pathology Depar tment of the

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Health Cen te r in Vran je , with the assistance of some persons who recognized the belongings or clothes found on the bodies .

As soon as he came to the site the investigative judge was in fo rmed that there were many killed, severely or slightly in jured persons . T h e lat ter have been admi t t ed to the Heal th Cen te r in Surdulica fo r t r ea tmen t .

Dur ing the investigation, the investigative judge establ ished the following on the basis of observat ion.

T h e on-site investigation is conduc ted within the g rounds of the Special Hospi ta l fo r the T r e a t m e n t of Lung Diseases "Sanator ium" in Surdulica. T h e r e are several buildings, consisting of a basement , g round floor and one or more f loors, s i tuated within the hospital grounds .

T h e building located in the nor th-eas te rn part , consisting of a basement , g round floor and two floors, is a T - shaped s t ruc ture built of hard mater ia l .

T h e investigative judge has been in fo rmed that the g round floor of this building is used by the hospital for labora tor ies and pat ients ' rooms. T h e u p p e r f loors a re occupied by refugees who have been provided collective shel ter in this building. In the rooms of this building facing north - in the wing which was hit by several missiles dur ing the bombing - many re fugees were killed.

Fire b roke in none of the buildings hit by missiles dur ing the bombing, nor in the sur rounding facilities, which susta ined heavy damage .

Nor thwards f rom the en t rance d o o r of this building s i tuated on the west, the re is a spacious a rea be tween the sou thern wing of the building extending up to the eastern wing (these two wings are fo rming the let ter L). This space was covered with parts of human bodies, torn heads , a rms and hands as well as bodies part ly covered with rubble material , dust, broken bricks, material f r om roof s t ructure , b roken roof tiles, laths, doors and windows blown out. In addit ion, t h roughou t this space and f a r t h e r nor th , all the way to the next building (which is an exclusively hospital facility) the re were f ragments of building material sca t tered when the building collapsed as a result of bombing, i tems of clothing, ruins of hospital rooms, f r agmen t s of beds and o the r fu rn i tu re .

Nor th of the sou thern par t of the wing and en t rance door the re a re two t rees - a birch and a fir. Both t rees a re higher than the roof of this building. On the b ranches of these trees the investigating team f o u n d clothing items, such as T-shirts , shirts, jackets, sweaters, skirts, stockings and o the r ga rments . These t rees a re located across f rom the demolished building section, westward f r o m the par t hit by bombing .

This part of the building overlooking north has been demol ished all the way to the basement . Concre te slabs fo rming the s t ruc ture be tween the f loors b roke into several large pieces, which fell one on top of the o the r when the building collapsed.

A torn-off head of a man, approximate ly 70 years old, was f o u n d outdoors , nor thwards f r o m the wing hit by bombing. This body par t will be separately described by the pathologists within the scope of pathological examinat ion .

Nor th f rom this head the re was a n o t h e r body covered with the debris, and a torn arm west f rom the lat ter body.

Southwards f rom these bodies and body par ts the re was a headless body, actually a body with a partially damaged head . U n d e r w e a r on the body (pant ies with lace t r imming) suggest that this is a woman's body.

Fa r the r southwards f rom this body is a man's body with heavily d a m a g e d clothing, and fa r ther in the same direction ano the r f ema le body lying face down. A large wound -pierced skull - is visible on the left side of crown of this body. Brain tissue, probably f rom the head of this body, could be seen on some par ts of the bui lding ruins.

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On the no r the rn side of the building, south f rom the wing demol ished by the bombing, the re is a te r race . A body lying face down with legs hanging over the railing towards the ground, was f o u n d on the terrace .

On the same te r race t he re was a woman 's body, covered with rubble. It will be identif ied subsequent ly , t oge the r with o the r bodies . In the damaged building wing, on the second f loor facing nor th , the re was a male body suspended , probably f rom a concre te slab re in forcement , exposed when i t collapsed f rom the bombing. A f t e r the removal of the body and clearing of the g round by the Municipal Civil D e f e n s e Headqua r t e r s , this body will be examined by the t eam of pathologists and by the investigative judge for identif icat ion.

T h e remain ing par t of the bui lding which has not been demol ished is heavily damaged . T h e roof is d a m a g e d on the ent i re surface, with roof cladding removed a l together . All openings on the building - windows and skylights - are damaged , some blown out of place or twisted. All window panes a re b roken .

F r o m the descr ibed bui lding westwards the re is ano the r ground-level s t ructure used as a s to rehouse of the Special Hospi ta l . T h e two buildings are connected by a roadway, with s tone cube surface . T h e s to rehouse is also heavily damaged: all window panes a re broken and roof tiles a re also greatly damaged and broken.

Nor th of the s to rehouse t he re is a s epa ra t e building serving as the hospital ki tchen. The roof of this building is totally demol ished , with fal len roof tiles, damaged doors and windows and all window panes b roken .

Within the Special Hospi ta l complex, nor th of the kitchen, there is a building used as a H o m e for t he A g e d and Homeless , as writ ten on the signboard by the en t rance door on the east side of the building, consisting of a basement , g round and first f loor.

This bui lding was also hit by several missiles on its south-western side. As the consequence , the u p p e r f loor of the building collapsed on the south-western side and some of the building mater ia l fell inside the building on the s t ructure be tween the ground floor and the u p p e r f loor . T h r e e female bodies have been found in this rubble and removed by the clear ing crew and member s of the Civil Defense H e a d q u a r t e r s of Surdulica. T h e bodies will be separate ly descr ibed by the pathologists and identif ied during the investigation p rocedure .

The o the r par t of this bui lding has not been completely demolished, though its sides facing south and nor th a re severely d a m a g e d by the bombing. The roof covering, m a d e of interlocking roof tiles, is heavily damaged . D u e to e n o r m o u s material damage this building is no longer fit f o r use and the same is t rue of the previously described building, used as a collective r e fugee shel ter .

Nor th of the en t r ance door of the H o m e for the Aged and Homeless a Mercedes passenger car, license pla te NI 330-060, has been f o u n d almost completely bur ied u n d e r the debris of this building, dust and f r agmen t s of building material . This car has also been damaged: its windows and windshield have been b roken , while the roof, hood, t runk and o ther metal sheet par t s a re den ted .

East of the H o m e for t he A g e d and H o m e l e s s and north of the building which served as a collective r e fugee shel ter and whe re some rooms have been used by hospitalized pat ients , t he re is the main hospital building, with doctors ' offices and laborator ies (biochemical and microbiological) , consisting of a g round f loor and the upper f loor, which is also badly d a m a g e d - all windows and doors inside the building are blown out of place, window f r a m e s a re b roken and heavily damaged . Inside doors are also b roken and severely damaged . Labora to ry equ ipmen t in the laborator ies is also

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damaged . Floors in the rooms of this building, doctors ' off ices and laborator ies are covered with f r agmen t s of bui lding mater ia l thrown by the explosion f r o m the nearby building ( re fugee shel ter) which was hit by missiles.

The roof of this bui lding is a lmost complete ly demol i shed , because most roof tiles are b roken . The re fo re , this building is no longer fit fo r use ei ther .

O t h e r facilities within the g rounds of the Special Lung Hospi ta l s i tuated on the north side and used by the hospital m a n a g e m e n t a rc damaged , but to a lesser extent than the buildings described earl ier in this repor t . In addi t ion, the g rounds of the special hospital are full of tall pine, fir and birch trees. S o m e of these t rees have been damaged by missiles be fo re they hit the buildings. T h e r e f o r e , d a m a g e d t rees on the eas tern side of the building used as a r e fugee shel ter suggest that the missile which s truck this building came f rom the eastern side. T h e o the r missile, which hit the H o m e for the Aged and Homeless , c ame f rom the western or south-western direct ion.

Dur ing the investigation by the c o m p e t e n t t eam, the g round was c leared and victims' bodies were pulled out f r o m the rubble. All bodies, including those that have been thrown out of the building by the explosion, were placed at a specified a rea and marked by police author i t ies f rom Surdulica as sets n u m b e r e d f rom 1 to 21. S o m e of the sets are comple te bodies, while some sets a re body par t s that could not be a t t r ibuted to any part icular body. These sets of body par ts a re marked by Nos. 14, 15, 13, 20 and 21.

Since these body parts , ma rked in the above manne r , were torn , c rushed and tu rned into shapeless mass and as such could not be a t t r ibu ted to any par t icular body, at the order of the investigative judge these body par ts were bur ied on the Masur ica cemetery. Ident i f ied refugees were also bur ied on the s ame cemetery . A f t e r identif icat ion, the remains of the persons killed in the H o m e for the A g e d and Homeless , as well as those of a pat ient of the Special Lung Hospi ta l , were t aken over by their relatives to be bur ied, with the exception of one identif ied person killed in the Nurs ing H o m e , who was also buried on the Masur ica cemetery, because no relatives c ame to claim the body. All the identified bodies will be descr ibed he re ina f t e r .

Af t e r the bodies and sets of body par ts had been marked by au thor ized persons of the D e p a r t m e n t of the In te r io r in Surdulica, p h o t o g r a p h e d and v ideo taped for official documenta t ion , at the o r d e r of the investigative judge all the remains have been t ranspor ted to the mor tuary of the hospital in Surdulica, where they have been examined by the team of pathologists fo r the pu rpose of identif icat ion.

All personal effects found in the buildings hit and demol i shed by the bombing have also been t rans fe r red to the mor tuary of t he Hea l th Cen t e r in Surdulica to be used in the identification procedure . These things have been given to the persons who came to claim the bodies for burial . Personal effects found on killed re fugees have been tu rned to the members of the Civil D e f e n s e H e a d q u a r t e r s , who a r ranged their burial , to deliver them through the Social Cen t e r to the pe r sons who might come to inquire about their relatives killed in the collective r e fugee shel ter .

A f t e r the bodies were pulled out f r om the ruins, ma rked and t ranspor ted to the mortuary of the Hea l th Cen t e r in Surdulica, the investigative judge tu rned them over to Dr. Dragan Trajković, pathologis t of the Hea l th Cen te r in Vran je , Hospi ta l in Vranje , D e p a r t m e n t of Pathology and Forens ic Medic ine , and to assistant autopsist L jubomir Arsić, for a detai led examinat ion of all bodies and par ts of bodies of the victims, description and identif icat ion.

The ment ioned team of pathologists examined and described the bodies and sets of body parts marked f rom No. 1 to No. 21. T h e description of bodies and body parts m a d e by

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Dr. Dragan Trajković, pathologist , is an integral part of this report . Therefore , the investigative judge will not be separately describing the bodies and body parts in this report.

Dur ing the investigation on the site and af ter detailed description of the bodies, as well as on the basis of da ta provided by police officials, representatives of the H o m e for the Aged and Homeless , the Special Hospital and the person in charge of caring for refugees who were provided collective shelter in the facilities within the grounds of the Special Hospital, it was established that 19 (nineteen) persons who will be identified hereaf te r were killed in the bombing: 15 ( f i f teen) refugees, 3 ( three) residents of the Nursing H o m e and one patient of the Special Hospital . T h e investigative judge has also been informed by the police and medical authori t ies in Surdulica that 38 persons sustained severe or minor injuries. The list of the injured, as well as the list of the persons who were staying in the refugee shelter and in the H o m e for the Aged and Homeless will be at tached to this report .

Technical , pho tog raph ic a n d video evidence taken on the site will also const i tute an integral par t of this repor t .

A f t e r the examinat ion of bodies, par ts of bodies and identification by the persons who had been in f r e q u e n t contac t with the victims, dur ing the identif ication p rocedure conducted by the t eam for ident if icat ion, headed by the investigative judge, i t has been established that th ree bodies could not be ident if ied due to their severe damage . At the same time, the investigative j u d g e has been in fo rmed by the author ised officials that they had establ ished that t h r ee re fugees : R a d e Malobabić , Milenko Malobabić and Milica Manojlović per i shed in the bombing and that the par ts of their bodies have been bur ied unident i f ied on the m e n t i o n e d cemetery .

U p o n a de ta i led examinat ion and descript ion of the bodies by the pathologist , and on the basis of ident if icat ion by Pe t a r Mađar i ć and Đ u r o Todorić , re fugees who were staying in the same facility, as well as with the help of documenta t ion found on the site, the investigative judge, as the head of the t eam for identification hereby states that the following persons were killed in the bombing:

1. A woman ' s body m a r k e d No. 1 has been identif ied as Milena Malobabić, born on 11 Oc tober 1979 in Karlovac, Municipal i ty of Karlovac, mother 's n a m e Bosiljka.

2. A woman ' s body marked No. 2 has been ident if ied as Bosiljka Malobabić, born in 1946 in the village of Ključ, Municipal i ty of Bosanski Petrovac, father 's n a m e Milan.

3. A man's body m a r k e d No. 3 has been identif ied as D o r d e Pavković, born on 10 July 1954 in the village of Pavković, Municipali ty of Krnjan , father 's n a m e Žarko .

4. A man's body marked No. 4 has been identif ied as R a d e Žigić, born on 7 March 1947 in the village of Tuk, Municipali ty of Korenica , father 's n a m e Nikola.

5. A woman 's body marked No. 5 has been identified as Mila Slijepčević, born on 1 October 1909 in the village of G. Sijenčak, Municipality of Karlovac, father 's n a m e Nikola.

6. A woman ' s body marked No. 6 has been identif ied as Danica Malešević, born on 5 Sep tember 1931 in the village of Tuš Carevac, Municipali ty of Krnjan , no data available about parents .

7. A woman's body marked No. 7 has been identified as Milanka Vučković, born on 17 February 1934 in the village of Kosijersko, Municipality of Duga Resa, father's name Milan.

8. A man's body marked No. 8 has been identified as the body of Dušan Manojlović, born on 6 April 1927 in the village of G. Sijenčak, Municipality of Karlovac, father's name Petar.

9. A woman 's body marked No. 9 has been ident if ied as Stana Rašić, born on 4 J u n e 1933 in Kriva Feja , Municipali ty of Vran j e .

10. A woman ' s body marked No. 10 has been identif ied as Bosna Miladinović, born on 15 Augus t 1931 in the village of Vlasina Okruglica, Municipality of Surdulica.

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11. A woman 's body marked No. 11 has been ident if ied as D e s a n k a Veličković, born on 23 J u n e 1932 in the village of Kal imance , Municipali ty of Vladičin Han .

12. A man's body marked No. 12 has been ident if ied as S tamen Randelov , born in 1938 in the village of Božica, Municipali ty of Surdulica, fa ther 's n a m e K r u m .

13. A man's body marked No. 16 on the basis of descript ion and identif icat ion has been established to be Dragić Napi ja lo , born on 5 D e c e m b e r 1929 in Vojnić, Municipality of Vojnić , fa ther 's n a m e Mihaj lo .

14. A woman 's body marked No. 17 on the basis of descript ion and identif ication has been established to be Bogdanka Jan jan in , born on 13 February 1925 in the village of Malička, Municipality of Vrgin Most , fa ther 's n a m e Simo.

15. A man's body marked No. 18 on the basis of descript ion and identif icat ion has been established to be Slavko Popović, born on 14 J u n e 1939 in the village of Donj i Skrad. Municipality of Krnjak , fa ther 's n a m e Dragan .

16. A man's body marked No. 19 on the basis of descript ion and identif icat ion has been established to be Pe t a r Budisavljević, born on 16 July 1939 in Vrhovine, Municipality of Vrhovina .

As previously s ta ted in this repor t , p r ior to identif icat ion, police officials f rom Surdulica D e p a r t m e n t of the In ter ior marked certain sets of body par t s with number s 13, 14, 15, 20, 21. These ' remains could not be ident i f ied due to heavy destruct ion. Fur the rmore , on the basis of the da ta acqui red f r o m police author i t ies and author ized persons in the R e f u g e e Care Cente r , as well as f r om the s t a t emen t of Dragoslav Hadžić, employee of the Municipali ty of Surdulica, who was in charge of caring for and providing food for the refugees , it was ascer ta ined that in addi t ion to persons ident if ied in this report unde r number s 1 through 16, ano the r th ree persons who have not been identif ied in this report have per ished in this bombing:

1. Rade Malobabić , born on 1 N o v e m b e r 1980 in the village of Gorn j i Sijenčak, Municipality of Vojnić, mother ' s n a m e Bosiljka.

2. Milenko Malobabić , born on 14 April 1983 in the village of Gorn j i Sijenčak, Municipality of Vojnić, mother ' s n a m e Bosiljka.

3. Milica Manojlović, born on 15 May 1922 in the village of Lasinjski Sejeničak, Municipality of Karlovac.

Since par t s of bodies which have been des t royed, c rushed and const i tu te shapeless mass, marked as sets with n u m b e r s 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21, dur ing their descript ion for the purpose of identif icat ion, could not be a t tached to any ident if ied body of persons who perished in the bombing, these unident i f ied body par ts were bur ied on 3 J u n e 1999 on the Masurica cemetery, on the same day when the late Dušan Manoj lović and Pe ta r Budisavljević were bur ied .

On 1 J u n e 1999, a f te r the establ ished identity, the investigative judge tu rned over the remains of the late S tamen Randelov , former ly f r o m Božica, to Dragan Rangelov and T o m a Rangelov, both f rom Božica, sons of the late S tamen Randelov , to be bur ied on the cemetery in Božica. Dragan and T o m a conf i rmed the identity of their f a the r formerly established by the investigative judge .

On 1 J u n e 1999, a f t e r the establ ished identity, the body of the late Bosna Miladinović formerly f r o m Vlasina Okruglica, was tu rned over to Stojan Pavlović f rom the village of Alakince ( the victim was the aun t of Pavlović's wife) and to Boža Pavlović f rom Surdulica who is the son-in-law of the late Bosna's sister, to be bur ied on the cemetery in Vlasina Okruglica. These relatives conf i rmed the identity of the late Bosna Miladinović, former ly establ ished by the investigative judge .

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On 1 June 1999, a f ter the established identity, the body of the late Desanka Veličković, formerly f rom the village of Kalimance, Municipality of Vladičin Han, was turned over to her son, Goran Janj ić f rom Vranje , Beogradska St. No. 25/a for burial. Goran Janjić confirmed the identity of the late Desanka formerly established by the investigative judge.

The late Mi lena Malobabić , Bosiljka Malobabić , Đ o r d e Pavković, R a d e Žigić, Mila Slijepčević, Dan ica Malešević, Mi lanka Vučković, Dragić Napijalo, Bogdanka Jan jan in and Slavko Pavković have been ident if ied by Dragoslav Hadžić, employee of the Municipali ty of Surdul ica in charge of caring fo r the refugees (providing food) . The re fo re , a f t e r ident i f icat ion, on 1 J u n e 1999 their bodies were tu rned over to the member s of the Civil D e f e n s e H e a d q u a r t e r s of Surdulica who buried them on the Masurica cemetery the s ame day.

A f t e r the burial of the above men t ioned persons on 1 June , ano the r two bodies were recovered f r o m the ruins. They were ident if ied by the investigative judge on the basis of the s t a t ement of Pe t a r Madar ić , a r e fugee who lived in the same shelter and who recognized these two victims as Pe t a r Budisavljević and Dušan Manojlović. The identif ication was establ ished on 3 J u n e 1999, when these two bodies were tu rned over to the m e m b e r s of the Civil D e f e n s e H e a d q u a r t e r s and bur ied on the Masurica cemetery the same day. In addi t ion, pa r t s of unident i f ied bodies marked as sets No. 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21 were also h a n d e d over to the m e m b e r s of the Civil D e f e n s e H e a d q u a r t e r s on 3 June 1999 and bur ied at a s epa ra t e place on the Masurica cemetery as unident i f ied bodies. Since no o n e came a f te r the identif icat ion to claim the body of the late Stana Rašić, resident of the Nurs ing H o m e , this body was also bur ied by the m e m b e r s fo the Civil D e f e n s e H e a d q u a r t e r s on the Masur ica cemetery.

As for the things recovered by the crew which cleared the rubble and pulled out the bodies and which were b rough t to the mor tua ry of the Heal th Cen te r in Surdulica, a f te r identif ication the investigative judge del ivered the following items: an electric light-brown hot p la te with one b u r n e r with a cable to Ljubica Vujičić f rom Vrgin Most; one small hot plate with a cable was h a n d e d over to Dragica Tepšić, various clothes in a sack to Savo Krljaš, several ba l lpoin t -pens to Pe ta r Madarić , and 10 skeins of black wool in a bag to Mica Pjevač. These things have been thrown out of the rooms by the explosion and the men t ioned persons recognized t hem as theirs.

O t h e r clothing i tems and o the r personal belongings described and marked as sets when describing bodies Nos . 6, 9, 18, 5 and 17 (money, gold chains, pendan t s and medall ions, a wrist watch and a ladies' handbag) were turned over on 3 J u n e 1999 to Dragoslav Hadžić , employee of the Municipali ty of Surdulica, with the task of re turning them to the owners , with the help of the author i t ies in the We l f a r e Center , as soon as they have been ident i f ied by surviving refugees .

Pho tog raph ic documen ta t i on , video recordings m a d e by the Depa r tmen t of the Inter ior in Surdulica, r epor t of the Hea l th Cen t e r in Surdulica about the type and the extent of injuries and n a m e s of the in jured in the bombing, the list of persons who resided in the H o m e fo r the A g e d and Homele s s and the list of re fugees will const i tute an integral part of this repor t .

Conc luded on 3 J u n e 1999, at 10:20 a.m.

Investigative judge (sgd)Milča Todorov

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M I N U T E S O F T H E T E S T I M O N Y O F W I T N E S S

Taken on 7 J u n e 1999 b e f o r e the investigative judge of the Municipal Cour t in Surdulica, in connect ion with the bombing of the town of Surdul ica on 31 May 1999, in which many persons were killed in the Special Hospi ta l "Sanator ium" in Surdulica.

Investigative judge Milča Todorov

Witness Milica Božić

Cour t clerk Olga Vukašinović

Also present a t the test imony are: Public Prosecu tor

T h e Accused

D e f e n s e Counse l

T h e hear ing began at 10:00 a.m.

It was b rough t to the a t ten t ion of t he witness that it is her duty to tell the t ruth and not to withhold anything; she was wa rned of the consequences of giving false test imony. She was also warned that she is u n d e r no obligation to answer specific quest ions which might expose herself or next of kin to disgrace, cons iderable mater ial damage , or prosecut ion. T h e witness answered the genera l quest ions as follows:

1) N a m e and family n a m e Milica Božić 2) Father ' s n a m e Stevan 3) Occupat ion housewife 4) Address R e f u g e e Cente r , Surdulica 5) Place of birth village of G o r n j e Jezero , Municipali ty of Plaški 6) Age 78 7) Relat ion to the accused

or the wronged party able, said:

With regard to the case, the witness s ta ted the following: As a re fugee I have been staying for qui te some t ime in the r e fugee center in

Surdulica. It is a collective shel ter located in the building within a hospital , which I later learned is the special hospital fo r t r e a t m e n t of lung diseases, known as Sana tor ium. T h e R e f u g e e Commissar ia t - Cen te r provided our lodging in some rooms of this building on the first and the second floors, while the hospital used the g round f loor for its regular activity.

Befo re the hospital was bombed , the re were some sixty-odd re fugees staying in this shelter.

I r e m e m b e r that the hospital and the building in which we were staying were bombed on the night of 31 May 1999; as fa r as I r e m e m b e r it was a round midnight .

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I was staying with s o m e re fugees on the second f loor in room No. 13. By the t ime I heard the sound of overflying planes I had not gone to bed yet, though o ther refugees had already been sleeping. Because of earl ier overflying and bombing of Surdulica, some refugees were af ra id to s leep in that bui lding and went out of the hospital grounds , to the woods, where they used to spend nights when the wea the r permi t ted . The night when the Special Hospi ta l "Sanator ium" was b o m b e d (31 May 1999) was ra ther warm.

Since I was dressed, when I heard the first plane fly over, I only put on my winter boots as I intended to get out of the building and go to the woods, because I was afraid and suspected that this hospital might be bombed. When I went out, I saw nobody else outside. I proceeded outside the hospital complex towards the woods. When I was about 100 meters away from the building, I heard the second plane fly over. Soon afterwards I heard a very strong detonation and I saw that the building where we were staying as refugees was hit in the wing that runs north f rom the part of the building where my room on the second floor was.

I was aware that the de tona t ion came f r o m bombing, because Surdulica had been b o m b e d be fo re , and so were o the r cities in Serbia and Yugoslavia. A short while af ter the first de tona t ion , p e r h a p s not m o r e than two minutes later, there was ano the r de tonat ion , also very s t rong and loud. It was the explosion of a b o m b that struck the Nursing H o m e building, also s i tuated within the hospital complex, not far westwards f rom the building where re fugees lived.

A f t e r the second de tona t ion I saw a large cloud of dust rising up, while f r agments of building struck by the b o m b were hur led a round . I was h idden behind a pine tree, one of many such t rees on the hospital g rounds . This t ree pe rhaps saved me f r o m being hit by shrapnel or f r agmen t s of bui lding mater ia l scat tered by the explosion.

F r agmen t s of mater ia l f r o m buildings demol i shed by the bombing flew at a large distance.

T h e air raid a la rm was on at the t ime of the bombing. There fo re , all lights were off in the building used by us, re fugees , in the Nurs ing H o m e , in o ther par ts of the hospital complex as well as the s t reet lights.

I did not see nor could see f r o m which direction came the missiles which hit these two buildings.

As soon as I hea rd the sound of planes, I heard a loud hissing sound and then the de tonat ion . In spite of that , I canno t tell by the sound I heard which direction the missiles or bombs which hit these two buildings came f rom. I can only assume that they came f rom the western side.

Soon after the bombing stopped, surviving refugees and other persons who were in the hospital came out. Since we, refugees, have been living together for quite some time, we know each other and we got together. Immediately after the bombing, rescue teams came to the site to help the injured. Soon afterwards came a Red Cross team to care about us. They took us to the hotel in Surdulica where we were accommodated and where we spent the night.

Tha t is all I had to say in connect ion with the foregoing. I was advised of my right to read the minutes , but since I heard them being dictated

aloud and since they contain everything I said in my s ta tement , I sign them without objection.

Conc luded at 10:25 a.m. (signed by witness)

Cer t i f ied by: Cour t clerk: (sgd) O. Vukaš inović

Investigative judge: (sgd) Milča Todorov

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Taken on 7 June 1999 before the investigative judge of the Municipal Court in Surdulica, in connection with the bombing of the town of Surdulica on 31 May 1999, in which many persons were killed in the Special Hospital "Sanatorium" in Surdulica.

Investigative judge Milča Todorov

Witness Mile Rakic

Court clerk 01"a Vukašinović

Also present at the testimony are: Public Prosecutor

The Accused

Defense Counsel

T h e hearing began at 10:30 a.m.

It was brought to the at tention of the witness that it is his duty to tell the truth and not to withhold anything; he was warned of the consequences of giving false testimony. He was also warned that he is under no obligation to answer specific questions which might expose himself or next of kin to disgrace, considerable material damage, or prosecution. The witness answered the general questions as follows:

1) Name and family name 2) Father 's name 3) Occupation

4) Address 5) Place of birth 6) Age 7) Relation to the accused or

the wronged party:

Mile Rakić Velja employee of the Special Hospital for Lung Tuberculosis Sanator ium in Surdulica Surdulica, Surduličkih mučenika No. l i o Vlasina Okruglica 45

able, said:

With regard to the case, the witness stated the following: I am a full-time employee of the Special Hospital "Sanatorium" in Surdulica, where I

work as a doorman. There are three doormen in this hospital, including myself, and we alternate shifts.

The doorman's booth is situated at the ent rance to the hospital complex, at a distance of some 150-200 meters f rom the hospital buildings. These hospital buildings lay south-east f rom the doorman's booth.

Since this is a specialized hospital for t rea tment of tuberculosis, there are a lot of trees planted on the hospital grounds. These trees are quite grown and block the view from the booth to the hospital building.

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As an employee of the special hospital I can ascertain that some refugees are accommoda ted in o n e of the buildings within the complex, while ano the r building serves as the nursing h o m e and shel ter fo r the homeless . At the t ime of bombing, and before , since the beginning of war, solely civilian persons stayed at the hospital: hospital staff, re fugees and old and infirm peop le . No military personnel ever stayed at the hospital .

I was at my workp lace also on 29 May 1999, I r e m e m b e r it was Saturday, when Surdulica was b o m b e d . Two missiles struck not fa r f r om the hospital ground: one struck some 200 meters f rom the hospital g round and the o the r one somewha t fa r ther .

On the critical night, 31 May 1999, 1 was at my workplace. At the t ime of bombing I s tood in f ront of the doo rman ' s boo th . Since the air raid a larm was on, all lights in all rooms and all facilities of the special hospital were off, including the light in the doorman 's boo th . T h e r e f o r e , the whole complex was in dark, and so was the ent i re a rea of the town of Surdul ica .

S o m e w h e r e a r o u n d midnight , while I was in f ron t of the booth listening to the news on the t ransis tor radio, I hea rd a i rp lanes flying over, followed immediately by the sound of explosion. I real ized that Surdulica was being bombed , and since de tonat ions were very s t rong and loud, I a s sumed that the special hospital was hit as well. Several missiles were f i red.

I could not see right away which buildings were hit but judging by the intensity of de tonat ion and the cracking sound of buildings falling down it was obvious that some buildings within t he hospital complex were struck. I tr ied to f ind shel ter to save myself f rom bombing. Since a n o t h e r d o o r m a n came in the meant ime , we went away f rom this spot to look for cover.

T h e t ime be tween de tona t ions was very short . Af te r the de tonat ions s topped, planes cont inued to fly over. I urged my colleague that,

if he had a flashlight, we go to the building where refugees have been staying and to the nursing h o m e and check which buildings exactly had been hit. As soon as we started towards the buildings, planes flew over again and we had to seek cover. Af te r about ten minutes some people - refugees and residents of the nursing home - came towards us f rom the direction of the re fugee shelter and the nursing home. We heard f rom them that these two buildings were hit. Soon af terwards came rescue teams of the Civil Defense and other rescue crews, who immediately s tar ted to clear the rubble in order to pull out the survivors.

I did not see nor have any idea of the direct ion f rom which came the missiles that hit these two buildings, because tall p ine t rees blocked my view.

That is all I can say about this mat ter . I might add that on the ground floor of the building where refugees resided, on the premises used for hospital purposes, a medical technician, Staniša Nikolić, was on duty that night. He might have seen something more and probably can give more details about the direction f rom which came the missiles which hit the two buildings within the complex of the Special Hospital "Sanatorium" in Surdulica.

I was advised of my right to r ead the minutes . Since I listened to them being dictated aloud and they conta in everything I said, I sign the minutes without object ion.

Conc luded at 10:50 a .m.

(signed by witness)

Cer t i f ied by: Cour t clerk: (sgd) O. Vukašinović

Investigative judge: (sgd) M. Todorov

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R E P O R T

1. Victims of the N A T O bombing of the hospital in Surdulica on 31 May 1999

- the external examination of 21 groups containing bodily remains;

2. Final report

M a d e by Dr . Dragan Trajković (sgd) Pathology specialist

G R O U P N O . 1

Female corpse, about 17 years old, 160 cm long.

Description of the clothes: A grey - red checked women's shirt. The re are no o ther clothes on the upper part of

the body. It has black trousers with holes at the knees, and white panties. It also has black socks torn on the soles.

External Findings: 1. Both parietal bones are completely missing. T h e occipital bone is also missing, as

well as parts of the temporal bone. T h e brain tissue is completely missing and there is only dust and sand in the cranial cavity.

2. There are many irregular-shaped grazed and bruised patches on the skin. Certain quantities of dark red blood have flown in the region behind the right ear.

3. The face is smeared with blood and it has pieces of glass and pine twigs over it. 4. Larger quantit ies of blood have flown out of both nostrils and the mouth . 5. The ribs on the left side of the rib cage, f rom the 3rd to the 7th rib, are f ractured

at the cartilage region. When pressed the f rac tured ends crumble into the thoracic cavity during which a fluctuating sound of the disturbed released liquid in it can be heard.

6. The abdomen is below the chest plane and it has a lacerated and concussed wound on its left side and its size is 30 x 20. Larger quantities of blood have flown out of it.

7. There is ano ther horizontal laceration above the left pelvic bone ridge and it extends into the abdominal cavity. Its size is 50 x 20.

8. The right arm has no injuries. 9. The re is a round concussed and torn wound in the left arm shoulder region with a

3 cm diameter skin defect and with the upper arm muscles on its bot tom. Below it, in the medial upper arm region, there is ano ther concussed and torn wound, which is horizontal, 20 mm long and 15 mm wide, with the upper arm muscles on its bot tom.

10. There is another torn and concussed wound in the left armpit . It is 60 mm long and 40 mm wide with missing skin.

11. The skin in the superior region of the right thigh has many irregular-shaped bruised and abraded patches.

12. The skin on the calf and in the anterior- inferior region of the right lower leg has many irregular-shaped bruised and abraded patches.

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13. T h e r e a re many i r regular -shaped and bruised ab raded pa tches in the right but tocks and super ior -exter ior thigh region.

14. T h e r e is a t r iangular -shaped destruct ive wound above the left knee. Its size is 60 x 40 x 40 with torn muscles and torn superficial b lood vessels in its mouth .

15. T h e r e is a lacera t ion with a torn surface on the left lower leg, medially. T h e skin is ragged with discernible ba r r en shinbones , torn muscle tendon, torn muscles, and torn blood vessels in its mou th .

16. No o the r injuries were found . No identif icat ion of the body is required since the n a m e and s u r n a m e of the corpse in g roup 1 is known. It is the body of M I L E N A M A L O B A B I Ć .

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G R O U P N O . 2

F e m a l e corpse of Bosiljka Malobabić .

Descr ip t ion of the clothes: T h e r e is only the right sleeve, as well as some pieces f rom the back of a beige

sweater . T h e r e are also pieces of a beige slip. T h e r e are no o t h e r c lothes on the body.

External f indings: 1. The bones that f o rm the top and sides of the scull are missing; there is only a

piece of the f ronta l bone , right side, and a very small piece of the occipital bone, as well as both eyeballs. T h e brain tissue is complete ly missing and it has flown out through the torn dura mate r . Only the alveolar end of the mandible bones is preserved and present . The skin on the right side of the f o r e h e a d and on the poster ior part of the scull is completely missing. T h e skin on the right side of the face, in the mouth cavity and on the nostrils is p resen t . T h e nasal bones below the nostrils are completely missing.

2. T h e skin is also missing on the left side of the neck, down to the right side of the larynx. T h e larynx and its cart i lage a re completely missing and the muscles and majo r blood vessels in the neck f lanks a re torn .

3. T h e lacera t ion extends to the left shoulder and the thoracic cavity completely communica tes with the w o u n d on the neck. T h e cavity internal organs are missing, i.e. the lungs, hear t , and m a j o r b lood vessels.

4 . T h e rib cage and s t e rnum are completely and irregularly f rac tured . The o m e n t u m is torn and the abdomina l organs (colon, intestine, and torn liver and spleen) are pro t rud ing into the thorac ic cavity.

5. T h e s tomach is qui te swollen and a whizzing noise is p roduced when pressed. However , no o the r injur ies a re f o u n d .

6. T h e right f o r e a r m below the elbow is completely torn and des t ructed. These bones have mult iple and irregular f r ac tu res and the skin, muscles and tendon a re torn. All this f o rms an a m o r p h o u s mass. This s t ump has parts of the fingers on it, with the nails and the skin. T h e bones in them have mult iple and comple te irregular f ractures .

7. T h e left a rm is r ipped away f rom the shoulder joint and it is completely missing. T h e r e a re ragged pieces of skin, as well as pieces of the joint surfaces, muscles and blood vessels in this region. This sur face is smeared with blood, dust, sand and pieces of s tone.

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8. T h e right thigh has a wound with torn and concussed skin and muscles. T h e wound is 20 mm deep and it has been bleeding.

9. T h e r e are th ree f rac tures on t he right lower leg, one in its super ior , one in its medial and one in its infer ior region. T h e f rac tu res have p e n e t r a t e d the skin and a lot of blood has f lown f rom the wound .

10. T h e ent i re left leg f r o m its joint with the pelvic b o n e down to the tip of the toes is dest ructed. T h e skin, muscles and b lood vessels in some regions a re missing. T h e femur , both shinbones and the bones in the fee t have mult iple f rac tures . This region is completely without skin, except for t he region at the knee and at the t ip of the toes with the nails. T h e b lood vessels in the thigh and a large par t of the muscles, b lood vessels and skin in the lower leg, exterior, are torn, r ipped off and a re missing.

No o the r injuries were found . No identif icat ion of the body is requi red since the name and su rname of the corpse is known. It is t he body of Bosiljka Malobabić .

Ver i f ied by a s ignature and with a s t amp

G R O U P N O . 3

Male corpse, about 60 years old, 170 cm long.

Descr ipt ion of the clothes: It has a torn blue synthetic sweater , kni t ted with a white pa t te rn , torn especially on

the sleeves. It also has a blue shirt. T h e r e is a green towel a r o u n d the waist and it has pyjamas on with long blue and pink-str iped pants .

External f indings: 1. T h e bones on the top and the sides of t he head that fo rm the cranial cavity, as well

as the facial bones , are completely missing. Only the mandib le is present . T h e brain tissue and a part of the occipital b o n e a re complete ly missing. T h e cranial cavity is filled with sand, dust and blood. Pieces of torn skin hang like fr inges. T h e r e is grey hair not longer than 40 mm on the remain ing hairy par t of the scalp.

2. T h e s te rnum, both clavicles and ribs in the an ter ior , lateral and pos ter ior region of the rib cage have mult iple and irregular f rac tures , and because of this it looks like an amorphous mass. T h e ribs crack when pressed and fall into the thoracic cavity and f luctuat ion of the re leased liquid can be heard . T h e spinal column be tween the 3rd and 4th thoracic ve r t eb rae is completely b roken and the skin is torn .

3. The a b d o m e n is above the chest plane, the skin on it is bru ised and abraded , and i t looks like an a m o r p h o u s mass. W h e n pressed one can hea r the fluctuation of the released liquid.

4. The right h u m e r u s has two f rac tures , in the capi tu lum at the shoulder joint , and in its middle. T h e f rac tures have torn the skin

5. T h e right hand is almost r ipped off in the medial region and the thumb, index and ring f inger are dangling on the l igaments. T h e small f inger and the midle are missing.

6. The left shoulder joint is des t ruc ted and with no skin. It p resen ts a large gaping wound f rom which the f rac tu red process of the shou lder b lade and the ma jo r blood vessels f rom under the shoulder b lade a re pro t ruding . T h e super ior end of the h u m e r u s is completely missing and pieces of skin are hanging f rom the edge of this wound . T h e r e has been massive bleeding in this gaping wound and the b lood in it is mixed with ear th , pieces of s tone, and sand.

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7. T h e r e is a torn and concussed wound above the left elbow joint . It is 80 mm long and 40 mm wide with torn muscle t endon and ma jo r blood vessels in its mouth .

8. T h e left hand infer ior end is complete ly c rushed and the ends of both fo rea rm bones can be seen in its mou th .

9. T h e back of the left hand has a torn and concussed wound , which goes f rom the thumb base to the tip of the small f inger . It is 30 mm wide and the tendon of the ring, small, middle f inger and foref inger , as well as o the r t endon and muscles a re exposed.

10. T h e r e is a lacera t ion on the right thigh, medially. It has no skin and its mouth is rectangular shaped , its size is 15 x 15 x 10 x 10 It has torn muscles, both the vein and artery blood vessels, and the f r ac tu red end of the f e m u r in it.

11. T h e r e is a torn and concussed wound on the left foot , which goes f rom its medial region and in the fo rm of a curve reaches the exterior ankle and goes down to the bo t tom of the heel . It is 90 mm long and the f r ac tu red end of the fibula is p ro t rud ing f rom it.

No o the r injuries were found . No identif icat ion of the body is required since the n a m e and s u r n a m e of the corpse in g roup 3 is known. It is the body of D j u r o Pavković.

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G R O U P N O . 4

Male corpse, abou t 50 years old, 180 cm long.

Descr ipt ion of the clothes: A blue sweater and a sky b lue shirt, a whi te long-sleeved vest, black trousers , b lue

underpan t s , and torn blue socks.

External findings: 1. Black greying hair up to 60 mm long, with p rominen t s ideburns, and a mous tache

up to 20 mm long. T h e bones in the occipital region, i.e. the occipital bone and the poster ior par ts of the par ie ta l bone , are completely f rac tu red and the re is a wound in this region. T h e skin is torn and t h e r e a re pieces of torn dura mate r and the remaining brain tissue in its mou th . Most of the bra in tissue has flown out.

2 . T h e bones that f o rm the scull base and sides are completely and irregularly f rac tured . Crepi ta t ing of the bones is hea rd when they are pressed.

3 . Both t empora l bones , the zygomatic bone , the maxilla, and both mandible processes a re complete ly f r ac tu red .

4. T h e thorax has many i r regular abrasions and one can pa lpa te broken ribs on its both sides, f r o m the 3rd to t he 7th rib, and a b roken s te rnum. When pressed the f rac tures fall into the thoracic cavity p roduc ing f luctuat ion of the released liquid.

