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Testifying under the pseudonym RM-110, a policeman from Sarajevo, who participated in investigations into sniping and shelling incidents, said it was determined that the attacks came from the direction of VRS-held positions.
Among the incidents investigated by RM-110 was an explosion in front of Markale open market on August 28, 1995, when, according to the charges, a mine-thrower grenade fired from VRS positions killed 43 and wounded 75 people.
The Hague Prosecution charges Mladic with terrorising Sarajevo citizens through a long-lasting sniping and shelling campaign, as well as genocide in Srebrenica and seven other municipalities, persecuting Bosniaks and Croats throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina and taking UNPROFOR members hostage in the period from 1992 to 1995.
Examining the witness about the explosions of a modified air-bomb and several mortars in Safeta Hadzica Street in May 1992, Mladics Defence attorney Miodrag Stojanovic suggested that a police station and RTV Sarajevo building were located in the vicinity of those locations. The witness confirmed that.
Attorney Stojanovic then presented the witness with a finding from a report made by Bosnian authorities, saying that grenades of 90 mm calibre exploded and that they were produced in Nazi Germany. RM-110 responded by saying that a ballistic expert, who was a member of his team, determined that on the basis of grenade remnants.
When the Defence attorney said that, according to experts, such grenades did not exist, the witness said that he does not know that and that he is not competent to comment.
Mladics Defence attorney said that the RTV Sarajevo and Police Station buildings were legitimate military targets, but witness RM-110 said that it was not possible to determine what a legitimate military target was.
According to RM-110, neither the TV building nor the Police Station were damaged during the attack.
The witness confirmed that the investigation determined that the grenades exploded almost simultaneously and that they came from two different directions one from Ilidza in the west and the other from Lukavica in the southeast. He confirmed that Mount Igman was to the southeast of that place, adding that he did not know who controlled that area.
Attorney Stojanovic examined the witness about an investigation into an attack on a tram in the Sarajevo downtown area in October 1994. RM-110 said that the tram driver told investigators that the bullets came from Metalka building in Grbavica neighbourhood, which was controlled by Serb forces.
When asked about the height of bullet holes on the tram, the witness said that he can not remember. He gave the same answer when asked whether the entering and existing bullets were at the same level.
The Hague Prosecution is due to continue presenting evidence against the former VRS Commander on Tuesday, November 13.
