Milisavljevic et al: At Separation Location
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Mirsada Tabakovic told the Court that, in June 1992 she left Visegrad, along with two minor children, father, brother, sister-in-law, cousins and neighbours, because they were told that they had to leave Donji Dubovik village for security reasons or else they would be killed.
Tabakovic mentioned that, when the convoy arrived on Iseric Hill, Serb soldiers, who pointed their rifles at them, told children, women and the elderly to leave the bus.
I took my children and left the bus. My brother, uncle and his two sons, as well as all my neighbours, stayed in the bus. Women began screaming and throwing children out of the bus. People were getting off all the buses at the same time. ( ) As I was getting out, I heard a woman yelling: Ljupko, Ljupko, where are you taking our kids to? At that moment I saw my neighbour Ljupko Tasic, the witness said. She cried several times while speaking about these events.
She recognised indictee Tasic in the courtroom and said that she was sure that she saw him, when they were going out of the bus.
Responding to a Defences question, she explained that Ljupko was in the open space, while she was in the mass of people, adding that the vehicle, into which he got into, was 20 metres away from the civilians.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina charges Tasic, Predrag Milisavljevic and Milos Pantelic, known as Panta, with having participated in the murders, forcible resettlement of people, detention, torture, forcible disappearances and other inhumane acts.
Milisavljevic and Pantelic are charged with having participated in the murder of several tens of Bosniaks near the Paklenik pit, Sokolac municipality.
According to the charges, Milisavljevic and Pantelic committed these crimes in the capacity as members of reserve police forces in Visegrad and Tasic as member of the Republika Srpska Army, VRS in the period from April to June 1992.
The witness said that, when the women, children and the elderly arrived in Kolakovici village, several persons told her that they saw Panto, whom she had known by sight, on Iseric Hill as well.
She said that she did not know indictee Milisavljevic.
All those, who stayed in the bus, were shot, except Ferid Spahic, who survived by running away. ( ) My brothers body was exhumed. He was tied with wire, the witness said, adding that his wife was pregnant at the time and that he had a son.
The trial is due to continue on February 12, when a protected witness will testify.
A.S.