5. T h e a b d o m e n is in the level of the chest and it has no injuries. 6. T h e super io r end of the right lower leg is completely f rac tu red and the skin on its

interior par t is d a m a g e d . S o m e b lood flows out when the wound is pressed. T h e skin in the media l - infer ior par t of the right lower leg, on the calf, has a circular defect 30 mm in d iameter , which is full of ear th , sand and blood.

7 . T h e ankle and lower leg ends a re completely f rac tu red . 8. T h e r e is a w o u n d on the foot , poster ior , and the skin in the size of a 10 x 10 x 8 cm

triangle is missing. T h e f r ac tu red end of the f ibula and all the metatarsal bones are p ro t rud ing f r o m its mou th .

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9. T h e left u p p e r a rm and super ior region of the f o r e a r m , in the e lbow region, a re torn and lacerated. T h e an ter ior and pos te r ior muscles and the ma jo r b lood vessels in the upper arm are missing.

10. T h e r e is a cone shaped lacerat ion above the left hip in the size of 9 x 4 cm. 11. T h e left f emur is completely f rac tu red at its jo int with the pelvic bone . 12. T h e r e is a huge gaping wound in the pos ter ior -media l region of the thigh. Its size

is 18 x 10 cm with torn muscles and blood vessels in its mou th . 13. Both bones in the left lower leg a re b roken medially, and the re is a huge

laceration on the calf in the size of 20 x 10 cm, with par ts of the muscles r ipped away and with torn skin, muscles, and b lood vessels hanging on s tems.

14. T h e r e is a 50 x 20 mm lacerat ion on the u p p e r side of the foo t at the base of the 4th toe.

No o the r injuries were found . No identif icat ion of the body is requi red since the n a m e and su rname of the corpse in g roup 4 is known. It is the body of R A D E Ž I K I Ć .

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Fema le corpse, age not known.

Descr ipt ion of the clothes: Brown woollen sweater , which is torn and smeared with b lood. A b lue shirt and a

blue synthetic sweater , a grey vest soaked with blood, and a white undersh i r t soaked with blood. The re are no o the r clothes on the body. F o u r 20 D i n a r bankno te s had been found in one of the pockets and were h a n d e d to the police officer.

External findings: 1. T h e ent i re head to the level of the 2nd cervical ver tebra is missing, as well as the

brain tissue. Only a part of the skin with the right eyelid, and a hairy piece of the scalp with grey hair, which isn't longer than 8 cm, a r e present . T h e eyeballs, all facial bones and muscles in the neck a rc missing.

2. T h e rib cage and s te rnum and their car t i lage par ts a re missing. Only the lateral parts of the ribs are present , which have mult iple and irregular f r ac tu res and a re found at the broken spinal column. T h e spine is f r ac tu red be tween the 3rd and 4th ver tebrae . Both lung wings, the hear t and all ma jo r blood vessels in the thorac ic cavity are missing.

T h e cavity is open and it communica te s with the lacerat ion on the neck f rom which a 10 cm long colon convolut ion is p ro t rud ing .

Since the thoracic organs are missing the thoracic cavity looks like an amorphous mass. T h e abdominal cavity communica te s with the thoracic cavity because the o m e n t u m

is completely torn . T h e column convolut ion, par t s of the intest ine, the torn s tomach, liver and spleen, and both kidneys a re p ro t rud ing f r o m it.

3. T h e left shoulder joint is completely torn and the skin is completely missing. It is found by palpat ion that the ent i re h u m e r u s is missing. T h e majo r b lood vessels below the f rac tured shoulder b lade and the muscles in the region of the shoulder are missing.

4. T h e elbow is completely crushed. A large par t of the skin, the ulna, radius, and the blood vessels are missing. A par t of the h a n d is hanging on a strip of skin.

5. The skin and bones in the right hand a re complete ly torn and des t ruc ted . Its medial part is missing.

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6. T h e left hand is complete ly r ipped away f rom the shoulder and it is missing. T h e r e is only a s tump of the f r a c t u r e d left humerus , which is 10 cm long, with no muscles or skin on it. The f r ac tu re end is rugged and some crushed f r agmen t s are a t tached to it.

7. T h e right pelvic b o n e has mult iple and irregular f rac tures in the region of the f e m u r joint .

8. T h e right knee joint is complete ly f rac tu red and there is a horizontal 10 cm long wound, with cart i lage and f e m u r end pieces in its mouth .

9. T h e r e is a gaping w o u n d 60 mm long and 30 mm wide in the level of the left hip. It is f ound by pa lpa t ion that the super ior end of the pelvic bone is not f rac tured .

10. T h e left ankle is swollen and complete ly f rac tured and it crepi tates when pressed.

No o the r injuries were found . No identif ication of the body is required since the identity of the corpse is known.

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G R O U P N O . 6 F e m a l e corpse , abou t 60-65 years old, or even older, 165 cm long.

Descr ipt ion of the clothes: Go lden chain with a trefoil p e n d a n t . It has a ladies' wristwatch, m a k e Zar i ja . Whi t e nightgown with blue f lowers and a white blouse with green and yellow

horizontal str ipes. A white bra , whi te pant ies with red and blue flowers, brown tights.

External f indings: 1. T h e r e is a torn and concussed wound 8 mm long on the f ronta l tuber , which has

been bleeding. 2. T h e r e is a t r iangular shaped , torn and concussed wound on the fo rehead , in the

size of 4 x 2 x 3. Pieces of t he f ronta l b o n e a re in its mou th and it has been bleeding. 3 . Both nasal bones a r e f r ac tu red . 4. T h e skin and bones of the neck and thorax, i.e. the ribs, the s te rnum, and the

spine column, have no signs of injuries. 5. T h e a b d o m e n is above the chest p lane with no signs of injuries. 6. T h e r e is a torn and concussed w o u n d on the right hand above the ring and small

f inger base. I t is 20 mm long and 3 mm wide and some blood has been flowing f rom it. 7 . T h e r e a re many irregular and bruised abrasions on the left uppe r a rm and

forearm, in the region of the elbow. 8. T h e r e is a huge lacerat ion with missing skin on the right lower leg, in its infer ior

region, which extends on to the ankle . Its size is 30 cm x 10 cm and it consists of torn blood vessels and muscles, and of the tibia and fibula s tumps. T h e tibia is exposed and pro t rud ing ou tward in the length of 10 cm. It is an irregular f r ac tu re with many f ragments . T h e nail and last pha lange of the big toe a re missing.

9. T h e left lower leg is complete ly f rac tu red and the muscles and blood vessels in it are completely torn . Its foo t is holding to it only by a strip of skin. All the soft tissue and bones in this region a re des t ruc ted .

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G R O U P N O . 7

Female corpse, abou t 60 years old.

Descript ion of the clothes: A ladies' wristwatch, make De lon . A ladies' silver ring on the ring finger, golden

earrings. It is dressed in a whi te nightgown, a green slip, and grey b ra with a blue pa t te rn .

External f indings: 1. Normal head with grey hair, not longer than 40 mm, which is covered with dust

and sand. T h e iris is brown. T h e r e is a torn and concussed w o u n d on the left side of the vertex extending to the exterior co rne r of the eye. Its size is 160 mm x 60 mm, with blood, dust and sand in its mou th . T h e r e is an i r regular-shaped piece of the f rac tu red parietal bone and a piece of the f ronta l b o n e in the middle of this gaping wound .

2. T h e s te rnum and ribs have mult iple f rac tures . 3. T h e r e is a torn and concussed wound on the right hip, an ter ior . It goes down into

the a b d o m e n up to the spinal co lumn, which has many irregular f r ac tu res in this region. The pelvic bones a re complete ly crushed and they a re missing. T h e colon, par t of the s tomach, intestine, and right kidney a re torn, and they a re p ro t rud ing f r o m the wound on the back. T h e r e is a large lacerat ion on the left side with c rushed and f r ac tu red pelvic bones and a par t of the f e m u r in it. T h e r e a re par ts of the intest ine and colon pro t rud ing also f rom this wound. T h e left kidney is complete ly missing. T h e region of the left f emur joint is completely missing and the re is a wound instead, with no skin, and with muscles, large blood vessels, and the f r ac tu red super ior end of the left f emur , p ro t ruding .

4. T h e r e is a torn and concussed wound on the right foo t poster ior . Its size is 60 x 40 mm and it has blood and torn muscles, mixed with sand, in its mou th .

5. The left ankle, inferior, has a bruise in the size of an egg. No o the r injuries were found . No identif icat ion of the body is requi red since the

name and su rname of the corpse in g roup 7 is known. It is the body of M I L A N K A V U Č K O V I Ć .

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The head of a male corpse, about 65-70 years old, which was b rough t toge ther with a femur .

T h e clothes are missing.

External f indings: 1. T h e head is normal with grey hair and d e e p s ideburns . T h e face is chubby and

swollen smeared with sand, blood, and soot. The head is ampu ta t ed f rom the body in the p lane be tween the 1st and 2nd cervical

ver tebrae and brain tissue is exposed f rom the gaping wound . T h e eyelids are swollen and the nose is somewhat f la t tened . No f rac tures or o the r

injuries are pa lpa ted on the scull. T h e mandib le is dislocated bilaterally. T h e mandible has 3 tee th and the maxilla has 5 tee th , which a re wide apar t and

some with cavities. This indicates that it is an old person . T h e tongue is thick, cut in its middle and it has been bleeding.

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2. T h e r e a re practically no muscles on the femur , which is f rac tured in its infer ior capi tulum. T h e super ior capi tu lum is f r ac tu red in the region of the neck. T h e f emur s tump is 30 cm long.

It has been f o u n d by the external examinat ion that it is an elderly person. A witness recognized i t to be D U Š A N M A N O J L O V I Ć .

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F e m a l e corpse , abou t 65 years old, 160 cm long, well nour ished and built.

Descr ipt ion of the clothes: Black sweater , and ano the r black sweater unde r it, and a blue and black checked

sweater u n d e r them. A blue undersh i r t and a n o t h e r one u n d e r i t in c innabar colour, and a skirt. Socks, peasan t shoes, and p a p e r t ied a r o u n d the right foot .

External f indings: 1. Normal head with grey hair not longer than 10 cm. Larger quanti t ies of dark red

blood have flown f rom the ears, nose, and mouth . 2. T h e right u p p e r and lower eyelids are very bruised. 3 . T h e r e a re no o the r injuries f o u n d on the head . 4. T h e neck is flexible in all d i rect ions and when it is pressed the crepi tat ion f rom

the f rac tured first ve r t eb rae process is hea rd . 5. T h e thorax is normal with a blunt epigastr ic angle. T h e r e are no signs of injuries

on the skin, soft tissue, and bones , nor on the rib cage and spinal column. 6. T h e a b d o m e n is above the chest plane, soft when palpated, and with no signs of

injuries. 7. T h e r e are no signs of injuries on the limbs. However , the lower legs are very red,

especially the right leg, which is the result of p o o r blood circulation prior to the accident.

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Fema le corpse, abou t 70 years old, 165 cm long.

Descr ipt ion of the clothes: Red and pink sweater , whi te slip, black skirt, brown hand knit woollen socks with

weaving in red th read at the top.

External f indings: 1. Regu la r shape of head with completely grey hair, not longer than 60 mm. Some

liquid with t races of blood has flown out of the nose. T h e r e is a bruised laceration on the occipital bone f rom which larger quant i t ies of light red blood have flown out .

2. Pieces of the occipital b o n e a re pa lpa ted u n d e r the torn skin, and they fall into the cranial cavity when pressed. Both parietal bones in that poster ior region have been broken.

3. T h e left clavicle is f r ac tu red at its exter ior end, in the region of its jo int with the shoulder b lade.

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4. The rib cage is the s h a p e of a barrel with b lunt epigastr ic angle. T h e r e are no signs of injuries on the soft t issue and bones in this region, namely on the s t e rnum, ribs and spinal column.

5. T h e abdomen is above the chest p lane and swollen, most likely because of initial put refac t ion .

6. The left shoulder joint is f r ac tu red and it has the men t ioned clavicle and shoulder blade capi tulum f rac tures .

7. T h e r e a re no signs of injuries on the limbs.

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Fema le corpse, abou t 60-65 years old, 165 cm long.

Descr ipt ion of the clothes: Red sweater , white pullover, whi te bra, whi te slip, whi te band , c innabar pet t icoat

with a white pa t te rn .

External f indings: 1. Regular shape of head with grey hair not longer than 60 mm. Norma l face. T h e r e

are no signs of injuries on the soft t issue and bones of the head and face. 2. T h e neck is flexible in all direct ions. T h e crepi ta t ion and friction of the cervical

ver tebrae process is heard when the head is tu rned passively. This passive flexibility is the result of a f rac tu re be tween the 1st and 2nd cervical ver tebrae , which must have damaged the spinal cord and caused instant dea th .

3. The rib cage is the shape of a barrel with b lunt epigastr ic angle. T h e r e a re no signs of injuries on the soft tissue and bones in this region, namely on the s t e rnum, ribs and spinal column.

4. The a b d o m e n is above the chest plane, soft when pa lpa ted , with no f luctuat ion or signs of injuries.

5. T h e r e a re no signs of injuries on the limbs.

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Male corpse, about 60 years old, 170 cm long.

Descr ipt ion of the clothes: It is in a c innabar home-kni t sweater , beige shirt with small squares , b lue undershi r t ,

olive-grey military t rousers , white py jama pan ts with b lue stripes, grey socks and slippers.

External findings: 1. T h e hair is grey, not longer than 40 mm, with d e e p s ideburns. T h e r e is a

horizontal bruised lacerat ion on the f o r e h e a d above the right eyebrow. It is 20 mm long and 2 mm wide and larger quant i t ies of blood have flown f rom it.

2. T h e r e is a bruised lacerat ion on the nose , in the region where the nasal bone ends. It is 8 mm long, 2 mm wide, hor izontal , and larger quant i t ies of blood have flown f rom it.

3. Both earlobes, as well as the face, neck and superior part of the chest are very blue.

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4. Both nostri ls and the m o u t h cavity are s tuf fed with yellow plywood, and the dea th is most likely the result of choking.

5. T h e skin and the b o n e s of the thorax show no signs of injuries. 6. T h e r e are no signs of injuries on the a b d o m e n and spinal column in that region. 7. T h e r e a re no signs of injuries on the limbs. No o ther injuries were found . No identif icat ion of the body is required since the

name and s u r n a m e of t he corpse in g roup 12 is known. It is the body of S T A M E N R A N D J E L O V .

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This g roup consists of a left f o r ea rm, which has been r ipped off below the elbow joint and is complete ly c rushed in the region of the wrist.

T h e a p p e a r a n c e and length of t he fo r ea rm, as well as the epiphysis, indicate that it is the a rm of a 16-17 years old boy.

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This g roup consists of a right f o r ea rm, which has been r ipped off at the elbow joint . The f ingers on the hand as well as the wrist a re crushed.

T h e a p p e a r a n c e and length of the fo r ea rm and hand and the skin on them indicate that it is the a rm of a pe r son not o lder than 20.

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This g roup consists of a right lower leg, which is r ipped off below the knee joint. Partly bar ren ends of the tibia and fibula are pro t ruding through the calf. Most of the foot is crushed. T h e nails and the insteps are missing and this crushed region is amorphous .

The a p p e a r a n c e of the skin, bones and tissue indicate that they belong to a person above 50.

This g roup has been delivered with some brain tissue and pieces of the dura mater , which are torn. T h e size and shape of the brain cannot be de te rmined by a reconstruction.

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Male corpse, abou t 70 years old, 180 cm long.

Descr ip t ion of the clothes: It is in a beige sweater with vertical stripes, a white T-shirt and pyjamas. T h e r e are

no o the r c lothes on it.

External f indings: 1. Regular ly shaped head , with grey hair not longer than 70 mm. T h e r e are no signs

of injuries in the hairy par ts of the head .

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2. Both nasal bones a re f rac tured , as well as the zygomatic bones and the mandible process. Larger quant i t ies of b lood have f lown f rom the nose and ears, which have completely smeared the severely d e f o r m e d face. T h e eyeballs and eyelids are very swollen.

3. T h e chest is completely pene t r a t ed with a yellow bar. It has en te red the chest on its left side, u n d e r the a rmpi t and towards the shou lder blade, and i t has f r ac tu red the 6th rib. The bar has been pulled out and a lot of blood has p o u r e d out . T h e wound communica tes with the thoracic cavity. T h e s te rnum and the thoracic spinal column are not injured.

4. T h e r e is a lacerat ion with missing skin in the region of the right a rmpi t . Its size is 20 x 10 mm with torn muscles and two f rac tu red ribs (2nd and 3rd ribs) in its mouth , and with raised lung parenchyma.

5. T h e r e is a bruised lacerat ion on the right u p p e r a rm, pos ter ior . It is 30 mm long and 15 mm wide with poster ior muscles in its mou th .

6. The left f o r ea rm is des t ruc ted in its ent i re length with many f rac tures on the radius and ulna. T h e skin is torn and des t ruc ted and in some regions it is missing. T h e anter ior and pos ter ior f o r ea rm muscles are complete ly torn , as well as the b lood vessels and nerves.

7. The re is a pierce wound on the left thigh with an exit w o u n d on its anter ior . T h e muscles and blood vessels in the canal are torn but the f e m u r is intact.

8. The right leg is completely r ipped off at the super ior region of the thigh and its remaining par t is hanging on a strip of skin. This w o u n d has all the characterist ics of dest ructed and torn tissue.

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Female corpse, about 70 years old, 165 cm long. It is the body of Bogdanka Jan jan in .

Descr ipt ion of the clothes: It has a golden ring of the left ring finger, a gold chain, and gold earrings, which

were removed. T h e chain with the p e n d a n t has been taken off. It is in a black sweater, a white slip, and in black stockings.

External findings: 1. T h e r e is grey hair on the head, not longer than 80 mm. T h e face and head are

swollen and smea red with blood. Blood has been f lowing f rom the nose and ears. No other injuries have been found .

2. Cylindrical neck, flexible in all directions. Crepi ta t ing is heard when the region between the scull base and cervical ve r t eb rae is pa lpa ted . This indicates that the cervical spine has been f rac tu red .

3. The skin of the thorax, as well as the ribs, s ternum and spinal column have no injuries. 4. T h e a b d o m e n is above the chest p lane. It is soft when pa lpa ted with no

fluctuation. 5. T h e r e are no injuries on the limbs.

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Ma le corpse, abou t 65-70 years old, 180 cm long.

Descr ipt ion of the clothes: Blue shirt, whi te T-shir t , greyish-green pyjamas, wristwatch on the left arm, make

Quar tz .

External f indings: 1. Regu la r - shaped head , with grey hair a round a normal face, and a grey moustache . 2. T h e r e a re 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burns on the fo rehead , face, neck, and super ior

part of the thorax. 3. Most of t he burn blisters on the thorax have burst and the re is a ma jo r peeling of

the skin. 4. T h e r e are also 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree burns on the anter ior of the thighs and on

the genitals. 5. Burns of 1st and 2nd deg ree a rc found on the uppe r arms and partly on the

fo rea rms as well. 6. Larger quant i t ies of b lood have flown ou t of the nose and ears. 7 . No injuries are found on the soft t issue and bones of the head . 8. T h e neck is flexible in all direct ions and the crepi tat ing of the f rac tured cervical

ver tebrae is hea rd . 9. T h e r e a re no f rac tu res in the thorax, i.e. of the s te rnum, ribs and spinal column,

but there are burns of the skin in this region. 10. The abdomen is below the chest plane, and there are 1st and 2nd degree burns on it. 11. The limbs have the ment ioned burns and there are no fractures found in the limbs.

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Male corpse, abou t 70-75 years old, 160 cm long.

Descr ip t ion of the clothes: Brownish yellow shirt, white undersh i r t , underpan t s , socks, and blue trousers.

External f indings: 1. T h e hair is balding and it is grey on the top and back of the head . 2. T h e r e is a round impressed f r ac tu re be tween the occipital and both parietal

bones . T h e skin is p e r f o r a t e d and the defec t is 2o mm in d iameter . T h e bone is also pe r fo ra t ed and the cranial cavity is exposed.

3. T h e skin on the head , face, neck, thorax, abdomen , and on both limbs has 1st and 2nd degree burns and is peel ing off in thick layers. In some regions there are di f fuse or patchy 3rd deg ree burns which vary in size.

4 . T h e r e are no f r ac tu res on the s t e rnum, ribs and spinal column. 5. T h e a b d o m e n is above the chest p lane and has no injuries except for the burns. 6. T h e r e is a huge gaping w o u n d on the thigh, inferior , with the f rac tured femur ,

torn muscles and torn b lood vessels p ro t rud ing f r o m it. 7. T h e skin on the left f oo t sole is very thin and separa ted f rom its underlying

structures. It p resen ts a huge blister p roduced by heat .

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8. T h e right lower leg has many irregular and comple te f rac tures in its medial region, and the external examinat ion has found a ma jo r deformi ty in the region of the f racture .

9. T h e r e is a bruised semicircular lacerat ion on the heel, below the Achilles' t endon . It is 70 mm long and 30 mm wide and the ank l ebone s t ruc tures a re exposed in its mouth .

No o ther injuries or changes were found . I t has been establ ished that i t is the body o f P E T A R B U D I S A V L J E V I Ć .

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This g roup consists of a severely des t ruc ted ana tomica l s t ruc ture of soft and hard tissues. O n e cannot reconst ruct i t nor can one at tach i t to the o the r delivered bodies.

T h e only s t ructures which are distinct a re a par t of the f emur , a par t of the shoulder blade, one cannot tell whe the r i t is f r o m the right or left shoulder b lade because its anatomical s t ructure has been completely des t ruc ted , a joint , a par t of a severely dest ructed abdominal wall, pieces of the intest ine and colon, several pieces of pelvic bones, which are separa te , and rib f ragments . All this is mixed with sand, pieces of s tone, and a spring f rom a bed . F u r t h e r identif icat ion is impossible.

According to the a p p e a r a n c e of the pelvic bones ' f r agments , of the colon, rib f ragments , and shoulder b lade pieces i t most likely be longed to an elderly person who had been sleeping in the bed at the t ime of the bombing . T h e tissue is c rushed and mixed and i t has been ga the red toge ther with the mat t ress springs and with sand.

T h e sex of the body cannot be es tabl ished on g rounds of these f ragments .

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This g roup consists of a left foot wi thout a heel and wi thout the last phalanges . T h e shape of the bones, and the width and shape of the foot indicate that it is most likely the foot of a middle-aged man.

This g roup also contains c rushed soft t issue and mostly crushed b o n e f ragments . The only larger pieces a re a par t of the knee joint , with pieces of the tibia and fibula, and parts of the ribs (which aren' t longer than 50 m m ) . T h e skin represen ts the soft tissue and it indicates that i t be longed to an adult . T h e r e a re also pieces of the colon and intestine and torn pieces of the pe r i toneum, which also indicate that i t was an adult . These s t ructures have pieces of mat t ress spring wire in t hem so it was probably an elderly person who was sleeping at the t ime of the bombing .

T h e body f r agmen t s do not indicate whe the r these a re remains of o n e or several persons. O n e can be sure that the foot be longed to a middle-aged male . However , the remaining f r agmen t s such as the skin, colon, and b o n e pieces do not tell whe the r they belong to a male or female . This g roup most likely consists of t issue f rom several persons.

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F I N A L R E P O R T

On 30 May 1999, a t 12:05 a.m. (a f te r midnight) , the N A T O aggressor b o m b e d the hospital buildings in Surdul ica .

On that occasion two sepa ra t e buildings were bombed , which are depa r tmen t s of the Specialized Clinic fo r T r e a t m e n t of Pu lmonary Diseases.

Only civilians were killed in this bombing of the hospital buildings since there were no police or military t roops in t hem.

The N A T O warp lanes re leased 4 highly destruct ive missiles f rom the air. T h e bombing took place within a very shor t t ime and many peop le were killed. The destruct ive missiles a lmost complete ly tore down several floors, burying many

corpses and body parts , since the destruct ive explosions tore bodies into pieces. D u e to the intensity of the explosions, pieces of clothes, construct ion material , and

crushed body pieces were hur led on to the sur rounding b ranches and the site looks horrific. O n e canno t grasp that the allegedly civilized western countr ies can commit such brutality. Unfor tuna te ly , it is a reality.

The crews f r o m many TV networks shot these dreadful scenes (French, Greek , Chinese, and others , as well as C N N ) .

I t took th ree days to pull out the bodies and body parts f r om the debris since the s trong blasts bur ied some of the bodies and body parts and they couldn't be pulled out in a short t ime. Because of this the identif icat ion took m o r e t ime to complete .

T h e bodies that had been relatively close to the explosions have been mostly preserved and were first ident i f ied.

All the available corpse identif icat ion p rocedu re s were applied. T h e identif icat ion of body par t s was pos tponed until all or almost all tissue is found

and g rouped for ident i f icat ion. The identif icat ion was difficult because most of the victims were asleep at the t ime

and had no IDs on them, and because the bodies were des t ructed and with many wounds on the head which change one 's appea rance .

T h e ident if icat ion of the corpses and groups, which were marked with numbers , s tar ted with the descr ipt ion of the clothes.

T h e bodies that had been pul led out f rom u n d e r the rubble, as well as body parts found on d i f fe ren t locations, we re marked as groups.

T h e sex, age, descript ion of the body, and description of the injured regions were given for the relatively preserved bodies .

I m a d e sure that all the injuries on the head , thorax, abdomen and limbs, be described and that the whole body, as well as the larger and characterist ic lethal wounds, be pho tog raphed .

A f t e r the clothes had been shown to the relatives and hospital staff, and the characterist ics on the bodies descr ibed, the bodies were shown. On the basis of this the identity was establ ished and ident if icat ion was f inished.

The following 16 corpses have been recognized in this manner : 1. Mi lena Malobabić , 19 years old; pieces of the parietal bones and occipital b o n e

are missing; the brain tissue has leaked out; f r ac tu red bones in the thoracic cavity. 2. Bosiljka Malobabić , about 45 years old; the bones on the top of the head are

missing; the brain tissue is missing; the left a rm is missing. 3. D j o r d j e Pavković, about 60 years old; the bones on the top and sides of the cranial

cavity a re missing.

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4. R a d e Žigić, about 50 years old; the super io r region of the occipital bone is missing, as well as most of the brain tissue.

5. Mila Slijepčević, about 65 years old; par ts of the parietal b o n e a re missing as well as a super ior par t of the occipital bone .

6. Danica Malešević, about 65-70 years old; the whole body is present . 7. Milanka Vučković, about 60 years old; a par t of the left f e m u r is missing as well as

the pelvic bones which fo rm this joint . 8. Dušan Manojlović, 70 years old; only the head was ident if ied because it is

separa ted f rom the body which hasn' t been found . 9. Stana Rašić, 65-67 years old; the whole body is p resen t . 10. Bosna Miladinović, 69 years old; the whole body is present . 11. Desanka Veličković, 60 - 65 years old; the whole body is present . 12. S tamen Rangelov, abou t 60 years old; the whole body is present . 13. T h e left arm of a younger person . 14. The right f o r e a r m of a younger person . 15. The right lower leg, par ts of the du ra ma te r and brain . 16. Dragić Napi ja lo , 70 years old; the whole body is present . 17. Bogdanka Jan jan in , about 70 years old; the whole body is present . 18. Slavko Popović, about 70 years old: the whole body is present ; burns; b roken

spinal co lumn. 19. Pe ta r Budisavljević, about 75 years old; burns; piercing wound on the head;

dest ructed leg. 20. This g roup consists of des t ruc ted and torn body pieces belonging to one or

several persons. T h e par ts be long to one or m o r e males of younger age. 21. This g roup contains des t ruc ted and torn body pieces of both young and elderly

persons. T h e corpse groups ranging f rom 9-12 have been pul led out f rom the rubble on the

right side of the path leading to the building of this special hospital d e p a r t m e n t . T h e corpse groups ranging f r o m 1-8 and f rom 16-19 have been pul led out f rom the

building to the left of the path . The groups marked with Nos. 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21 represen t des t ruc ted and torn

body parts. G r o u p No. 13 is an arm of a young male, who was not o lder than 20, completely torn. G r o u p No. 14 consists of a right f o r ea rm that didn' t match with any of the remaining

corpses. G r o u p No. 15 represents a des t ruc ted and torn right lower leg, as well as pieces of

the dura ma te r and brain tissue. N o n e of them match with the already described corpses. They all be long to elderly persons . T h e groups marked with Nos. 20 and 21 consist of torn and crushed soft and hard tissue belonging to 3-4 persons; two younger and two elderly.

These groups consist of ha rd and soft t issue which couldn' t be identif ied using methods such as photographing , taking f ingerpr ints , or showing them.

It was even difficult to establish the sex of these groups because the soft t issue is very torn and amorphous , there is not only no intact skeleton, bu t not even any intact bones . They are all torn and des t ruc ted .

T h e r e a re no male or f ema le breas ts in these groups which could tell the sex of the person whose torn and des t ruc ted skin were found . T h e sex was establ ished on g rounds of the hairiness and a p p e a r a n c e of the skin.

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It was difficult to establish t he age even in cases of intact bodies because of the pressure they were exposed to and f r o m the concussions, which significantly change a person's appea rance . T h e lacerat ions and dest ruct ions of the soft and hard tissue m a d e the whole p r o c e d u r e even m o r e difficult. In the cases with lacerated and des t ructed tissue the age was d e t e r m i n e d on g rounds of the bone pieces, the artery blood vessels, width of the lumen , and changes on the infer ior calf. T h e lumen in the blood vessels of young persons is normal and the vessels are flexible, and in the elderly persons they are less flexible, with rough and yellowish inner wall surfaces. The reduced flexibility tells us that it is a vessel of an elderly pe r son .

A m o n g the b o n e pieces were pieces of the flat bones with involutive changes on them, which indicate that they be long to elderly persons. T h e b o n e length could not be used as a p a r a m e t e r because the bones in the groups 20 and 21 were very des t ructed and f rac tured . T h e cart i lage bounda r i e s also couldn' t be used as a p a r a m e t e r in some groups. In such cases the age of a g roup was de t e rmined by o ther pa rame te r s and it was found whe the r a g roup conta ins bones of a person or persons younger than 20 or over.

T h e me thods for ident if icat ion of bodies and body parts have been used to establish the n u m b e r of peop le killed in the bombing . T h e r e were difficulties in doing this, such as those men t ioned in establ ishing the sex and age of a body, especially in cases where the soft and hard t issue were severely torn and des t ructed. A f t e r this the bodies and clothes were described, they were shown, and pho tog raphed both in their ent ire length, the major injuries and the regions with des t ruc ted soft and hard tissue within the groups 13, 14, 15, 20, and 21 were also p h o t o g r a p h e d .

All the injuries a re mechanical , in the fo rm of wounds and injuries, or physical, in the fo rm of burns .

In this destruct ive bombing all body parts were injured, in part icular the head, thorax, pelvis and limbs, and the injuries were usually in form of lacerations, torn off tissue, and r ipped off of limbs.

T h e des t ruc ted and torn off t issue canno t be a t tached to o ther corpses nor can they be reconst ructed .

Sixteen victims of the N A T O bombing of the hospital have been identified, but there a re t h r ee or f ou r that canno t be ident if ied because the explosions had been so strong that the ana tomic s t ruc ture of the soft and hard tissue has been completely des t ructed.

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LIST OF THE INJURED IN THE NATO BOMBING OF SURDULICA ON 31 MAY 1999

1. Milica Slijepčević, f rom Karlovac, born in 1950. Dg. Vulnus lacero contusum reg. frontalis lat.sin, reg. nasi et reg. barbae . Vulnus

lacero contusum reg. cruris et geni bil. et reg. femoris lat.sin. Fractura claviculae lat.dex. Fractura aper ta phalangae distalis dig. V mani lat.dex.

(Concussed laceration on the head, in the left temporal region, on the nose and chin. Concussed laceration on both lower legs, knees and left thigh. Frac tured right clavicle. Open f racture of the distal digit in the right hand small finger.)

2. Dar inka Vrankovic, f rom Benkovac, born in 1922. Dg. Luxatio art cubiti lat.dex. Schock psychogenis post t raumat icum. (Dislocation of the right elbow. Post t raumat ic stress disorder.)

3. Mile Tepšić, f rom Karlovac, born in 1929. Dg. Vulnera lacero contusa reg. f ron to zygomatici lat.sin, reg. nasi et reg. barbea et

reg. parietotemporal is lat.sin. Contusio thoracis. Schock psychogenis post t raumat icum. (Concussed laceration in the left frontal-zygomatic region, parietal- temporal region,

on the nose, and chin. Concussed thorax. Pos t t raumat ic stress disorder.)

4. Maljuš Ajvazović, f rom Bujanovac, born in 1932. Dg. Vulnus scissum capitis reg. f rontopar ie ta l is lat.dex. Schock psychogenis

post t raumaticum. ( A cut on the right frontal-parietal region. Pos t t raumat ic stress disorder.)

5. Milica Pjevač, f rom Gospić, born in 1921. Dg. Vulnera lacerocontusa mani lat.dex. Schock psychogenis post t raumat icum. (Concussed laceration on the right hand. Pos t t raumat ic stress disorder.)

6. Mladenka Mihajlović, f rom Vlasotince. Dg. Excoriatio faciei lat.sin. Schock psychogenis post t raumat icum. (Abraded left side of the face. Post t raumat ic stress disorder.)

7. Stana Bajramović, f rom Vranje . Dg. Contusio reg. femoris lat.dex cum excoriatio cutis. (Concussed and abraded skin on the right thigh.)

8. Stoimenka Trojanović, f rom Vlasina. Dg. Schock psychogenis post t raumat icum. (Post t raumatic stress disorder.)

9. Slobodanka Stanojević, f rom Vlasotince. Dg. Contusio reg. cruris bil. Schock psychogenis post t raumat icum. (Concussion of both lower legs. Post t raumat ic stress disorder.)

10. Dragica Atanasijević, f rom Vlasina. Dg. Contusio corporis. Schock psychogenis post t raumat icum. (Concussed trunk. Post t raumat ic stress disorder.)

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11. Mileva Babić, f r o m Plaški, born in 1925. Dg. Contus io reg. geni lat.dex. Schock psychogenis pos t t raumat icum. (Concussed right knee . Pos t t r auma t i c stress disorder . )

12. Pe ra Tomasović , f r o m Djeversko, born in 1920. Dg. Vulnus Iacero con tusum capitis reg. f rontal is lat.dex et faciei lat.dex. (Concussed lacerat ion on the right f ronta l region and on the right side of the face.)

13. Dušan Nakić, f r o m Bujanovac , born in 1919. Dg. Contus io corporis . Schock psychogenis pos t t raumat icum. (Concussed t runk . Pos t t r auma t i c stress disorder . )

14. Svetozar Ćuk, f r om Z r m a n j a , mun . Knin, born in 1919. Dg. Contus io corporis . Schock psychogenis pos t t r aumat icum. (Concussed t runk . Pos t t r auma t i c stress disorder . )

15. D r a g a n Kitanović, f r o m Vran je , born in 1937. Dg. Schock psychogenis pos t t r aumat i cum. (Pos t t raumat ic stress d isorder . )

16. D ju ro Pjevač, f r o m Gospić, bo rn in 1924. Dg. Vu lnus lacero con tusum capitis reg. par ie to occipitatis et mani iat.sin. (Concussed lacerat ion in the parietal-occipital region and on the left hand.)

17. Srdjan Cvetković, f r o m D o n j e Vr togoše , mun. Vran je , born in 1977. Dg. Schock psychogenis pos t t r aumat i cum. (Pos t t raumat ic stress d isorder . )

18. Čedomi r Stanković, f r om Vlasina, born in 1934. Dg. Contus io corporis . Schock psychogenis pos t t raumat icum. (Concussed t runk. Pos t t r auma t i c stress disorder . )

19. Stojanča Stojiljković, f r o m Buš t ran je , mun. Preševo, born in 1953. Dg. Excoriat io cutis faciei reg. buccae Iat.sin. (Abraded skin on the left cheek.)

20. Ljubica Cvetanović, f r o m Vlasina, born in 1950. Dg. Contus io corporis . (Concussed t runk . )

21. R a t k a Miljković, f r o m Vlasina, born in 1941. Dg. Contus io corporis . (Concussed t runk. )

22. N a d a Pavlović, f r o m Vran j e . Dg. Contus io corporis . (Concussed t runk . )

23. Božana Zdravković , f r o m Ravna Reka , mun. Vladičin Han , born in 1922. Dg. Vu lnus lacero con tusum cruris lat.dex. (Concussed lacera t ion in the region of the right lower leg.)

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24. Boris Eremijev , f rom Klisura. Dg. Schock psychogenis pos t t r aumat i cum. (Pos t t raumat ic stress d isorder . )

25. Pe ta r Vranjković, f r om Benkovac, born in 1918. Dg. Contus io corporis . Schock psychogenis pos t t r aumat i cum. (Concussed t runk. Pos t t r auma t i c stress d isorder . )

26. Zor ica Novković, f r om Tibužde , m u n . Vran je , born in 1955. Dg. Schock psychogenis pos t t r aumat i cum. (Pos t t raumat ic stress disorder . )

27. Živojin Stojanović, f r o m Vran j e . Dg. Schock psychogenis pos t t r aumat i cum. (Pos t t raumat ic stress d isorder . )

28. Zor ica Kostić, f r om Vran j e . Dg. Schock psychogenis pos t t r aumat i cum. (Pos t t raumat ic stress disorder . )

29. Ruža Stanković, f r om Vlasot ince, born in 1930. Dg. Contusio corporis . Schock psychogenis pos t t r aumat i cum. (Concussed t runk. Pos t t r aumat i c stress d isorder . )

30. Stojna Stošić, f r om Vran je , born in 1929. Dg. Contus io corporis . (Concussed t runk.)

31. Bjelisavka Piljak, f r om Donj i Vakuf . Dg. Contusio corporis . Schock psychogenis pos t t r aumat i cum. (Concussed t runk. Pos t t r aumat ic stress disorder . )

32. Vera Mladenović , f r o m Polom, Vladičin H a n , bo rn in 1922. Dg. Contus io capitis et corporis . (Concussed t runk and head. )

33. Milica Mihailović, f r om Vojnić, born in 1944. Dg. Schock psychogenis pos t t r aumat i cum. (Pos t t raumat ic stress disorder . )

34. S tanka Mihailović, f r om Vojnić, born in 1916. Dg. Schock psychogenis pos t t r aumat i cum. (Pos t t raumat ic stress disorder . )

35. Dimi ta r Cvetanović, f r om Vran je , born in 1986. Dg. Vulnus lacero contusum capitis reg. f rontal is . (Concussed lacerat ion on the fo rehead . )

36. R u m e n a Stamenković, f r o m Vran je , born in 1928. Dg. Schock psychogenis pos t t r aumat i cum. (Pos t t raumat ic stress d isorder . )

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37. D r a g a n Pešić, f r o m Surdulica, born in 1953. Dg. Vulnus lacero con tusum reg. nasi. (Concussed lacerat ion on the nose.)

38. Josif Kostic, f r o m Surdul ica . Dg. Schock psychogenis pos t t r aumat i cum. (Pos t t r aumat ic stress d isorder . )

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M U N I C I P A L C O U R T

S U B J E C T : List o f p e r s o n s a c c o m m o d a t e d in t h e col lect ive c e n t e r "Special Hosp i t a l fo r TB" S a n a t o r i u m

D a t e of b i r th Iden t i f i ca t ion N o .

