Dolic: Witness Describes Military Operations

Nikica Pervan said that Dolic was with him and other members of the squad at all times during those days.

Dolic, a former member of the Hawks Reconnaissance Squad with the Rama Brigade of the Croatian Defence Council, HVO, is accused of raping a woman and threatening her by saying he would kill her in Druzinovici village in Prozor municipality in late July or early August 1993. He is also charged with having raped two Bosniak women in the same village in early August and mistreated and physically abused civilians.

“On July 31, 1993 we went to Crni vrh as our military positions at that location had been taken over by enemy. We did not know if the Second Battalion members were still at the location. Upon arrival, we saw members of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina,” said Pervan, confirming the indictee was there as well.

 
He said that members of Hawks, including Dolic, returned to the base at about 9 p.m. or 10 p.m., adding they searched the terrain on the two following days as a member of their squad had not come back with them the day before.

“Darko searched the terrain with us. We went to the frontlines in the following days,” the witness said.

Responding to a question from the prosecutor, Pervan said he could not remember at which frontline they were, because they usually went wherever they were needed, but he could remember that Dolic was with them.

The trial continues on August 26 when two defence witnesses will be examined.