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EXTRADITION UNIT.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
Robert Garran Offices
National Circuit
BARTON ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA
Reference: DRAGAN VASILIKOVIC, bom 1954
submission of the Decision on custody
for the purpose of temporary amest
‘Atthe request af the Extradition Unit ofthe Australian Attorney-Genera's Department whic
ies foenanted! to us via Interpol Zagreb on 17 Juary 2006 and following the Guidetines for
Fa aiton of 8 December 2004 from the Attomey-General’s Department, the Ministry of Justice of
the Republic of Croatia has the honor to provide for the purpose of temporary arrest attached to
‘his leter
certified copy of the Decision on investigation and eustody No. Kio-86/05
of 12 December 2005 taken by the County Court in Sibenik (with the
English translation) for
DRAGAN VASILIKOVIG, inown as Captain Dragan, a son of Zivorad,
bom in Belgrade on 12 December 1954, # national of Serbia and Montenegro
and Australie, presently with an wnlnown residence, also known under the
name of Daniel Snneden,
who hes been charged with two criminal offences of war crime against prisoners of
war under Article 122 of the Basic Criminal Code of the Republic of Croatia end with one
Cininal offence of war crime against civil population under Article 120 Paragraphs 1 and 2
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Description of the accused Dragan Vasiljkovié's punishable conduct:
1
During June and July 1991 in the town of Kain, which was the theatre of an armed
conflict between the armed forced of the Republic of Croztia and the armed Serbian
paramilitary troops of the "Republic of Krajina”, being an unconstitutional entity of the
aggressor, Dragan Vasiljkovie was the commender of the Special Unit, which wes part
of the paramilitary troops.
As Unit Commander he did nothing to prevent members of the unit who were his
subordinates fom submitting captured members of the Croatian army and police:
Velibor Braéié, Nikica Plivelié, Zvonko Magdié, Ivan Krizmanié, Mile Luketié, Nikola
Luketié, Tomislav Ceronja, Marko Mijié and Osman Vikié, who were detained under
‘very poor sanitary conditions, to daily maltrestment, although he saw it and imew of it,
Decause the prisoners complained to him end he personally saw injuries on them and
how they were punched, kicked and hit with tuncheons and rifle butts all over their
bodies, how they had rifle burrows pushed into their mouths, and how the prisoners
were taken to fictive execution by firing aquads, how they were mentally maltreated
‘and tortured by thirst, nor did he as the superior taken necessary actions and measures
to punish his subortinaté for the acts described above.
Remark: Such conduct is slso contrary to provisions of Article 3 Paragraph 1
Subparagraphs 1 a and o and Articles 13 and 14 of the Geneva Convention on the
‘Treatment of Prisoners of Wer of 12 August 1949.)
‘With his army boots on, he took a powerful swing with his leg at Velibor Brafié and hit
Jsim in the head. Due to the inflicted wounds, Bradié was covered in blood. At the same
time Vasilkovié was saying to the members of his unit, who had previously beaten up
Braéié in ffont of him: "now you'll see how this should be done",
in February 1993 in the place of Bruske near Benkovac, where an armed confiict
between the armed forced of the Republic of Croatia and the armed Serbian paramilitary
troops of the "Republic of Krajina”, being an unconstitutional entity of the aggressor,
took place, Dragan Vasiljkovié was the commander of the Special Unit which was part
of the paramilitary troops and the commander of the ALPA Special Unit Training
Center.
So, on 24 February 1993 he pave a command to his subordinate members of the unit to
‘punch and Kick all over their bodies two Croatian POW's, who had been brought to the
‘Training Center and whom his driver had taken out ofthe car, to interrogate end then to
execute them, what his subordinates did, killing the soldiers by fire arms.
(Remark: Such conduct is also contrary to provisions of Article 3 Paragraph 1
Subpuragraphs 1 @ and ¢ and Articles 13 and 14 of the Geneva Convention on the
‘Treatment of Prisoners of War of 12 August 1949.)