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1 . D u š a n , fa ther ' s n a m e P e t a r , M a n o j l o v i ć ( M ) 2 . Milica, f a the r ' s n a m e S to jan , M a n o j l o v i ć (F) 3 . Slavko, fa ther ' s n a m e D r a g a n , Popov ić ( M ) 4 . B o g d a n k a , f a the r ' s n a m e Simo, J a n j a n i n ( F ) 5 . Mi rko , f a the r ' s n a m e V a s o , Mihai lović ( M ) 6 . Drag ica , f a the r ' s n a m e Gliša , Miha i lov ić ( F ) 7 . L jubomi r , f a the r ' s n a m e Mi rko , Miha i lov ić ( M ) 8 . A n k a , fa ther ' s n a m e Mi lan , Miha i lov ić (F) 9 . Mi lana , f a the r ' s n a m e L j u b o m i r , Mihai lović (F) 10. Mi rko , f a the r ' s n a m e L j u b o m i r , Miha i lov ić ( M ) 11. S tanka , f a the r ' s n a m e Miloš, Mihai lović ( F ) 12. Milica, f a the r ' s n a m e V a s o , Mihai lović (F) 13. Ljubica , f a the r ' s n a m e V u j o , Vu jč i ć (F) 14. Mi lanka , f a the r ' s n a m e Milan , V u č k o v i ć (F) 15. Mile, f a the r ' s n a m e Mat i j a , T e p š i ć ( M ) 16. Mil jka , f a the r ' s n a m e A d a m , T e p š i ć ( F ) 17. R a n k o , f a the r ' s n a m e Mi le ta , T e p š i ć ( M ) 18. Pavle, f a ther ' s n a m e Đ u r o , Divić ( M ) 19. Srbol jub , f a the r ' s n a m e Pavle , Divić ( M ) 20. Milan, f a the r ' s n a m e Boško , Š tu la ( M ) 21. B ranka , f a the r ' s n a m e G o j k o , Kos t r i ć (F) 22. Dan ie l a , m o t h e r ' s n a m e B r a n k a , Kos t r i ć (F) 23. S tanko , f a t h e r ' s n a m e S tanko , D r o b n j a k ( M ) 24. A l e k s a n d r a , f a the r ' s n a m e S tanko , D r o b n j a k (F) 25. Đ u r o , f a the r ' s n a m e Pe t a r , T o d o r i ć ( M ) 26. Nikola , f a the r ' s n a m e P e t a r , T o d o r i ć ( M ) 27. Mi lan , f a the r ' s n a m e P e t a r , T e p š i ć ( M ) 28. Drag ica , f a the r ' s n a m e R a d e , T e p š i ć ( F ) 29. Pe ra , f a ther ' s n a m e T o m a , T o m a s o v i ć (F) 30. Ljubica , f a the r ' s n a m e Mile , M a d e r č i ć (F) 31. Pe t a r , f a the r ' s n a m e Pavao , M a d e r č i ć ( M ) 32. Evica, f a the r ' s n a m e Miloš , M a d e r č i ć (F) 33. Milica, f a the r ' s n a m e S tevan , Bož ić (F) 34. Milica, f a the r ' s n a m e M a r k o , Sl i jepčević (F)

35. Mila, fa ther ' s n a m e Nikola , Slijepčević (F) 36. Sava, fa ther ' s n a m e Đ u r o , P e ć a n a c (F) 37. Mar ina , fa ther 's n a m e Pa ja , Pećanac (F) 38. Petar , fa ther ' s n a m e Jovan, Vranković (M) 39. Dar inka , fa ther ' s n a m e Mihai lo , Vranković (F) 40. Dušan ( M ) (illegible) 41. Natal i ja (F) (illegible) 42. Zo ran , fa ther 's n a m e D u š a n , ( M ) illegible 43. Danica Malešević (F) 44. Đ o r đ e , fa ther 's n a m e Ža rko , Pavković (M) 45. Sava Krkljaš (F) 46. Z o r k a Krkljaš (F) 47. Pe ta r Budisavljević (M) 48. Dragić, fa ther ' s n a m e Mihaj lo , Napi ja lo (M) 49. Rade , fa ther ' s n a m e Nikola , Žigić (M) 50. Bosiljka, fa ther ' s n a m e Milan, Malobab ić (F) 51. Milena, mother ' s n a m e Bosiljka, Malobab ić (F) 52. R ade , mother ' s n a m e Bosiljka, Malobab ić (M) 53. Milenko, mother 's n a m e Bosiljka, Malobabić (M) 54. Đ u r o Pjevač ( M ) 55. Milica Pjevač (F) 56. D u š k o Gagić ( M ) 57. Sena Gagić (F) 58. Zvezdana , fa ther ' s n a m e Duško , Gagić (F) 59. Tamara , fa ther ' s n a m e Duško , Gagić (F) 60. Nikolina, fa ther ' s n a m e Duško , Gagić (F)

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Bombing of Cultural Property

Belgrade

THE "UŠĆE" BUSINESS CENTER - The building was bombed for the second time in the early hours of 27 Apri l 1999, at which time the transmitter, roof structure and the interior of the building were destroyed. Window panes of the surrounding buildings were broken from the force of the detonations, as was the building of the Museum of Modern Art.

MUSEUM OF MODERN ART - t h e building is located in Novi Beograd, on the left bank of the river Sava, in the immediate vicinity of the confluence of the Sava and the Danube.

According to the Director of the Museum, strong detonations on 27 April shook the entire building; about 400 square meters of glass were broken, while free-standing sculptures, exhibited in the park adjoining the building were partially damaged by shrapnel.

M U S E U M O F M O D E R N A R T 11071 Novi B e o g r a d No .bb U š ć e Save S t r e e t T e l e p h o n e N u m b e r : O i l - 145 - 900 Telefax: 2222 - 955

E N D A N G E R E D A R T T R E A S U R E

T h e bui lding of t he M u s e u m of M o d e r n A r t has susta ined substantial mater ia l damage , as a result of the b o m b i n g of t he "Ušće" Business C e n t e r in Novi Beograd on 27 April 1999. In addit ion, s o m e of t he M u s e u m ' s exhibits have also been damaged , however some larger or smaller res tora t ion in tervent ions can be p e r f o r m e d . A deta i led inventory p rocedu re of damaged exhibits a n d evaluat ion of artist ic and mater ia l d a m a g e is in progress.

A few gypsum scu lp tu r e s by Ma t i j a V u k o v i ć have b e e n d a m a g e d . Scu lp tu res by P e t a r Palavicini f r o m the Legacy o f Mrs . N o r a Palavicini have b e e n

d a m a g e d the mos t , b e c a u s e t he se p ieces a r e m a d e o f gypsum. First e s t ima tes ind ica te tha t a t least 10 s cu lp tu r e s have b e e n ex t remely d a m a g e d or comple te ly des t royed . Mos t of these p i eces h a v e neve r b e e n cast in me ta l . I t is no t poss ible to submi t a c o m p l e t e inventory list at this t ime, h o w e v e r a d e t a i l e d eva lua t ion of t he sus t a ined d a m a g e is in progress . D u e t o t h e fact t ha t t h e M u s e u m ' s d e p o t s have b e e n part ia l ly d a m a g e d o r j e o p a r d i z e d in t h e sa id b o m b i n g , m e a s u r e s have to be t aken to p ro t ec t the o t h e r exhibi ts which still r e m a i n in t he d a m a g e d bu i ld ing (p ro tec t ion f r o m the rain, d a m p , wind, possible new impac t s a n d so f o r t h ) . T h e said m e a s u r e s will be t aken in accord with es tab l i shed pr ior i ty . We n o t e t h a t this Legacy has only recent ly b e e n received f r o m the donor , so t h e r e was no suf f ic ien t t ime f o r t h e s t a n d a r d museologica l p r o c e d u r e which would have e a s e d t h e d a m a g e eva lua t ion p r o c e d u r e of ar t p ieces in the m u s e u m .

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ENDANGERED ART TREASURE

The building of the Museum of Modern Ar t is located in the immediate vicinity of the "Ušće" Business Cen te r in Novi Beograd and has sustained severe damage, due to the bombing of the latter building in the early hours of 27 April 1999, just af ter 1:00 a.m.

Nearly all the Museum's glass surfaces were broken. Bearing in mind the fact that the entire facade is made of glass, the interior of the Museum is now completely exposed. That means that all the exhibits which have not been relocated for technical reasons are now jeopardized. Pieces which are now "left in the open" are large sculptures by, among others, Ivan Meštrović, T o m a Rosandić, Petar Palavicini, Sreten Stojanović, as well as other works which fall into the first category of the evaluation of this type of cultural heritage.

The glass on the museum depots was shat tered even during the first attack on the "Ušće" Business Center . N u m e r o u s paintings, sculptures, drawings and graphics, meticulously collected fo r decades are stored in the museum depots for a t ransparent presentat ion of artistic phenomena , artists and works f rom the beginning of the 20th century to the present day.

The Museum of Modern Ar t was the only institution of its kind in the fo rmer Yugoslavia, which systematically researched, ga thered and presented (in permanent and individual exhibitions) works of modern art f rom the whole territory of the fo rmer Yugoslav state. Thus, the Museum holds many key works of artists f rom the fo rmer Yugoslav republics. Works of the most prominent modern artists are included in the graphics collection. As it is known, research under taken by experts has elaborated similarities, comparability, and differences (spiritual, poetic, etc.) which make the European and internat ional cultural heri tage unique. Undoubtedly, on the example of the Museum of Modern Art , it is possible to draw conclusions on this country's openness to all contemporary European cultural values and those of the rest of the world.

Museum of Modern Art in Belgrade: signature illegible

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LIST OF BROKEN AND SHATTERED GLASS SURFACES IN THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART ON 27 APRIL 1999

Extensive material damage has been caused in the Museum of Modern Art at 1:10 a.m.. due to the bombing of the "Ušće" Business Center .

Glass surfaces on the Museum, mainly of large dimensions, have been broken. An internal 3 -member commission has been fo rmed , based on the decision of the

Director, with the task of compiling a list of damage on the building. The Commission has ascertained that the following glass surfaces have been broken:

M U S E U M S E R V I C E E N T R A N C E

250 x 140 cm = 1 piece of glass

E X H I B I T T I O N S P A C E L E V E L I

250 x 140 cm = 5 pieces of exterior glass 250 x 140 cm = 4 pieces of interior glass 300 x 250 cm = 8 pieces of exterior glass 300 x 250 cm = 8 pieces of interior glass 250 x 0.80 cm = 1 piece of exterior glass

E X H I B I T I O N S P A C E L E V E L I I 300 x 250 cm = 7 pieces of exterior glass 300 x 250 cm = 7 pieces of interior glass 250 x 140 cm = 1 piece of exterior glass

E X I B I T I O N S P A C E L E V E L III

300 x 250 cm = 1 piece of interior glass

E X H I B I T I O N S P A C E L E V E L I V 220 x 145 cm = 1 piece of exterior glass 220 x 145 cm = 1 piece of interior glass 250 x 0.80 cm = 1 piece of exterior glass

L I B R A R Y

250 x 120 cm = 1 piece of exterior glass

VISITORS' E N T R A N C E

250 x 140 cm = 3 pieces of exterior glass 250 x 0.90 = 1 piece of exterior glass

D E P O T GLASS S U R F A C E S

133 x 102 cm = 20 pieces of exterior glass 133 x 102 cm = 8 pieces of interior glass

Apar t f rom the above damage of the glass surfaces, the following damage has also been ascertained:

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D a m a g e d p las t ic b l inds - 12 p ieces of glass s u r f a c e 300 x 250 cm and 6 p ieces of glass s u r f a c e 250 x 140 cm

B r o k e n plexiglass a b o v e - d o o r o p e n i n g s f o r light - 1 p iece , 0.65 x 0.65 cm O n e p iece of r e i n f o r c e d glass, 142.5 x 92.5 cm.

C O M M I S S I O N M E M B E R S :

Bus iness M a n a g e r (sgd) D R A G U T I N S T A N K O V I Ć

J a n i t o r

(sgd) V E L J K O V I D A K O V I Ć

C a r p e n t e r (sgd) V O J I S L A V S O M B O R A C

THE BELGRADE FORTRESS - Based on the report of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of the City of Belgrade, the inner facade of the northeastern wall of the Upper Town of the Belgrade Fortress col lapsed in the lower part f rom the detonations of 27 Apri l 1999. In all, about 3 square meters of stone covering, col lapsed from the right-hand side of the Despot Gate. Further inspection will establish whether a large-scale support works will be necessary, because the existing damage to the lower part of the covering could trigger-off the col lapse of the upper parts of the wall.

TOPČIDER, PRINCE MILOŠ'S PALACE, HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF SERBIA -Historical Museum of Serbia built between 1831 and 1833.

Seven detonat ions in the early morning of 28 Apri l induced numerous cracks in the building and damaged the ceiling.

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Kri. 617/99

MINUTES OF TESTIMONY OF WITNESS

Made on 18 May 1999 be fo re the investigative judge of the District Court in Belgrade, in the criminal proceedings against unknown perpe t ra to rs for the criminal act from Art. 141 of the Penal Law of F R Y .

Investigative judge: Witness: Ilija Simić Borislav Korica

Court clerk: Also present at the testimony were: Stana Mitrić

Public Prosecutor :

The Accused:

Defense Counsel:

Proceedings began at 9:00 a.m.

The attention of the witness was drawn to his duty to tell the truth and not to withhold anything; he was warned of the consequences of giving false testimony. He was also warned that he is under no obligation to answer any questions likely to expose himself or a close relative to disgrace, considerable material damage or prosecution (Art. 229 of the Law on Criminal Procedure) . The witness answered the general questions as follows:

1. N a m e and family name: Borislav Korica 2. Father 's name: Miloš 3. Occupation: Cura tor of the Historical Museum of Serbia 4. Domicile: No.46 Cvijićeva Street, Belgrade 5. Place of birth: Gospić 6. Da te of birth: 22 May 1955 7. Relationship to the accused

or injured or wronged party: /

With regard to the case, the witness stated the following:

The witness has been caut ioned that he is obliged to tell the truth, and he answered the questions posed to him as follows.

I am employed as a curator in the Historical Museum of Serbia, however my office is in the Milošev konak building (Prince Miloš's Palace), which houses a permanent exhibition of the Historical Museum, dedicated to the Serbian Revolution of 1804.

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O u r m u s e u m is located in the K o n a k Kneza Miloša (Pr ince Miloš's Palace) which is one of the oldest p rese rved buildings in Belgrade . T h e building was erec ted between 1831 and 1834 by Pr ince Miloš Obrenović and served as his residence. Pr ince Miloš lived and received guests in that building, so it served both as a palace and residence at the same t ime. A f t e r Pr ince Miloš's dea th the pa lace was used by various o the r members of the Obrenović dynasty, and a f t e r the changeover in Serbia the Karađorđević dynasty also used the Pa lace for its needs .

Thus , the pa lace represen t s a place of outs tanding cultural interest . In addit ion, a museum collection of grea t impor t ance to the history of the Serbian peop le is also exhibited in the palace. T h e m u s e u m holds weapons and personal i tems of Miloš Obrenović, K a r a d o r d e , H a j d u k Ve l jko and various o ther impor tan t historical f igures. T h e Museum's collection includes co r r e spondence of the above and o the r p rominen t figures, as well as var ious o the r wri t ten documents , paintings, etc.

Befo re the beginning of t he Second Wor ld War , the palace was turned into a museum and has been used fo r the s ame pu rpose to this day.

The N A T O bombing on 28 April 1999, between 1:00 a.m. and 1:15 a.m., considerably damaged the M u s e u m building. As fa r as I know, buildings targeted in the said attack were those within the Military G u a r d complex. As far as I can estimate, the nearest building targeted at the t ime is located about 300-400m away f rom the museum. I was informed by Security G u a r d Luka Živanić that the museum was damaged in the attack.

O u r newly f o r m e d internal commission has so far ascer ta ined that visible horizontal and vertical f issures have a p p e a r e d on all four walls of the facade and that the main en t rance door and five windows have been damaged .

D u e to the bombing , wooden ceilings have been shaken; damage has been caused by the shift ing of the beams , and plas ter has fallen off inside the building.

T h e m u s e u m bui lding has been thoroughly recons t ruc ted dur ing a 21 year- long period, spanning f r o m 1972-1993 and was thus res tored to its original condit ion. The walls and b e a m s have been re inforced .

The d a m a g e susta ined by the M u s e u m building on 28 April is extensive. However , I cannot as yet c o m m e n t on the effects of the bombing because there are big cracks on all the walls, both on the outs ide and on the inside, as well as on the ceilings. La te r on, experts will probably be able to give an es t imate of the amoun t of money necessary to restore the bui lding to its original condi t ion, and whe the r restorat ion will be possible.

All I can say at p resen t is that the m u s e u m has been closed since the bombing. T h a t is all I had to s ta te . T h e minutes have been dic ta ted a loud, I do not wish to read them and sign them as

my own wi thout objec t ion .

T h e tes t imony was conc luded at 9:30 a.m.

Clerk: Witness : Investigative Judge: (sgd) Stana Mitr ić (sgd) Borislav Korica (sgd) Ilija Simić

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THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND THE COMPLEX OF BUILDINGS OF THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE YUGOSLAV ARMY - T h e bui ldings were targeted on the night of 29/30 Apri l , and were direct ly s t ruck and demol ished.

THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUILDING, Nemanj ina Street -The bui lding is located in the immedia te vicini ty of the General Staff of the Yugoslav Army bui lding and was extremely d a m a g e d dur ing the bomb ing of the latter bui lding on the night of 29/30 Apri l .

THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA GOVERNMENT BUILDING, No.11 Nemanj ina Street -The bui lding is presently the seat of the government of the Republ ic of Serbia. Due to its archi tectural style and cultural-histor ic values, the bui ld ing is currently the object of an evaluation procedure, necessary for the grant ing of the status of an immovable cultural asset - cultural monument.

The bui lding is located in the immedia te vicini ty of the General Staff complex, and was also severely d a m a g e d in the bomb ing dur ing the night of 29/30 Apri l .

THE TELEVISION TOWER ON MT. A V A L A - The tower was direct ly s t ruck and completely dest royed dur ing the night of 29/30 Apri l .

RAKOVICA - On 3 May 1999, at about 10:00 p.m., the St ražev ica hill above the Rakovica Monastery was b o m b e d again. The detonat ions also endangered the Monastery.

The Stražev ica hill was b o m b e d yet again dur ing the night of 22/23 May 1999; the bombing caused a further loosening of the walls of the monastery complex.

The Stražev ica hill was b o m b e d with 5 missi les dur ing the night of 29/30 May, and the detonat ions certainly a f fec ted the monastery.

Fierce bombardmen t of the St ražev ica hill throughout 30 May addit ional ly endangered the monastery, however reliable da ta are not avai lable as yet.

THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS BUILDING; THE GENERAL STAFF BUILDING; THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUILDING - T h e bui ldings were directly s t ruck again and dest royed in the bomb ing dur ing the night of 7/8 May. A number of bui ldings in the immedia te vicini ty were also d a m a g e d dur ing the at tack; window panes were b roken and the facades bear dist inct d a m a g e marks made by shrapnel and bits of stone b locks wh ich f lew f rom the bui ldings.

The site is located in the very heart of the old part of the city.

THE SERBIAN GOVERNMENT BUILDING, No. 11 Nemanj ina Street - The facade of the bui lding was first d a m a g e d dur ing the a t tack on the General Staff bui lding. However, during the night of 7 May, the Serb ian Government Bui lding was direct ly hit and partially demol ished.

THE SEVENTH REGIMENT ARMY BARRACKS are located on the corner of the new General Staff bui lding, des igned by the archi tect Nikola Dobrov ić , onto wh ich one side of the bar racks lean. The inner f acades were damaged , w indows and doors were blown out of place, while all the w indow panes were broken.

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THE OLD GENERAL STAFF BUILDING, No.17 Kneza Miloša Street - The old General Staff was cons iderab ly d a m a g e d by the bombing of the new General Staff building, des igned by the arch i tect Nikola Dobrović. The facades , pil lars and sculptures were d a m a g e d by shrapnel and bits of stone which f lew f rom the demol ished bui lding in the immediate 'v ic in i ty . All w indow and door f rames in the bui lding were blown out of place, while all the g lass was shat tered.

HOTEL "JUGOSLAVIJA" - on the left bank of the Danube in New Belgrade. The bui lding was direct ly hit by 2 missi les, dur ing the night of 7/8 May, and the west wing of the hotel was totally dest royed.

THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL POLICY AND NATIONAL HEALTH (presently the bui lding of the Commissar ia t for Refugees), No.101 Kneza Miloša Street - The bui lding was cons iderab ly d a m a g e d in the bombing dur ing the night of 7 -8 May. The pr ime target of the a t tack was the bui ld ing of the Republ ic Ministry of Internal Af fa i rs wh ich is close by. The bui ld ing was d a m a g e d by shrapnel and bits of stone and concrete, blasted off the demol ished bui ld ings in the immediate vicinity; facades, pil lars and sculptures were d a m a g e d ; w indow and door f rames were blown out of place, while all the glass was shat tered.

THE BUILDING at No.6 Kneza Miloša Street - Since it is located next to the Federal Ministry of Foreign Af fa i rs , the bui ld ing was d a m a g e d and shaken through, dur ing the bombing of the sur rounding bui ldings on Nemanj ina and Kneza Miloša Streets (on 7 Apri l , dur ing the night of 29/30 Apri l , and dur ing the night of 7/8 May). The bui lding has been shaken, all the doors and windows have been blown out of place, while all the glass has been shat tered.

THE BUILDING ON G E N E R A L A Ž D A N O V A STREET - the oldest part of the bui lding is at the corner of No.3 Bi rčaninova Street and Generala Ždanova Street.

It was severely d a m a g e d dur ing the bombing of the New bui lding of the General Staff, des igned by the arch i tect Nikola Dobrov ić , onto which one of the s ides leans. First during the night of 29/30 Apr i l and later on, dur ing the night of 7/8 May the bui lding was thoroughly shaken, while the w indow and door f rames were blown out of p lace, shatter ing all the glass.

THE BUILDING ON THE CORNER OF No.20 KNEZA MILOŠA STREET AND ADMIRALA GEPRATA STREET - The house was shaken as a result of two a t tacks on the Serbian Government Bui lding located in the immediate vicinity; first dur ing the night of 29/30 Apr i l and then dur ing the night of 7/8 May; w indow and door f rames were blown out of place, while all the glass was shat tered.

THE SUGARPLANT COMPLEX ON RADNIČKA STREET - Buildings in this complex were shaken and all the w indow panes were shat tered f rom the detonat ions caused by the explosion of missi les on 18 May at 10:30 p.m. and on 20 May at 8:25 p.m. In addi t ion a number of vil las and res idences on the neighbor ing Senjak Hill were also damaged in the at tack.

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THE COMPLEX OF THE OLD RAILWAY HOSPITAL BUILDINGS (presently part of the "DR DRAGIŠA MIŠOVIĆ" CLINICAL AND HOSPITAL CENTER) - Until the beginning of the nineties the complex was owned by the Railway, after wh ich i t was a d d e d to the "Dr. Dragiša Mišović" Clinical Center.

In the course of the two air a t tacks on the night of 19 May, the Neurology Ward was directly struck and dest royed, while the Maternity Bui lding and the Children's Lung Disorders Ward were severely damaged .

THE ETNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM - After reconstruct ion, the bui ld ing currently houses a large e thnographic col lect ion and a permanent museum exhibit ion.

Large glass sur faces in the basement of the museum were shat tered by the v ibrat ion of the ground, induced by st rong detonat ions caused by the bombing of Zvezdara on the night of 30/31 May.

Niš

EARLY BYZANTINE TOMB IN J A G O D N A M A L A - located within the large late-antique necropol is, presently a part of a densely popu la ted part of the city

This extremely important tomb was d a m a g e d dur ing the f ierce aerial bombardment on the night of 23/24 Apr i l 1999.

THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF TOWN - the industr ial zone was b o m b e d again on the night of 2/3 May 1999.

On 11 May 1999, the city's industr ial zone was repeatedly bombed , in part icular the area surrounding the oil refinery. As yet there are no da ta regard ing the condi t ion of the monuments in that part of the town. On the fol lowing day, 12 May, dur ing the 23rd at tack on the town, 1300 bombs fell on the northwestern resident ial part of the town (Duvanište and Lenin Boulevard areas).

The northwestern part of the town was b o m b e d dur ing the night of 17/18 May 1999 and once more dur ing the course of 18 May. The vi l lage of Trupale was also hit. No data are avai lable regard ing the condi t ion of the body of monuments.

THE "12 FEBRUARY' MEMORIAL MUSEUM (THE RED CROSS PRISON CAMP) -As a result of the bombing, the main bui ld ing wh ich houses the museum exhibit ion has sustained extensive damage , part icular ly to the roof structure. In addi t ion, the door and window f rames have been blown out of p lace; there are numerous c racks in the walls and some of the cei l ings have co l lapsed.

ĆELE TOWER - wh ich in Turkish means Tower of Skulls, was literally built of the skulls of Serb ian f ighters in the Batt le of Čegar, fought on 31 May 1809, near Niš.

Bearing in mind the fact that the site is present ly an integral part of the Military Hospital complex in Niš, the tower was shaken by detonat ions caused by the bombing and destruct ion of some of the hospi ta l pavi l ions located in the immedia te vicinity. In addi t ion, the roof structure of the Chape l and glass-f i t ted openings have been shattered.

DONJI MATEJEVAC, THE CHURCH OF ST. A R C H A N G E L MICHAEL - north of Niš. The church enjoys state protect ion as a cultural monument .

On the night of 5 May, dur ing the bomb ing of Niš and the vicinity, when a missile landed in the vi l lage, the walls of the church were shat tered by the detonat ions.

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THE TOWN CENTER AROUND THE MARKET - on 7 May, around noon, al legedly by acc ident , NATO forces a t t acked the very center of the town around the market , using cluster bombs. Four extremely s t rong detonat ions on Šumatovačka Street increased the existing d a m a g e on the walls of the fortress, as well as the damage sustained by buildings within the for t ress; the main, Stambol Gate and Belgrade Gate. A number of bui ldings in the vicini ty were severely damaged . The town center was b o m b e d again on 8 May, the pr ime target of the a t tack being the br idge. The br idge was damaged , while the surrounding bui ldings in the urban core were jeopard ized once more.

THE OLD DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING (presently the RECTORATE BUILDING) - in the center of the town, No.20 Mike Pal igor ića Quay, near the Fortress.

Apar t f r om the Rectorate, the bui ld ing also houses the Institute for the Protect ion of Cultural Monuments of the city of Niš.

Three impac ts caused the co l lapse of some parts of the walls fac ing Šumatovačka Street. The att ic on the southwestern side, fac ing Mike Pal igor ića Quay, was destroyed, window f rames over look ing the cour tyard s ide were blown out of place, while all the windows were shat tered.

BUILDINGS OF ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY COMPLEX The University complex consis ts of about ten buildings granted the status of

prel iminary protect ion, and s t re tches between 12 February Street, Šumatovačka and Dobr ička Streets and Mike Pal igor ića Quay. The sa id complex was considerably damaged by shrapnel . Since the complex is still inaccessib le because unexploded cluster bombs have not yet been removed, at present i t is only known that some of the bui ldings have been des t royed while some others are greatly damaged ( facades, roof structures, w indows, doors) .

THE MUSEUM BUILDING - No.14 Stanka Paunovića S t r e e t - T h e bui lding houses a part of the museum col lect ion as well as the museum's administrat ion. (GM)

The bui ld ing has been extensively damaged , due to the bombing of the immediate vicinity and the use of cluster bombs . The fo rce o; the detonat ions dest royed the doors and windows and d a m a g e d the facades .

THE NIŠ STOCK SAVINGS COMPANY (presently the SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BUILDING) - As a result of the bomb ing in the immediate vicinity and the ef fect of a large number of d r o p p e d cluster bombs , the bui lding has been severely damaged . The detonat ions shat tered the doors and windows and damaged the facades.

LIBERATION SQUARE - A number of bui ldings have been d a m a g e d as a result of the bombing of the surrounding area on 7 May. Doors, windows and shop windows have been shat tered by detonat ions, while the facades have also been damaged .

BLOCK OF BUILDINGS ON ŽIVOTA ĆOSIĆ QUAY - This b lock of bui ldings is a part of a p ro tec ted cul tural-histor ical whole and includes the bui ldings of the Symphony Orchestra, the Nat ional Museum, the Synagogue, etc.

As a result of the bomb ing in the immedia te vicinity on 7 and 8 May 1999, a number of bui ldings have been extensively damaged ; the detonat ions shat tered the doors and windows, while the f a c a d e s were also damaged .

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THE COMMERCE CLUB BUILDING - No.39 Stanka Paunovića Street - The building is a cultural monument.

The facades of the bui ld ing were d a m a g e d as a result of the bomb ing of the br idge on 8 May 1999. The detonat ions also shat tered all w indow panes.

THE HRANT MUMDŽIJAN BUILDING (presently the Greek Consulate) - Due to its archi tectural and histor ical-art ist ic features, this house is of great cultural-histor ical interest. The bui lding currently houses the Greek Consulate, wh ich moved in after extensive conservat ion work had been per formed.

As a result of the bombing on 7 May, dur ing wh ich cluster bombs were used, as well as of the destruct ion of the Concrete Br idge in the immedia te vicini ty (8 May), the bui lding has been extensively damaged . All doors and windows have been blown out of place, while the roof structure and facades were also damaged .

THE PASTEUR INSTITUTE BUILDING - Detonat ions induced by the bombing of the Clinical Center compound on 7 May 1999, thoroughly shook the entire structure and shat tered all the windows.

ORLJANE - ST. J O H N S CHURCH, located on the Komiga Hill. On 11 May 1999, during an at tack on Niš, a missi le landed in the area of the vil lage, kill ing one person. It is presumed that the detonat ions cou ld also have endangered the remains of the church in the vicinity of the vil lage.

THE T O B A C C O INDUSTRY, THE STEVAN SINĐELIĆ ARMY BARRACKS, THE RED CROSS PRISON CAMP - In the f ierce aerial bombardmen t throughout the night of 29/30 May, as well as the fol lowing night of 30/31 May, bui ldings in this complex, devas ta ted in previous a t tacks were repeatedly targeted. This t ime the administ rat ive bui lding was completely destroyed. The fo rce of the detonat ions addi t ional ly d a m a g e d the above buildings. This informat ion has been conf i rmed by the Institute of the City of Niš for the Protect ion of Cultural Monuments.

MEDIANA - The Mediana archeolog ica l site was a suburb of the Roman town of Naissus in ancient t imes.

Accord ing to a report furn ished by the Institute of the City of Niš for the Protect ion of Cultural Monuments of 8 June, "during the repeated bomb ing of the eastern part of the city with cluster bombs, the bombs fell in the eastern zone of the city, more specif ical ly partly in the pro tec ted zone of the Mediana archeolog ica l park. It is impossible to give a more accurate account , because the p rocess of el iminating the extremely dangerous cluster bombs f rom the ind icated area has not yet been completed."

THE SYNAGOGUE - The bui lding is present ly used as an art gallery. It has been thoroughly shaken due to the bomb ing of the immedia te vicinity on 7

May with cluster bombs, and on 8 May with var ious other destruct ive missiles. Missile impacts induced static deformat ions, while the detonat ions shat tered the glass and damaged the facade.

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Novopazarska Banja Spa

The town of N o v o p a z a r s k a Banja Spa, loca ted on the nor thern border o f the p ro tec ted cul tural who le of Star i Ras and Sopoćan i , was b o m b e d dur ing the night of 23/24 Apr i l 1999. T h e sa id p ro tec ted who le is inc luded in the UNESCO list of wor ld cultural her i tage.

On 30 Apr i l 1999 this a rea w a s repea ted ly ta rge ted .

THE O L D TURKISH BATHS - As a cul tural monument , the Turkish Baths enjoy protect ion.

The b roade r a rea of the town of Novi Pazar was b o m b e d dur ing 1 May 1999. T w o dest ruc t ive de tona t ions cou ld be felt in the a rea of N o v o p a z a r s k a Banja Spa. However, due to the cons tan t a i r - ra id alert i t is imposs ib le to ver i fy the cond i t ion of the monument .

Novi Pazar

The center of the town was b o m b e d dur ing the night of 23/24 Apr i l 1999. Dur ing the a t tack bui ld ings wi th in the p r o t e c t e d comp lex of the Stari Ras and Sopoćan i monumenta l who le were d a m a g e d . The monumenta l whole is inc luded in the UNESCO list of wor ld cul tural her i tage.

St. PETER 'S CHURCH, Đ U R Đ E V l STUPOVI - A c c o r d i n g to in format ion fu rn ished by the Novi Pazar town museum, in the b o m b i n g on the night of 26/27 Apr i l 1999, missi les landed as c lose as 500 meters away f r o m the church . There is no v is ib le d a m a g e as yet. The s a m e app l ies to Đu rđev i Stupov i .

ST. PETER'S C H U R C H - On the night of 23/24 Apr i l 1999, when the center of Novi Pazar and N o v o p a z a r s k a Banja S p a were b o m b e d , the missi les also fell in the vic ini ty of St. Peter's Church , caus ing the loosening of the chu rch walls. I t is wor th not ing that the chu rch is the o ldest bu i ld ing wi th in the p ro tec ted who le of Stari Ras and Sopoćan i , inc luded in the U N E S C O list of wor ld cul tural her i tage.

The Chu rch of St. Peter w a s e n d a n g e r e d aga in on 21 May 1999, dur ing the bomb ing of the nor thern par t of the town.

ĐURĐEVI STUPOVI - In the b o m b i n g of the center of the towns of Novi Pazar and N o v o p a z a r s k a Banja S p a on the night of 23/24 Apr i l 1999, b o m b s also fell in the v ic in i ty of the Đurdev i S tupov i Monastery, caus ing the walls of the bui ld ing to shake. I t should be noted that the monas te ry is a par t of the p ro tec ted monumenta l whole of Stari Ras and Sopoćan i , w h i c h is inc luded in UNESCO's list of wor ld cul tural her i tage.

Gučevo

The Charne l House Memor ia l on Mt. G u č e v o was thoroughly shaken on the night o f 23/24 Apr i l 1999, dur ing the repea ted b o m b i n g of the Transmit ter on Mt. Maljen. The a t tack was repea ted the fo l lowing night, 24/25 Apr i l , dur ing another b o m b i n g ra id on the Transmit ter on Mt. Maljen.

Novi Sad

THE Ž E Ž E L J BRIDGE - The last remain ing b r idge connec t ing Novi Sad wi th the Srem s ide of the c i ty w a s f inal ly sunken in the b o m b i n g ra id dur ing the night of 25/26 Apr i l 1999.

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THE OLD TELEVISION STATION BUILDING ON THE RIGHT BANK OF THE DANUBE, THE SREM SIDE OF THE CITY - The old bui ld ing wh ich housed the Novi Sad Television Stat ion was des t royed on 3 May 1999, at about 10:00 p.m.

Vrdnik

THE C O A L MINE POWER STATION - A c c o r d i n g to da ta furn ished by the associates in the Institute in S remska Mitrovica, this power stat ion was dest royed on the night of 1/2 May 1999, dur ing an overal l a t tack on the power sys tem in the Republ ic of Serbia.

VRDNIČKA KULA - is f irst ment ioned in histor ical sources dat ing back to 1315 as Rednak, Rednuk and Regnicz.

This sett lement was b o m b e d again on 24 May 1999. Acco rd ing to a phone report f rom the local Institute for the Protect ion of Cultural Monuments in Sremska Mitrovica, the existing c racks in the monastery walls have sp read further, while luckily there are no new ones.

The vicinity of Vrdnik (the vi l lage of Dubočani) was b o m b e d again on the night of 29/30 Apri l .

MONASTERY - acco rd ing to a report received f rom the commiss ion of the local Institute for the Protect ion of Cultural Monuments in S remska Mitrovica of 25 May, the following damage was caused by aerial bombardmen t throughout the per iod 15-23 May:

- church - f issures, s t retch ing f rom the under-roof wreath to the pavement , appeared on the south facade , at the point where the church and tower connect ; on the inside this f issure is v is ible in the choir area; another f issure is located in the under-roof wreath above the southern entrance; w indow panes on the northern and western openings are broken;

- dining room - as a result of the detonat ions, the door f rame was d is located f rom the wall and the w indow panes were broken;

- monastery res idence bui ld ing - c racks have a p p e a r e d throughout the entire length of the south f acade and have sp read f rom the basement to the first floor. The cracks cut across f issures wh ich run in the oppos i te d i rect ion, so est imates indicate that the monastery res idence bui ld ing is in a cr i t ical condi t ion.

ŠIŠATOVAC - Acco rd ing to the report of 19 Apr i l , sent by the commiss ion of the Institute for the Protect ion of Cultural Monuments in S remska Mit rovica, wh ich toured the monastery after the bombing of 17 Apri l , the ascer ta ined d a m a g e is as fol lows:

- church: w indow panes on the eastern and northern s ides were shat tered; - monastery res idence bui lding: w indow panes have been b roken and the flat-tile

roof cover ing has fallen off.

Vršac

FORTIFICATION - The remains of a small medieval for t i f icat ion are located on the eastern side of the town of Vršac , on a hill known as Kula, approx imate ly 400 meters above sea level. It is a rectangular -shaped for t i f icat ion with its walls ad justed to the shape of the 18 meter-wide and 46 meter- long plateau.

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A repeater located near the for t i f icat ion was bombed on the night of 29/30 Apr i l 1999. Due to the ef fect of the bombing , the foundat ions of this archi tectural whole, c lassi f ied as a cultural monument of great impor tance, were considerably shaken.

The repeater at the foot of the for t i f icat ion was b o m b e d again on the night of 11/12 May 1999, wh ich caused a further loosening of the walls.

Mt. Kopaonik

THE JOSIF PANČIĆ MEMORIAL - The Memoria l was bombed again dur ing the night of 29/30 Apr i l 1999 and on 30 Apr i l 1999.

Kuršumlija

ST. NICOLAS' , MONASTERY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD, THE CHUCH OF ST. MARK - The repeated bomb ing of the town of Kuršumli ja was carr ied out on the night of 29/30 Apri l , and the churches were again jeopard ized by the detonat ions.

The br idges were repeated ly b o m b e d on 14 May. There is no information for the t ime being as to the condi t ion of the monuments. The br idges in the vicinity of the town of Kuršumli ja were b o m b e d again on 16 May, and the concern for the monuments has grown, because te lephone lines have been out of order for some time.

Balajnac

The remains of a fort i f ication with support ing walls, belonging to a complex of fortif ications f rom the Justinian and post-Justinian period are located on a dominant plateau. The village of Balajnac was bombed on 14 May, however there is no information concerning the condit ion of the site classif ied as an archeological site of great importance.

Samaila

The repeated bomb ing of this vi l lage on 30 Apr i l 1999 endangered a group of roads ide gravestones known as "krajputaši".

The bomb ing of the vi l lage of Samai la was car r ied out on 10 May, at which t ime the gravestones were shaken again. The church of St. Prokopi je was also damaged during this part icular ly severe a t tack.

Zablaće

A church ded i ca ted to the Archangels Michael and Gabriel is located in the vil lage of Zab laće, along the old Čačak-Kra l jevo road.

This envi ronmental whole enjoys prel iminary legal protect ion. The vi l lage was b o m b e d on 10 May, and the walls of the church and the head

stones were severely loosened and thus endangered.

Cvetke

A wooden church ded ica ted to archistrat igue Michael was built in the first half of the 18th century in the vil lage of Cvetke in the Rudnik District. The church was destroyed during the struggle for l iberation f rom the Turkish rule. However, a new church was erected in 1824, the church of the Holy Mother, which was given a completely new exterior during the reconstruct ion carr ied out in 1880. Apar t f rom the icons, the church's treasury contains

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various other valuable objects, as well as a t r iodion manuscr ipt f rom 1561. Beside the church is a monument ded ica ted to the fallen f ighters in the First Serbian Uprising (1804).

The vi l lage was b o m b e d on the night of 10/11 May and the detonat ions brought on by the raid endangered the church.

Prilike

The transmitter in this vi l lage was b o m b e d again on 30 Apr i l , endanger ing the vil lage church.

Trstenik

THE OLD BRIDGE ON THE MORAVA RIVER is a par t of the cultural-histor ical whole of the old Trstenik town center (19th and 20th centuries). The br idge was built in 1899. The complex enjoys prel iminary protect ion within the monumenta l whole of the old Trstenik town center.

THE OLD TRSTENIK TOWN CENTRE (ČARŠIJA) - a monumenta l whole wh ich enjoys prel iminary protect ion. I t was first f o rmed dur ing the 19th century and signif icantly enlarged with new bui ldings at the beginning of the 20th century.

The br idge which leads f rom the town to the Monastery of Ljubost inja was bombed again on 1 May. The br idge was dest royed in the a t tack, a long wi th the water pumping station. Many houses within the old part of the town have been thoroughly shaken by the detonat ions; w indow panes have been shat tered and roof st ructure and cei l ings have been severely d a m a g e d or complete ly demol ished. The detonat ions have again jeopard ized the Ljubost inja Monastery.

Đunis

The Monastery of St. Roman is located at the foot of Mt. Poslonska, near the vi l lage of Praskovče, on the road to Dunis. The monastery is one of the oldest Serb ian shrines and was first ment ioned in a Charter wh ich the Byzant ine emperor Vassi l iy II granted to the Ohr id Archb ishopr ic .

The br idge near Dunis was b o m b e d on the night of 1/2 May 1999, and the detonat ions endangered the church.

Krčmar

The vi l lage of K rčmar is located in the Val jevo area, about 14 ki lometers f rom the vil lage of Mionica. The par ish church ded ica ted to St. Nicolas is located in the vil lage. It was first ment ioned as a monastery church in sources dat ing back to 1736.

The area of the vi l lage was b o m b e d on the night of 29/30 Apri l , and the church was endangered by the detonat ions p roduced by the raid.

Pančevo

THE SQUARE NEAR THE HOSPITAL AND THE OLD ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING THE OLD HOSPITAL BUILDING - was erected in 1838, at the t ime when the first

master plan of the town of Pančevo was prepared . The bui lding is located on a small, grass-covered square in the str ict center of the town. This is a mult i -storeyed classic ist-

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style bui lding. The bui ld ing was granted the status of a cultural monument, due to its art ist ic qualit ies and histor ical interest. (IPR)

The bui ldings b o m b e d dur ing the night of 30 Apri l /1 May were the objects of an evaluat ion procedure , pend ing the grant ing of the status of cultural monument. During the raid the windows of the bui ld ing were shat tered, the foundat ions were shaken and the facade was marked ly d a m a g e d .

Acco rd ing to the report of the Institute for the Protect ion of Cultural Monuments f rom Pančevo, rece ived on 12 May, the d a m a g e to the cultural monuments ascer ta ined so far is as fol lows:

1. THE VOJLOVICA MONASTERY - enjoys the status of a cultural monument of except ional impor tance. The fol lowing d a m a g e has been ascer ta ined: northern windows in the choir area ( facing the Refinery), Pajsije's portal and the tower were shattered, while vert ical f issures a p p e a r e d on the w indow parapets on both choirs. Window panes on the Monastery res idence bui ld ing have been broken, while the upper parts of the northern corr idor w indows have also been broken. The monastery residence's roof structure (laths) and cover ing (flat-tiles) have been c racked and loosened.

