Radic et al: Code of Conduct in Vojno
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Prosecution witness Semir Humackic has identified indictee Marko Radic and said he was the supervisor of Vojno detention camp’s commanders. The witness was held in the camp for about two and a half months.
The Prosecution of BiH charges Marko Radic, Dragan Sunjic, Damir Brekalo and Mirko Vracevic, as members of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO), with having committed crimes in Vojno detention camp, in which “detainees were tortured, beaten, forced to perform hard work and murdered”.
“About 60 of us were transferred from Heliodrom detention camp to Vojno detention camp garages. On our arrival we were met by Mario Mihalj and Dragan Sunjic, who shouted at us, cursed us and informed us of the ‘rules’, by which we had to stand at attention, without looking at them while they spoke to us,” said Humackic.
Humackic told the Court that the detainees had to “sleep on wooden palettes” and they “were allowed to bathe only once”, after they became infected with lice. He also sad that the detainees received food, mainly from soldiers, when they “were taken to digging of trenches on frontlines”.
During direct examination, the witness explained that Mario Mihalj, who died in the meantime, was commander of Vojno detention camp, while Dragan Sunjic was his deputy. The witness considers that they were subordinate to “Marko Radic, also known as Maka, who performed the function of Bijelo polje Battalion commander”.
“Most of the time Sunjic was rude, he often cursed and insulted us. He used to hit us with a gun butt or [kick us] on our way to the garage,” said Humackic, adding that “Sunjic never hit” him. Speaking of Radic, the witness said that he “never saw Radic anywhere near or inside the garage”.
Humackic told the Court that he surrendered to HVO soldiers in September 1993, “after spending a few days hiding in a forest”.
After he had surrendered, he was first taken to Kostano hospital, where he met other detainees, and then to Dretelj detention camp. From there, he was transferred to Heliodrom detention camp, and then to Vojno and than again to Heliodrom. He was released on March 22, 1994.
The trial is due to continue on November 22.