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3. In July 1991 in Gling, where an armed conflict between the armed forced of the
Republic of Croatia and the armed Serbian paramilitary troops of the "Republic of
Krajina”, being an unconstitutional entity of the aggressor, and the Yugoslav People's,
Anny took place, Dragan Vasilfkovié was the commander of the Special Unit which
was part of the paramilitary troops of the Secretariat for Intemal Affairs of the so-called
Serbien Autonomous Territory of Krajina.
So, on 26 July 1991 in Glina, he in consultation with Yugoslav People's Army Captain
Ratko Rapaié, the commander of the tank unit which was pert of the armored battalion
2.0, 2875/19 Pantevo, made a plan of the sttack on and the capture of the police
station in Gling, the suburb of Jukinac and the villages of Gomi ViduSevac and Donji
‘Vidutevac.
He also gave e command to members of the paremilitary units to fire from the tank gun
at the church and school in Gomi ViduSevac, both of which sustained heavy damages,
and to open fre from all arms on houses and outbuildings inthe settlement of Jukinee
during its taking although there was no erny in the setflement and no resistance was
put up. After the residents of Jukinac had been forced to fice their homes, the members
of Vasiljcovie's unit looted some thirty houses and outbuildings. During the capture of
the seclement, its resident Nikola Regié and German joumalist Egon Schotland, who
was in a car with clear signs thet journalists were in it, were killed and a larger number
of other residents sustained severe wounds.
(Remark: Such conduct is also contrary to Article 3 Paragraph 1 Subparagraph 1 and
Asticles 27 and $3 of the Geneva Convention on the Protection of Civilians in Warfare
of 12 August 1949, and provisions of Article 4 Paragraph 2 Subparagraphs a and g,
Article 13 and 16 of the Amending Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August
1949 on the Protection of Victims of Non-Intemstional Armed Conflicts (Protocol Ll)
of 18 June 197.)
‘The Extradition Request for DRAGAN VASILIKOVIC shall be delivered to the
coacemed authority within the prescribed term by diplomatic channel,
[At this occasion please accept the assurances of this Ministry's highest consideration to the
Attomey-General’s Departnent of Australie.
ASSISTANT TO THE MINISTER
Signed by: Ljiljana Vodopija Cengié
‘Seal: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
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EUPANIISKI SUD U SIBENTKU Kio-86/05.
RIESENIE
uponijeki sud u Sibenifes, istraini sudac Dalibor Debié, u kemenom
Jijkovige, zbog keznenog djela iz l. 120 1 122 OKZRH,
cu 2D0 Sibenik broj K-DO-51/05. od 28, studenoy 2008.
edlutujusi 0 isteEnom zabyj
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I, Temeljem odredbe él. 189 s. i, ZKP-2. PROVEST CE SE 157:
PROTIV:
DRAGANA VASILIKOViC, xv, cKepewn Dragan, sina Zivorede,
yodenog 12prosinca 1954 godine u Beogredy, Srbine, dré Srbije § Ce Gore i Avsrelije
nepometog prebivalista, na slobodi,
‘Zbog posicjanja osnovane sumnje
seca lipnja i srpnja 1991 godine w Xnine, tekom oredans
sukoba izmedu oruzanih snage Repubitke Hrvaiske i maoruenth sgrvorskih srpskia
peravejain poscrojbi prowustarme worevine "Republika Krajina” keo z2povjednik Jedinies 25
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postupanju s ratdim zarobljenicim od 12-kolovoze 3949.eodize , nzten Sto sa x jada
prostoriju-zemunicu bez ikakovih higilenskih uvjeta, a koja imala Smkelju zawvore, daveden
Zarcbljeni pripadaici brvatske voiske § policije, Velibor Bradit, Nivice Plivelié, Zvoak
van Krizmenié, Mile Lakerié, Mtkols Luketié, Ceronja Tomislav,
Osman Vivid, videei i znejudi da njemo pouticjen! pripadsict postrojbe syexcdney
gloswvijaju zerobljenike, ne natin ds ih tuku fekame, rogama, cumenim paticare
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ODREDUJE SE PRITVOR koji po ovom redenju mode wejali mjesec dans od dane
uhigenja.