2. THE OLD HOSPITAL BUILDING - is currently in the process of being establ ished as a cultural asset - cultural monument. Effects of the bombing dur ing the night of 30 Apri l /1 May 1999 are as fol lows: about 6 square meters of d a m a g e d roof structure (tiles); damaged facade ; d a m a g e d wooden main entrance door and three glazed doors; glass on 44 windows broken.

3. CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION is a monument of except ional importance. The fol lowing damage , brought on by the bombing on the night of 22/23 Apri l , has been ascer ta ined; d a m a g e on the cei l ing-windshield of the northern entrance, which was used for the sale of candles. An ornament-pat tern, preserved for future reconstruct ion so that it cou ld be restored to its original form, had been painted on a 5 mm th ick layer of mortar, wh ich fell off one half of the ceil ing.

Gračanica

The vi l lage of Gračan ica has been the target of countless at tacks since the beginning of the war. It was once again ta rgeted on 1 May. The missiles landed about 500m f rom the monastery, caus ing the loosening of the walls.

Draganac

The monastery and church of St. Gabr ie l are located in the vil lage of Draganac, near the town of Gnji lane. The church was des igned in the spir i t of romant ic ism and built between 1868-1870 on an old cult location. As one of the f inest examples of romant ic ism in sacral arch i tecture at the c lose of the 19th century in Kosovo and Metohija, this whole is in the p rocess of being granted the status of a cultural monument - immovable cultural property.

The vi l lage of Draganac was b o m b e d dur ing the night of 2/3 May 1999.

Kragujevac

THE OLD BUILDING OF THE FOUNDRY WITH THE SMITHY was erected on the right bank of the Lepen ica river between 1851-1853. In t ime, it grew to become the Military Technical Institution - Cannon Factory. At the t ime it was built, it was the most important industr ial faci l i ty in Serbia.

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The frontal s ide of the foundry has been adap ted and turned into a museum, after conservat ion works had been comple ted in 1953.

On the basis of a report furn ished by assoc ia tes f rom the Institute for the Protect ion of Cultural Monuments in Kragujevac, this unique bui ld ing of technical culture, categor ized as a monument of great value has been d a m a g e d by detonat ions induced by the d i rect bomb ing of the new Smithy, within the "Zastava" Automobi le Factory complex.

THE ARMY BARRACKS, HIGH S C H O O L BUILDING, CHURCH AND BOTH PALACES - The town of Kragujevac was b o m b e d for the f i f th t ime on 8 May, the Army Barracks located in the str ict center of town, were direct ly s t ruck. As a result of the raid existing c racks on these pro tec ted bui ldings sp read even further, while the roofs were also damaged .

A report by the Institute for the Protect ion of Cultural Monuments in Kragujevac, received on 12 May 1999, dep ic ts the degree of d a m a g e that the body of monuments has sustained, as a result of the bomb ing of the old core of the town, a spat ia l whole cal led "Milošev venae", dur ing the a f ternoon of 8 May. The "Radomir Putnik" Army Barracks were direct ly s t ruck, while the main bui ld ing of that complex, a late 19th century structure was complete ly dest royed. Nine other bui ldings in the immediate vicinity were also d a m a g e d and they are:

1. The "Joakim Vujić" Theatre Bui lding - enjoys the status of prel iminary protect ion; windshields have been damaged , and about 20 w indow panes of the frontal f acade were shattered;

2. The Music School Building - located within the protected zone was completely demolished; all doors and windows have been blown out of place, even the inside doors;

3. The High School Bui lding - as a result of this raid the existing c racks on the f lank facades, caused by previous bombings , sp read even more; the cei l ing in several premises col lapsed; about 100 square meters of roof cover ing in one sect ion of the roof was d is located, while about 100 w indow panes of the frontal and f lank facades were shattered;

4. Prince Michael's Palace - about 20 square meters of ti les sl id f rom the roof of this previously d a m a g e d monument, while the detonat ion caused 50 square meters of flat tiles to also sl ide off the roof. Due to the bomb ing the w indow panes and the skyl ight above the entrance door have been shat tered, while the door-posts of the serv ice entrance have been blown out of p lace;

5. The Uncle's Residence - minimal c racks on the f acade are visible, panes of two porch windows have been shat tered, while about 50 square meters of ti les have slid off the roof;

6. The Art Gallery Bui lding - is not a signi f icant cultural monument , however it is located in the immediate vicinity of the p ro tec ted area of the old Palace. The Gallery's windows have been shat tered;

7. The Old Assembly Building - due to the fact that previously d a m a g e d part of the roof has not been repaired, tiles f rom both s ides of the roof have slid off, while w indow and door f rames of the s ide entrances have been blown out of p lace.

During the bombing of the Army Bar racks , throughout 14 May 1999, the Museum building again susta ined damage , part icular ly the facade , windows and lanterns. The detonat ions and the shatter ing of glass have d a m a g e d the permanent exhibit ion. The Sumadi ja Arch ive bui ld ing has also been d a m a g e d , along wi th some of the documents .

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THE MUSEUM BUILDING IN ŠUMARICE AND THE ŠUMADIJA ARCHIVE BUILDING - A report t r om the Institute for the Protect ion of Cultural Monuments in Kragujevac of 18 May 1999 descr ibes the d a m a g e sustained by buildings which enjoy the status of cultural monuments. The d a m a g e d buildings are:

The "21 October" Memor ia l Museum, des igned by the renowned archi tect Ivan Antic is except ional ly s igni f icant; 26 out of the total of 33 (260x260cm in diameter) double-layer plexiglass domes have been damaged ; 63 square meters of 5mm thick and 10 square meters of 3 m m th ick f a c a d e windows have been shattered;

The Šumadi ja Arch ive Bui lding has been registered as a cultural monument, erected in the first half of the 20th century for the purpose of a Military Prison, however, after the bombing the bui ld ing is not fit for use. The sizable damage to the bui lding is as follows: c racks are vis ible on the structural walls and ceil ings; the roof structure has been damaged , along wi th about 300 square meters of cover ing; the lowered gypsum-block cei l ings of the ground and first f loors have been totally dest royed (a total of 1520 square meters); doors and windows have been blown out of place; plaster has fallen off the interior walls and cei l ing (about 100 square meters) and about 70 square meters f rom the facade ; w indow panes and glass f rom the doors have also been shattered.

Decani

The Monastery of Decani was endangered dur ing the f ierce bombing on the night of 2/3 May 1999.

The bordering area in the vicinity of the Monastery was bombed again on 21 May 1999. The vicini ty of the vi l lage of Decani was f iercely bombed on 29 May, at wh ich t ime

the vi l lage of St reoce was part icular ly a f fec ted.

Goraždevac

The wooden church of St. Jeremiah located in this vil lage, in the vicinity of the town of Peć, is the oldest of its k ind in the country.

Čačak

THE OLD COURT BUILDING (presently the Museum Building) - construct ion began in 1835 acco rd ing to des igns made by the Ministry of Construct ion with the purpose of housing the Distr ict Admin is t ra t ion and the District Court. The bui lding has been categor ized as a cultural monument due to its histor ical and archi tectural values and the fact that it is located in the very heart of the town. GM

Due to the fact that the southwestern industr ial zone of the town of Čačak was intensively b o m b e d on a number of occas ions, detonat ions induced by the bombing endangered some of the old bui ldings in the center of town. Acco rd ing to the Director of the town Museum, Nevenka Bojović, the Museum building has sustained damage part icularly to the facade ; numerous c racks have appeared over the entire height of the walls. Ceil ings wi th in the bui ld ing have also c racked .

CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST - the present church was built on the remains of the late 12th century Church of the Holy Mother of Gradac , a memoria l church of Ž u p a n (head of a t r ibal state) Stracimir, the brother of Stefan Nemanja. The early 13th century Studenica Typ i c bears witness to the prest ige enjoyed by the Monastery and church, ded ica ted to the Assumpt ion of the Holy Mother. Accord ing to the Typ ic , the Gradac Prior took part in the elect ion of the Studenica Father Superior.

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Accord ing to informat ion received f rom the Ministry of the Interior of the Republ ic of Serbia, the church was d a m a g e d by detonat ions caused by the bomb ing on 14 Apri l . Its windows were broken and the church susta ined var ious other fo rms of damage.

THE OLD PRIMARY SCHOOL BUILDING was erec ted in 1902-1903. The bui lding has been thoroughly shaken and the windows have been shat tered by

strong detonat ions induced by the bombing throughout Apri l .

Valjevo

THE OLD HOSPITAL BUILDING (currently the Inter-Municipal Histor ical Archive) on Pop Lukina Street. The bui ld ing was erec ted in 1905 and served as a Surgical Pavil ion of the District Hospital , founded in 1867.

The bui lding has susta ined extensive d a m a g e as a result of two bombings. After the first bombing the bui ld ing was thoroughly shaken and all the windows had been broken, while the second a t tack on 10 May d a m a g e d the roof st ructure and roof cover ing (tiles). All the doors and windows have been blown out of place. The latter at tack also damaged the facade.

Kadinjača

The vicinity of Kad in jača was b o m b e d dur ing the night of 4/5 May. The monument on Kad in jača was once more thoroughly shaken and jeopard ized.

Velika Hoča

The vil lage of Vel ika Hoča is located in a p leasant v ine-growing region, south of the town of Orahovac in Metohija. Its 12 churches are ment ioned in wri t ten sources: St. Nicolas', St. John's, St. Stephen's, the Church of the Holy Sunday, St. Petka's, reconstructed in the 20th century, St. Anne's, reconst ruc ted in 1912; St Luke's, the ruins of the latter were reconst ructed in 1985, the Church of the Holy Archangels , St. Peter's; the Church of the Holy Mother the Pure and St. Elias', while accord ing to local t radi t ion there is another church in the vi l lage of Dugi Rid.

Information that this extremely impor tant complex of monuments had been bombed was received dur ing the night of 11/12 May 1999.

Srećkovac

The vil lage of Srećkovac is located near the town of Pirot. The vi l lage was founded during the per iod of Turkish rule in the Balkans. Namely, the Turks popu la ted the area with Circassians who cal led their new sett lement Čorin Dol. I t was o n l y after the l iberation f rom Turkish rule that the sett lement became known under the name of Srećkovac. The Church of St. Elias is located at the edge of the vil lage. Judging by the numerous stone engravings da ted f rom 1871, the church was most certainly built in the middle of the 19th century. The Church has not been researched and it enjoys prel iminary protect ion.

The fourth bombing of the vicinity of the town of Pirot occu red on 12 May 1999. The at tack again targeted the vi l lages of Izvor (damage to the local church had al ready been recorded) and Srećkovac. The pr ime target in the latter vi l lage was a Repeater Station, which was targeted, but not hit. Since the instal lat ion is located near the church, the shrine was d a m a g e d to a great extent.

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Buštranje

The Church of Sf. Dimitr i is located in the vi l lage of Buštranje, 18 ki lometers south of the town of Vranje.

As a cultural monument , this church enjoys prel iminary protect ion under the law. The area south of Vranje, up to the Macedonian border was bombed on 12 May 1999,

in the afternoon. The vi l lage of Buštranje was mentioned in the news as one of the targets.

Vinča, Belo Brdo

The V inča archeo log ica l site has been categor ized as a site of outstanding importance. It is located in the vi l lage of Vinča, on the right bank of the river Danube, in the immediate vic ini ty of the conf luence of the river Boleč ica and the Danube.

Acco rd ing to reports rece ived f rom the site on 13 May 1999, an unexploded bomb fell about 50 meters f rom the p ro tec ted zone. This is the most important neolithic site in the world, thus the concern for i t is just i f iable, desp i te the fact that no damage has been ascer ta ined on the site so far.

Gornje Nerodimlje

A number of sacra l bui ld ings are located in the vil lage of Gornje Nerodimlje: the Monastery of the Holy Archange ls ; the Church of the Assumpt ion of the Holy Mother also known as the Monastery of St. Uroš - w h e r e , accord ing to tradit ion, k ing Uroš died; a Byzantine palace, the Mali and Veliki Petrič Fortresses; the Monastery of the Holy Archangels;

On the night of 13/14 May the vi l lage of Gornje Nerodiml je was bombed. The surrounding area, all of i t except the Army Bar racks in the center of town, was

bombed on 23 May and the a t tack was repeated dur ing the night of 23/24 May. The complex of monuments in Nerodiml je was endangered by both bombings.

Žitorađa

The church in the vi l lage of Ž i to rađa was damaged in the NATO at tack on 13 May 1999.

Smederevo

On 17 May 1999 the "Jugopetrol" oil s torage depot near Smederevo was bombed again. Even though the faci l i ty is not located in the pro tec ted town zone, the force of the detonat ions and the burning of highly inf lammable substances once again endangered the body of monuments. The Refinery Installations were bombed for the seventh t ime on 21 May. The st rong detonat ions induced by the bombing caused the further shak ing of the walls of the old town core and Fortress.

Palić

Palić is a spatial cultural-historical whole, which has been under protection since 1993. The Palić Resort, bes ide Lake Palić, stretches along the northern Yugoslav-

Hungarian border, 10 ki lometers f rom the town of Subot ica. A spa located on the north shore of the Lake, was founded in the first half of the 20th century due to the exceptional curative character is t ics of the water and mud. The first buildings were erected in 1845.

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JOSZEF SIGETI'S VILLA (presently the Meteorological Station) - at No.12 Lajosz Vermesz Quay. The villa has housed the Meteorological Stat ion s ince 1946, one of the first of its k ind in Serbia.

Acco rd ing to a report of the Commiss ion of the Inter-Municipal Institute in Subot ica, the eastern shoreline, part of the p ro tec ted Palić zone, was b o m b e d dur ing the night of 19/20 May. Three missi les made large craters, 20 meters in d iameter and about 6 meters deep, the Meteorological Stat ion was complete ly des t royed along with the bui ldings which housed the Relay Stat ion of Radio Subot ica. Damage has also been recorded on villas along the Split a rbored p romenade and other vil las in the immedia te vicinity of the Meteorological Station. Var ious other bui ldings within the p ro tec ted area have also been damaged :

- The Great Terrace - a cultural monument under pro tec t ion since 1997 - w indow panes broken along the a rched central passage;

- The Ladies Promenade - the roof cover ing has been damaged ; - Fisherman's Inn - the doors and windows have been damaged ; - Bagoljvar - the Stone Terrace on the southern s ide of the bui ld ing has col lapsed; - Small Inn - part of the ter race cei l ing has co l lapsed; all w indows have been

shattered; - "Eco Center" Conference Bui lding - the roof cover ing has been damaged ; - A b a z i j a - t h e roof cover ing and windows have been damaged . The dest royed Meteorological Stat ion was yet again the pr ime target of the

bombing on 30 May, whereas the surrounding bui ldings were even more damaged .

Šabac

THE FORTRESS - The old name of the town, Zaslon, was f irst ment ioned in var ious written sources in the middle of the 15th century.

The old part of the town was f iercely b o m b e d on the night of 21/22 May, as well as on the night of 22/23 May. During those two a t tacks , a number of bui ldings were damaged, including the old Railway Station, another old bui lding wh ich housed the Municipal Assembly, as well as the suburbs of Baira and Kamičak .

Visible damage on the walls of the Fortress and c racks in the arches, were caused by detonat ions induced by explosions of dest ruct ive missi les in the vicinity of the Fortress and the ef fect of the bomb carpet on 25 May 1999.

THE OLD URBAN CORE - a sett lement on the Sava river dates back to 1454. After the l iberation f rom the Turks, a new town was built, wh ich f lour ished under Governor Jevrem Obrenović , Prince Miloš's brother. A number of new houses des igned in the tradit ional Balkan style were built along the newly-formed streets. The Church of St. Peter and Paul was also built at the t ime (1827-1831). At the c lose of the 19th century, the town became the cultural, commerc ia l and economic center, thus a number of representat ive bui ldings, des igned in acco rd with the academic concep t of eclect ic architecture, were erected in the urbanized center of town (the Bishop's Palace in 1854, the Junior High School in 1857, Distr ict Hospi ta l in 1865, house of the A rambaš lć f a m i l y -presently the seat of the Šabac-Val jevo Eparchy, the house of the Krsmanov ić family in 1892, etc.). Construct ion cont inued at the same pace throughout the first half of the 20th century (District Admin is t ra t ion Bui lding in 1906, the Cour thouse in 1907, The Šabac Bank in 1930, Sokolana 1931, the "Zeleni Venae" Hotel in 1931, etc.).

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Due to s t rong detonat ions caused by explosions of destruct ive missiles and the effect of ca rpe t -bomb ing in the immedia te vicini ty on 22, 23 and 25 May 1999, bui ldings in the center of the town were shaken and glass on almost all the houses in apar tment b locks on Maršala Ti ta Street, Masar ikova Street, Jevremova Street, Ka radordeva Street, Janka Vesel inov ića and Mike Mit rovica Street were shattered.

Gazimestan

During the night of 22/23 May two missiles fell near the monument ded ica ted to the heroes of the Batt le of Kosovo. However, the area of Gazimestan was once again targeted by NATO bombers on the night of 29/30 May.

Tekeriš (Charnel House Memorial on Mt. Cer)

The Battle of Cer was fought on 15-19 August 1914, on the south-eastern s lopes of Mt. Cer between the Serb ian and Aust ro-Hungar ian Armies. The subsequent Serb v ictory over the enemy represents one of the most glorious ones. The famous site of the Battle of Cer, with a memor ia l ded i ca ted to the first v ictory of the Entente forces in World War One, is located in the vi l lage of Tekeriš. The memoria l was des igned by the archi tect Bojić and unvei led on 28 June 1928. A py ramid-shaped monument, t opped by an eagle wi th sp read wings, holding a laurel wreath in its beak, rises above the charnel house in wh ich the remains of 3500 Serb warr iors and soldiers of the 28th Prague Regiment were laid to rest.

Due to a number of prev ious bombings in the nearby area, the Monument was shaken on 25 May, and c racks a p p e a r e d on the Chapel walls, while the permanent museum exhibit ion was d a m a g e d by plaster wh ich fell off f rom the ceil ing. The busts of var ious Serb Commanders- in-Chie f in front of the Charnel House were damaged by p ieces of rock and earth wh ich f lew around as a result of the bombing.

Villages in the vicinity of Kraljevo VILLAGES OF JARČUJAK AND SOVLJAK

Original fo rms of t radi t ional archi tecture wh ich presently enjoy prel iminary protect ion have been preserved in these two vi l lages, as is the case with so many other bombed vi l lages across Serbia. The most valuable examples are estate houses of wealthy country squires and their large family groups f rom the 19th century, with inscr ipt ions regard ing ownersh ip , the date of construct ion, name of mason and cost ; as well as guest houses, especia l ly built for receiving guests and family celebrat ions which il lustrate a deve loped cus tom of hospitality. Group gravestones known as "krajputašl", are frequently ceno taphs , e rec ted a longside roads to honor soldiers who d ied in the wars for the l iberat ion of Serbia dur ing the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries, and were bur ied far away f rom home.

The above vi l lages were b o m b e d on 29 May.

Ćuprija

THE OLD ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING OF THE "DOBRIČEVO" AGRICULTURAL FARM is located in the central part of the large agricultural cooperat ive complex, to the left of the Ćupri ja-Senje road.

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The bui lding has been d a m a g e d as a result of a number of aerial bombings of the agricultural cooperat ive complex, under taken at the end of May and the beginning of June.

Dobr ičevo was yet aga in b o m b e d on 7 June, this t ime with 7 missi les.

Drsnik

THE CHURCH OF ST. PETKA - The Church was des t royed on 3 June.

Mrsać The vi l lage of Mrsać in the vicinity of Kral jevo was b o m b e d with 4 missi les on 7

June, and the wooden church was jeopard ized again.

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Bombing of Penal-Correctional Institutions

Dubrava Correctional Facility near Istok - Peć (photos 1-15)

Photo 1 Broad view of the KPD "Dubrava" Penal Correctional Facility, Istok - Peć, on 19 and 21 May 1999, where 95 inmates were killed and 196 were injured

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Photo 2 Entrance to the KPD "Dubrava". The destroyed registration office

Photo 3 One of the damaged buildings within the KPD "Dubrava" complex

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Photo 4 Destroyed section of the KPD "Dubrava" surrounding wall

Photo 7 Close-up of the point of missile impact on one of the KPD "Dubrava" pavilions

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Photo 8 Location of missile impact within a KPD "Dubrava"pavilion

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Photo 10 Corridor with prison cells

Photo 11 Bodies in one of the KPD "Dubrava" cells

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Photo 12 The body of one of the prisoners

Photo 13 A killed prisoner

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Photo 14 A body buried under the rubble

Photo 15 A killed prisoner in the rubble of the KPD "Dubrava"

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Bombing of Bridges and Communications

The Žeželj Bridge in Novi Sad (photos 1-2)

Photo 2 View of the sunken Žeželj Bridge from the direction of Novi Sad

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Photo 1 Demolished Žeželj Bridge on the Danube - Novi Sad, 26 April 1999 (Second attack)

R E P U B L I C O F S E R B I A D I S T R I C T C O U R T I N N O V I S A D Investigative Judge Detach. No.: Kri-447/99 Date: 26 April 1999 N O V I S A D

ON - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT

Made on 26 April 1999, regarding the bombing of the Žeželj Bridge in Novi Sad, which crosses the Danube , connecting the Novi Sad and Petrovaradin side of the city. The on-site investigation is being conducted on the right bank of the Danube , on the Petrovaradin side, on the remains of the said bridge destroyed in the N A T O bombing.

P R E S E N T

On behalf of the Ministry of the Interior (Security Station) in Novi Sad: Operat ive workers Žel jko Marjanović Radovan Danilovac Miroslav Laid

Crime Technicians Kostadin Radovanović D o r d e Nikolić

On-site investigation began at 9:15 a.m.

The scene of the investigation is the right bank of the Danube in Novi Sad, beside the Žeželj Bridge on the Petrovaradin side.

The Žeželj Bridge was completely destroyed as a result of N A T O bombing on the night of 26 April 1999. Two teams are conduct ing the investigation; the second team is conducting the investigation on the left bank of the Danube , on the Novi Sad side.

Viewed f rom the Petrovaradin side, the bridge has been severed at the point where the s tructure and the access asphalt strip along the embarkment connect. One section of the bridge, located about 10 meters f rom the bank prot rudes 12-15 meters f rom the water. T h e entire remaining bridge structure, in the direction of the Novi Sad side, that is the left bank, f r om the central suppor t pillar in the middle of the Danube , which has also been destroyed, is entirely submerged in the water. The water pipe and gas pipe, both of which extended along the bridge structure, have been completely destroyed and sunken -only a port ion of the pipes, along the very edge of the river bank is visible, while the remainder has sunk.

There are no buildings in the vicinity of the bridge on the Petrovaradin side, within a radius of about 500m. The re is no material damage on the houses, some distance away, nor are there any injured persons or casualties.

Small bits of concrete and missile f ragments are scattered on the grass, within a radius of about 100m f rom the bridge.

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On behalf of the Court : Investigative Judge Jadranka Buijević

Deputy District Public Prosecutor Zvezdan Živanov

D u e to the fact tha t the br idge s t ruc ture has fal len into the river, s t rong whirlpools and water vortex have been crea ted along the right bank downs t ream f rom the bridge, while the water has also c rea ted wastal lakes a long the left bank. D u e to these circumstances, sailing across the D a n u b e in smaller vessels has been greatly impeded . Thus, the remains of the br idge alongside the right bank and the central pillar were pho tographed f rom the "Jelica" boat , ancho red at a safe d is tance of 30-40m f rom the bridge.

O t h e r damage to the br idge on the Pe t rovarad in side was p h o t o g r a p h e d and video-taped f rom the bank. T h e foo tage and pho tog raphs const i tu te an integral part of this report . T h e bank alongside the br idge where cement-b lock and missile f r agmen t s are visible has also been p h o t o g r a p h e d and v ideo- taped.

On-si te investigation was comple t ed at 11:00 a.m.

Investigative Judge L.S. (sgd) J a d r a n k a Buljevic

That the pho tos ta t copy is t rue to the original, claims and certifies:

Pres ident of the District Cour t in Novi Sad (sgd) Žikica D r o n j a k

L.S.

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"Ostružnica" Bridge (photos 3-6)

Photo 3 Broad view of the left side of the demolished "Ostružnica" road bridge across the Sava River, 29 April 1999

Photo 5 Broad view of the demolished bridge on the Surčin side and a tumbled passenger car with the body of the driver, Nebojša Arsić, photographed from the direction of Ostružnica

Photo 6 Close-up of the tumbled passenger car with the body of the driver Nebojša Arsić

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Kri. No.584/99

ON-SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT

Drawn up by the Investigative Judge of the District Court in Belgrade on call at the time, on 29 April 1999, regarding the destruction of the new Ostružnica bridge still under construction, located on the 13th kilometer of the left bank of the river Sava, during the aerial bombardmen t by N A T O forces

On 25 April 1999, at about 9:00 a.m., I received a te lephone call f rom the Belgrade Police Depa r tmen t in which I was informed that the new bridge on the Sava in Ostružnica had been bombed by N A T O forces.

I visited the scene at about 10:00 a.m. that same day, together with members of the Police Depar tment , for the purpose of conducting an investigation.

We did not find members of the Investigation and Operat ions Division on the scene at the t ime of our arrival, because they had already completed their work. Thus the investigation team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia had already compiled its on-scene investigation report , photographed and videotaped the scene. With this on-site investigation report I enclose the report of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republ ic of Serbia, drawn up by Sergeant Major First Class Mileta Šćekić, together with report No. 1313/99 of 29 April 1999.

At the scene we only found Deputy Chief of the 8th Division of the Criminal Police Department, Dragan Cosić, and Chief of the On-duty Service, Dragan Milovanović, who informed me that the bridge in question was located on the 13th kilometer from the confluence, on the left bank of the Sava and was still under construction. The bridge was 1870m long and 14.40m wide. According to the oral report I received from the mentioned police officers, a yellow VW "Jetta" passenger car, driven by the owner accompanied by one passenger, was traveling along the bridge from the direction of Surčin towards Ostružnica. At the time of impact which caused the bridge to collapse into the water, the passenger car had proceeded on the bridge as far as the first support pillar attached to the river bed. The driver sustained severe injuries and is presently being treated in the Belgrade Emergency Center, while the passenger died on the spot. With this investigation report I enclose the investigation report of the Investigation and Operations Division, drawn up by Sergeant Major First Class Mileta Šćekić on 29 April 1999, which reveals the identity of the passengers in question.

Based on visual observation the investigative judge has ascertained that the bridge in question is new, that it has a steel s t ructure and that the roadway and the entire bridge

P R E S E N T A T T H E I N V E S T I G A T I O N :

Investigative Judge: Dušan Slijepčević

Deputy Chief of the 8th Division Criminal Police Depar tment : Dragan Cosić

Deputy District Public Prosecutor in Belgrade: Miroslav Vlajić

Chief of the Service on Duty: Dragan Milovanović

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in fact has been paved with asphalt . T h e only p r o c e d u r e left to be d o n e b e f o r e put t ing the bridge into opera t ion was to paint it. A 200 meter - long section of the br idge which stretches f rom the first to the second suppor t pillars, both of which were a t tached to the river bed on the Surčin side, col lapsed into the water . This section is in fact the longest span on the bridge be tween two concre te pillars. D a m a g e of the steel s t ruc ture and metal fence located be tween the third and four th suppor t pillars on the right hand-s ide of the bridge is clearly visible. Two irregular ly-shaped holes, 90x70cm in d i ame te r are visible on tiie bridge, be tween the third and four th suppor t pillars, as well as d a m a g e to the asphalt base, that is the roadway about 10m long. D a m a g e d green and yellow missile f r agments have been found near the two holes, on the section of the br idge which is still suspended above the river.

T h e scene has been p h o t o g r a p h e d and v ideo taped . Pho to -documen ta t i on and the above repor ts are an integral par t of this on-site investigation repor t .

On-si te investigation was comple ted at 10:20 a.m.

Investigative Judge : (sgd) D u š a n Slijepčević

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Republ ic of Serbia M I N I S T R Y O F I N T E R N A L A F F A I R S Secretar ia t of the In te r io r in Be lgrade C R I M I N A L P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T Investigation and O p e r a t i o n s Division No.: 1313/99 Date : 29 April 1999 B E L G R A D E

R E P O R T

On 29 April 1999, at about 2:30 a.m. in Ostružnica, Belgrade, N A T O forces bombed the new Ostružnica bridge, causing a 200 meter-long section of the structure to collapse into the river. The destroyed section spanned between the first and second pillars, both of which were at tached to the river bed on the Surčin side. At the t ime of the attack a VW "Jetta" passenger car with Banja Luka registration plates No. 799-M-690 was proceeding along the bridge. The passenger car was driven by the owner, Nikola Vranjković, father's name Dušan, born 18 January 1963 in Grahovo, with residence in Obrenovac, No.2 Grobljanska Street, who was accompanied by a passenger, Nebojša Arsić, father 's name Radomir , born 23 January 1964 in Tur jane , Municipality of Bojnik, with residence in Obrenovac, No.2 Crvenog Krsta Street, Identification No. 2301964714018. Nebojša Arsić died on the spot f rom the injuries he had sustained during the attack. His death was established on the scene at 6:30 a.m. by Emergency Service physician Dr. Aleksandar Marinković. The physician issued a written confirmation regarding the incident which is enclosed to this report. By order of the investigative judge on duty of the District Court in Belgrade, Dušan Slijepčević, the body of the deceased Arsić was t ransported to the Institute for Forensic Medicine where an autopsy will be pe r fo rmed . The driver Nikola Vranjković was t ransported in an ambulance van to the Emergency Center where Dr. Zečević ascertained severe bodily injuries: f rac tured ribs, f rac ture of the right leg, right side of the pelvic bone, left arm and injuries to the head . Af t e r medical aid had been administered, Vranjković was remanded in the "B" Shock Ward for fu r the r t rea tment . The above passenger car has been completely destroyed, however the material damage has not yet been established. A number of items have been found on the deceased Arsić's person, among which are: an "Ericsson" cell phone; Identification Card and drivers license in his name; traffic license for a VW "Golf ' passenger car, Reg. No. BG 351-814; 165 liters-worth of diesel fuel coupons as well as 570.00 Dinars in cash, which will all be handed over to his next of kin.

An interview with the in jured Nikola Vranjković was conducted on 29 April 1999 in the "B" Shock W a r d . Dur ing the interview Mr. Vranjković stated that on the night in quest ion, he was re tu rn ing f rom Surčin to Obrenovac with his f r iend Nebojša Arsić. As they were p roceed ing along the br idge at about 2:30 a.m., Mr. Vranjković s ta ted that he suddenly hea rd a loud explosion and saw light immediately af terwards , at which point his vehicle fell on the bank of the Sava river, toge ther with a section of the bridge. Tha t was when he lost consciousness and he canno t r e m e m b e r anything a f te r that point .

Cr ime Technic ian M a r k o Pejović p h o t o g r a p h e d the body and the scene in the condit ion in which they were found .

E N C L O S U R E : On-si te Invest igat ion R e p o r t Sergeant Ma j o r First Class

(sgd) Mileta Šćekić

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Republic of Serbia M I N I S T R Y O F I N T E R N A L A F F A I R S Secretariat of the In ter ior C R I M I N A L P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T H Q Investigation and Opera t ions Division No.: / Date : 29 April 1999 B E L G R A D E

R E P O R T

On 29 April 1999, at about 2:30 a.m. in Ostružnica , Belgrade , N A T O forces b o m b e d the new Ostružnica br idge, located on the 13th k i lometer of the left bank of the river Sava. T h e 1870 meter - long and 14.40 meter -wide br idge was still u n d e r construct ion. T h e bridge was struck with a n u m b e r of missiles.

T h e attack damaged the br idge and caused a 200 meter - long section of the metal s t ructure to fall into the water . T h e said section was located be tween the first and second support pillars, bo th of which were a t tached to the river bed, on the Surčin side. T h e bombing also d a m a g e d the steel s t ruc ture and metal fence on the right hand-s ide of the bridge, be tween the third and four th suppor t pillars. Two irregularly-shaped holes 90x70cm in d iamete r a re also visible on the bridge, a long with d a m a g e to the asphalt base, tha t is the roadway, s t re tching for 10m. T h e said metal fence and steel s t ructure u n d e r i t are severely d a m a g e d and torn .

At the t ime the br idge col lapsed into the water , a yellow VW "Jetta" passenger car, with Banja Luka license plates No . 799-M-690 a p p e a r e d on the bridge, at the first support pillar, a t t ached to the Sava river bed. Two peop le rode in the car; the driver and owner, Nikola Vranjković , fa ther ' s n a m e Dušan , born 18 January 1963 in the village of Stožište, Municipality of Grahovo , residing in O b r e n o v a c at No.2 Grob l janska Street; and a passenger, Nebo j ša Arsić, fa ther ' s n a m e R a d o m i r , born 23 January 1964 in Bojnik, residing in Obrenovac , No.2 Crvenog Krsta Street . T h e passenger car, toge ther with a section of the br idge fell f rom a height of about 20m on the left bank of the Sava, at which t ime Nebojša Arsić died on the spot, while Vran jković sustained severe bodily injuries. Vranjković later r ema ined a t the Emergency Cen t e r "B" Shock W a r d for f u r t h e r t rea tment .

Cr ime technician M a r k o Pejović p h o t o g r a p h e d the scene in the condi t ion in which it was found .

E N C L O S U R E : On-si te Investigation R e p o r t Sergeant Ma j o r First Class

(sgd) Mileta Šćekić

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MINUTES OF ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

Drawn up on behalf of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Secretariat of the Inter ior in Belgrade, based on Art . 154. paragraph 2. in connection with Art . 238 of the Law on Criminal Procedure

Belgrade-Ostružnica, new Ostružnica bridge. Date: 29 April 1999 (location of the on-site investigation)

Investigation under taken by authorized official:

Mileta Šćekić and Cr ime Technician Marko Pejović

Before the investigation commences , the following is ascertained:

Visit to the scene conducted on received information that: N A T O forces bombed

the new Ostružnica bridge Date : 29 April 1999, at 2:30 a.m.

Present at the on-site investigation: /

On-site investigation began at 7:00 a.m. On-site investigation ascertained the following: The bridge in question is located on the 13th kilometer f rom the confluence, on the

left bank of the river Sava and is still under construction. The bridge is 1870m long and 14.40m wide. A 200 meter- long section of the bridge which spanned between the first and second support pillars, a t tached to the riverbed, has fallen into the water. Damage on the steel s tructure and metal fence, located on the right-hand side of the bridge between the third and fourth suppor t pillars a t tached to the riverbed is also clearly visible. The section between the third and four th pillars is also the location of two irregularly shaped holes 90x70cm in d iameter and damage to the asphalt base, that is the roadway 10m long. Damaged green and yellow missile f ragments were found on the bridge in the vicinity of the two ment ioned holes. O n e of the missile f ragments has an inscription and number on i t which read: B R U C E ON MK-84, W I N G ASSEMBLY, 96214 ASSU 872129-1. Serial No. 78-402 792, 75/78.

A tumbled yellow VW "Jetta" passenger car with Banjaluka license plates No. 799-M-690 was found in the rubble of a section of the bridge which collapsed onto the asphalt strip, on the left bank of the Sava. D a m a g e to the roof and frontal part is visible. The body of Nebojša Arsić was found beside the wreck.

Sergeant Major First Class: (sgd) Mileta Šćekić

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"Sarajevo" Bridge in the Grdelica Gorge (photos 7-8)

Photo 7 View of the demolished "Sarajevo" bridge in the Grdelica Gorge, on the Leskovac-Vranje road, photographed on 29 April 1999 (Fourth attack)

Photo 8 Close-up of the demolished "Sarajevo" bridge

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Road Bridge and Railway Bridge on the Toplica River near the Village of Podina (photos9-11)

Photo 9 Demolished road bridge on the river Toplica in the village of Podina -Zitorada - Prokuplje, 29 April 1999 (Three attacks at 8:30 p.m 10 30 p m and 11:00 p.m.)

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Photo 10 Damage on the road bridge across the river Toplica in the village of Podina - Žitorađa - Prokuplje, 29 April 1999 at 12:00 noon (First attack)

Photo 11 Damaged railway bridge on the river Toplica in the village of Podina, Žitorađa - Prokuplje, 29 April 1999 (First attack)

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The Bridge on the Western Morava near Trstenik (photos 12-13)

Photo 12 View of the demolished old bridge on the Zapadna Morava River in Trstenik, 30 April 1999

Photo 13 Body of Nadežda Petričković from the village of Grabovac - Trstenik, who happened to be on the bridge at the time of the attack

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T h e B r i d g e n e a r t h e V i l l a g e o f L u ž a n i

A br idge across the river Lab on the main Priština-Niš road, near the vi l lage of Lužani, municipal i ty of Podujevo, was b o m b e d on 1 May 1999, at 1:40 p.m. At the '.ime of the at tack a "Nišekspres" coach, full of passengers, among whom were women and chi ldren, was p roceed ing along the br idge. The coach was direct ly s t ruck and cut in two. At the t ime 39 passengers were kil led, while 13 passengers sustained severe bodily injuries, (photos 14-24)

Photo 14 Broad view of the "Nišekspres" coach, registration plate No. Nl 297-75, on the bridge in the village of Lužani - Priština, 1 May 1999

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Photo 16 Second part of the coach which was blasted off the bridge

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Photo 18 Scattered carbonized bodies beside the coach which was blasted off the bridge

Photo 17 Carbonized bodies in the destroyed coach

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Photo 19 Bodies burning down

Photo 20 Carbonized bodies

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Photo 21 Close-up of carbonized bodies

Photo 22 Carbonized male body

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Photo 24 Mutilated male body

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Photo 23 Scattered, mutilated bodies

The Bridge on the Rasina in the Village of Dedina (photo 25-26)

Photo 25 Destroyed bridge across the Rasina River on the Kruševac-Dedina road, in the village of Dedina-Kruševac, 2 May 1999

Photo 26 Close-up of the destroyed bridge in the village of Dedina

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The Bridge on the Toplica near Podina - Second Attack (photos27-28)

Photo 27 Demolished railway bridge on the Toplica River in the village of Podina -Žitorađa - Prokuplje, 2 May 1999

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S a v i n e V o d e

The regional road Peć-Kula-Rožaje was targeted on 3 May 1999, between 11:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. with three cruise missi les and a number of cluster bombs. At the t ime of the at tack a "Đakov ica prevoz" coach full of passengers was travell ing along the said road on the Đakov ica -Podgor i ca line. On that occas ion 17 people were kil led and 44 passengers susta ined light and severe bodi ly injuries, (photos29-36)

Photo 29 Targeted "Đakovica prevoz" coach, registration plates DJ 115-61, on the Peć-Rožaje road, at the "Savine Vode" location, where 17 passengers were killed on 3 May 1999

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Photo 30 Body of the coach conductor killed in the attack

Photo 31 Body of a girl passenger

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Photo 32 Body of Faza Andonović, killed in the attack

Photo 33 Body of an unidentified female coach passenger

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Photo 34 WV "Golf Jetta" passenger car, registration plates PE 999-119, in which Milovan Ceklić and Mi lija na Ceklić were killed

Photo 35 Body of Milovan Ceklić

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Photo 36 Body of Milijana Ceklić

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The Railway Bridge near Vatin

On 6 May 1999, at 11:20 p.m., the rai lway br idge across the Morav ica River in the vicinity of Vat in and the border c ross ing towards Romania was struck with two missiles. The br idge was s t ruck direct ly and co l lapsed into the river. The railway t rack on that sect ion was complete ly des t royed, as well as the power and te lephone lines along the railway t rack. Family houses in the town of Vat in were also damaged , (photos37-38)

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Photo 37 Destroyed railway bridge across the Moravica River at Vatin - Vršac, on the Belgrade-Bucarest railway line, 6 May 1999

The Railway Bridge near Bogutovac

On 8 May 1999, at 2:30 a.m., the metal railway br idge across the Lopatn ica river at Bogutovac, municipal i ty of Kral jevo, on the Kra l jevo-Kosovo Polje railway line, was struck with two missi les and dest royed. The road br idge across the said river, on the Kral jevo-Raška road was also d a m a g e d at the t ime. Due to the detonat ions a number of bui ldings in the center of the town of Bogutovac were damaged , among which were a few pr ivate restaurants, shops and the "Studenica" Health Center Outpat ient Clinic, the Cultural Center and a number of family houses, (photos 39-40)

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Photo 39 Destroyed railway bridge across the Lopatnica River in the village of Bogutovac - Kraljevo, on the Kraljevo-Kosovo Polje railway line, photographed on 8 May 1999

Photo 40 Damaged railway bridge across the Ibar in the village of Bogutovac -Kraljevo, on the Kraljevo-Kosovo Polje railway line, photographed on 8 May 1999

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Kri. No.584/99

INVESTIGATION R E P O R T

Made on May 9, 1999 by Jagoda Radosavljević, investigative judge on duty f rom Kraljevo District Court , concerning two missile attacks by the N A T O Alliance forces on the village of Bogutovac, Kraljevo municipality, launched on May 8, 1999

I N V E S T I G A T I V E J U D G E , Jagoda Radosavljević Author ized police officers of the Ministry of the

Interior , Kraljevo Secretariat Mirko Marković Dragan Vićentijcvić

Crim.inv. technicians of Kraljevo Secretariat Miloš Vojinović Dušan Bradarić Miodrag Djordjević

T h e investigation began at 8:00 a.m., May 9, 1999.

In the course of the at tack by N A T O Alliance forces on May 8, 1999, at 2:30 a.m., a railway bridge on the Belgrade-Kraljevo-Kosovo Polje railway line was hit by three missiles. The bridge is located in the village of Bogutovac, Kraljevo municipality, by the kilometre marker post 101 + 498, over the river Lopatnica, immediately before its confluence with the river Ibar. The bridge is 60 metres long and made of metal structure. The impact broke the bridge in two places - on the nor thern and southern parts - and the tracks are severed f rom the bridge. Most par t of the structure is in the water, whereas its southern section collapsed on the right river bank of the Lopatnica. The railway tracks are totally wrecked and unusable . The buttresses on both northern and southern parts of the bridge were torn down.

A road bridge runs parallel with the railway bridge over the same river as part of the Kraljcvo-Raška highway. The bridge has a concrete fence the largest part of which is demolished on the left-hand side facing Raška, while visible circular and rectangular traces of damage are visible on the right-hand side. Rock fragments and other materials are scattered all over the driving lanes of the highway, as a result of the bombing of the bridge.

M I L A N K O V A Č E V I Ć f rom Bogutovac eye-witnessed the event. On May 8, 1999, at 2:25 p.m., N A T O forces at tacked the village of Bogutovac,

Kraljevo municipality, again. Two missiles hit the Bogutovac railway station. The railway station is built of solid material and its southern wing is completely destroyed. In the southern wing were the flats of the Railway Company workers employed at the Bogutovac railway station: Stojan Antović, the station master, and Milovan Nikolić, the train dispatcher. The remaining part of business premises is damaged to such an extent that the railway station has been rendered unserviceable. A crater made by the missile can be seen to the south of the demolished residential part of the railway station, which is partly covered with rocks, bricks and other construction material. There is a f ragment of the exploded missile in the close proximity of the crater.

M I R O S L A V M A T O V I Ć f rom Bogutovac eye-witnessed the event.

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On May 8,1999, on two separa te occasions - at 2:30 a.m. and 2:25 p.m. - N A T O forces launched missiles on the railway bridge on the river Ibar, in the village of Bogutovac, Kraljevo municipality, si tuated by the ki lometre marker post 103 + 431 on the Belgrade-Kosovo railway line. Dur ing the attack on May 8, 1999, at 2:30 a.m., one missile hit the left river bank of the Ibar and m a d e a crater of about 5 m in d iameter . T h e detonat ion stripped off and projected the bridge metal sheathing, the pieces of which caused the damage and are scattered all over the bridge s tructure. In the attack that took place on the same clay at 2:25 p.m., a missile hit and damaged the right lateral section of the bridge facing Kosovo Polje. The bridge was not torn down as a result of the missile assault.

The at tacks launched on May 8, 1999, at 2:30 a .m. and 2:25 p.m., inflicted d a m a g e on a large n u m b e r of residential and o the r civilian buildings in the village of Bogutovac.

T h e following civilian buildings were damaged : a bui lding in which the Bogutovac local health station and the flat of Milan Kovačević were s i tua ted on the g round f loor and the first f loor respectively; Bogutovac ward of the Kral jevo veter inar ian stat ion which comprises the flat of Bora Pavlović; adminis t ra t ion building of the public en te rpr i se for forest managemen t "Srbija šume", fores t c o m p o u n d Stolovi - Bogutovac fores t managemen t building, with the flats of Radosav Bojović and Milosav Miletić on the upper floor; post office building housing the flat of R a d o m i r Korićanac, an employee of the P T T Srbija; the building housing the premises of the Bogutovac local author i t ies and collective farm, including the flats owned by Mil jojko Novaković, Radovan Lukić, Pe ta r Tomić, Mira Sretenović, L jub inko Aleksić and Miod rag Matović.

Apar t f rom the above ment ioned , n u m e r o u s o the r civilian buildings were damaged in the at tack, such as: privately owned res taurants , shops and o ther service t rade facilities.

In addit ion to the railway stat ion and the two railway bridges, the total of 74 buildings were damaged , the major i ty of which a re family houses . Thus, 98 persons sustained d a m a g e of their family houses , flats, privately owned business and o the r premises. All those facilities located in Bogutovac and in the vicinity of the railway station and the two br idges on the rivers Lopa tn ica and Ibar have damaged roof tiles, roof structures, doors and all window panes , facades , c racked walls, demol ished furni ture , cracked and fal len-off ceilings, d a m a g e d merchand i se and two vehicles: "Alpha Romeo" passenger car, registrat ion plates No. KV 122-339 and "Fiat Dali" truck, registration plates No. KV 126-621, both owned by Milan Pantović f rom Bogutovac. T h e vehicles have broken glasses and visible t races of d a m a g e on the meta l par t s caused by missile f ragments .

The names of the persons and the deta i led descript ion of all residential , civilian and other buildings are given in the repor t p r epa red by the au thor ized off icers of the police depar tment , Kral jevo Secretar ia t , who a t t ended the investigation, which repor t consti tutes an integral par t of this Investigation R e p o r t .

Also a t t ached as an integral par t of this R e p o r t are pho to files of the criminal investigation division of the police d e p a r t m e n t , Kral jevo Secretar ia t , No . 571/99.

The investigation ended at 10:30 a.m.

I N V E S T I G A T I V E J U D G E O N D U T Y (sgd) J agoda Radosavl jcvić

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The Bridge on the Nišava in Niš (photos 4i-42)

Photo 41 View of the demolished bridge on the river Nišava and the damaged building of the Greek Consulate in Niš, May 8, 1999

Photo 42 Close-up of the demolished bridge on the river Nišava

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The Bridge on the Velika Morava near Mijatovac (photos43-44)

Photo 43 Destroyed right-hand side lane of the bridge over the river Nišava, near Mijatovac village - Ćuprija, on the Belgrade-Niš motorway, May 8, 1999 (viewed from the direction of Belgrade)

Photo 44 Close-up of the destroyed bridge and the car of the make Daewoo A6 03KDF, owned by the Romanian Red Cross, which happened to be on the bridge and in which three Romanian humanitarian workers sustained minor injuries

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T h e Post Of f i ce Bu i ld ing in Už ice (photos 45-46)

Photo 45 The destroyed building of the Užice Business Unit of the Public Enterprise of PTT Traffic and "Telekom Srbija", May 9, 1999 (after the second attack)

The Flyover near Velika Plana (photos 47-49)

Photo 47 The damaged flyover on the Belgrade-Niš motorway, near Velika Plana, May 10, 1999

Photo 48 The spot where a missile hit the motorway flyover

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Photo 49 The damaged Belgrade-Velika Plana railway under the motorway flyover

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The Bypasses near Čačak (photos 50-52)

Photo 50 "Zastava" truck, registration plates number BG 924-087, owned by GP "Standard" construction company from Belgrade, damaged by bombing of the bypass road around Čačak. Two employees of GP "Standard" were killed in the truck, May 10, 1999

Photo 51 Bodies of the killed driver and assistant driver: Nasko Ristić from Belgrade, born 1949, and Miloš Jovčić from Belgrade, born 1953

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The Bridge on the Lim, Prijepolje (photos 53-54)

Photo 54 Demolished bridge over the river Lim in Prijepolje on the main road Prijepolje - Užice, May 11, 1999 (Second attack)

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The Flyover near Horgoš

On May 11, 1999, at 10:40 p.m., the Horgoš flyover on the E-75 motorway was bombed. One missile hit and damaged the flyover. The nearby houses were also damaged by the detonation, (photos55-56)

Photo 55 Damaged Horgoš flyover on the E-75 motorway and the damaged railway Subotica-Horgoš-Szeged, May 11, 1999

Photo 56 Close-up of the damage on the Horgoš flyover, May 11, 1999

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The Bridge in Kokin Brod (photos 57-58)

Photo 57 Bombed bridge over the river Uvac in Kokin brod, on the Nova Varoš-Užice road, May 11, 1999 (second attack)

Photo 58 Close-up of the damaged bridge in Kokin brod, May 11, 1999

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The Bridge in Murino (photos 59-61)

Photo 59 The bridge in the small town of Murino, after the aerial bombardment of May 11, 1999, around 2:00 a.m

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The Bridge in Vrbas (photos 62-63)

Photo 62 Destroyed bridge in Vrbas, Njegoševa Street, May 13, 1999

Photo 63 Destroyed bridge in Vrbas viewed from a different angle, May 13, 1999

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The Flyover in Visoko near Kuršumlija (photos 64-65)

Photo 64 Completely destroyed and devastated flyover on the Prokuplje-Priština railway line in the village of Visoka - Kuršumlija, May 14, 1999

Photo 65 Torn down bridge on the river Kosanica in the village of Visoka -Kuršumlija, on the Prokuplje-Priština road, May 14, 1999

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The Flyover near Trupalske Woods

On May 14, 1999, one missile hit the flyover on the Belgrade-Leskovac highway, in the region of Trupale village, Niš municipality. Both flyover lanes collapsed on the railway tracks causing vast damage and suspension of both road and railway traffic, (photos

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Photo 66 The flyover on the Belgrade-Skoplje motorway, near Trupalske forests, which collapsed on the Belgrade-Skoplje railway tracks in the vicinity of Niš, May 14, 1999

Photo 67 Broken railway tracks on the Belgrade-Skoplje railway line in the vicinity of the demolished flyover near Trupalske forests - Niš, May 14, 1999

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The Bridge in Vladičin Han (photos 68-72)

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Photo 68 Bombed bridge over the river Južna Morava in Vladičin Han downtown, viewed in the direction of Surdulica, May 18, 1999

Photo 69 Damaged mid-section of the bridge over the river Južna Morava in Vladičin Han

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Photo 70 A crater on the other side of the bridge in Vladičin Han

Photo 71 The spot at the beginning of the bridge where Milan Ignjatović from V. Han was killed

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The Bridge over the River Stari Begej in Banatski Dvor (photos 73-74)

Photo 73 The bridge over the river Stari Begej on the Žitište-Srpska Crnja road, near Banatski Dvor, bombed on May 20 1999

Photo 74 Close-up of the damaged bridge over the Stari Begej

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The Bridge over the River Jasenica in Velika Plana (21 May 1999) (Photos75-76)

Photo 75 Torn down bridge over the river Jasenica in Velika Plana, on the Belgrade-Niš motorway, May 21, 1999 (second attack)

Photo 76 Close-up of the torn down bridge over the river Jasenica

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PU 385/99

O F F I C I A L M E M O

Made on May 22, 1999 by an authorized officer of Velika Plana Police Depar tment , regarding the N A T O bombing of the bridge over the river Jasenica in Velika Plana, the area of Veliko Oraš je village, which took place on May 21, 1999, at 11:15 a.m.

On May 21, 1999, at 11:15 a.m., N A T O planes targeted the bridge over the Jasenica with 4 missiles. The 129 metres long bridge is si tuated on the Belgrade-Niš motorway, next to the ki lometre marker post 670 + 600 m. D u e to the said incident, Živan Djurišić, an investigative judge of the Velika Plana Municipal Court , accompanied by authorized officers of the Velika Plana police depar tment , carried out an on-site investigation. These are the findings of the investigation:

The total of 4 aircraft missiles were fired, two of which hit the bridge: one hit the right driving lane of the Niš-Belgrade motorway causing the collapse of 19 metres of the bridge structure; the other one hit the left driving lane of the Belgrade-Niš motorway bridge. A third missile fell onto an open space in the nearby field, 30 metres f rom the right edge of the bridge Niš-Belgrade, forming a crater 8 m deep and 20 m in diameter . A fourth missile fell into the black locust grove in the area of Veliko Orašje village, 300 m to the north-west f rom the ment ioned bridge, viewed f rom the direction Velika Plana-Smederevo. The missile made a crater 6 m deep and 15 m in diameter . A missile f ragment was found close to it, bear ing the following mark: "TRW-CINCH 2302509132". Criminal investigation police technicians, Zoran Gašić and Srboljub Živković, per formed measurements in the surrounding space and the crater itself and detected no radioactivity in the area.

The bombing injured one person. His name is Slobodan Nikolic, father 's name Jovan, born on April 3, 1935 in Veliko Orašje, residing in Veliko Orašje, No. 130 Šumadijska St.. ID No. 0304935761513, a pensioner . At the time of the bombing he was in the field near the bridge. He was taken to the general hospital "Stefan Visoki" in Sm. Palanka and admit ted to the or thopaedic ward under the protocol No. 870-0. Medical examinations proved that he had sustained severe injuries consisting of a f racture of the left upper arm f rom the fall caused by the detonat ion blast.

The criminal police investigation technicians f rom V. Plana also made photos and sketches of the spot and fi lmed it for the record.

At tachment : Official M e m o made by Milutin Obradović referring to the damage inflicted on industrial facilities.

A U T H O R I Z E D O F F I C E R Sergeant Major First Class (sgd) Borivoje Kostadinović

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TO: P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T V E L I K A P L A N A

O F F I C I A L M E M O

Made on May 21, 1999 with respect to the material damage on private houses in Veliko Orašje, inflicted by N A T O warplanes on May 21,1999, at approximately 11:00 a.m.

On May 21, 1999, at approximately 11:00 a.m. N A T O warplanes fired four missiles at the flyover on the river Jasenica on the Belgrade-Niš motorway. D u e to the bombing, the below listed private property sustained the following damage:

1. D R A G O S L A V P A V L O V I Ć , Veliko Orašje, No. 6 Vinogradska St. - one square metre of glass was broken on the family house terrace.

2. B O R I V O J E LAZIĆ, Veliko Orašje, No. 129 Šumadijska St. - 1.5 square metres of glass was broken by the detonat ion on two windows.

3. A N D J E L K A SAVIĆ, Veliko Orašje, No. bb Šumadijska St. - one square metre of the family house window pane was broken by the detonat ion.

4. LJUBIŠA M A T A K O V I Ć , Veliko Orašje, No. 51 Železnička St. - 2 square metres of the two family house window panes have cracked f rom the detonat ion.

V E L I K A P L A N A M E M O M A D E BY: May 21, 1999 First Sergeant

(sgd) Milutin Obradović

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The Bridge over the River Jasenica in Velika Plana (26 May 1999) (photos77-78)

Photo 77 Bombed left side of the bridge over the river Jasenica on the Belgrade-Niš motorway (driving lane from the direction of Niš) in Velika Plana, May 26, 1999 (4th attack)

Photo 78 Close-up of the left side of the bridge over the Jasenica, whereas the right side was demolished in previous attacks

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O F F I C I A L M E M O

Made on May 27, 1999 by an authorized officer of Velika Plana Police Depar tment , regarding the N A T O bombing of the area of Velika Plana on May 26, 1999, a round 1:15 ami.

On May 26, 1999, a round 1:15 a.m., the bridge over the river Jasenica in Velika Plana was hit by one N A T O missile. The bridge is si tuated in the area of the village of Veliko Orašje, next to the ki lometre marker post 670 + 600 m on the Belgrade-Niš motorway. The bridge had already been a target on three separate occasions.

On the said day, ano the r N A T O missile was f ired and hit the left driving lane of the Belgrade-Niš motorway, causing an 18 m long damage, measured f rom the bridge edge, in the direction of Niš.

The on-site investigation was carried out by Živan Djurišić, investigative judge of the Velika Plana Municipal Court , together with authorized officers of the Velika Plana police and in the presence of Milorad Rajić, the municipal public prosecutor.

On the same night (May 26, 1999), around 1:15 a.m.. N A T O planes dumped two aircraft fuel tanks. One of them fell at the distance of 1,050 m from the Jasenica bridge in the direction of Belgrade, and 30 m f rom the edge of the Belgrade-Niš motorway. The said tank bore the following inscription: "TRESTLING A R E A TANK EMPTY N O M . 2250 LITRE E X T E R N A L F U E L T A N K PART. 5041000 S E R I A L NO. F R T R 1532 STOCHO. N.S.N 1560-99-349-4900 SUPPLIER. U 1918 M O D STD. MA04249 04744 N O M . C E N T R E SECTION ASSEMBLY 1558 P A R T . 5031002 S E R I A L NO. F R T R 1545."

Another N A T O aircraft fuel tank was found on the driving lane of the Belgrade-Niš motorway, 450 m f rom the above ment ioned one, including two parts of the same tank found on the r ight-hand side of the motorway, bearing the following inscription: " T R A N S M I T T E R G A G E F U E L NSN PN 23101-01 SN 253204 S P E C N O SP-P-56602 M O D K U R T E I C H W E B E R P R A Z I S O N S G E R A T E W E R K 2000 H A M B U R G 5 0 M F R C O D E D2277 P R A C I T E C H N I K . "

A missile and f ragments of the missile engine were found in the area of the village of Krnjevo, "Bare" farmland, 150 m f rom the edge of the Belgrade-Niš motorway, in the field of Miodrag Petrović f rom Krnjevo. The impact made a crater 1 m deep and 2 m in diameter. The missile had the mark "EB 02019" and its flap bore the following inscription: W I N G BSU - 59 3000 M F R S/N." T h e missile was deactivated and destroyed on the spot by the Yugoslav military, Lieutenant-Colonel Risto Jevdjenijević and his demolition squad.

By measur ing the radiation level pe r fo rmed by the Velika Plana criminal investigation police technicians, Zoran Gašić and Srboljub Živković, no radioactivity was detected in the area. The site was fi lmed for the record.

A U T H O R I Z E D O F F I C E R Sergeant Major First Class (sgd) Borivoje Kostadinović

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O F F I C I A L M E M O

Made on May 27, 1999 by an authorized officer of Velika Plana Police Depar tmen t concerning the discovery made on May 26, 1999 of the NATO-f i red missiles and parts of missile engines in the area of Velika Plana municipality.

On May 26, 1999, a round 1:15 p.m., two aircraft bombs - parts of the N A T O missile engines were d ropped in the area of the villages of Miloševac and Lozovik. Due to this incident, an on-site investigation was conducted by Živan Djurišić, investigative judge of the V. Plana Municipal Court , accompanied by authorized officers of the V. Plana police depar tment .

The investigation conf i rmed that one of the said missiles fell in the area of Miloševac village, "Strbnik" farmland, in the field owned by Živoslav Nikolić f rom Miloševac, No. 2 Part izanska St. A crater 1 m deep and 2 m in diameter was made by the missile bearing the following inscription: "AVIO B O M B S W I N G BSU-59/B 30003-404AS4827 M F R 96214 (K) S/N R U N 712893 EC090-19." It was destroyed on the spot by the Yugoslav military, i.e. Lieutenant-Colonel Risto Jevdjenijević and a Yugoslav Army demolit ion squad.

On the same day (May 26, 1999), a round 1:15 p.m., another N A T O missile - part of the missile engine fell in the area of the village of Lozovik, "GAJ" farmland, in the field owned by Stanimir Tufegdžić f rom Lozovik. It fell at the distance of 800 m f rom the right edge of the Belgrade-Niš motorway and fo rmed a crater 1 m deep and 2 m in diameter . The said missile - par t of the missile engine bore the following marks: "FIN BSU-60/B 30003 SY704AS4890 M F R 96214 (D) S/N P V N 208198".

The criminal investigation police technician, Srboljub Živković, measured the level of radioactivity and detected none . T h e missile was destroyed on the spot by the Yugoslav military, i.e. Lieutenant Colonel Risto Jevdjenijević and a Yugoslav Army demolition squad.

There were no o ther effects, nor any injured or killed persons.

A U T H O R I Z E D O F F I C E R Sergeant Major First Class (sgd) Borivoje Kostadinović

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The Cekavički Bridge on the River Jablanica (photos 79-82)

Photo 79 Demolished Cekavički bridge over the river Jablanica on the road Bošnjace - Cekavica, municipality of Lebane, 27 May 1999

Photo 80 Close-up of the destroyed Cekavički bridge in the vicinity of which Veselka Spasić and Branka Stanković from Cekavica were killed, 27 May 1999

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Photo 81 The bodies of Veselka Spasić (1940) and Branka Stanković (1940) from Cekavica, municipality of Lebane, killed in the bombing of the Cekavički bridge, 27 May 1999

Photo 82 Close-up of the body of Branka Stanković

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The Ćenovački Bridge on the River Jablanica (photos 83-86)

Photo 83 Destroyed Ćenovački bridge on the river Jablanica in Ćenovac, municipality of Lebane - Leskovac, bombed on 29 May 1999 and 30 May 1999

Photo 84 Close-up of the destroyed Ćenovački bridge in the vicinity of which Stanoje Stojimenović (1941) from Ćenovac was killed while working in the field with his wife and son, 29 May 1999

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Photo 85 The body of Stanoje Stojimenović (1941) from Ćenovac who was killed in the bombing of the Ćenovački bridge; his son Goran (1967) was also killed and his wife Jagoda was seriously injured

Photo 86 Close-up of the body of Stanoje Stojimenović

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The Railway Tracks in the Village of Popovac (photos 87-88)

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Photo 87 Damaged railway tracks and power line at the marshaling yard in the village of Popovac-Niš, May 27, 1999

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Photo 88 A crater and broken railway tracks at Popovac station

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The Bridge and Motorway near the Village of Popovac (photos 89-94)

Photo 89 Damaged bridge over the river Nišava on the Belgrade-Niš-Leskovac motorway in the area of the village of Popovac, May 28, 1999

Photo 90 Close-up of the damaged bridge over the river Nišava, May 28, 1999

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Photo 91 Damaged motorway Belgrade-Niš-Leskovac in the area of the village of Popovac-Niš, May 28, 1999 (view from the flyover from the direction of Niš)

Photo 92 Close-up of the crater on the motorway, facing the flyover

Photo 93 Torn down section of the bridge over the river Nišava on the Belgrade-Niš--Leskovac motorway in the village of Popovac-Niš, May 30, 1999 (2nd

Photo 94 Close-up of the destroyed section of the bridge over the river Nišava

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The Prizren-Brezovica Road

On May 30, 1999, at 4:30 p.m., NATO warplanes attacked the road from Prizren to Brezovica at the time when a group of reporters, led by philosopher and writer Daniel Shifter, was travelling on the road. The crew consisted of two women journalists from Great Britain and five journalists from Portugal, including two drivers. One of the drivers, Nebojša Radojević (born 1961), was killed in the attack, while Daniel Shifter and Eve Prentice, the "Times" reporter from London, Great Britain, suffered minor injuries, (photo

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Photo 95 View of the vehicle in which Nebojša Radojević (1961) was killed and Daniel Shifter and Eve Prentice sustained minor injuries

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MINUTES OF THE TESTIMONY OF WITNESS

Taken on 23 J u n e 1999 before the investigative judge of the District Court in Belgrade, in the criminal proceedings against unknown persons for committing a criminal act referred to in Art . 141 of the Penal Code of Yugoslavia.

Investigative Judge Witness Ilija Simić Court Clerk Stana Mitrić

Nenad Golubović Also present at the testimony are: Public Prosecutor

The Accused

Defense Counsel

T h e hearing began at 9:30 a.m.

It was brought to the at tent ion of the witness that it is his duty to tell the truth and not to withhold anything; he was warned of the consequences of giving false testimony. He was also warned that he is under no obligation to answer specific questions likely to expose himself or next of kin to disgrace considerable material damage, or prosecution (Art. 229 of the Law on Criminal Procedure) . The witness answered the general questions as follows:

1) N a m e and family name Nenad Golubović 2) Father 's name Vlajko 3) Occupat ion economist 4) Address Čačak, Braće Glišića St. No. 12 5) Place of birth Čačak 6) Da te of birth 4 May 1961 7) Relation to the accused or the wronged party -

With regard to the case, the witness stated the following:

The witness has been warned that it is his duty to tell the truth, and he gave the following s ta tement in response to the quest ions of the investigative judge:

I have my own private company and I am a friend of the Frenchmen Daniel Shiffer, who wanted to visit Kosovo and Metohi ja with a group of foreign journalists to acquaint themselves with the situation in the Province.

To that end, I left with my fr iend, now late Nebojša Radojević, in two cars for Kosovo and Metohi ja on Friday, 28 May 1999. We were accompanied by three Portuguese journalists, one Englishwoman and one Italian, all journalists.

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We first visited Kosovska Mitrovica, then Prišt ina, f r o m where we p lanned to go to Prizren. We left for Prizren over Mt. Brezovica and on Sunday, 30 May, when we came to Rečani , we learned that the tunnel , s i tuated at a dis tance of 6 km f rom Prizren, was demolished a day b e f o r e by N A T O bombing and that we would not be able to pass through the tunnel by car but instead that we could drive to the tunnel and f r o m the re go on foot to Prizren. We did so. W h e n we reached the tunne l which was bur ied and did not render passage possible, Nebojša Rado jev ić stayed beh ind with the two cars to wait fo r us, while 1 walked with Shiffer and five journal is ts a r o u n d the tunnel and fa r ther , to Prizren, where we stayed until the a f t e rnoon . We had t ranspor ta t ion provided for us f rom Prizren to the tunnel . W h e n our g roup walked a r o u n d the demol i shed tunnel , we found ourselves in the space be tween that bur ied tunnel and a n o t h e r tunnel in the opposi te direction f rom Prizren, on the d a m a g e d road. Suddenly, an a i rp lane fol lowed by ano the r f lew over and we hea rd fou r explosions, which were a few minutes apar t . Stones flew all a r o u n d us. For tunate ly , I was not in jured, but was only bruised. However , Daniel Shiffer sustained broken right a rm and broken left fou r th rib. Po r tuguese journal is t Elsa Maruyo was injured in the right shin, wi thout f rac ture . T h e English journal is t Eve Prentice was also slightly in jured in the leg. All the o thers in the g roup were badly bruised, like myself, our clothes were torn and destroyed, and we were all covered with a thick layer of dust .

When 1 pulled myself toge ther , at the en t r ance of the tunnel facing Rečani , a few dozen yards f rom where we were in jured, I saw my car Toyota Car ina E, license plate CA 131-478, which was totally demol i shed (I had to a b a n d o n this car, because the damage was 100%) and in this car I saw Nebo j ša Radojević . Blood was running f rom his head, and the back of his head was blown off, so that the brain was exposed. He did not give any signs of life. T h e late Nebo j ša Radojev ić was the tourist manage r in the company C o m e t Travel, he lived in Belgrade, in Z a g e Malivuk Street No . 5. He left beh ind a wife and a 7-year old son.

We were all given first aid in the military field hospital in the village of Lokvica. I was left wi thout a car worth DM 20,000. I have pho tographs taken by the Italian journal is t who was in my company and have

footage taken by Carlos Pinote , who works for Po r tuguese television. Some 15 minutes a f t e r we had been injured and when these 4-5 missiles had struck,

I re turned to the spot with a physician w h o m I met accidentally, because that doctor was dispatched to help us. W h e n we came close to my car in which Nebo j ša lay dead, we were bombed again with two missiles. They were aiming at the car in which I was with the physician whose n a m e is Goran . It was a whi te Mercedes ambulance . However , given the confusion and my s ta te of mind at that t ime, I canno t ascer tain whe the r the car was marked with a red cross or not . We had to run away when the first missile struck and I have an impression that we only just saved ourselves f rom being hit.

A f t e r that , we took Nebojša , who was not giving any signs of life, f r o m the car. Tha t is all I have to say. I l istened to the minutes being dic ta ted a loud, I recognize

them as mine and sign them without object ion.

Conc luded at 10:30 a.m. (signed by witness)

Cour t clerk (signed)

Investigative judge (signed)

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MINUTES OF THE TESTIMONY OF WITNESS

Taken on 24 J u n e 1999 before the investigative judge of the District Court in Belgrade, in the criminal proceedings against unknown persons for committ ing a criminal act referred to in Art . 141 of the Penal Code of Yugoslavia.

Investigative Judge Ilija Simić Court Clerk Stana Mitrić

Witness Miodrag Radojević Also present at the testimony are: Public Prosecutor

The Accused

Defense Counsel

The hearing began at 10:00 a.m.

It was brought to the at tent ion of the witness that it is his duty to tell the truth and not to withhold anything; he was warned of the consequences of giving false testimony. He was also warned that he is under no obligation to answer specific questions likely to expose himself or next of kin to disgrace, considerable material damage, or prosecution (Art. 229 of the Law on Criminal Procedure) . The witness answered the general questions as follows:

1) N a m e and family name Miodrag Radojević 2) Father 's name Života 3) Occupat ion pensioner 4) Address Belgrade, Grčića Milenka St. No. 4-b 5) Place of birth Gornj i Milanovac, village of Brusnica 6) Da te of birth 10 May 1933 7) Relat ion to the accused or the wronged party -

With regard to the case, the witness stated the following:

The witness has been warned that it is his duty to tell the truth, and he gave the following s ta tement in response to the questions of the investigative judge:

I am the fa ther of now late Nebojša Radojević, who was born on 17 October 1961 in Belgrade. His mother 's name is Ljil jana Mijatović.

Nebojša was my only child. He lived in a separa te household with his wife and an 8-year old son. He lived in Belgrade, Zage Malivuk St. No. 5.

My son was in the tourist business and spoke five foreign languages. Therefore , he was engaged by the Press Center as an interpreter for foreign journalists who have been coming to our country lately.

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My son went to Kosovo in this capacity on a n u m b e r of occasions and h a p p e n e d to be the re on 30 May 1999, to accompany a g roup of foreign journal is ts and Daniel Shiffer, when he was killed.

I heard of my son's dea th incidentally on television, the same day, 30 May 1999, in the evening. Actually, in the t ranscr ipt f r om the Dea th Regis t rer , a copy of which I enclose, 31 May is writ ten as the da te of his dea th , which is incorrect , because he lost his life a day earlier.

I heard the details of how my son lost his life f r om N e n a d Golubović, who was my son's f r iend and who was with him near Pr izren when my son lost his life.

As I have already ment ioned , the late Nebo j ša was my wife's and my own only child, he took care of us, part icularly in view of our impai red heal th , so that his dea th is a great loss for us in this respect too.

Tha t is all I have to say, I l istened to the minutes being dic ta ted a loud, I do not want to read them, I accept t hem as mine and sign t hem without object ion.

Conc luded at 10:30 a.m. (signed by witness)

Cour t clerk (signed)

Investigative judge (signed)

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F E D E R A L R E P U B L I C O F Y U G O S L A V I A R E P U B L I C O F S E R B I A Municipality of Priština

DEATH CERTIFICATE

Issued according to the Dea th Register for the area of Priština, under number 856 for the year 1999, for the following entry of death K-80/378:

First name and sex Nebojša - male

Surname and surname f rom previous marriage, if any

Radojević

Identification number (blank)

Day, month , year and time of death 31 May 1999

Place and municipality of death Priština

Day, month and year of birth 17 October 1961

Place and municipality of birth; country (for persons born abroad) Belgrade

Citizenship F R Y

Domicile and address Belgrade, Zage Malivuk 5

Marital status married

Name, surname and surname of spouse before marriage, f rom previous marriage, if any (blank)

Names and surname of parents of the deceased:

Fa ther Mother

Miodrag Ljiljana

Addit ional notes and remarks: (blank)

Seal affixed Registrar's signature N. Todorović

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No. - 203 -Place: Priština Date : 2 June 1999

O u r beloved Nebo j ša M. Radojev ić

1961-1999 lost his life de fend ing his h o m e l a n d near Prizren on 30 May 1999.

T h e funera l will take place on Friday, 4 J u n e 1999 at 2:00 p.m., on the New Cemetery in Belgrade.

Bereaved: son Filip, wife Maja , m o t h e r Lji l jana, f a t h e r Miodrag , relatives and fr iends.

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The Bridge in Varvarin

On May 30, 1999, at 1:05 p.m. and 1:15 p.m., the bridge over the river Velika Morava in Varvarin was hit and destroyed by three missiles. The attack took place on a market day when around 2,000 people were in the vicinity of the bridge. Nine persons were killed: Stojan Ristić (1943), Zoran Marinković (1966), Tola Apostolović (1925), Milan Savić (1975), Vojkan Stanković (1968), Milivoje Ćirić (1933), all from Varvarin. Also killed were: Ružica Simonović (1939) from D. Katun, Dragoslav Terzić (1931) from Paraćin and Sanja Milenković (1983) from D. Katun. Twelve persons were severely injured and two suffered minor injuries. In addition, two persons are still missing and the search is in progress. All the surrounding buildings were considerably damaged, (photos96-105)

Photo 96 Close-up of the destroyed bridge in Varvarin 9 people lost their lives and 32 were injured

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Photo 97 Traces of blood on the driving lane in front of the destroyed bridge

Photo 98 Dead body of Stojan Ristić (1943) killed on the bridge

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Photo 99 Dead body of Zoran Marinković (1966)

Photo 100 Dead body of Tola Apostolović (1925)

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Photo 101 Ripped off parts of the body of Milan Savić (1975)

Photo 102 Dead body of Vojkan Stanković (1968)

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Photo 103 Dead body of priest Milivoje Ćirić (1933)

Photo 104 Dead body of Ružica Simonović (1939)

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Photo 105 Head injuries of Dragoslav Terzić

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Kri. No. 482/99

M I N U T E S O F T H E T E S T I M O N Y O F WITNESS

Made on 23 June 1999 be fo re the investigative judge of the Municipal Court in Varvarin in connect ion with the interviewing of relatives - fa ther - of tragically deceased Sanja Milenković f rom D. Katun, Zoran Milenković f rom D. Katun, whose daughter lost her life on the bridge in Varvarin on 30 May 1999 during the bombing of the bridge by N A T O warplanes, at the request of the Yugoslav Commit tee for Gather ing Evidence About Crimes Commit ted Against Humani ty and International Law.

Present : Investigative judge Mir jana Pavić Court clerk Slavomirka Stanojević. The hearing began at 2:00 p.m.

Zoran Milenković f rom Donj i Katun, fa ther of tragically deceased Sanja Milenković f rom Donji Katun, who lost her life during the bombing of the bridge on the Velika Morava by N A T O warplanes on 30 May 1999, appeared before the Court and stated:

Sanja Milenković f rom Donj i Katun, born on 30 November 1983 in Kruševac to fa ther Zoran and mother Vesna Milenković nee Randelović.

She completed her e lementary education in Varvarin with straight A's. She earned the Vuk Diploma, since the 4th grade she part icipated in competi t ions in mathematics. In the 4th and 5th grades she won the first places in the District Competi t ion with 100 (maximum) points. In the 6th grade she scored 3rd in the Republican and 3rd in the Federal Mathemat ics Compet i t ion . In the 7th grade she was the 3rd in the Republican and in the 8th grade 2nd in the Republ ican and 4th in the Federal Competi t ion.

She part icipated in the competi t ions in chemistry and physics and won awards. She was a part icipant in the Chemistry Olympiad in the 7th grade and won 87 out of

maximum 100 points. In 1998/99 school year she enrolled in the Mathemat ics High School in Belgrade. As

a particularly ta lented candidate , she did not have to take entrance examination. She participated in the republican competi t ion, while the federal competit ion was canceled because of war which broke out. Al though f reshman, she was a candidate for the Olympic team in mathematics .

She was also prepar ing for the competi t ion in chemistry, scheduled to be held in April.

Her ill-fated death put an end to her ambition, dreams and successes. We, her parents, received the certif icate on the complet ion of the 1st grade, with straight A's.

She left us at the age of 15 and a half years to grieve and suffer: fa ther Zoran , teacher of mathemat ics at the High School and Technical School in Varvarin, mother Vesna, bachelor of law, b ro ther Saša, High School f reshmen who started school two years earlier to be with his sister, both grandfa thers and grandmothers .

Her wish and ambit ion was to engage in scientific work, so that N A T O bombers interrupted all her aspirations and hopes, they killed a girl who emana ted kindness, energy and knowledge.

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Those who knew her well have said a lot in the public media about her as a person, fr iend and s tudent , and we volunteer this evidence to those who demol ished bridges -embod imen t s of life - with evil in tent ions and extinguished people 's lives on those bridges.

Conc luded at 2:45 p.m. Court clerk L.S. Investigative judge (signature) (s ignature)

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F E D E R A L R E P U B L I C O F Y U G O S L A V I A R E P U B L I C O F S E R B I A Municipality of Varvarin

D E A T H C E R T I F I C A T E

Issued according to the Dea th Regis ter for the a rea of Varvarin, u n d e r n u m b e r 18 for the year 1999, for the following entry of death:

First n a m e and sex Sanja, female

S u r n a m e and su rname f r o m previous marr iage, if any

Milenković

Ident i f icat ion n u m b e r 3011983786017

Day, month , year and t ime of dea th 30 May 1999 at 1:15 p.m.

Place and municipality of dea th Varvarin, br idge

Day, mon th and year of birth 30 November 1983

Place and municipality of bir th; country (for persons born ab road) Kruševac, Kosovska St. No. 16

Citizenship R. of Serbia, F R Y

Domici le and address Donj i Katun

Mari tal s tatus single

N a m e , su rname and su rname of spouse b e f o r e marr iage, f r o m

previous marr iage, if any (blank)

N a m e s and su rname of pa ren t s of the deceased:

Fa the r M o t h e r

Zoran Milenković Vesna Milenković nee Randelović

Addi t ional notes and remarks: Entry read!

No. 203-205/99

Place: Varvar in Seal affixed Registrar 's s ignature Date : 25 J u n e 1999 J. Nešić

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Our beloved and never forgot ten

1983 - 1999

Sanja Milenković

s tuden t of the Mathemat ics High School in Belgrade

per ished tragically in the bombing of the Varvar in Bridge on 30 May 1999 at 1:10 p.m. at the age of 15.

The funera l will take place on 31 May 1999 at 3:00 p.m., on the cemetery in Donj i Katun.

Bereaved: fa ther Z o r a n , m o t h e r Vesna , b r o t h e r Saša, g r and fa the r s L juba and Vlada,

g randmothers Branka and Marica, n u m e r o u s relatives f rom Donj i Katun and Cićevac.

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Federa l Republ ic of Yugoslavia Republ ic of Serbia Mathemat ics High School in Belgrade Journal No. 153/13 of 18 J u n e 1999 Registry No. 13.

The school is l icensed for opera t ion by the Decision of the Ministry of Educa t ion No. 022-05-266/03 of 8 Apri l 1994.

C E R T I F I C A T E

Sanja Milenković, fa ther 's n a m e Zoran , born on 30 November 1983 in Kruševac, Municipality of Kruševac, Serbia, a t t ended in the school year 1998/99 for the first t ime the first grade of the high school, sciences and mathemat ics major , and has shown the following result:

Serbian language and l i terature excellent (5) Foreign language - English excellent (5) History excellent (5) Geography excellent (5) Physics excellent (5) Chemistry excellent (5) Physical educat ion excellent (5) Analysis with algebra excellent (5) Geome t ry excellent (5) C o m p u t e r and in format ion science excellent (5) Second foreign language - G e r m a n (opt ional) excellent (5) Behaviour exemplary (5)

T h e full- t ime s tudent comple ted the first g rade with excellent result (5.00 average grade) .

In Belgrade, 18 J u n e 1999

H o m e r o o m teacher L.S. School Principal (signed) Ljil jana Čaba rkapa (signed) Prof. Dr. Milan O. Raspopović

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Mathema t i c s High School - Be lgrade

awards

Sanja Milenković

with a

D ip loma

for ou t s tand ing results

Belgrade, 18 J u n e 1999 L.S. School Principal (signed)

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The Tunnel near Sremska Kamenica (photos 106-109)

Photo 106 Bombed tunnel leading to the "Sloboda" bridge from Sremska Kamenica to Novi Sad, May 30, 1999

Photo 107 The damage viewed from inside the tunnel, May 30, 1999

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Photo 108 Repeated bombing of the tunnel leading from Sremska Kamenica to the "Sloboda" bridge in Novi Sad, May 31, 1999

Photo 109 One of the craters caused by a missile impact, viewed from inside the tunnel, May 31, 1999

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The Flyover near Veliko Orašje (photos 110-111)

Photo 110 Demolished flyover on the Belgrade-Niš motorway, the area of the village Orašje, which collapsed on the Belgrade-V. Plana railway tracks on June 2, 1999, V. Plana (3rd attack)

Photo 111 Close-up of the demolished flyover near V. Plana, June 2, 1999

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The Bridge on the Jasenica in Velika Plana (2 June 1999) (photos 112-113)

Photo 112 Bombed bridge over the river Jasenica on the Belgrade-Niš motorway, near V. Plana, June 2, 1999 (3rd attack)

Photo 113 Craters on the bridge over the river Jasenica in V. Plana, June 2, 1999

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Bombing of Relays and Repeaters

Iriški Venae (photos 1-2)

Photo 1 Demolished building at the foot of the Serbian Radio Television (RTS) transmitter tower on Iriški Venae, April 27, 1999 (1st attack)

Photo 2 View of the dome of the bombed radio and TV transmitter tower of RTS on Iriški Venae, April 28, 1999 (2nd attack)

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The Business Center Ušće Kri. No. 482/99

INVESTIGATION R E P O R T

Made on April 27, 1999

The investigation was conducted with reference to a missile attack on the building of "Ušće" Business Cen t re in New Belgrade, Milentija Popovića Street.

On April 27, 1999, I was summoned by the Belgrade Secretariat police depar tment on duty to conduct an investigation of the damage inflicted on the building of "Ušće" Business Centre . T h e investigation commenced at 11:45 a.m.

I found a police investigation team on the spot, photographing and video-taping the scene.