Obraziozenje
Uvodno citiranim istretnim zabtjevorn 2D0-a Sibenik, trazeno je provedenje
istrage protiv okr. Dragana Vislkoviee, zbog postojanje osnovane sumnje a Je na nafin
copigan v izreci refenja potinio kaznena djele iz él. 1201 (22 OKZRH.
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trenmno je nedostupar, Kako je u postupit potwbno, zbog proteka wremena ad dogasiaja, Sto
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protiy civilnog stanovnistva iz él. 120 st. 1 i 2 OKZRH, proizlazi iz sadraaja posebaog
Ga PU Sibensko kninske Odjele krim, polieije bro) KU-1152:92. of 16. 2003,
godine, | uz posebno izvjedée prikupljenih obaviekterja, a narosito obevjesnia razzo\ore sa
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REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
COUNTY COURT IN SIBENIK Kio-86/05
DECISION
When deciding about the investigation request No, K-DO-51/03 of 28 November
2005 male by the Sibenik County Office of the Public Prosecutors, Dalibor Dukié, the investigating
magistrate of the County Court in Sibenik,
has dedcided
in the criminal matter against Dragan Vasiljkovié, who has been ccused for having committed the
criminal offence under Art. 120 & 122, Basic Criminal Code of the Republic of Croatia,
L. Pursuant to the provision of Art.189, Paragraph 1, Criminal Procedure Law, THE
INVESTIGATION SHALL BE CONDUCTED AGAINST:
DRAGAN VASILJKOVIC, known es Captain Dragan, son of Zivorad, born in
Belgrade on 12 December 1954, a Serb by nstionality and a national of Serbia and Montenegro and
Australie, residence unknown, now at large
on the grounds of a well-founded suspicion
V that in Xnin, in the June and July of 1991 during the armed conflict between the
armed forces of the Republic of Croatia and armed Serbian paramilitary troops of "the Republic of
Krajina", being an unconstitutional entity of the aggressor, he as the commander of the Special
Unit, which was part of the paramilitary troops stationed together with the headquarters at Knin
forzess, failed to take required measures and actions a8 the superior officer, in order to prevent his
subordinates ftom what they were doing end punish them for it, which is contrary to the provisions
of art3, Paregraph I, Subparagraph a)8c) and Ar.13814, Geneva Convention on the Treatment
of Prisoners of War of 12 August 1949, On the occasion in question, a group of captured Croatian
soldiers and policemen, consisting of Velibor Bratié, Nikica Plivetié, Zvonko Magdié, Ivan
Krizmanié, Mile Luketié, Nikole Luketié, Tomislav Ceronja, Marko Mijié and Osman Vikié, were
brought in 2 dugout with poor sanitary conditions serving #8 prison, where they were maltrested by
‘is subordinates on a daily basis by being punched and kicked, hit with trancheons and rifle butts all
over their bodies, by having rifle barrels pushed into their mouth, by having been sent to Betive
excution by firing Squad, by being maltreated mentally and by being tortured by thirst, which the
Accussed saw and knew, The prisoners, too, warned him of it as they complained to him as the
commander and he convinced himself by seeing their injuries. Moreover, as Velibor Bratié was
‘being interrogated and the members of tho unit of the Accussed were hitting him with truncheons
and rifle butts all over his body, the Accused, with his army boots on, took # powerful swing with
bis leg at Bratié and his him in the head while saying: “Now youll sex how this should be done!”
The prisoner was covered with blood due to the inflieted injuries.
‘Therefore, by violeting the rules of intemational law, he tortured the prisoners of war, tested
them inhummanly end inflicted great suffering on them as well as injuries on their physical integrity
and health,
TW) At Bruika near Renkovae, on 24 February 1993, during the sxmea conflict between the
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Krajina", being an unconstitutional entity of the aggressor, contrary to the provisions of Art3,
Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 1a)&c) end Am13214, Geneva Convention on the Treatment of
Prisoners of War of 12 August 1949, es the commander of the Special Unit, which was part of the
Serbian paramilitary troops and of the Alfa Spetial Unit Training Center, he ordered his subordinate
unit members, as two so far unidentified captured Crostian soldiers were brought to him to the
Center and which his driver pulled out of the vehicle, too punch and kick them all over their bodies
and to take then to the nearby school in order to interrogate and thereafier execute them. The
subordinates kept on hitting them and killed them with their Sre arms at one point,
‘Therefore, by violating the rules of international law be ordered that the prisoners of
war be killed.