Several objects were found in the park around the building, originating f rom the previous missile attack. As explained by Mr. Živković, the police inspector on duty, the previously inflicted damage is visible on the second floor above the south entrance, on the second floor above the west entrance, and on the second and tenth floors above the north entrance. T h e roof damage was also visible, but inaccessible due to the damage inside the building. T h e lifts were unserviceable and the staircase impossible to use.

New damage inflicted on the night between April 26 and 27, 1999, was detected on the roof and the twenty-fourth f loor. A roof-top antenna was directly hit and bent eastwards.

According to the oral information provided by the police investigation team, four security workers were on duty in the close proximity of the building on the night of the attack, none of whom sustained any injuries, nor have any other casualties been repor ted as a result of the bombing.

Based upon visual observation, it was stated that two large windows were broken on the top f loor of "Jugopetrol" administrat ion building. The tenants f rom nearby apar tment buildings repor ted damage on their flats to the police investigation team, consisting of broken glass on windows and doors.

No o ther damage was directly repor ted to the investigation judge on call in the course of investigation procedure .

Based upon visual observation of the judiciary building - "Palace of Justice", 17-a Slobodana Penezića Street, two large glass walls were damaged by the

detonat ion: one to the left f rom the main entrance, and the other in the post-office section.

Investigation a t tended by:

I N V E S T I G A T I V E J U D G E Branislav Blažić

P U B L I C P R O S E C U T O R ' S O F F I C E Deputy Nebojša Maraš (Belgrade)

Police investigation team of the Ministry of the Inter ior of the Republic of Serbia - Belgrade Secretariat

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At the t ime of investigation it was not even remotely possible to establish the extent of the damage since the des t ruct ion and d a m a g e were immense , not only on the building of "Ušće" Business Cen t r e and nearby a p a r t m e n t buildings, but on the "Palace of Justice" as well.

The investigation was concluded at 12:20 p.m.

I N V E S T I G A T I V E J U D G E (sgd) Branislav Blažić

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R E P O R T

On April 27, 1999, a round 1:05 a.m., dur ing the second attack of N A T O air forces on the building of "Ušće" Business Cen t re in New Belgrade, No. 2 Bulevar Mihaj la Pupina , the top of the building was damaged most probably by one missile. Since the building was heavily damaged dur ing the first bombing, two top f loors are now completely destroyed, including all the aerials on the roof.

T h e de tona t ion has d a m a g e d 15 large glasses on the Federa l Gove rnmen t building, s i tuated on No. 2 Bulevar Nikole Tesle. This was repor ted by D J U R A J E F T I Ć , internal security officer , who s ta ted that the east wing and the ceremonial en t rance were particularly damaged .

As r epor t ed by P E T A R P A V I C , the tenants ' association chai rman, a round 60 window panes were completely broken on the apa r tmen t building on No. 11 Bulevar Lenj ina Street .

Accord ing to the s t a t ement of I V I C A R O K V I Ć , the tenants ' association chai rman, a round 30 window panes were broken on the flats, as well as 11 shop windows of "Pekabeta" s tore located on the ground f loor of the apa r tmen t building on No. 7 Bulevar Lenj ina Street .

A r o u n d 70% of window panes were b roken in 45 flats of the apa r tmen t building on No. 3 Bulevar Lenj ina Street , including the windows of "Apotekarsko Beograd" pharmacy and "Dućan" s tore s i tuated on the g round f loor of the building.

Two large shop windows were b roken on the s tore of DD " A G R O P R O M E T " f rom Kruševac, Belgrade, No. 4 Karad jord jeva Street , r epor ted B R A N K O J O Z , the s tore manager .

Six large shop windows were b roken on the evacuated premises of "Jugolaboratori ja", No. 41 Karad jord jeva Street , including one large shop window of PP " K O N T I N E N T " located in the same building.

Two shop windows were broken on " P E T R O H E M I J A " store, No . 23 Karad jord jeva Street . T h e windows a re p ro tec ted by locked grills and nobody in charge of the s tore was found on the spot.

T h r e e window panes were broken on the private bakery on No. 15, Karad jord jeva Street, owned by M I L O M I R R A D O V I Ć .

Several panes were broken on the windows and the entrance to the "EOL" boat-restaurant parked on Ušće, owned by V E S N A O B R A D O V I Ć , including a demolished toilet in which tiles were found on the floor. The detonation probably caused a powerful jerk of the boat that resulted in an electricity cut. The actual damage will be assessed at a later stage.

Milan Knežević, a criminal investigation police technician, pho tographed the scene in "as is" condi t ion.

Second Lieutenant (sgd) Dragiša Živković

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I N V E S T I G A T I O N R E P O R T

M a d e on behalf of the Ministry of the In ter ior of the Republ ic of Serbia, Belgrade Secretariat , pu r suan t to Art ic le '154, pa ragraph 2, in connect ion with Art icle 238 of the Law on Criminal P rocedure .

Belgrade D a t e : April 27, 1999

( inves t igat ion loca t ion)

T h e investigation conduc ted by an au thor ized off icer Dragiša Živković Investigation p e r f o r m e d with expert

(full name) p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f :

Milan Knežević

(ful l n a m e )

r eco rd ing clerk (full n a m e )

Before initiating the investigation p rocedure , the following has been established:

T h e scene was visited based on the repor t tha t buildings were d a m a g e d by a N A T O

alliance bombing on Apri l 27 ,1999 at 1:05 a.m. (descr ip t ion of even t )

The investigation is a t t ended by

T h e investigation s tar ted at 8:00 a.m.

An on-site investigation established the following: T h e scene consists of several locat ions on No. 2 Bulevar Mihaj la Pup ina Street , the

address of the building of "Ušće" Business Cent re , which was t a rge ted fo r the second time. T h e r e is a visible d a m a g e on the very top of the building most probably caused by a direct hit of o n e missile only. T h e de tona t ion f rom the exploded missile damaged the windows on a large n u m b e r of a p a r t m e n t buildings and business premises . The repor t contains a detai led description of the damage .

Milan Knežević, a criminal investigation police technician, pho tog raphed the scene in "as is" condit ion.

T h e scene was visited by Branislav Blažić, an investigative judge on call of the Belgrade District Cour t , and Nebojša Maraš , D e p u t y Public Prosecu tor .

Second L ieu tenan t (sgd) Dragiša Živković

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The Avala TV Tower (photos 3-4)

Photo 3 Broad view of the destroyed TV tower on Mt. Avala, April 29, 1999

RTS - TV Novi Sad (4 May 1999) (photos 5-6)

Photo 5 View of the bombed RTS building in Novi Sad, No. 45 Kamenički put St., May 4, 1999 (1st attack)

Photo 6 View of the toppled radio and TV tower of TV "Novi Sad" (1st attack)

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Republ ic of Serbia N O V I S A D D I S T R I C T C O U R T Investigative J u d g e No. Kri. 485/99 Da te : May 4, 1999 N O V I S A D

I N V E S T I G A T I O N R E P O R T

M a d e on the occasion of the b o m b a r d m e n t by N A T O alliance of R T S - Novi Sad Rad io and Television ( R T N S ) building on May 3 ,1999

I N V E S T I G A T I O N A T T E N D E D BY:

On behalf of the Cour t : On behalf of Novi Sad Police Dept . : Investigative j u d g e Field operat ive officer J A D R A N K A B U L J E V I Ć Ž E L J K O M A R J A N O V I Ć

On behalf of Publ ic Criminal investigation technician: Prosecutor ' s Off ice : K O S T A D I N R A D O V A N O V I Ć Depu ty Z V E Z D A N Ž I V A N O V

T h e investigation s ta r ted at 8:00 a.m. on May 4, 1999.

The subject of investigation is the building of R T S - R T S Novi Sad in Pet rovaradin , No. 45 Kamenički put , in the a rea known by the n a m e of Mišeluk, which was the target of N A T O b o m b e r s on May 3, 1999. Two big central facilities were hit by one missile each.

T h e R T S c o m p o u n d compr ises several facilities. A m o n g them are two three-s torey central buildings. O n e of them lies parallel with the Pe t rovaradin-Sremska Kamenica road. Its left pa r t (in the s h a p e of a Cyrillic let ter G) s tands at an angle of 90 degrees in relation to the road. T h e longer side of ano ther , newer building s tands at an angle of 90 degrees in relat ion to the road. Parallel with the newer building, there is a props hangar , with a gene ra to r house beh ind .

On the oppos i te , r ight -hand side of the new building, there are two prefabr ica ted facilities (20 m x 40 m) and o n e facility built of solid material . O n e of the f o r m e r facilities accommoda te s a mechanica l workshop, a s torage area for live broadcast vans and a lathe workshop, whereas the o ther , as well as the solid one of about 100 square metres , is a combined props warehouse , with a car wash behind.

Next to the road, the re a re two smal ler brick houses and a prefabr ica ted house, belonging to the R T S M a i n t e n a n c e Uni t .

On May 3 ,1999, at 9:40 p.m. and at 9:50 p.m., two N A T O missiles hit the facilities of RTS. The first one directly hit the roof of the old building, just above the studio. The building composed of a g round f loor and two uppe r floors, housed a cafeter ia , archive, terminal , s tudio and an executive office. On the roof, just above the studio, there is an

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oval crater , about 15 m long, about 10 m wide and 5 m deep . T h e flat roof m a d e of reinforced concre te was pene t r a t ed . T h e inter ior of the s tudio caught f i re and everything in it is burn t (such as cameras and o the r equ ipmen t ) . Most of the valuable equ ipmen t had already been evacuated f rom all R T S buildings.

T h e r e is not a single glass on the old building that has not been b roken , the doors are disjoint, installations d a m a g e d and the f u r n i t u r e a lmost complete ly demol ished, so that the building is unfi t fo r any use. T h e d a m a g e is total.

An an t enna pole (with four dishes), ad jacen t to the old building, r ema ined intact. T h e second missile hit the roof of the new building, on its f ron t par t facing the road.

The building has an external cladding m a d e of red face brick, and consists of a basement , a ground f loor and th ree uppe r floors. T h e r e is an oval cra ter on the roof of about 20 m in length, 15 m in width and 5 m deep .

An an t enna pole was located exactly on the spot of the missile impact . T h e missile hit the foot of the an tenna , the explosion severed the a n t e n n a f r o m the foot and the whole pole collapsed on the roof. This roof, too, is flat and built of re inforced concrete . The demoli t ion of the a n t e n n a pole cut off the broadcas t ing of TV Palma, BK TV and Radio Skala.

The explosion and the ensuing fire that b roke out in the f ron t par t of the building, completely destroyed the second and third f loors. Fire was still smolder ing while the investigation was in progress. T h e staircase leading to the first floor is demol ished; all ceilings, doors, windows and installations in the ent i re building, f r om basemen t to the first f loor, are damaged .

The extension of the new building consists of a g round floor and th ree u p p e r floors, without a basement , is clad on the outs ide with gray metall ic pa in ted metal sheets. It has remained as o n e whole in te rms of civil engineer ing s t ruc ture . Any ma jo r damage on the building static stability cannot be de tec ted by visual inspection. T h e r e is only d a m a g e on a smaller part of the roof on the third floor, close to the place of explosion. All window panes and f ron t door glass a re b roken . Almos t all doors are disjoint. T h e r e is no visible damage in the inter ior of the building where two executive offices, a studio, a multi-lingual p r o g r a m m e editorial offices, NS Plus channel and par t of the equ ipmen t were located. In o ther words, the fu rn i tu re , TV sets, two or th ree PC's, t e l ephones and paintings on the walls a re fully preserved. T h e only d a m a g e is visible on par ts of the furn i tu re made of glass.

T h e props warehouse sustained the following damage : demol i shed roof s tructure, disjoint doors and broken windows. A large por t ion of p rops is damaged , too.

T h e mechanical workshop and a section of the p rops warehouse a re of p re fabr ica ted type. They a re about 30 m far f rom the new building. T h e walls and roof s t ruc ture are broken, but the stuff and machines inside r ema ined u n d a m a g e d . T h e g round f loor brick building, which also serves for s tor ing the props, has d a m a g e d roof s t ructure , doors, windows and ceiling. The d a m a g e is total since the building was ra ther old.

Two Main t enance Uni t facilities, built of solid mater ia l , have damaged roof s tructure, broken window panes and disjoint doors . However , on the whole, in terms of s tructure, the facilities are usable.

A prefabr ica ted shack, belonging to the M a i n t e n a n c e Uni t , is completely wrecked. Its roof s t ruc ture is demol ished , ceilings a re cracked and falling off, walls, windows and doors are broken and disjoint, and all the installations des t royed (radiators , electricity and water supply). Except for a few pieces of fu rn i tu re , everything inside is destroyed. The damage is total and i r reparable .

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Small cra ters a re not iceable in the a rea su r round ing the R T S building, 30 to 60 cm in d iameter , caused by missile f r agmen t s pound ing into the g round . O n e rectangular missile was found , 35 cm x 15 cm, with partially legible inscription:

W U-2/B SSY 704AS3700-3 83-2538

V . T I O N D A T E 9 6 A U G 3 1 N O H O L D T D V

A dozen passenger cars nea r the R T S buildings were damaged - b roken glasses and punc tured tyres.

A few civilian houses and pr ivate business premises in close proximity of the R T S building have been d a m a g e d .

R e s t a u r a n t "Bolero" and "Kafe sport" bar , owned by Borislav Vučurević, are located about 40 m f r o m the R T S building, in Pe t rovarad in , No. 43 Kamenički put Street . T h e res taurant and the flat above i t ( totall ing 204 square met res) sustained extensive damage . T h e roof s t ruc ture is damaged , ceilings have fallen off, most of the fu rn i tu re is damaged , windows a re b roken , doors a re disjoint, walls cracked. T h e res taurant was luxuriously decora ted (demol ished baroque-s ty le wooden o rnaments ) . Also destroyed are auxiliary facilities, such as laundry, garage , s u m m e r kitchen as well as the swimming pool and the tennis cour t . Rough es t imate of the d a m a g e a m o u n t s to approximately YU Dinars 7,000,000.

Beside res tauran t "Bolero" is the house and the office (combined area of a round 130 square metres) , as well as an auxiliary building, owned by Aleksandar Markicević, a lawyer, which is complete ly ruined. T h e roof s t ructure is demolished, bear ing walls cracked in th ree places, ceilings a re cracked and falling off, windows, doors and shut ters are broken and disjoint, f u r n i t u r e des t royed. O n e iron beam flew over f rom the R T S building, burs t th rough the study wall nea r the window and partly landed inside the house. T h e extent of the d a m a g e is such that it is beyond repair and amoun t s to approximately YU Dina r s 2,000,000.

T h e house of approximate ly 100 squa re metres , owned by Samuel Čeman , is at No. 41 Kamenički pu t Street . Its roof tiles are demol ished, doors and three windows disjoint, 6 window panes a re b roken , the ceiling has fallen off in 4 rooms, the kitchen walls have cracked. T h e shed is complete ly ru ined, especially its roof s t ructure . T h e same applies to the roof s t ruc ture of a p re fabr ica ted garage whose walls are de fo rmed . T h e damage is es t imated a t YU Dinars 100,000.

T h e old h o u s e and the new house, owned by Ivan Vukoja , are located on the address: No. 25 Kameničk i put St reet . T h e old house, re furb ished as a comfor tab le dwelling place, has two disjoint f ron t doors - one m a d e of iron and the o ther m a d e of oak tree. F o u r window panes are b roken . The shut ters are b roken and ruined. The ceiling has fallen off in o n e of the rooms, while the wall in ano the r room is cracked and crooked. On the new house , roof tiles a re dis located and 50 of them broken. T h e garage door and the hall door are disjoint and b roken , including the glass on the f ront door . An electric me te r has mel ted . T h e d a m a g e a m o u n t s to approximately YU Dinars 50,000.

On the r ight -hand side of the new R T S building, viewed f rom the direction of Kamenički put Street , right next to the fence, the re is a g round f loor house u n d e r

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construct ion. Its roof tiles a re b roken and th ree windows and one d o o r disjoint. T h e damage amoun t s to approximately YU Dinars 6,000.

Broken and loose roof tiles are visible on several dwelling houses that a re about 100 m far f r om the R T S building.

All the RTS facilities susta ined a total and immeasurab le damage . The location was p h o t o g r a p h e d and f i lmed with a video camera . Thus compiled

material const i tutes an integral part of this repor t . The investigation was concluded at 10:30 a.m.

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This is to conf i rm and verify that this copy is t rue to the original:

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The Repeater on Mt. Rudnik (photos 7-8)

Photo 7 Demolished repeater of RTV "Politika" on Mt. Rudnik-Gornji Milanovac, May 8, 1999

Photo 8 Damaged antenna pole of "Mobtel" repeater on Mt. Rudnik-Gornji Milanovac, May 8, 1999

The Repeater on the Vršac Hill (photos 9-1 o)

On May 11, 1999, at 10:25 p.m., one missile hit the antenna pole and the newly built RTS building on Vršački breg, accommodating broadcasting and communication equipment. Half of the building is totally destroyed, as well as one of the three antenna pole supports, (photos 9-10)

Photo 9 Demolished antenna pole of the repeater in Vršac

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Photo 10 Destroyed building of the RTS repeater on Vršački breg in Vršac, May 11, 1999

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RTS - TV Novi Sad (4 May 1999) (photos 5-6)

Photo 11 Destroyed RTS TV Novi Sad building in Novi Sad, 45 Kamenički put St., May 13, 1999 (2nd attack)

Photo 12 Broad view of the destroyed set props warehouse and mechanical workshop of RTS TV Novi Sad, May 13, 1999 (2nd attack)

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R E P U B L I C O F S E R B I A N O V I S A D D I S T R I C T C O U R T I N V E S T I G A T I V E J U D G E No. Kri. 529/99 Date : May 13, 1999 N O V I S A D

I N V E S T I G A T I O N R E P O R T

M a d e on May 13, 1999 on the occasion of N A T O bombing of Novi Sad Rad io and Television, in the a rea called Miše luk-Pet rovaradin , Kamenički put Street .

I N V E S T I G A T I O N A T T E N D E D BY:

On behalf of the Cour t Investigative j u d g e J a d r a n k a Buljevic

On behalf of Novi Sad Police Dept . Field opera t ive off icer Že l jko Mar janović

On behalf of District At torney 's Off ice Zvezdan Živanov

Criminal investigation technician Kostadin Radovanović

T h e investigation s ta r ted at 9:15 a.m.

T h e subject of investigation is the building of R T S Novi Sad Rad io and Television, in Mišeluk, Pe t rovarad in , Kamenički put Street , which was b o m b e d with 8 missiles on the night of May 13, 1999, f r o m 4:05 a.m. till 4:15 a.m. F o u r missiles hit the building compound , and ano the r four fell outs ide the c o m p o u n d in the vicinity of civilian houses.

Ne i the r the new, nor the old R T S buildings were directly hit by any of the missiles. Out of the 4 missiles f i red at the R T S c o m p o u n d , two hit the ground behind the new building, viewed f rom the direct ion of Kamenički put, in f ron t of t he en t rance to the new building (NS Plus s tudio) . In fact , the missiles fell on a concre te parking lot next to the building, mean ing that they hit a solid concre te surface. T h e first one fell at about 20 m f rom the new building en t r ance (NS Plus s tudio) and crea ted a crater of 3 m x 1 m. T h e explosion m a d e the ent i re f r o n t f acade of the building crumple . T h e doors and windows were smashed and disjoint .

A second missile fell a little f u r t h e r f rom the first one , at about 40 m f rom the f ront of the new bui lding and m a d e a c ra te r in the parking lot 1.5 m deep and 4 m in d iameter . This explosion also caused cons iderable d a m a g e on the building exterior, as well as on a number of cars p a r k e d on the lot.

A n o t h e r two missiles exploded within the c o m p o u n d of RTS. O n e of them directly hit the p re fab r i ca ted p rops hangar and m a d e a c ra te r 1.2 m deep and 5 m in d iameter . Since the hanga r also served as a fuel s torage for the R T S vehicles, the black greasy oil stains indicate tha t the missiles hit the s torage a rea directly. A n o t h e r missile fell be tween the workshop hanga r a n d the props hangar and m a d e a cra ter 1 m d e e p and 4 m in d iameter . T h e workshop h a n g a r was levelled to the ground and the props hangar was completely demol i shed . A third brick bui lding next to the hangars was devas ta ted by fire.

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Therefore , i t might be s ta ted that the th ree buildings a re totally wiped out . T h e buildings were located to the right f r om the new R T S building, viewed f rom the direction of Kamenički pu t Street .

On the left f rom the new building, viewed f r o m the direct ion of Kamenički put Street, there is a p re fabr ica ted p rops warehouse . Its rea r wall collapsed due to the de tonat ion .

Two missiles (aircraf t bombs) fell beyond the R T S c o m p o u n d , to the right thereof , viewed f rom the direction of Kamenički put Street . They m a d e two cra ters at about 80 m and 100 m f rom the road respectively. Both craters are two met res deep and 5 m in d iameter . Since they fell in the vicinity of a g round f loor civilian house u n d e r construct ion, the de tona t ion completely des t royed the building. Its roof s t ruc ture collapsed, the walls, doors a re windows are dislocated, so that the house is un inhabi tab le and beyond repair .

At least 16, and most probably even 20 vehicles were demol i shed on the park ing lot beside the new R T S building. T h o s e were all passenger cars of fore ign and local make, but they are so much damaged and burn t that they a re beyond recognit ion and even difficult to count . T h e remain ing meta l s t ruc tures a re inter twined and i t would be possible to establish the accura te n u m b e r of vehicles only a f t e r they have been separa ted .

On the left f r o m the old R T S building, viewed f rom the direct ion of Kamenički put Street, there is an a n t e n n a pole with a dozen an t ennas which r ema ined completely intact. There is also a valuable camera s tanding at the very en t r ance to the old building.

To the left f rom the RTS c o m p o u n d is a densely popula ted residential a rea . O n e of the missiles hit the tennis cour t of "Bolero" res tauran t owned by Borislav Vučurcvić. In fact, it hit the foot of a f lood light iron post on the left side of the concre te fence a round the court . Since the missile exploded by hit t ing a sof t surface, it did not make a crater . Instead, its f r agmen t s m a d e a large n u m b e r of holes in the su r round ing ground. However, the explosion complete ly des t royed the swimming pool, the tennis cour t and the res taurant which had already susta ined heavy d a m a g e dur ing a previous bombing.

An eighth missile also fell outs ide the R T S c o m p o u n d , to the left if viewed f rom the direction of Kamenički put Street . M o r e precisely, it fell in f ron t of the house of Stanoje Radonjić , Pe t rovaradin , Vukovarska Street , 20 m away f rom the house . It m a d e a cra ter in the garden, 2 m d e e p and 5 m in d iamete r . T h e house of S tano je Radon j i ć was a newly built g round f loor building, recently moved in. It was complete ly f inished, except for the facade. The external west wall and half of the roof s t ruc ture were destroyed, whereas some of remaining walls have e i ther cracked or col lapsed. T h e windows a re disjoint, the glass broken and all the fu rn i tu re and househo ld appl iances inside the house are demolished. T h e house is un inhabi tab le and beyond repair , so that the total damage amounts to approximately YU Dinars 3 million. T h e owner of the house and his wife remained unhur t since they found shel ter in the cellar built of solid mater ia l .

In addit ion to the houses on Kamenički pu t Street , a large n u m b e r of o the r private houses were damaged as well. Some of t hem have susta ined total d a m a g e and are rendered completely unusable .

Almost all roof tiles, doors and windows on the house of Aca Antić , Pet rovaradin , Vukovarska Street , are so much b roken that the total d a m a g e a m o u n t s to approximately YU Dinars 20,000.

The house and auxiliary buildings of Samuel Č e m a n in Pe t rovarad in , No. 41 Kamenički put , are completely des t royed and uninhabi tab le . Also des t royed is a "Lada" passenger car. T h e total d a m a g e a m o u n t s to approximate ly YU Dinars 700,000.

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Roof tiles a re b roken and par t of a wall torn down of a wooden prefabr ica ted house belonging to Dragan Donj ic , Pe t rovarad in , No. 39 Kamenički put . T h e whole s t ructure is slightly shif ted. Five plywood sheets and five.. .boards a re demol ished. T h e damage amounts to approximate ly YU Dina r s 40,000.

Ove rhead 20 kW lines and low-voltage network were damaged in f ron t of the house No. 41, Kamenički put St reet . T h e lines were cut off and the pole was damaged , which resulted in a power fa i lure .

T h e d a m a g e inflicted on the house of Mile Borovica, Pet rovaradin , No. 35 Kamenički put , includes b roken glass on 4 windows, damaged wall next to the f ront door , cracked ceilings, some of which collapsed in two rooms. Two walls are cracked and a window dislocated in one of the rooms. A wall in the pantry has cracked just below the ceiling. T h e total d a m a g e a m o u n t s to approximately YU Dinars 60,000.

T h e house of Vidak Bulajic, No. 33 Kamenički put Street , has sustained the following damage : b roken glass on 3 windows, dislocated window frames , fallen-off ceilings in 4 rooms, o n e ceiling cracked f rom side to side, cracked walls in th ree rooms. T h e total damage has been es t imated a t YU Dinars 90,000.

The house and auxiliary buildings of Steva Svilarević, Pet rovaradin , No. 33/a Kamenički put Street , is complete ly damaged . The ceilings have collapsed, the walls cracked, the doors and windows broken , so that the total damage is valued at approximately YU Dinars 400,000.

Par t of the roof on the house of Mi lenko Babić, Pe t rovaradin , No. 37 Kamenički put Street , has been upl i f ted . T h e doors a rc damaged and th ree window panes b roken . The damage a m o u n t s to approximate ly YU Dinars 10,000.

The house of Mar i j a Miškvić, Pe t rovarad in , No. 29 Kamenički put Street , has sustained the following damage : b roken and dislocated roof tiles, b roken roof s t ructure laths, b roken glass on two f o u r - f r a m e d windows, d a m a g e d facade, cracked walls in 6 rooms, cracked and partly col lapsed ceilings in 4 rooms. The damage amoun t s to approximately YU Dina r s 70,000.

The location was p h o t o g r a p h e d and f i lmed with a video camera , which material will const i tute an integral part of this repor t .

T h e investigation was concluded at 12:00 (noon) .

I N V E S T I G A T I V E J U D G E (sgd) J a d r a n k a Buljevic

It is hereby conf i rmed and verif ied that this photos ta t copy is t rue to the original:

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TV Transmitter on Mt. Kopaonik in Gobelja (19 May 1999) (photos i3-u>

Photo 73 Completely destroyed RTS TV transmitter on the location called ••Gobelja", Mt. Kopaonik, Kraljevo, May 19, 1999 (3rd attack)

Photo 14 Demolished building of the RTS TV transmitter on "Gobelja", Mt. Kopaonik, Kraljevo, May 19, 1999

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T h e R e p e a t e r on Mt . Cer (photos 15-18)

Photo 15 Bombed repeater of Telekom Srbija on Mt. Cer, Šabac, May 19, 1999 (5th attack)

Photo 16 Close-up of the demolished building and damaged antenna pole on Mt. Cer, May 19, 1999

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Photo 17 Destroyed Telekom Srbija repeater on Mt. Cer, Šabac, May 20, 1999 (6th attack)

Photo 18 Close-up of the toppled antenna pole of the repeater on Mt. Cer, May 20, 1999.

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RTS - TV Novi Sad (4 May 1999) (photos 5-6)

Photo 19 Repeated bombing of the RTS building in Petrovaradin, Novi Sad, 45 Kamenički put St., May 26, 1999 (3rd attack)

Photo 20 Close-up view of the destroyed RTS building of TV Novi Sad (3rd attack)

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RTS Novi Sad (29 May 1999)

On May 29, at 12:10 a.m., the building of RTS-TV Novi Sad, 45 Kamenički put St., Petrovaradin, was attacked for the fourth time. One missile directly hit and completely ruined the building of Novi Sad television studio. Another missile hit the generator power supply section of the building. The remaining two missiles hit the new building inflicting huge damage. In addition, one missile hit and completely destroyed the house of Vidak Bulajić who sustained grave injuries. The same explosion demolished the house of Milo Borovica, who also suffered grave injuries, and the houses of Dejan Sremčević and Dragan Stajić. Quite a few other family houses were considerably damaged, too.

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The Repeater on Mt. Besna Kobila (photos 21-22)

Photo 22 Point of the missile impact on the RTS repeater building on Mt. Besna Kobila-Vranje, May 30, 1999

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Photo 21 Bombed RTS repeater on Mt. Besna Kobila-Vranje, May 30, 1999

The Repeater on the Kozarica Hill near Dimitrovgrad (photos 23-25;

Photo 23 Bombed RTS repeater and transmitter of "Caribrod" radio station on Kozarica hiil-Dimitro vgrad, May 30, 1999

Photo 24 Completely destroyed building and damaged antenna pole of the repeater on Kozarica hill-Dimitrovgrad, May 30, 1999

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Photo 25 Damaged antenna pole of the radio and TV repeater on Kozarica hill-Dimitro vgrad, May 30, 1999

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Transmitters in Stubline and Zvečka near Obrenovac

On May 30, 1999, at 8:45 a.m., in the village of Stubline, Obrenovac municipality, several missiles hit the short-wave broadcasting centre of Radio Jugoslavija on Valjevski put St. The centre was completely destroyed, including two 100 kV and 500 kV transmitters, (photos26)

Photo 26 Destroyed building of the short-wave broadcasting centre of "Radio Jugoslavija" on Valjevski put St., Stubline-Obrenovac, May 30, 1999

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On May 30, 1999, at 9:00 a.m., in the area of Zvečka village, Obrenovac municipality, the RTS transmitter on Šabački put St. was targeted by several missiles. Two of them hit the power supply section of the old building, while one missile hit and completely destroyed the Radio Belgrade 2nd and 3rd channels transmitter. The power cable between the antenna and the transmitter has been rendered unusable. The garage and the spare parts warehouse are destroyed. The nearby residential buildings are damaged by the detonation. The overall material damage is huge, (photos 27)

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Photo 27 Demolished building of the Serbian Radio and Television - medium-wave and short-wave transmitters in the village of Zvečka-Obrenovac, May 30, 1999, Repeaters and Relays

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Transmitters in Kozji Do

On June 3, 1999, at 7:25 p.m., the RTS repeater in Kozji Do, Trgovište municipality, was targeted by four missiles (pfoios 28-29)

Photo 28 Bombed RTS repeater in Kozji Do, Trgovište - Vranje, 3 June 1999

Photo 29 Demolished RTS repeater facility and aerial post in Kozji Do - Vranje

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The Gobelja Transmitter on Mt. Kopaonik, 3 June 1999

On June 3, 1999, at 3:28 p.m., the radio and television transmitter on "Gobelja" peak, Mt. Kopaonik, was hit and toppled by two missiles, (photo 30-31)

Photo 30 Demolished container with mobile telephony equipment owned by Belgrade based company "Mobtel", on the location "Gobelja", Mt. Kopaonik, June 3, 1999

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Photo 31 Damaged antenna pole and the demolished "Mobtel" container on "Gobelja", Mt. Kopaonik, June 3, 1999

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INVESTIGATION REPORT

Made on J u n e 4, 1999, by an investigative judge of Raška Municipal Court regarding the bombing of a P T T pole on Mt. Kopaonik, on the location known as "Gobelja".

Investigation a t tended by:

Investigative judge Srećko Topalović

Raška Public Prosecutor 's Off ice Milibor Nestorović

Recording clerk Nada Marenović

Crim. inv. technician Vojislav Petrović

Police inspector Lazar Milenković

Police officer Nenad Župan jac

The investigation began at 9:40 a.m.

Members of the Raška police depar tment on duty informed the investigative judge that in the a f t e rnoon of J u n e 3, 1999 N A T O alliance forces bombed the P T T pole equipped with corresponding devices, si tuated on Mt. Kopaonik, on the location called "Gobelja", and inflicted considerable damage in the process.

The investigative judge visited the location in order to conduct an investigation and establish that the P T T pole was targeted, including a sheet-metal container with the equipment inside, placed right beside the pole. The facility is owned by "Mobtel" Company. T h e P T T pole and the container are si tuated on the location known as "Gobelja", within an enclosed area around an RTS transmitter on Mt. Kopaonik. The pole and the conta iner are on the north-east side of the RTS pole. The P T T pole is made of metal and fixed to the concrete foot ing with three supports. A circular crater (2 m deep and 8 m in d iameter ) was discovered to the north-east f rom the ment ioned pole. The sheet-metal conta iner was standing next to the pole, on the south-west side of it. The container and the pole were completely destroyed by bombing. Two pole supports are severed f rom the concre te footing, while the third one is damaged. All parabolic aerials and an tenna rods on the pole are completely destroyed.

The investigative judge particularly emphasizes that the pole and the container served for civilian purposes only and that, except for the nearby RTS (Serbian Radio and Television) t ransmit ter on Mt. Kopaonik, there were no military or police facilities in the broad area a round the targeted spot.

The bombing did not cause any casualties or deaths.

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Several missile f r agments were found on the location, but wi thout any marks on them. T h e location was p h o t o g r a p h e d and the pho tog raph ic documen t s const i tute an integral par t of this repor t .

Accord ing to the account of Negoslav Savić, an employee of "Genex-hoteli" company on Mt. Kopaonik , the bombing took place on J u n e 3, 1999, a r o u n d 3:30 p.m.

As a result of the assault , the con ta ine r with equ ipmen t and the P T T pole, proper ty of Belgrade based "Mobtel" C o m p a n y are complete ly des t royed. T h e d a m a g e is huge and its extent will be de t e rmined by a special expert t eam.

The investigation was concluded at 11:55 a.m.

Recording clerk Investigative judge (sgd) N a d a Marenović (sgd) Srećko Topalović

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Raška Police Depa r tmen t Criminal Investigation Division

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CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND ON-SITE INSPECTION REPORT

On June 3, 1999, at 3:30 p.m., N A T O planes fired one missile (aircraft bomb) at the antenna pole and mobile telephony equipment container, property of Belgrade based "MOBTEL" Company, on Mt. Kopaonik, on the location known as "Gobelja", Raška municipality.

The bomb fell in f ront of the described facility and made a crater 2 m deep and 8 m in diameter .

T h e air blast damaged the parabolic aerial and the rod on the metal an tenna pole. Damage was inflicted on the mobile telephony equipment inside the container located right beside the an tenna pole. T h e wire mesh fence around the facility was torn.

Raška Date : June 4, 1999

Repor t made by: (sgd) Vojislav Pctrović

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The Transmitter on Mt. Besna Kobila (3 June 1999)

On June 3, 1999, at 1:30 p.m., three missiles were fired again on the RTS repeater on Mt. Besna Kobila, Vranje municipality, (photos 32 33)

Photo 32 Bombed RTS repeater on Mt. Besna Kobila - Vranje, 3 June 1999

Photo 33 Destroyed RTS repeater facility and aerial post on Mt. Besna Kobila, 3 June 1999

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The Repeater on Crni Vrh

On June 3, 1999, at 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., three missiles were fired at the RTS repeater on Crni Vrh near Pirot.

The Repeater on Mt. Rudnik

On June 3, 1999, at 12:15 p.m., the aggressor 's airplanes attacked the area of Mt. Rudnik and destroyed with two missiles the building of TV "Politika" and the antenna pole of "Mobtel" which was under construction, (photos 34-35)

Photo 34 Destroyed RTV "Politika" and "Mobtel" repeater on Cvijićev Vrh peak on Mt. Rudnik - 3 June 1999

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Photo 35 Destroyed aerial post of RTV "Politika" and "Mobtel" repeater on Mt. Rudnik, 3 June 1999

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The Repeater on the Kozarica Hill (3 June 1999)

On June 3, 1999, at 1:40 p.m., NATO aircraft, in a repeated attack, targeted the already demolished RTS repeater in Gosen on Kozarica hill, Dimitrovgrad municipality. Two missiles hit the already damaged antenna structure and destroyed it completely, whereas the other two missiles hit the already damaged building with the installations and equipment belonging to RTS and the local "Caribrod" radio station. Two missiles completely ruined the Kozarica transformer station and cut off electrical cable ducts.

The Repeater of TV Kraljevo in the Village of Sikča (photo 36)

Photo 36 Toppled antenna pole of the repeater of TV Kraljevo, Electric Power Company and Public Utility Company "Putevi" on "Borča" hill in the village of Sikča, Kraljevo municipality, June 3, 1999

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Bombing of Economic Facilities

The Pumping Station in Badovac near Priština

The "Badovac" water-pumping station, providing water tor a large part of the town of Priština, was targeted on the night of May 1/2, 1999. The building housing the pump and electrical installations was partially damaged, while water installations were completely damaged, (photos 1-2)

Photo 1 Destroyed water-pumping station "Badovac" in the village of Badovac -Priština, May 2, 1999

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Photo 2 Close-up of the "Badovac" water-pumping station

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The Nikola Tesla Thermal Power Plant in Obrenovac (photos 3-6)

Photo 3 Transformer and distributor installation of "Nikola Tesla" thermal electric power plant upon which cluster bombs with carbon fibers were thrown, causing short circuits and breakdown of the system, May 2, 1999

Photo 4 Close-up of the carbon fibres which caused short circuits on high-voltage lines

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Photo 5 Fragments of a cluster bomb filled with carbon fiber reels

Photo 6 Carbon fibre insert from a cluster bomb

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Krušik Valjevo (photos 7-11)

Photo 7 Destroyed Mašinogradnja carpentry workshop of HK "Krušik", Valjevo, May 2, 1999

Photo 9 Bombed workshops of "Stara mašinska" unit of DD "Krušik", Valjevo, May 4, 1999

Photo 10 One of the craters inside the factory compound of DD "Krušik", Valjevo, May 4, 1999

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Photo 11 Destroyed "Stara mašinska" unit of DD "Krušik", Valjevo, May 4, 1999

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ON-SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT

Made on May 17, 1999, by the investigative judge of Valjevo District Court , on account of the 8th missile attack on HK "Krušik" Holding Company in Valjevo, launched on May 4, 1999

Investigation a t tended by:

Crim. police investigation inspector Čedomir Terzić (Valjevo)

Crim. police investigation technician Predrag Ilić (Valjevo)

The investigation began at 8:30 a.m.

This morning, Čedomir Terzić, criminal investigation inspector of Valjevo Police Depar tment , informed me by te lephone that the competent persons f rom HK "Krušik" Holding Company had eventually allowed an on-site inspection of the factory compound, related to the eighth missile attack on HK "Krušik" launched on May 4, 1999 at 12:10 p.m. An official memo of the event had already been made by an investigative judge of this court, No. Kri. 41/99, dated May 5, 1999. Therefore , I accepted an oral suggestion of the District Attorney's Office of Valjevo to visit and investigate the location.

During the eighth attack, HK "Krušik" in Valjevo was hit by three missiles. According to off-record information, one missile hit the civilian plant of the factory, whereas the other two hit the military plant. However, the on-site investigation of today established quite the opposite, i.e. that two missiles fell on the civilian plant of HK "Krušik", and one on the military plant.

D E S C R I P T I O N O F T H E S C E N E

The scene of investigation is HK "Krušik" Valjevo in the town of Valjevo. During the attack, N A T O alliance forces fired the total of three missiles. The subject of this report is solely restricted to the civilian plant of the factory. The investigation relating to the military plant will be conducted by an army investigative judge.

Before commencing the work on the spot, the investigative judge was informed that members of the Yugoslav Army from anti-nuclear-biological-chemical squad had visited the location in order to detect any possible radioactivity. The conclusion was that there was no radioactivity resulting f rom the bombing of the factory complex.

T R A C E S O N T H E S C E N E

The facilities owned by the following joint stock companies were damaged by the bombing of HK "Krušik" factory complex:

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1. DD "Krušik-fabrika mašina i op reme" (Machinery and E q u i p m e n t Plant) 2 . DD "Krušik-mašinogradnja" (Machine-Buiki ing Industry) Both joint stock companies are incorpora ted in HK "Krušik". They shared the same

building within the factory c o m p o u n d , to the left f r o m the main road, i.e. DD "Krušik-Fabr ika mašina i op reme" and the old mechanical workshop belonging to DD "Krušik-mašinogradnja" .

It is to be noted that only par t of the vertical s t ruc ture of the west and east brick walls of the building remained in place. Everything else was dest royed. T h e tin roof cladding has collapsed and its larger part is lying inside the building, while part of it lies over the heat ing pipel ine running both through the factory c o m p o u n d and the descr ibed building.

O n e missile directly hit the mid-section of the plant , and the o the r one fell near the west wall of the plant. It is interest ing to no te that the missiles did not m a k e any craters .

T h e r e are only piles of metal s t ruc ture pieces and bricks in the place where the building used to be, including a f r agmen t of concre te s t ruc ture in the central part . The highest point now is the top of heavily d a m a g e d brick s t ructure .

The scene was pho tog raphed and f i lmed with a video camera by criminal investigation police technicians f rom Valjevo. Those d o c u m e n t s const i tu te an integral part of this repor t .

T h e investigation was concluded at 9:00 a.m.

Investigative judge (sgd) Dragan Obradović

It is hereby conf i rmed and verif ied that this pho tos ta t copy is t rue to the original:

Investigative judge (sgd) Dragan Obradović

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ON-SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT

M a d e on May 17, 1999, by the investigative judge of Valjevo District Court , on account of the ninth missile attack on HK "Krušik" company in Valjevo, launched on May 11, 1999

Investigation a t tended by:

Crim. police investigation inspector Čedomir Terzić (Valjevo)

Crim. police investigation technician Predrag Ilić (Valjevo)

The investigation began at 9:00 a.m.

This morning, Čedomir Terzić, criminal investigation inspector of Valjevo Police Depar tment , informed me by te lephone that the competent persons f rom HK "Krušik" had allowed an on-site inspection today of the factory compound, related to the ninth attack on HK "Krušik" launched on May 11, 1999 at 12:15 p.m. with three missiles. An investigation had previously been commenced on May 12, 1999, by an investigative judge of Valjevo District Court , No. Kri. 79/99, but was not completed.

D E S C R I P T I O N O F T H E S C E N E

The scene of investigation is HK "Krušik" Valjevo in the town of Valjevo. During the attack, N A T O alliance forces fired the total of three missiles on HK "Krušik". However, the subject of this repor t is solely restricted to the civilian plant of the factory.

Before commencing the work on the spot, the investigative judge was informed that members of the Yugoslav Army from anti-nuclear-biological-chemical squad had visited the location in order to detect any possible radioactivity. The conclusion was that there was no radioactivity resulting f rom the bombing of the factory complex.

T R A C E S O N T H E S C E N E

The facilities of DD "Krušik-Ugostiteljstvo" (Catering) were damaged by the bombing of HK "Krušik" factory complex:

A yellow metal food kiosk, belonging to the above mentioned joint stock company, is completely destroyed. It was situated on the detour f rom the main road to the administration building of DD "Fabrika lovačke municije" (Hunting Ammunit ion Factory). This kiosk is now just a pile of crumpled metal and pieces of structure. Adjacent to the kiosk, on the north side, there is a crater of the size 20 m x 20 m x 10 m (the last figure refers to its depth) .

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The ground on the spot is literally plowed, so that the access is next to impossible and dangerous .

The scene was pho tog raphed and f i lmed with a video camera by criminal investigation police technicians f rom Val jevo. Those d o c u m e n t s will const i tute an integral par t of this repor t .

The investigation was concluded at 9:20 a.m.

Investigative judge (sgd) Dragan Obradović

It is hereby conf i rmed and verif ied that this photos ta t copy is t rue to the original:

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Cer, Čačak

On May 10, 1999, at 3:10 p.m., a missile attack was launched against "Cer" overhaul workshop, DP "Hidrogradnja", Machinery unit, in the vicinity of the motorway bypass around Čačak. Missile fragments hit a truck with Belgrade registration plates, property of GRO "Standard" from Belgrade, with 8 people inside it. Four persons were killed as a result of the missile attack: Velija Džemailović from Čačak, Kulinovičko polje St., Dragan Obrenović (27) from Čačak, Nasko Ristić from Barajevo, who was driving the truck, and a male from the truck who has not been identified yet. Twelve persons suffered grave injuries: Milenko Ćirović (born 1960), Tripko Djokić (born 1958), Ivan Kostić (born 1969), Milan Stanković (born 1955) and Miodrag Maksimović, all of them from Belgrade, they were in the truck at the time of the attack, Darinka Vujičić (born 1936), Mileva Grujičić (born 1934), Ratomir Nerandžić (born 1949), Anka Ćeriman (born 1932), Danica Obrenić (born 1933), Zoran Vučković (born 1962) and Dušan Vasić (born 1946), all of them from Čačak. They received medical ass is tance in Čačak Town Hospital, (photos 12-15)

Photo 12 Broad view of the bombed factory "Cer", Čačak, May 10, 1999

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Photo 14 View of the demolished blacksmith's workshop of "Cer" factory

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Photo 15 Place of the missile impact on the blacksmith's workshop II

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Kri. 136/99

INVESTIGATION R E P O R T

Made on May 17, 1999 by an investigative judge of Čačak Municipal Court concerning the consequences of the N A T O airplanes action on May 10, 1999

I N V E S T I G A T I O N A T T E N D E D BY:

Investigative judge Crirn. inv. police officer of Aco Vučicević the Ministry of the Interior of Serbia:

Mileta Milosevic

Crim. inv. police officer of the Ministry of the Interior of Serbia Čačak Secretariat: Aleksandar Rajkovič

Čačak Deputy Public Prosecutor Anka Bradić

Criminal investigation police technicians: Negoslav Majstorović Zoran Spasić Ljubomir Stojanović

On May 11, 1999 the members of the Ministry of the Interior of Serbia-Čačak Secretariat Service on duty informed the investigative judge on May 11, 1999, that on May 10,1999, a round 3:00 p.m., several missile explosions occurred in the industrial zone of Čačak municipality, caused by the action of N A T O airplanes. The explosions caused damage inside the compound of C E R Čačak company, on a few private companies and civilian residential buildings.

Due to air raid alerts, the investigation was conducted intermittently: on May 11, 1999, between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., in the presence of criminal investigation police officer Mileta Milošević, and criminal investigation police technicians Negoslav Majstorović and Zoran Spasić; on May 12, 1999, between 3:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., in the presence of criminal investigation police officer Aleksandar Vlajković and criminal investigation police technician Negoslav Majstorović; on May 14,1999, between 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., in the presence of criminal investigation police officer Mileta Milošević and criminal investigation police technician Ljubomir Stojanović; on May 15, 1999, between 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., and again between 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., in the presence of criminal investigation police officer Mileta Milošević and criminal investigation police technicians Negoslav Majstorović and Ljubomir Stojanović.

D E S C R I P T I O N O F T H E S C E N E 1. On May 10, 1999, a round 3:00 p.m., a missile exploded within the compound of

C E R Čačak Factory, in the space between the workshop of the size 81 m x 12.50 m (marked by No. 23 in the sketch) and the workshop of the size 112.50 m x 10 m (marked by No. 24 in the sketch).

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T h e investigation was carr ied out in the p resence of Ra tko Čkonjević, Product ion Manager , in the course of which a cra ter 3 metres wide and 0.80 m long was found between the two workshops . T h e said workshops are s i tuated between the carpentry and mould workshops , at 41 me t r e s f rom the north side of the ment ioned workshops, approximately in the middle of the space dividing t hem which is 7.70 m wide.

T h e de tona t ion comple te ly des t royed the tin roof cladding and cut off power supply lines. The walls are e i ther torn down or cracked, the ceilings and all glass surfaces are broken. A r o u n d 20,000 casting moulds were c i ther destroyed or considerably damaged . Thus, the following workshops a re e i ther totally destroyed or unserviceable: carpentry workshop, workshop for casting moulds , th ree casting moulds warehouses , f inished products warehouse , non- fe r rous metals casting plant , compressor stat ion and mechanical workshop . T h e casting plant was partially damaged .

T h e following vehicles, p roper ty of C E R company, parked in the mechanical workshop at the t ime of explosion, sustained considerable damage : one "Zastava" heavy duty vehicle of 2.8 t bea r ing capacity; one "Zastava" heavy duty vehicle of 5 t bear ing capacity; o n e 20 tons "FAP" tow truck and two "Lada karavan" passenger cars.

Several missile f r a g m e n t s were discovered on the spot, including the one bear ing the following inscription:

de tec to r laser I l luminat ion 99214 A T T H 8 3 7 7 5 3 - 2 Serial No. 78-50-4250

2. A cra ter m a d e by explosion, 3 m wide and 1 m deep, is located to the east f r om the C E R c o m p o u n d , at a r o u n d 3 m f rom the edge of the bypass road and approximately 15 m southwards f rom the house of Branislav Majstorović.

3. A b o u t 250 m in the south-easter ly direction f rom the above described crater , there is ano the r c ra te r of the approximate ly identical size, in the field (lot) owned by Dragan Stevančević. A r o u n d 1 i iectare of the field is u n d e r crops. T h e place is about 20 m far f r om the residential houses sur rounding the lot, located in Kulinovačko polje, Fa rmland 4, and on Braće Stanić Street .

4. T h e facilities owned by the following natural and legal persons were damaged by the de tona t ion :

B R A N I S L A V M A J S T O R O V I Ć f r o m Čačak, No. 21 Kulinovačko polje, father 's n a m e Tadi ja , born on N o v e m b e r f 1 ,1931 in Brezovica:

- on the house of 70 sq. m, consisting of th ree rooms, s i tuated at about 15 m nor thwards f rom the c ra te r descr ibed u n d e r item 2, a th ree - f ramed window is completely dislocated, ou te r walls have cracked, plaster ing partially fallen off with visible marks made by missile f r agments , the roof is d a m a g e d and punc tured , roof tiles considerably damaged and dislocated, reed ceilings cracked and fallen off, so that the house is uninhabi table . T h e fal len off ceilings d a m a g e d the fu rn i tu re and household appliances.

- the o rchard in the cour tyard is completely ruined.

2 . SAŠA M A J S T O R O V I Ć , fa ther 's n a m e Borivoje, f rom Čačak, No. 21/1 Kulinovačko polje, born on S e p t e m b e r 5, 1971, using the house with his wife, two children, m o t h e r and b ro the r , which he had lawfully inheri ted f r o m Borivoje Majstorović:

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- on the house consisting of a g round floor, uppe r floor and a loft , a round 150 roof tiles were broken; glass is b roken on all four doub l e - f r amed windows, five panes b roken on the ground f loor , th ree wooden shut te rs b roken on the u p p e r f loor , two doors disjoint and plastic lining above the f ron t d o o r on the g round floor is b roken .

- glass is b roken on a doub l e - f r amed window on an auxiliary g round f loor building.

3 . L J U B I Š A (father 's n a m e R a d o j e ) J E L I Ć f r o m Čačak, No. 23 Kulinovačko polje, born in 1942, ID n u m b e r 2903942782834:

- on the g round f loor house of abou t 70 square metres : the reed ceilings and inter ior walls have cracked, seven panes were b roken on two t h r ee - f r amed windows, as well as the glaze on the metal f ron t door ; the re are visible cracks on the joint be tween the ceiling and the wall.

4 . W O R K S H O P OF " O P T I K U M " C O M P A N Y Č A Č A K , owned by V e r a Matijević f rom Čačak, Kružni put Street :

- a round 100 square metres of sectional glass were b roken on the southern f ron t part of the building, facing the bypass road, as well as a round 70 square metres of dim glass.

5 . P R I V A T E C O M P A N Y " E L E K T R O D J U R O V I Ć " , owned by Miloš Djurović f rom Čačak, Ključ f a rmland :

- on the east side of business premises , facing the bypass road, 2 square met res of lateral glass ad jacen t to the f ron t d o o r were broken; on the south side, above the workshop door, 1 square me t re of glass on two window panes was b roken .

6 . M I L J A T O D O R O V I Ć , f r o m Čačak, Kl juč 42 f a rmland (absent f r o m the investigation):

- on the south side of a g round floor house with p ro t rud ing en t rance hall, about 50 roof tiles are b roken or dislocated.

7 . M I L E N K O (father 's n a m e R a t k o ) Z I M O N J I Ć , f r o m Čačak, No. 16, Ključ farmland, born in 1940:

- on the south side of the unf in ished house, consisting of a basement , a g round floor and an upper f loor, 5 window panes are b roken , including one window p a n e on the west side of the house.

8 . R A D E N K O (father 's n a m e R a t k o ) Z I M O N J I Ć , f r o m Čačak, No. 17, Ključ farmland, born in 1943:

- on the south side of the g round f loor house 11 m x 8 m, ter razzo tiles of high skirting are b roken , as well as one p a n e of a t h r e e - f r a m e d window. Cracks on the joints between walls and reed ceilings, and cracks on the b a t h r o o m d o o r a r o u n d the door -knob are noticeable inside the house .

9 . Ž I V O L J U B (father 's n a m e Stevan) G V O Z D E N O V 1 Ć , f rom Čačak, No. 6 , Ključ farmland, born in 1929:

- on the ground floor house with a b a t h r o o m annex facing the side s t reet and covered with asbes tos-cement co r ruga ted sheet , a horizontal crack is visible on the south-east corner of the b a t h r o o m on the level of the founda t ion u p p e r edge.

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10. R A D M I R (fa ther ' s n a m e Stanko) KIZIČ, f rom Čačak, No. 97 Ključka Street , born in 1941:

- on the house consist ing of a g round floor and a loft, glasses are broken on both th ree - f r amed windows on the south-west side of the ground floor, two panes of the loft skylight, on a t h r e e - f r a m e d balcony French window; on the south-east side, glasses are broken on two windows on the g round f loor and on a loft window, except for one pane .

11. M I L J K O (father 's n a m e Milić) J E Ž I N I Ć , f rom Čačak, No. 93 Ključka Street : - on the south side of the house of the size of a two-room flat, all t h ree - f r amed

window glasses a r e b roken ; on the west side, glasses a re broken on three small windows. - s ingle- f ramed window glass is b roken on an auxiliary building (shed).

12. 1SIDOR (father 's n a m e L jubomi r ) P E T K O V I Č , f rom Čačak, No. 89 Ključka Street:

- on the south side of the house 11 m x 8 m, consisting of a g round floor and an uppe r f loor, 9 window panes a re b roken .

13. B O G O S A V (father ' s n a m e Ljubomir ) P E T K O V I Č , f rom Čačak, No. 89 Ključka Street:

- a f ront door glass and a kitchen window glass are broken on a small house si tuated on the same parcel as the house of Isidor Petković.

14. Z O R A N (father ' s n a m e Milomir) T A N K O S I Ć , f rom Čačak, fa rmland 4 , Kulinovačko polje Street , born 1958 in Kotraža:

- in the house of 60 squa re metres , the reed ceiling has cracked in one of the rooms, the f ront door glaze 1 m x 0.20 m, and the f ront door f r ame is dislocated.

15. M I L I J A N (father ' s n a m e Božidar) V A S O V I Ć , f rom Čačak, fa rmland 4, Kulinovačko pol je Street , born in 1964:

- on an unf in ished house (consisting of a g round floor and a loft), glasses are broken on a doub le - f r amed window, and o n e a r m o u r e d pane on the f ront door , size 0.70 m x 0.25 m; the re is a crack on the wall next to the f ront door .

16. K O M N E N (father ' s n a m e Dragoslav) R A J K O V I Ć , f rom Čačak, fa rmland 4 , Kulinovačko pol je Street , born in 1952:

- on the house consist ing of a g round f loor and an upper floor, size 9.5 m x 5 m, glass is broken on one window f r ame , the ent i re glass on the uppe r floor balcony door, as well as the glass on the electricity meter , a round 20 roof tiles, a pair of wooden shut ters on the upper f loor doub l e - f r amed window;

- a missile f r agmen t punched a yellow painted passenger car of "Wartburg-Karavan" make, registrat ion plates ČA 120-498, pe r fora t ing the back left door and the r ight-hand half of the body; several missile f r agmen t s were found on the spot.

17. M I L O R A D (father 's n a m e Paun ) M A J D A K f rom Čačak, Kulinovačko polje Street , born on J u n e 8, 1951 in Novi Pazar :

- on the south-west side (facing the place of explosion) of an almost comple ted house (consisting of a g round f loor and loft), base size 100 square metres, door f r ames are damaged and disjoint, glass is b roken on two th ree - f r amed windows on the ground f loor , on one balcony door f r a m e and o n e doub le - f r amed window on the upper f loor;

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glass is broken on two t h r ee - f r amed windows on the opposi te side; the French windows and a doub le - f ramed window on the g round floor, ad jacen t to the f ron t door , on the south-east side of the g round floor; a piece of the double balcony door is torn off; wooden shut ters a re des t royed on all four t h r ee - f r amed windows, one balcony door and one double - f ramed window; a r o u n d 200 roof tiles a re destroyed, 10 squa re met res of metal lining are damaged (dis tor ted) , ceiling wooden lining on the u p p e r f loor has fallen off and partially damaged the space of approximately 70 square metres ; marks of missile f ragments are visible on an ou te r wall;

- a round 70% of the asbes tos-cement cor ruga ted sheet covering the double-pi tch roof of an auxiliary building ( summer ki tchen, size 14 m x 3.5 m), was dest royed;

- the windscreen and the schibeldach of a car of "Golf 2" make , white, registration plates number CA 131-060 is b roken .

18. B U D I M I R (father 's n a m e Mlado je ) G O R D I Ć , f rom Čačak, f a rmland 4 , Kulinovačko polje Street , born in 1946 in the village of Rukoši , nea r Nova Varoš ;

- a house consisting of a ground floor and an upper floor, size 10 m x 8 m, a round 200 roof tiles are broken, as well as all the glasses on two th ree- f ramed (double glazed) windows, one glass on a th ree - f ramed window, a shut ter b roken on one three- f ramed window, one shut ter damaged; a 3 m long cupboard loosened and partially damaged (one door completely disjoint, three small doors unhinged); broken f ron t door glass, size 1.10 m x 0.20 m. The following damage was registered on the uppe r floor: 14 broken window panes on three three- f ramed windows, 4 broken window panes on a double - f ramed window, a completely wrecked shut ter on a th ree - f ramed window, a round 20 square m of lining fallen off the wooden beams ( there is no slab) in two rooms, damaged lining nuts; 10 square metres of external a luminum lining (eaves flashing) are twisted and partly fallen off.

- 11 square met res of wooden lining (damaged nuts) have fallen off the unf inished auxiliary building ( summer ki tchen) .

19. V I D O S A V (father 's n a m e Avram) M A J D A K , f r o m Čačak, f a rmland 4 , Kulinovačko polje Street , born on Sep t ember 23, 1957 in the village of Guberevo-Novi Pazar:

- a partially f inished house (ground f loor completely f inished, u p p e r floor unfinished, external plaster ing comple ted) , size 9.5 m x 8 m, the following d a m a g e was registered in the two b e d r o o m s facing the place of explosion 25 m away, as described under item 3 of this Repor t ) : two th ree - f r amed windows disjoint, b roken window f r ames and glass, all a luminum shut ters dest royed; in the living room, glass is b roken on three panes of a t h r ee - f r amed window, on an alcove window size 60 cm x 40 cm; a round 250 roof tiles are b roken and the gable has been pushed towards the attic and partially cracked; the f ron t door and its f r a m e are dis located and th ree panes b roken .

- an auxiliary two-room building, size 7.5 m x 4 m, located at 20 m f rom the place of explosion, which serves as a s u m m e r ki tchen, f inished, m a d e of bricks, wi thout a slab, covered with a double-pi tch roof and tiles, is completely ru ined (especially the wall facing the place of explosion) and r ende red unusable .

20. V L A S T I M I R (father 's n a m e Avram) M A K S I M O V I Č , f rom Čačak, f a rmland 4 , Kulinovačko pol je Street , born 1935 in the village of Z a d r u g e (Sopoćani , Novi Pazar) :

- on the south-east side of a g round floor house, size 9 m x 5 m, a round 100 roof tiles are broken, as well as the glass on a th ree - f r amed window and 1 square met re of a rmoured glass on the f ront door; holes m a d e by missile f r agments are visible on the outs ide wall;

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- on a glazed te r race of a n o t h e r building, size 9 m x 4 m, 4 square met res of glass are broken and one p a n e on a t h r e e - f r a m e d window.

21. J E L E N A S T E V A N Č E V I Ć (absent f rom the investigation), f rom Čačak, fa rmland 4, Kul inovačko pol je Street :

- on an unf in ished house m a d e of brick, the roof tiles are loose and broken 100% on one side, and 50% on the o the r side.

22. S T A N K O (father ' s n a m e Živojin) V A S O V I Ć , f rom Čačak, Braće Stanić Street, born on D e c e m b e r 27, 1953 in Čačak:

- on a house consist ing of a g round f loor and an upper f loor, size 11 m x 9 m (upper f loor unf in ished) , a r o u n d 1,400 roof tiles were destroyed, the facade and terrazzo are here and there d a m a g e d by missile f r agmen t s ( the place of explosion was 25 m away), ail window glasses and shut te rs a r e b roken (except the shut ters on one balcony door and one balcony window); a par t i t ion wall (made of a wooden f r a m e and glass) be tween the living room and the alcove is dislocated, 4 square met res of glass is b roken , two wooden shut ters are demol i shed on two balcony windows, plastic shut ters are destroyed on the ground floor, plastic eaves f lashing is 90% destroyed, basemen t windows are broken , roof laths damaged , joinery dislocated; in a corner in one room, at about 1.5 m f rom the floor, there is a 20 cm hole m a d e by a missile f ragment ; in the course of investigation, the house owner p re sen ted a missile f r a g m e n t weighing f .4 kg.

23. Z O R A N R O G O V I Ć (absent f r om the investigation), Braće Stanić Street: - by visual inspect ion of the outs ide of an unfinished building, consisting of a ground

floor and uppe r f loor, m a d e of p e r f o r a t e d bricks, i t was established that 50 roof tiles were damaged and two glasses b roken on a t h r ee - f r amed window.

24. R A T O M I R (mother ' s n a m e Mina) N E R A N D Ž I Ć , f rom Čačak, 47/1 Braće Stanić Street , bo rn 1941 in the village of Trščica (Novi Pazar) :

- on an unfinished house, size 10.60 m x 12.40 m (consisting of a ground floor and an upper floor), 400 roof tiles were damaged , glasses broken on the balcony door and window, glasses broken on two double - f ramed windows in the attic, disjoint f r a m e of one of the windows, broken 0.30 square metres of the skylight above the door and staircase leading to the cellar; at about 1.5 ni above the f loor of the living room, a piece of plaster of 0.30 m in diameter has fallen off f r om the west wall; a per fora ted brick in the wall is damaged by a missile f ragment ; the west side of the house has no plastering so that it can be seen that seven per fo ra ted bricks have been broken by a missile f ragments impact on the wall;

- on a g round f loor building (consisting of a living room, two bedrooms, a hall, a ba th room and te r race , with a 15 m c learance between the house and the place of explosion, the wes tern walls (facing the place of explosion) have been punched in several places (the holes are up to 0.50 m in d iameter ) , the walls are cracked, reed ceilings and a round 1,100 roof tiles b roken , so tha t the house is absolutely uninhabi table ;

- the fol lowing fu rn i tu re , appl iances and fittings have been damaged in the same house: a colour TV, a re f r igera tor , "Alfa kamin" cooker , a chandel ier in the living room, a ba th tub, water heater , tiles and wash-basin in the ba th room; a wood stove has a lmost fallen apar t and o n e of its plates is b roken;

- the reed ceiling in a small s u m m e r kitchen (3 m x 2 m) is smashed, the door blown away and the wall punched ;

- the walls of a drying shed are punched and cracked and the whole shed is unstable .

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25. S L A V O L J U B (father 's n a m e Živorad) P E T R O V I Č , f r o m Čačak, 47 Braće Stanić Street, born on Oc tobe r 15, 1942 in Par t izani (Arandje lovac) :

- on the west external side of a g round f loor house (82 square metres) , oppos i te the f ront door, there a re cracks in the wall corners , reed ceilings a re cracked and hanging down, part i t ion walls are cracked, th ree window panes a re b roken on two th ree - f r amed windows, two wooden window f r a m e s are b roken , alcove glass and two window f r ames are broken;

- an auxiliary building (76 squa re metres) , consisting of a garage, bakery, s u m m e r kitchen, shack, drying shed and pigsty, which is 15 m far f r o m the place of explosion, has cracked walls de tached f r o m the ceilings (except the garage wall), walls punched by missile f ragments , nearly half of all garage roof tiles a re broken , roof tiles s tacked outside the building are completely demol ished , including 300 roof tiles on the building; roof s t ructure beams and laths of the shack a re b roken; according to the s t a t ement of the owner's wife, a hog weighing 80 kg was killed by two missile f r agments .

26. M I L A N K O (father 's n a m e R a d o v a n ) P E T R I Ć , f r o m Čačak, 47/a Braće Stanić Street, born on August 16, 1973 in Sjenica;

- on a family house (12.5 m x 8 m), consisting of a g round floor and a loft, a round 1,400 roof tiles are b roken; t h r ee wooden f r a m e s a re b roken on two doub le - f r amed windows on the g round f loor; all window panes are b roken on two th ree - f r amed windows; 6 window panes on two doub le - f r amed windows are b roken and four wooden f rames damaged .

27. N E D E L J K O (father 's n a m e R a j k o ) B O G O S A V L J E V I Č , f r o m Čačak, 51 Braće Stanić Street, born on Oc tobe r 1, 1956;

- in the par t of the house facing the s t reet (base a rea 50 square metres) , which is used by the above men t ioned person , glass is b roken on the basemen t windows, 75 roof tiles are smashed, all window panes a re b roken , one balcony door is completely demolished, toge ther with the f r a m e and shutters , a s ingle- f ramed window completely demolished, toge ther with the wooden f r a m e and shut ters , sheet -meta l par ts torn off the door jambs on the upper f loor; a luminum lining and window f r a m e s with shut ters completely destroyed, glass, wooden f r a m e and a shu t te r completely demol i shed on a s ingle-framed window, disjoint meta l -sheet par ts of the u p p e r f loor door jambs; 10 square metres of a luminum lining on the eaves flashing are damaged , the skylight commonly used in the twin house that the above men t ioned person shares with his bro ther Miroslav, has 5 b roken window panes of the total a rea of 1.5 square metres .

28. M I R O S L A V (father 's n a m e R a j k o ) B O G O S A V L J E V I Č , f r o m Čačak, 51 Braće Stanić Street, born 1954 in Ivanjica:

- on the part of the house used by him (facing the backyard) , base a rea 50 square metres, all glasses are broken , two doors blown away, d o o r f r a m e s disjoint, 75 roof tiles and 10 square meters of a luminum lining damaged .

29. B R A N K A (father 's n a m e Spasoje) B O G O S A V L J E V I Č , nee Zlatić, f rom Čačak, 51 Braće Stanić Street, born 1931 in Ivanjica:

- on a g round floor house (40 square met res) built on the same lot as the previous two ones, glass is b roken on a doub le - f r amed window, o n e window p a n e is b roken on a th ree - f ramed window, 1 square met re of a r m o u r e d glass is b roken on the f ron t door,

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glass on s ingle- f ramed b a t h r o o m and pantry windows is b roken , a chandel ier is b roken , as well as 1 squa re me te r of plain glass on the shed window.

30. M I R O S L A V (father ' s n a m e Mirko) T A N A S K O V I Ć , f rom Čačak, 53 Braće Stanić Street , born 1926 in the village of Živice near Guča:

- on a g round f loor house (60 square met res) reed ceilings are cracked, all window panes on a t h r ee - f r amed window are broken , and the window itself is completely disjoint, 60 roof tiles a re b roken and the re a re visible cracks on the joints between walls and ceilings.

31. M I L O R A D (father 's n a m e Miodrag) E R I Ć , f rom Čačak, 25 Braće Stanić Street , born on D e c e m b e r 9, 1932 in Zablaće :

- on a g round f loor house (120 squa re metres) glass is broken on two th ree - f ramed windows, four two- f ramed windows and th ree s ingle-framed windows.

32. L J I L J A N A (father ' s n a m e Milisav) L A Z O V I Č , f rom Čačak, 45 Braće Stanić Street , born on S e p t e m b e r 14, 1951:

- on a g round f loor house (63 square metres) , the re a re cracks on wall-reed ceiling joints in two rooms on the nor th-eas t side and o n e room on the south side, 50 broken roof tiles, complete ly disjoint window f rames , demol ished plastic shut ters and visible wall cracks;

- on an auxiliary g round f loor building (14 m x 4 m), consisting of a garage, a summer ki tchen, a shack and a latr ine, the ki tchen ceiling is cracked and hanging down and one side of the wall is cracked.

On May 10, 1999 N A T O warp lanes f ired several missiles and damaged the facilities of "Hidrogradnja" Company , Cons t ruc t ion Machinery Unit , as well as the nearby houses, which has been recorded in a sepa ra t e investigation report p repa red by the investigative judge of this cour t . T h e in format ion concerning civilian casualties is conta ined in the report of the investigative judge of Čačak District Cour t .

The location has been pho tog raphed , and the devastat ion of C E R factory and the damage inflicted on a n u m b e r of private houses have been f i lmed with a video camera .

Investigative judge (sgd) Aco Vučićević

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Prva Iskra, Barič

On May 10, 1999, at 11:20 p.m., at least four highly destructive missiles were fired at "Prva Iskra" Holding Company in Barič. The following facilities were destroyed on the occasion: a coal feed conveyor belt support in the power supply division, a loader garage and a fuel oil tank. The plant laboratory, processing equipment workshop with machines and installations were damaged. The company administration building, together with its equipment, installations and computer centre is completely destroyed. The detonation damaged the building of Engineering Department and the gatekeeper 's house, (photos 16-17)

Photo 16 Destroyed administration building of HK "Prva Iskra" Barič, May 10, 1999

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Photo 17 Demolished processing equipment workshop of HK "Prva Iskra" Barič

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Mining and Smelting Complex Bor (photos w-21)

Photo 18 Broad view of the damage on No. 3 transformer station building within the compound of RTB Bor, May 15, 1999

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Photo 20 Place of the missile impact on No. 3 transformer station control room of RTB Bor

Krušik Valjevo (18 May 1999) (photos22-23)

Photo 22 Demolished workshop of "Batteries" unit of DD "Krušik" Valjevo, May 18, 1999

Photo 23 Completely wrecked "Tool Shop" unit of DD "Krušik" Valjevo, May 18, 1999

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Binačka Morava, Gnjilane (photos24-31)

Photo 24 Demolished facilities of the "Binačka Morava" construction company, machinery unit in Gnjilane, where workers Dževat Ademi (born 1960) from Gnjilane and Djijan Šabija (born 1974) from Gnjilane, both members of the Romany minority, were killed on May 19, 1999

Photo 25 Close-up of the damaged "Machinery" unit of GP "Binačka Morava", Gnjilane, May 19, 1999

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Photo 27 Dead body of Djijan Šabija buried under the debris

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Photo 28 Dead body of Djijan Sabija in the mortuary of the town hospital in Gnjilane, May 19, 1999

Photo 29 Injuries on the dead body of Djijan Šabija

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Photo 31 Injuries on the leg of Dževat Ademi, May 19, 1999

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Mladost, Gnjilane (photos 32-37)

Photo 32 Demolished company cafeteria of PIP "Mladost" in Gnjilane, on the road to Bujanovac, where female workers: Vesna Cvetanović (born 1968), Gorica Ćuprijanović (born 1953) and Djurdja Savić (born 1965) from Gnjilane, were killed on May 19, 1999

Photo 33 Interior of the demolished company cafeteria of PIP "Mladost" in Gnjilane, May 19, 1999

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Photo 34 Ruined cellar of the "Mladost" company cafeteria where the killed female workers sought shelter on May 19, 1999

Photo 35 Dead bodies of Gorica Ćuprijanović (1953) from Gnjilane and Vesna Cvetanović (1968) from the village of Gornje Kusce-Gnjilane, pulled out from the ruins of the "Mladost" company cafeteria in Gnjilane, May 19, 1999

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Photo 36 Dead body of Djurdja Savić (1965) from the village of Donja Budriga -Gnjilane, in the Gnjilane mortuary, May 19, 1999

Photo 37 Head injuries of Djurdja Savić, Gnjilane mortuary, May 19, 1999

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Borovo Boreli, Sombor (photos 38-39)

Photo 38 Bombed shoe factory "Borovo Boreli" irt Sombor, May 21, 1999

Photo 39 Destroyed production plant of the "Borovo Boreli" shoe factory in Sombor, May 21, 1999

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Veliki Crljeni Thermal Power Plant near Lazarevac

On May 22, 1999, at 2:30 a.m., "Veliki Crljeni" thermal electric power plant in Veliki Crljeni was hit by three missiles which completely destroyed the distributor plant, turbo generator and electric control of 110 kV block in the machine room. The main electric control, cooling pump and industrial gas station were partially damaged. The detonation caused damage on the power plant industrial building, boiler room and a new block refrigerating chamber.

In the course of the missile attack launched on the production facilities of "Kolubara" thermal electric power plant in Veliki Crljeni on May 22, 1999, at 2:30 a.m., worker Milosav Simić (born 1973) sustained severe injuries, while Miroslav Petrović (born 1967), Ivan Mirosavić (born 1951), Predrag Spasojević (born 1968) and Ljubiša Mijatović (born 1951) were slightly injured. The above mentioned, including another 50 workers, were at their work places at the time of explosion, (photos 40-43)

Photo 40 Destroyed energy field of the generator No. 1 and the administration building of "Veliki Crljeni" power plant, Lazarevac, May 22, 1999

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Photo 41 Demolished high-voltage installation of "Veliki Crljeni" power plant, Lazarevac, May 22, 1999

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Photo 42 Damaged block transformers of "Veliki Crljeni" power plant

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Photo 43 Point of the missile impact on the electric control centre of "Veliki Crljeni" power plant

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Thermal Power Plant in Urovci near Obrenovac (photos 44-45)

Photo 44 Damaged high-voitage distributor installation of thermal electric power plant A in Urovci-Obrenovac, May 23, 1999

Electrical Installations of Elektroistok in Niš (photos46-47)

Photo 46 View of the damaged 110 kV electric installation of the public enterprise "Elektroistok" - Niš 2, in Niš, Bulevar Veljka Vlahovića St., May 23, 1999

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Transformer Station Novi Sad 3 (Roman Trenches) (photos 48-49)

Photo 48 Point of the missile impact on "Novi Sad 3" transformer station (Rimski šančevi), May 24, 1999

Photo 49 View of the wrecked 380 kV installation of "Novi Sad 3" transformer station, May 24, 1999

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Electrical Installations on Bežanijska Kosa, New Belgrade (photos50-51)

Photo 50 Damaged installation of Elektroprivreda Srbije (Serbian Electric Company) transformer T4, "Beograd 5" transformer station on Bežanijska Kosa estate in New Belgrade, May 27, 1999

Photo 51 Damaged electric installation of the 220 kV "Beograd 5" transformer station on Bežanijska Kosa

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Elecrtrical Installations in Leštani (photos 52-53)

Photo 52 Damaged 400 kV electric installation of Elektroprivreda Srbije - "Beograd 8" transformer station in Leštani, Kružni put St., May 27, 1999

Photo 53 Damage on the main bus bar system of the "Beograd 8" transformer station in Leštani

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Jaroš Water Supply Center, Sombor (photos 54-56)

Photo 54 Bombed water supply centre "Jaroš" in Sombor, part of the public utility system "Vodokanal", May 30, 1999

Photo 55 Close-up of the destroyed tank in the water-pumping station of the water supply centre "Jaroš" in Sombor, May 30, 1999

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Photo 56 Interior of the water-pumping station "Jaroš" in Sombor, May 30, 1999

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Tobacco Industry Niš (photos 57-58)

Photo 57 Damaged old factory of Niš Tobacco Industry, 12. februara St., May 30, 1999

Photo 58 Demolished section of the old factory and auxiliary workshops of Niš Tobacco Industry

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Electrical Installations in Roman Trenches (31 May 1999) (photos 59-6O)

Photo 59 Destroyed transformer station installation on Rimski šančevi, May 31, 1999

Photo 60 View of one of the destroyed transformers of "Transformer Station 3", May 31, 1999

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The Farm in the Village of Podgorac near Boljevac (photos61 -67)

Photo 61 Bombed sheep and goat farm in the village of Podgorac, owned by "Ekohrana" from Boljevac, when three workers were killed and seven buildings were torn down, June 7, 1999

Photo 62 View of the destroyed buildings "C" and "D" where sheep and goats were kept. Several hundreds of sheep, lambs and goats were killed

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Photo 63 Location next to the hay storage where Nebojša Srbulović was killed on June 7, 1999

Photo 64 Ripped off part of the body of Nebojša Srbulović found in the vicinity of the hay storage

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Photo 65 Demolished hay storage "E" on the farm in the village of Podgorac, where workers Nebojša Srbulović, Milija Andrejević and Stavka Trikanović were killed

Photo 66 Dead body of Stavka Trikanović, born 1940, from Zlot, killed on June 7, 1999, in the vicinity of the hay storage on the farm in the village of Podgorac

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Photo 67 Dead body of Nebojša Srbulović, born 1962, from the village of Valakonja-Boljevac, photographed in the Boljevac Health Centre

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Bombing of Oil and Oil Product Depots

Smederevo (29 April 1999) (photos 1-2)

Photo 1 Destroyed administration building and maintenance shop of NIS Jugopetrol - "Instalacija" Smederevo, April 29, 1999

Photo 2 Destroyed oil storage tank R-24

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Belgrade (19 May 1999) (photos 20-21)

Photo 3 Destroyed Hidro Fešing installation of the oil refinery in Novi Sad, May 4, 1999

Photo 4 Destroyed vacuum installation of the oil refinery in Novi Sad, May 4, 1999

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Niš (5 May 1999)

On May 5, 1999, at 10:08 p.m., seven missiles were fired at the residential and industrial zone in the north-east part of the town of Niš. Three missiles hit and completely demolished the following NIS "Jugopetrol" facilities: fuel tanks, a pump station and vehicle unloading plant and installation, whereas the administration building, auxiliary warehouse, oil warehouse, 6 oil tanks, tank protection belt, railway tracks inside the compound, railway unloading point, administration building annex, gatehouse and fire-fighting material storage, dispatching centre and warehouse with installations for oil and lubricants were considerably damaged. Four missiles hit the facilities of "Energogas" and completely destroyed the gas tanks, compressor pump station, air tank and water tank, whereas other facilities sustained considerable damage. Missile fragments damaged the following industrial facilities: "Angropromet", RJ "Hemikalija", DD "Jugotehnika", DD "Gradjevinar" and DP "Pomoravlje". Numerous industrial facilities on Vazduhoplovna Street in Niš were also damaged. Among them are: "Mak-promet" administration building, PP "Nini", PP "Ekolinea", PP "Agrohim", the transformer station providing power supply for the entire part of the town, HK "Bambi", PP "Prorad", DOO "Nikom", DO "Sigma", the building in the civilian part of the Niš airport, VDV "Južna Morava", DO "Izolacija". Also considerably damaged were a large number of houses and apartment blocks located in that part of the town, (photos 5-6)

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Photo 5 Demolished oil storage tank R-7 of NIS "Jugopetro!" in Niš, May 5, 1999

Photo 6 A crater and demolished pump station and reloading point of NIS "Jugopetrol" Niš

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Belgrade (19 May 1999) (photos 20-21)

Photo 7 Demolished fuel oil pump station and transformer station of "Jugopetrol" - Beograd, Prahovo-Bor installation, May 7, 1999 (1st attack)

Photo 8 Demolished pump station No. 1 of "Jugopetrol" - Beograd, Prahovo-Bor installation, May 7, 1999 (1st attack)

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N i š (8 M a y 1 9 9 9 ) (photos 9-1 o )

Photo 9 Demolished NIS "Energogas" storage area in Niš, Bulevar 12. februar Street, May 8, 1999

Photo 10 Demolished filling plant for TNG gas of NIS "Energogas"

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Belgrade (19 May 1999) (photos 20-21)

Photo 11 Broad view of the demolished fuel storage tanks of NIS "Jugopetrol" -Niš, May 11, 1999

Photo 12 Close-up of the destroyed warehouses and oil storage tanks of NIS "Jugopetrol" Niš, May 11, 1999

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Photo 13 Dead body of Zoran Niković in the backyard of his house in Niš, No. 2 Trupalska Street, who was killed as a result of the bombing of NIS "Jugopetrol" warehouses in Niš on May 11, 1999

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B o r ( 1 5 a n d 1 7 M a y 1 9 9 9 ) (photos 14-17)

Photo 14 Wrecked fuel storage tank of "Jugopetrol" storage area in Bor, May 15 and May 17, 1999

Photo 15 Bombed vehicle reloading point in the fuel storage area of "Jugopetrol" Bor, May 15 and May 17, 1999

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Photo 16 Destroyed tractor on the Bor-Slatina-Zaječar road near the attacked "Jugopetrol" storage area, where Dragoslav Grujić from Krivelja-Bor was killed and 4 persons were seriusly injured on May 17, 1999

Photo 17 Dead body of Dragoslav Grujić from Krivelja-Bor killed on May 17, 1999, on the road Bor-Slatina-Zaječar

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Kri. 23/99

REPORT

Made on 17 May 1999 by Dragan Bajinovic, investigative judge of the Municipal Court in Bor, af ter the N A T O bombing of the "Jugopetrol" office in Bor

Af te r the bombing of "Jugopet ro l" oil storage tanks and fuel installations in Bor, which took place at about 3:30 p.m., the Municipal Court investigative judge Ika Jašarević, a cameraman f rom Foto - Braca, the above mentioned persons, and I went to investigate under air raid alert.

The site is the "Jugopet ro l" office in Bor, and the section of the so-called Slatinski put, which is on the road Bor - Zaječar . The site is secured by the Bor police forces.

It is evident that all the oil s torage tanks, water tank, management building, reloading installation, pipes, auxiliary buildings, and warehouse have been damaged and practically destroyed, while the management building is completely demolished. Far ther details on the destruction can be found in the Municipal Court in Bor, in file Kri. 21/99, and in the On-Site Investigation Repor t , dated 17 May 1999, with its enclosures.

A 120 m-long section of the road Bor - Slatina is impassable because of a crater made by the missile on the right side of the carriageway, when facing Slatina, and far ther on towards Slatina, because of the rubble f rom the destroyed "Jugopetrol" management building. The rubble is mostly concentra ted in the level of the management building, since this road section is only 30 meters away f rom the fo rmer "Jugopetrol" management building. The ment ioned crater is opposi te to the oil storage tank P-2, which is about 9 meters from the left side of the road, when facing Slatina, and it is about 13 meters f rom the main entrance to the depot . T h e crater looks like an irregular shaped funnel , 1 meter deep and 3 meters wide at its top. Its right side, when facing Slatina, extends as deformed asphalt. The land on the right side of the road in the level of this crater is rough and the trees within 50 meters are broken.

In the level of the fo rmer "Jugopetrol" management building, on the right side of the road when facing Slatina, and at a distance of about 30-40 meters f rom the mentioned crater in the asphalt , there is a milling machine trailer toppled onto its right side. Its registration plate SO Bor/401 had once been fixed to the rear side of the I M T 509 milling machine, which is also turned over onto its right side. The front part of this milling machine, i.e. its transmission and engine, has been ripped off and thrust to the right of the road, to a distance of 7 meters f rom the road right edge.

A male corpse has been found on the road at the right rear corner of the mentioned trailer among the scattered rubble. The corpse is in an unnatural position, lying on the back, the head is covered with blood, and there is an entrance wound on the forehead

Present:

Investigative judge: District of Bor Public Prosecutor : Crime technician, Secretariat of the Interior:

Dragan Bajinovic Momčilo Dimitrijević Saša Stanković

Started at 4:15 p.m.

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and an exit wound on the back of the head . T h e right arm is covered with a plank, which was used as a seat in the trai ler . T h e c lothes and head of the body are covered with dust, and the re a re pieces of rubble on some body parts , especially on the legs.

Dur ing the investigation Jugoslav Lapadatović , f r om Krivelj, ID No. 59332 issued by S U P Bor, c ame by and recognized the body of the 50 years old Dragoslav Grujić, f rom Krivelj.

T h e r e was a n o t h e r I M T 506 milling mach ine in the milling machine trailer, as well as 8 hoes, a scythe, iron fork, 5 bags with food , some clothes, drinks, and several broken bott les. A men's dressing case with 70 D M , 60.10 Dinars , and a pack of Morava cigarettes, was f o u n d to the right of the vehicle, as well as a hoe with a broken handle , a plastic bag with 1.5 kg of cof fee in it, a 5 litre plastic can full of petrol , and an empty plastic can. T h e investigative judge took the money, men's dressing case, cigarettes, coffee and can conta ining petrol , while the remaining objects were handed to Jugoslav Lapatović, f rom Krivelj.

Dr . Siavica Bećarcvić, a specialist of the medical centre in Bor, was present at the site as a medical representa t ive . She examined the body externally and beyond any doubt established the cause of Dragos lav Grujić 's dea th . It was also established that Jugoslav Lapadatović , Slaviša Lapadatović , Lj i l jana Milošević and Nina Stuparević, all f rom the village of Krivelj, had been injured and taken to the health centre in Bor.

T h e present c r ime technician p h o t o g r a p h e d the specific details and a pho to file was made , which const i tu tes an integral par t of this repor t .

T h e video recording of this event is in the Municipal Cour t in Bor, kept in the file Kri. 21/99 toge ther with the p h o t o file.

T h e investigation e n d e d at 7:00 p.m.

Investigative judge (sgd) Dragan Bajinović

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Kri. 23/99 M I N U T E S O F T H E T E S T I M O N Y O F W I T N E S S

made on 21 May 1999 be fo re the investigative judge of the Municipal Court in Bor

Investigative Judge Dragan Bajinović

Court clerk Jovanka Žikić

Witness

Jugoslav Lapadatović

Also present at the testimony:

Public Prosecutor

T h e Accused

Defense Counsel

Proceedings began at 9:00 a.m. The attention of the witness was drawn to his duty to tell the truth and not to

withhold anything; he was warned of the consequences of giving false testimony. He was also warned that he is under no obligation to answer specific questions likely to expose himself or a close relative to disgrace, considerable material damage or prosecution (Art. 229 of the Law on Criminal Procedure) . T h e witness answered the general questions as follows:

1 . N a m e and family name J U G O S L A V L A P A D A T O V I Ć 2. Father 's name Milan 3. Occupation worker in the smeltery T1R in Bor 4. Domicile Krivelj 5. Place of birth Krivelj 6. Da te of birth 40 years old 7. Relat ionship to the accused or the wronged party: none

With regard to the case the witness stated the following: On 17 May 1999 my cousin Slaviša Lapadatović, my neighbour Dragoslav Grujić, his

daughter Ljiljana Milošević, Nina Stuparević, two women and I were working in a vineyard in the village of Brestovac. Af te r we had finished the work the two women remained in Brestovac while we left for Krivelj. Jugoslav was driving the I M T 509 milling machine, no, my cousin Slaviša was driving the I M T 509 and the others were sitting in the milling machine trailer. There were two benches in the trailer. Ljiljana Milošević was sitting on the first bench to the left while I was sitting to the right. Nina was sitting on the second bench to the left and Dragoslav was sitting to the right. The re were also hoes, a scythe, a fork, and bags with some food and clothes in the trailer. In the same trailer, in front of us, was my I M T 506 milling machine. We decided not to take the route f rom Brestovac to Krivelj that goes through the town of B°or, because we would make a traffic jam, so we took the main road and the route via Oštrelj. When we reached the

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"Jugope t ro l" g rounds in Bor , Slaviša slowed down so that we could see the consequences of the previous bombing of the "Jugopet ro l d e p o t " and building in Bor, however, he didn't stop. At the m o m e n t when we were just opposi te of the "Jugope t ro l" managemen t building I suddenly heard a terr ible explosion and there was smoke in f ron t of me. We were suddenly s u r r o u n d e d by darkness and I ducked down because I was aware they were bombing again. I was unconscious for some t ime and when I came through I noticed that I was lying on the g round on my right side and that Dragoslav's head was over my legs. I immediately knew he was dead .

I wish to clarify someth ing . T h e first de tona t ion happened while we were still sitting in the milling mach ine trailer and it was soon a f te r followed by ano ther one, when I fa inted.

A f t e r I had seen Dragoslav's head on my legs I heard Ljiljana's and Nina's cries fo r help. They were saying their legs had been torn, and my bro ther Slaviša said he was dying. I was petr i f ied and I didn' t know what to do, but I managed to get up. When Ljiljana tried to reach her f a the r I took her aside. Soon a f te r two men in un i forms arrived and immediately a f t e r t hem a man in a Lada Niva. I noticed that my cousin had a wound on his left flank, which was b leeding and some foam was coming out. I tried to s top this with my hand. I first carr ied him to the L a d a Niva, then Nina, and then I en te red it. T h e two men in un i fo rm took Lji l jana into their car and we all went to the hospital in Bor.

I have cuts on my head and on the left side of my s tomach, and my right shoulder is concussed f rom these de tona t ions . I am still feel ing very bad, I am distressed and concussed and I feel menta l strain.

I don't know in what condi t ion is my milling machine I M T 506 and whe the r it is damaged , since I didn' t examine it nor did I turn it on.

We hadn' t hea rd any air raid alert siren prior to this event, probably because of the noise m a d e by the milling machine .

I wish to ment ion that since this event I f ea r of darkness, which I never did before . I am handing you a copy of the specialist 's repor t da ted 17 May 1999 and I am keeping the original.

T h e minutes were dic ta ted in my presence , so I heard them. They were read to me again and I am signing them wi thout any object ion.

Conc luded at 9:40 a.m.

Tha t is all.

Witness1 s ignature

Record ing clerk (signed)

Investigative Judge (signed)

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MINUTES OF THE TESTIMONY OF WITNESS

made on 2 June 1999 before the investigative judge of the Municipal Court in Bor in the criminal proceedings v. unknown perpet ra tors .

Investigative Judge Witness Dragan Bajinović Ljiljana Milošević

Court clerk Also present at the testimony: Jovanka Zikić

Public Prosecutor

T h e Accused

Defense Counsel

Proceedings began at 10:25 a.m. The attention of the witness was drawn to her duty to tell the truth and not to withhold

anything; she was warned of the consequences of giving false testimony. She was also warned that she is under no obligation to answer specific questions likely to expose herself or a close relative to disgrace, considerable material damage or prosecution (Art. 229 of the Law on Criminal Procedure). The witness answered the general questions as follows:

1. N a m e and family name L J I L J A N A M I L O Š E V I Ć 2. Father 's name Dragoslav 3. Occupation housewife 4. Domicile Krivelj 5. Place of birth Krivelj 6. Date of birth 25 years old 7. Relat ionship to the accused or the wronged party: the late Dragoslav is her fa ther

With regard to the case the witness stated the following: Attent ion was brought of the witness that according to Article 227 of the Law on

Criminal Procedure she has the right not to testify. However, she refused to use this right, and after being warned she gave the following s ta tement :

On 17 May 1999 we were doing the vineyard in the village of Brestovac. Af te r having finished work we were returning to the village of Krivelj. Slaviša Lapadatović was driving the milling machine and 1 was sitting on the first bench in the trailer on the left side, while Jugoslav Lapadatović was sitting on its right side. Nina Stuparević was sitting on the left side of the bench behind us, and my late fa ther Dragoslav Gruj ić was sitting on its right side. We could reach Krivelj either via the town of Bor or by taking the main road around it, via the village of Oštrelj. They decided to take the latter route because there was less traffic and fewer ups and downs on it.

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T h e route was not dange rous since the re were no military installations or t roops along it. We didn' t hea r any air raid siren nor did we hear the noise of planes.

When we were in the level of the Jugopet ro l managemen t building in Bor, which was to our left, and the road passes immediate ly next to it and the depots , I heard a terrible explosion a f te r which 1 fa in ted . W h e n I c ame through I found myself lying on the ground next to the road. I s tar ted to cry and shout . Nina was on the ground next to me while Jugoslav managed to get up. 1 could see that my fa the r was dead . Then the "Jugopet ro l" guards arr ived and they warned us to take shelter since there might be ano the r at tack. We wi thdrew to the right, to the s t ream where they have a shelter. A f t e r that Slaviša, Jugoslav and Nina were driven away in a Lada Niva to the hospital while one of the guards took me the re in his car Jugo.

I was t rea ted in the hospital for 12 days because my col larbone was dislocated and I had a f ragment in my left thigh, which was removed by surgery. I also had several minor injuries on my head .

My fa the r Dragoslav Gru j i ć had several injuries, however, the one in the region of the head was lethal. My f a t h e r and I lived in the same household . He was born on 24 April 1950 in G o r n j a n and he was Serb. He worked at the ore excavation site in Veliki Krivelj. He left my mothe r , to whom he was marr ied, my bro ther , who is older than me, and me. I didn' t see the m o m e n t when he died but he did die on that occasion.

Tha t is all tha t I have to say. The minutes were dic ta ted in my presence , so I heard them and I am signing them

without any object ion. Conc luded at 10:45 a.m.

Witness ' s ignature

Record ing clerk (signed)

Investigative Judge (signed)

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M I N U T E S O F T H E T E S T I M O N Y O F W I T N E S S

made on 2 June 1999 before the investigative judge of the Municipal Court in Bor in the criminal proceedings v. unknown perpetra tors .

Investigative Judge Witness Dragan Bajinović Nina Stuparević

Court clerk Also present at the testimony: Jovanka Žikić

Public Prosecutor

T h e Accused

Defense Counsel

Proceedings began at 10:50 a.m. The attention of the witness was drawn to her duty to tell the truth and not to withhold

anything; she was warned of the consequences of giving false testimony. She was also warned that she is under no obligation to answer specific questions likely to expose herself or a close relative to disgrace, considerable material damage or prosecution (Art. 229 of the Law on Criminal Procedure) . The witness answered the general questions as follows:

1. Name and family name N I N A S T U P A R E V I Ć 2. Father 's name Simeon 3. Occupation housewife 4. Domicile Krivelj 5. Place of birth Bor 6. Da te of birth 22 years old 7. Relationship to the accused or the wronged party: none

With regard to the case the witness stated the following: That day, 17 May 1999 at about 3:30 p.m., while we were on our way home from

Brestovac to Krivelj and passing by the "Jugopetrol" depot and management building, I heard a strong detonation after which I fainted. When I came through I was choking f rom the smoke and dust. I wish to add that there are no military facilities or troops in the vicinity. I grabbed Ljiljana, who had also managed to get up, and we both started to scream. I know that Jugoslav and Slaviša Lapadatović also got up and that Dragoslav Grujić was dead. The "Jugopetrol" guards took us towards their shelter and they later took Slaviša, Jugoslav and me to the hospital in some Lada Niva. Ljiljana was taken there in another car.

We took the main road for Krivelj via Oštrelj , though we had the alternative via the town. They decided to take the fo rmer because it is bet ter and without ups and downs. On that occasion Slaviša Lapadatović was driving the milling machine, Ljiljana Milošević

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was sitting on the left side of the f ron t bench and Jugoslav Lapadatović was sitting on its right side. I was sitting behind t h e m on the second bench and Dragoslav Gru j ić was sitting to my right. T h e road passes very near the " Jugope t ro l " managemen t building, and the building and the depo t s were to our left.

On that occasion my head was injured and a f r agmen t pene t ra t ed the muscles of my right thigh. I am still be ing t r ea ted for the injuries.

I didn't not ice how Dragoslav Gru j i ć was killed but 1 do know that he died instantly. Tha t is all that 1 have to say. The minutes were dic ta ted in my presence , so I heard them and I am signing them

without any object ion. Conc luded at 11:00 a.m.

Witness ' s ignature

Record ing clerk (signed)

Investigative Judge (signed)

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M I N U T E S O F T H E T E S T I M O N Y O F W I T N E S S

made on 16 June 1999 before the investigative judge of the Municipal Court in Bor in the criminal proceedings v. unknown perpet ra tors .

Investigative Judge Witness Dragan Bajinovic Slaviša Lapadatović

Court clerk Also present at the testimony: Jovanka Zikic

Public Prosecutor

The Accused

Defense Counsel

Proceedings began at 11:10 a.m. The attention of the witness was drawn to his duty to tell the truth and not to withhold

anything; he was warned of the consequences of giving false testimony. He was also warned that he is under no obligation to answer specific questions likely to expose himself or a close relative to disgrace, considerable material damage or prosecution (Art. 229 of the Law on Criminal Procedure). The witness answered the general questions as follows:

1. Name and family name SLAVIŠA L A P A D A T O V I Ć 2. Father 's name Sima 3. Occupation worker at the ore excavation site 4. Domicile Krivelj 5. Place of birth Krivelj 6. Date of birth 17 September 1961 7. Relat ionship to the accused or the wronged party: none

With regard to the case the witness stated the following: On 17 May 1999 at about 3:30 p.m. we were returning f rom Brestovac, since we

finished the digging in the vineyard at the request of Dragoslav Grujić. Whenever I am in that area with my milling machine I take the Bor roundabout road, via Oštrelj, because it is the main road and the terrain it goes through is flat, i.e. there are no steep sections. When I take the route through the town I have a steep section f rom Bor to Krivelj. Since I was driving my IMT 509 milling machine I decided to take the roundabout road. My cousin Jugoslav Lapadatović was with me, as well as Ljiljana Milošević, Dragoslav Grujić, and Nina Stuparević, who were all sitting on improvised benches in the milling machine trailer.

None of us heard any air raid sirens nor did we hear planes. Suddenly, when we were in the level of the "Jugopetrol" management building in Bor, where there are no military installations or t roops in its vicinity, there was a terrible explosion that thrust me from the

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milling machine to the g round . I thought we had met our ends. Immediate ly a f te r that I heard ano the r explosion and tha t was the last one I heard . I r e m e m b e r I got up and said to Jugoslav "I'm done!" He tr ied to comfor t me. He noticed that my back in the level of the flanks was injured and tha t I was bleeding. Whi le he was helping me a man in a white Lada Niva arr ived and I en t e r ed this vehicle, and so did Jugoslav and Nina. Tha t man drove us at full speed to the heal th cen t re in Bor. I r e m e m b e r that they cut my clothes there, since I had dressed heavily that morn ing because it was cold. Then they made an X-ray af ter which I fa in ted . I awoke the following morning to be told that I had been opera ted on and that the surgery lasted 3 hours . They told me that they had taken out a piece of brick, in the size of 12 x 5 cm, f rom my flank and that 4 of my ribs in that region had been b roken . I have been discharged f rom the hospital today.

I still haven't seen my milling mach ine I M T 509 but I was told that it is sha t te red and practically b roken into two.

I don't know how Dragos lav Gru j ić was killed because he was back in the trailer. I didn't notice him a f te rwards since 1 was badly injured, too. However , I do know that we were all in jured on that occasion.

Tha t is all tha t I have to say. The minutes were dic ta ted in my presence , so I heard them and I am signing them

without any objec t ion . Conc luded at 11:15 a.m.

Witness ' s ignature

Record ing clerk (signed)

Investigative Judge (signed)

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H E A L T H C E N T E R I N B O R No. 27/99 3 June 1999

On request of the Public Prosecutor 's Off ice for the municipality of Bor, and on grounds of the medical records, the Heal th Cent re in Bor is issuing the following

MEDICAL REPORT - FINDINGS

The patient Jugoslav Lapadatović, f rom the village of Krivelj, was injured on 17 May 1999 in Bor and he was examined in our Cent re on 17 May 1999.

DG: Excoriatio reg. femoralis et tegmcnti abdominalis et brachii lat. dex. (Skin on the left thigh, part of the abdomen, and on the right upper arm is abraded) .

No other injuries were found.

Bor, 6 June 1999 (sgd) Dr . Miodrag Mihajlović surgeon

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H E A L T H C E N T E R I N B O R General Hospital No. 28 3 June 1999

On request of the Public Prosecutor 's Office for the municipality of Bor, and on grounds of the medical and o ther records, as well as the case history No. 02318/412, the Surgery Ward of the Heal th Cent re in Bor is issuing the following

REPORT - CERTIFICATE

Slaviša Lapadatović has been t reated in the Surgery Ward of the Heal th Center in Bor for a blast injury (missile). He was admit ted to the Surgery Ward on 17 May 1999 with the following injuries:

1. Vulnus explosivum pene t rans hemithoracis lat sin cum fractura costarum mul t ip l iers (IV, V, VI, et VII ) lat sin.

(Blast wound on the left side of the thorax with penetrat ion of the left lung lobe and rib fractures) .

2. V L C reg. occipitalis (Lacerat ion of the scalp in the occipital region).

No other injuries were found.

Bor, 3 June 1999 Head of the Surgery Ward (sgd) Dr. Miodrag Mihajlović General practice specialist surgeon

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M E D I C A L C E N T E R I N B O R General Hospital No. 2/262 3 June 1999

LJILJANA MILOSEVIC, from Krivelj

D G : V U L N E R A E X P L O S I V U M F E M O R I S LAT. SIN. E T CAPITIS L U X A T I O A R T . A C R O M I O C L A V I C U L A R I S LAT. D E X . V L C R E G I O D O R S I LAT. D E X . C O R P U S A L I E N U M M E T A L I C U M F E M O R I S L A T SIN

OP: E X T R A C T I O C O R P U S A L I E N U M

Description: a blast wound on the left thigh, medially, laterally, oblique. Ent rance wound is 8-9 cm extending downwards f rom the f ront .

Several abrasions on the head. Bruised lacerations in the entire region of the right shoulder blade. T h e lacerations

range f rom damaged cuticle, to damaged subcutaneous tissue, and damaged muscles.

DG: Left upper leg: presence of a foreign body, a piece of metal, above the left knee, which is the size of a plum.

Dislocation of the acromio-clavicular joint. The soft tissue structures in the left upper leg and in the right shoulder region are

damaged. This is considered a minor injury with a remark that there has been complete mental disorientation with seizures of fear when the air raid siren goes on. Depressed because of father 's death.

Bor, 3 June 1999 (sgd) Dr. Slobodan B. Kitanović Specialist for orthopaedics, surgery and t raumatism

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M E D I C A L C E N T E R I N B O R General Hospital No. 2/262 3 June 1999

NINA STUPAREVIĆ, from Krivelj, born in 1977

D G : V U L N U S E X P L O S I V U M F E M O R I S . LAT. D E X .

Description: a piercing explosive wound on the right thigh, anterior. The entry wound goes f rom interior to exterior; it is oblique and goes downwards. The entry wound was the size of a child palm and had irregular edges. There is earth, some wooden chips, sand, etc.

The entire f ron t side of the right thigh has many small wounds, the result of an explosion. They range in size f rom a corn seed to the size of a cherry.

The patient is a nursing mother who has also experienced a major mental shock. Soft tissue injuries, considered as minor injury. Psychiatrist opinion required.

Bor, 3 June 1999 (sgd) Dr. Slobodan B. Kitanović Specialist for orthopaedics, surgery and traumatism

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Belgrade (19 May 1999) (photos 20-21)

Photo 18 Destroyed oil storage tanks of "Jugopetrol" - Beograd, Prahovo-Bor installation, May 17, 1999 (2nd attack)

Photo 19 Destroyed oil storage tank R-6 of "Jugopetrol" - Beograd, Prahovo-Bor installation, May 17, 1999

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Belgrade (19 May 1999) (photos 20-21)

Photo 21 Destroyed vehicle reloading point No. 2 in the fuel storage area of NIS "Jugopetrol" in Belgrade

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Sombor (20 and 21 May 1999) (photos22-25)

Photo 22 Destroyed oil storage tank No. 3 in the central storage area of NIS "Naftagas promet" in Sombor, F. Kljajić Street, May 20, 1999

Photo 23 Projected pieces of the oil storage tank No. 3 from the storage area of "Naftagas promet" in Sombor

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Photo 24 A crater surrounded by the destroyed pump station, vehicle reloading point and oil storage tanks in the storage area of NIS "Naftagas promet" in Sombor, May 21, 1999 (repeated attack)

Photo 25 Destroyed old pump station in the storage area of NIS "Naftagas promet" in Sombor, May 21, 1999

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Belgrade (19 May 1999) (photos 20-21)

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Photo 26 Broad view of the fuel storage area of "Jugopetrol" Bor after the bombing of May 27, 1999 (4th attack)

Photo 27 View of oil storage tank No. 5 in the storage area of "Jugopetrol" Bor, hit on May 27, 1999

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Smederevo (1 June 1999) (photos 28-29)

Photo 28 Damaged oil storage tank R-26 with torn off external insulation, NIS "Jugopetrol" - Instalacije, Smederevo, June 1, 1999

Photo 29 A crater amid oil storage tanks R-22, R-24 and R-26 of NIS "Jugopetrol" -Instalacije, Smederevo, June 1, 1999

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Smederevo (1 June 1999) (photos 28-29)

Photo 30 Repeated bombing on June 8, 1999, of the Pančevo oil refinery when seven oil storage tanks, pipelines, crude oil and diesel fuel were destroyed

Photo 31 Pančevo oil refinery-oil storage tanks bombed on June 8, 1999

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Photo 32 The Zarić family from the village of Starčevo - Pančevo working in a corn field near the refinery

Photo 33 Smoke over the town of Pančevo after the bombing of the oil refinery on June 8, 1999

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Smederevo (1 June 1999) (photos 28-29)

Photo 34 Close-up of the destroyed oil storagetanks of Novi Sad oil refinery, June 9, 1999

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Photo 35 Destroyed pipeline installation and oil storage tanks of Novi Sad oil refinery, June 9, 1999

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Photo 36 Close-up of the destroyed pipeline installation of Novi Sad oil refinery

Photo 37 View of the destroyed "Blending Oil" facility of Novi Sad oil refinery, June 9, 1999

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Bombing of Sports and Tourist Facilities

Hotel Jugoslavija, New Belgrade

On May 7, 1999, at 11:50 p.m. and on May 8, 1999, at 1:50 a.m., "Jugoslavija" Hotel in New Belgrade, No. 3 Bulevar Nikole Tesle, was hit by several missiles which demolished the central part of the building and caused fire which destroyed the section close to the main entrance of the hotel. The following business premises were located in the section: "Pikola" company, exhibition lounge, "JU Hertz" Rent-a-Car, PP "Sunce", "Alhema" agency, "Lafran" boutique, handicrafts shops, a banquet hall and other premises. Windows and doors in the remaining part of the building are disjoint and all glasses are broken. Andjelko Ninčić was killed in the attack. He was a refugee residing in the hotel. Grave bodily injuries were sustained by Slavko Dimitrovski (born 1948), while Dragoslav Zdravković (born 1934), Srdjan Majer (born 1981) and child Filip Rošić (born 1989) suffered minor injuries. They were all in the vicinity of the hotel at the time of explosion. Due to the fire and demolition of a part of the building, 23 cars of "Hertz" Rent-a-Car were damaged, as well as 25 Nissan vehicles parked in front of the main entrance, (photos 1-4)

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Photo 1 Demolished building of "Jugoslavija" Hotel, No. 3 Bulevar Nikole Tesle, May 8, 1999

Photo 2 View of the destroyed part of the hotel and the parking lot with damaged NISSAN vehicles, property of "Marinuss" DOO agent

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Photo 3 Close-up of one of the craters on the hotel ground floor

Photo 4 Dead body of Andjelko Ninčić who was killed in room 306 of "Jugoslavija" Hotel

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INVESTIGATION R E P O R T

Made on May 8, 1999 with respect to the attack by N A T O forces on "Jugoslavija" Hotel, New Belgrade, No. 3 Bulevar Nikole Tesle, on the night of May 7/8,1999

I N V E S T I G A T I O N T E A M O F T H E B E L G R A D E S E C R E T A R I A T O F T H E I N T E R I O R H E A D E D B Y

Božin Milojkovic

On May 8, 1999, at 8:45 a.m., I was informed by the police depar tment on duty of the Belgrade Secretariat of the Interior that an investigation should be conducted regarding the damage of "Jugoslavija" Hotel in New Belgrade, No. 3 Bulevar Nikole Tesle, inflicted by the N A T O aggressor.

Having received the information, I advised Deputy Public Prosecutor on duty, Veselin Mrdak, with whom I arrived at the spot at 9:00 a.m. There we found the police investigation team of the Belgrade Secretariat of the Interior, headed by Second Lieutenant Božin Milojkovic. Police investigation technicians, Časlav Ristić and Radivoje Stojanović, were o rdered to take photographs of the entire building of "Jugoslavija" Hotel, film it with a video camera and make sketches of the location.

Based on the ga thered information, the building of "Jugoslavija" Hotel, located in New Belgrade, No. 3 Bulevar Nikole Tesle, was hit by several missiles in two separate attacks: on May 7, 1999 at 11:50 p.m. and on May 8, 1999, at 1:50 a.m. when the mid-section of the building, with the hotel kitchen, was destroyed. Fire broke out and devastated the par t to the left f rom the main entrance where business premises of many companies were located. Traces of fire are also visible f rom top to floor, to the left f rom the kitchen, in the "B" category par t of the hotel. The complete furni ture there was burned and the walls cracked f rom the detonat ion. D u e to the demolition of the kitchen, a large number of cars were damaged on the parking lot between the "B" category part of the hotel and the left side of the main entrance. On the right-hand side of the parking lot, next to the kitchen, 25 unregistered Nissan vehicles were damaged. A few cars were damaged on the parking lot in f ront of the main entrance.

The exhibition lounge of the business premises, situated to the right f rom the main entrance, was completely destroyed. T h e windows are disjoint, the glasses are broken, the ceiling and the hotel shops are damaged, as well as the residential part. The lobby windows and shutters are broken and torn apart . Straight f rom the main entrance is a hall converted into privately owned business premises where outside window panes are either broken or cracked, shutters torn apar t and furni ture partially damaged. The "Gril" and "Zlatni ovan" restaurants , to the left f rom the converted lounge, have broken glasses, damaged walls, cracked and damaged ceilings. The entire furni ture , equipment and musical instruments are also damaged .

I N V E S T I G A T I O N A T T E N D E D BY:

Investigative judge Stevica Čukić

Deputy Public Prosecutor Veselin Mrdak

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On the first f loor there is an aperit if bar whose all glasses are b roken and window f rames disjoint. Some windows a re also b roken in the conservatory and the f loor is covered with glass splinters. This section leads to the banque t hall "Vardar and Drina" where all the glasses are broken , door d a m a g e d and partly even blown away and lying on the f loor. Fur the r on f rom the b a n q u e t hall "Drina" is the ki tchen which occupies the space of about 600 square metres . I t is not iceable that the ceiling the re has collapsed, and that the space on lower levels, a ccommoda t ing the bakery, mea t p repara t ion room, refr igerat ing chamber , vegetable p repa ra t ion room and food s torage space, is heavily damaged . Fu r the r on, in the p a n o r a m a hall of abou t 500 square metres , all the glasses are broken and the ceilings, fu rn i tu re and fit t ings a re d a m a g e d . This hall is ad jacen t to the hall of "Coats of Arms" whe re all the glasses a re b roken , the ceilings damaged and fallen off in places. It is also not iceable that ail the glasses are b roken in the office section, the door and window f r ames a re dislocated. T h e ceiling has fal len off he re and there . Serving plates and glasses a re b roken .

The banque t halls "Drava", "Bakusan Hall", "Morava", "Sava" and "Dunav" are heavily damaged . All the windows with a view of the river D a n u b e are b roken , while the window f r ames a re partially d a m a g e d and dislocated. Also damaged a re the ceiling and offices opposi te the kitchen. T h e r e is a flight of stairs leading f rom the "Dunav" banque t hall to a rented space on the g round f loor . T h e window and door glasses the re are all broken. F rom that space, one may p roceed to the "Djerdap" banque t hall. All its glasses are broken and fu rn i tu re partly damaged . Severe d a m a g e is not iceable on the ceremonia l en t rance to the hotel f r om the D a n u b e side. All the glasses a re b roken , the ceiling cracked and the door f r ames loose. T h e staircase leading to the first f loor is totally destroyed. T h e cafe lounge on the D a n u b e side of the hotel is also damaged . All the glasses are broken , the doors a re loose and the re are not iceable cracks on the walls. T h e recreat ion cent re door is d a m a g e d and the glasses cracked. T h e ceiling of the casino (under lease) is damaged and the f ron t door glass b roken . T h e rooms rented for business purposes are s i tuated above the casino, to the right f r om the main en t rance . T h e glasses there are broken, the door and window f r ames disjoint and the ceilings cracked.

Fur the r investigation and inspection of all rooms f rom the first to the eighth f loor established that the fu rn i tu re , doors and windows a rc damaged and that at this point i t may be ascer ta ined that the mater ial d a m a g e is of vast p ropor t ions .

Dur ing the investigation conduc ted by the investigative and opera t ive division of the criminal police investigation d e p a r t m e n t of the Belgrade Secretar ia t , an informat ion was received that on May 8 ,1999, at 8:00 a.m., a dead body of an unident i f ied man, age about 60, was t rans fe r red f rom "Jugoslavija" Hote l to the Forens ic Ins t i tu te and that i t was probably the body of A n d j e l k o Ninčic, a r e fugee residing in "Jugoslavia" Hote l . He sustained fatal injuries during the second air b o m b a r d m e n t by the N A T O aggressor on May 8, 1999. I t was o rde red that the body be taken to the Forens ic Inst i tute for autopsy.

I t was also repor ted that Slavko Dimitrovski, Dragoslav Zdravković, Srd jan Ma je r and Filip Rošić, who h a p p e n e d to be in the vicinity of the hotel , had been taken to "Zemun" Hospital for medical assistance due to the injuries inflicted on them on May 8, 1999, a round 2:30 a.m., while they were nea r the hotel at the t ime when the bombing occurred.

Second Lieu tenan t Božin Milojković f rom the d e p a r t m e n t on duty, as well as criminal investigation technicians Časlav Ristić and Radivoje Stojanović, had been given an order to make a detai led inspection of the location and register all the d a m a g e caused by bombing, pho tograph it and record with a video camera . A f t e r the task was comple ted

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by the police investigation t eam of the Belgrade Secretariat , the ensuing report D. No. 1438/99 da ted May 8, 1999, will const i tu te an integral part of this report . It should be noted, though, that the sketch of the location, the pho tographs and the video tape will be a t tached to this repor t only a f te r they have been received f rom the investigative and operat ive division.

The scope of the d a m a g e in t e rms of value could not be established in the course of the investigation since we were deal ing with the destruct ion of one of the most reputable hotels in Belgrade, but it is obvious that the damage is huge and will be fully established in the fol low-up p rocedure .

The investigation was conc luded at 11:00 a.m.

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Republ ic of Serbia M I N I S T R Y O F T H E I N T E R I O R B E L G R A D E S E C R E T A R I A T O F T H E I N T E R I O R Criminal Investigation D e p a r t m e n t Investigative and Opera t ive Division No. D. 1438/99 Date : May 8 ,1999 Belgrade

R E P O R T

On May 7, 1999 at 11:50 p.m. and on May 8, 1999, at 1:50 a.m., several N A T O missiles hit "Jugoslavija" Hote l in New Belgrade, No . 3 Bulevar Nikole Tesle. T h e mid-section of the building and the hotel ki tchen were dest royed. F i re b roke out and devastated the part to the left f r o m the main en t r ance with business premises of "Pikola" company, exhibition lounge, "JU Hertz" Ren t -a -Car , PP "Sunce", "Alhema" agency, "Lafran" bout ique , ladies' ha i rdresser and a man icu re par lour whose owner has remained unknown so far . T h e fire also caught the ent i re space f rom top to floor, on the left of the kitchen, in the "B" category par t of the hotel . T h e comple te fu rn i tu r e there was b u r n e d and the walls cracked f rom the de tona t ion . D u e to the col lapse of the central par t of the building where the kitchen was, the cars owned by "Hertz" Ren t -a -Car , were damaged on the parking lot be tween the "B" category par t of the hotel and the left side of the main entrance. The i r registrat ion plates number s are: BG 348-935, BG 149-047, BG 348-940, BG 341-451, BG 459-753, BG 261-406, BG 949-91, BG 431-944, BG 230-241, BG 941-191, BG 160-543, BG 170-681, BG 160-54, BG 183-514, BG 348-933, BG 232-244, BG 160-338, BG 366-163, BG 363-116, BG 958-407, BG 960-747, BG 174-805 and BG 941-187. On the r ight-hand side of the parking lot, next to the kitchen, 25 unregis tered Nissan vehicles were damaged . T h e following cars were d a m a g e d on the parking lot in f ron t of the main ent rance : "Fiat" BG 820-241 and "Opel Cadet" wi thout registration plates, which was completely bu rn t and presumably be longed to A N D J E L K O N I N Č I Ć , o the r identification details unknown, resident of the room 306, "Jugoslavija" Hote l . Par t of an exhibition lounge of the Swedish company "DUIM", to the right of the main ent rance , is completely demol ished , window f r a m e s disjoint, glass b roken and the ceiling damaged . Also damaged is the hotel shop and par t of the recept ion . T h e lobby windows and shutters are b roken and torn apar t . Straight f rom the main en t r ance is a hall conver ted for business purposes and in which "Azaro" company, "Sveti Nikola" gallery, "Rojal" company and others sustained heavy d a m a g e in that the outs ide window panes are cracked, shut ters torn apar t and fu rn i tu re partially damaged . T h e "Gril" and "Zlatni ovan" restaurants , to the left f rom the conver ted lounge, have broken glasses, damaged walls, cracked and damaged ceilings. T h e ent i re fu rn i tu re , equ ipmen t and musical inst ruments of the "Ekstra Band" are also damaged .

On the first f loor the re is an aperit if bar whose all glasses a re b roken and window f rames disjoint. Some windows a re also b roken in the conservatory and the f loor is covered with glass splinters. This section leads to the b a n q u e t hall "Vardar and Drina" where all the glasses are b roken , door damaged and even blown away and lying on the floor. Fur the r on f rom the b a n q u e t hail "Drina" is the kitchen which occupies the space of about 600 square metres . I t is not iceable that the ceiling the re has collapsed, and that the space on lower levels, a ccommoda t ing the bakery, mea t p repara t ion room, refr igerat ing

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chamber , vegetable p repa ra t ion room and food s torage space, is heavily damaged . Fa r the r on, in the "Panorama" b a n q u e t hall of about 500 square metres, all the glasses arc broken and the ceilings, pieces of fu rn i tu r e and fit t ings are damaged . This hall is ad jacent to the hall of "Coats of Arms" where all the glasses are broken, the ceilings damaged and fallen off in places. It is also not iceable that all the glasses arc b roken in the office section, the door and window f r ames are dislocated. T h e ceiling has fallen off here and there . Serving pla tes and glasses a re b roken .

The b a n q u e t halls "Drava", "Bakusan Hall", "Morava", "Sava" and "Dunav" are heavily damaged . All the windows with a view of the river D a n u b e are broken, while the window f r a m e s are partially d a m a g e d and dislocated. Also damaged are the ceiling and offices oppos i te the ki tchen. T h e r e is a flight of stairs leading f rom the "Dunav" banque t hall to a space on the g round floor rented by "Kolo kolo". T h e window and door glasses there are all b roken . F r o m that space, o n e may proceed to the "Djerdap" banque t hall. All its glasses are b roken and fu rn i tu r e partly damaged . Cons iderable damage is noticeable on the ce remonia l en t r ance to the hotel f rom the D a n u b e side. All the glasses are broken , the ceiling cracked and the door f r a m e s loose. T h e staircase leading to the first floor is totally des t royed . T h e cafe lounge on the D a n u b e side of the hotel is also damaged . All the glasses a re b roken , the doors are loose and there are noticeable cracks on the walls. T h e d o o r of the recreat ion cent re (section used by the "Kick Box" Associat ions of Serbia and Yugoslavia) is damaged and the glasses cracked. T h e ceiling of the casino (unde r lease) is partially d a m a g e d and the glass to the left of the f ron t door is broken. T h e rooms ren ted as business premises to "Viba" company are s i tuated above the casino, to the right f r om the main en t rance . T h e glasses there are broken , the door and window f r ames disjoint and the ceilings cracked. T h e furn i ture , doors and windows in all rooms f rom the 1st to the 8th floors a re damaged . T h e fire was extinguished by the police fire d e p a r t m e n t .

T h e exact mater ial d a m a g e has not been established, but i t is huge. T h e on-site investigation was conduc ted by Stevica Čukić, investigative judge on call

of the Belgrade District Cour t , in the p resence of Veselin Mrdak , Deputy District Public Prosecutor .

Criminal investigation technicians, Časlav Ristic and Radivoje Stojanović, inspected the location, m a d e pho tog raphs and f i lmed it.

Second Lieu tenan t Božin Milojković

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Republic of Serbia M I N I S T R Y O F T H E I N T E R I O R B E L G R A D E S E C R E T A R I A T O F T H E I N T E R I O R Criminal Investigation Depa r tmen t Investigative and Operat ive Division No. D. 1438/99 Date: May 8, 1999 Belgrade

REPORT

On May 8, 1999, at 8:00 a.m., the body of an unident if ied man, about 60 years of age, 184 cm tall, of medium build, with graying black hair, mildly bold over the forehead , was exposed in the Forensic Insti tute of Belgrade, Deligradska Street. T h e body was dressed in a two-piece dark pajamas. Abou t 30% of the skin is covered with burns, most probably of the 2nd degree. No injuries have been detected by visual examination of the body. The deceased had a white plastic lighter in his right hand with the SPS logo on it, and a "Nivada" quartz wrist watch on his left hand, with a black leather watchband. It was probably the body of A N D J E L K O NINČIĆ, a refugee who had been residing in "Jugoslavija" Hotel , New Belgrade, No. 3 Bulevar Nikole Tesle and who sustained lethal injuries during the N A T O bombing of "Jugoslavija" Hotel , New Belgrade, No. 3 Bulevar Nikole Tesle, on May 8, 1999, at 2:00 a.m. U p o n the order of Stevica Čukić, an investigative judge of the Belgrade District Court , the body was t ranspor ted to the Forensic Institute for autopsy.

On May 8, 1999, a round 2:30, S L A V K O D I M I T R O V S K I , father 's name Vladimir, born on January 19, 1948, residing in New Belgrade, No. 35/33 John Kennedy Street, was brought in an ambulance to the Z e m u n Hospital . Dr . Isaković, a physician on call, detected a serious injury - a f rac tured collar bone - and released the patient af ter giving him medical assistance. D R A G O S L A V Z D R A V K O V I Ć , father 's name Milutin, born on February 21,1934, residing in Zemun , No. 10 Georgi Georgiju Deža Street, was admit ted by Dr. Berisavac, a physician on duty, who found out that the pat ient had suffered a minor injury - a cut on the head - and released the pat ient af ter giving him medical assistance. S R D J A N M A J E R , father 's name Zlatko, born on September 17, 1981, residing in Zemun , Kej oslobodjenja Street, was admit ted by Dr. Cvetković who found out that the patient had suffered a minor injury - a flank contusion on the back - and released the patient af ter giving him medical assistance. F ILIP ROSIĆ, a child, father 's name Nenad, born on June 2, 1989, with no o ther identification details, was admit ted by Dr. Cvetković who found out that the pat ient had suffered a minor injury - a laceration on the right arm - and released the patient af ter giving him medical assistance. All the above ment ioned persons were injured on May 8,1999, around 2:00 a.m., while they were in the vicinity of "Jugoslavija" Hotel , during the bombing by N A T O warplanes.

Nebojša Radosavljević, criminal investigation technician, photographed the unidentified body in "as is" condition and took his fingerprints.

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S p o r t s S t a d i u m i n P r i j e p o l j e (photos)

Photo 5 Sports stadium in Prijepolje after the bombing of May 11, 1999, at approximately 12:40 p.m.

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