TIV In Glina on 26 July 1991, during the armed conflict between the ermed forces of
the Republic of Croatia and armed Serbian paramilitary troops of "the Republic of Krajina", being
‘an unconstitutional entity of the aggressor, and the Yugoslav People Army, as the commander of
the Special Unit of the Secretariat of Intemal Affairs of the so called "Autonomous Serbian
Temitory of Krajina’, he in consultation with the now late YPA Captain Ratko Rapaig, who was the
commander of the tank unit as part the armored battalion of a P.O. 2875/19 Panéevo, made a plan
of the attack on and the capture of the police station in Glina, the suburb of Jukinac and the villages
of Gomji and Donji ViduSevac. Contrary to the provisions of Ar.3. Paragraphl, Subparagraph 12,
‘Art. 27 and Art.53, Geneva Convention on the Protection of Civilians in Warfare of 12 August 1949
and the provisions of Art.4, Peragraph 2, Subparagraph a) &g), Art13& Artl6 of the Amending
Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 on the Protection of Victims in Nor-
Interastional Armed Conflicts (Protocol I) of 8 June 1977, they ordered the said unit members,
during the attack, to fire from the tank gun at the church and school st Gornji Viduevac, on the
‘occasion of which the church and the school were severely damaged Then, when capturing the
suburb of Jukdnac, they ordered their subordinates to open fire from all arms at houses and
outbuildings which the unit members did although there was no army or resistance in thet
settlement. The purpose was to intimidate the residents and to destroy their property so that the
residents of Jukinee were forced to flee, Thereafter, the members of his units looted deserted
houses. As the settlement was being taken one of its residents, Nikola Regié, and German journalist
Egon Schotland were killed, although the journalist hed been in a vehicle having visible signs that
Journalists were in it. A larger number of residents was heavily wounded on that occasion and some
{thirty houses and outbuildings at Jukinac were looted and destroyed.
Thesefore, by violating the rules of intemational law, he ordered during the ermed
conflict the atteck on settlements which resulted in deaths and severe physical injuries of people.
‘There were no specific targets during the attack so that civilians were hit and their property was
destroyed on a munssive scale illegally and arbitrarily. Looting propesty of civilians and attacking
facilities protected under international law cannot be justified by military purposes,
In doing so, he committed criminal offences against humanity and international lew.
By way of the acts under V/ and II/ he committed criminal offences of war crime agzinst prisoners of
war under Ast.122, Basic Criminal Code of the Republic of Croatia, and by way of the act under LLY
hhe committed a criminal offence of war crime egainst civilians under Ast 120, Peragraphs 1&2,
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1. Pursuant to Art.102, Peragraph 1, Subparagraphs 1&4, Criminal Procedure Lew,
CUSTODY IS ORDERED for Dragan Vasiljkovié which, according to this Decision, cannot last
Jonger than one month as ofthe dey of his arrest
Statement of Reasons
‘According to the investigation request by the Sibenik County Office of the Public
Prosecutors set forth in the introduction, an investigation was requested to be conducted against
accused Dragen Vesiljkovié on the grounds of @ well-founded suspicion thst he committed the
criminal offences under Art.120 & 122, Basic Criminal Code of the Republic of Croatia, in the
manner as described in the Disposition of the Decision.
“The suspect has not been interrogeted because his address zbroad is not known, so that
he is not available at the momeat. Since the procedure requires, due to the lapse of time from the
‘moment the events took place, that witnesses be interrogated as soon as possible and thet other
evidence of the criminal offeace and the suspect's responsibility be gathered, the Decision on
investigation was taken without prior interrogation of the suspect in order to avoid the deferrement
within the meaning of Art.189, Paragraph 1, Criminal Procedure Law.
‘The investigation request is founded.
‘The well-founded suspicion that the suspect committed the criminal offences against
Dunuaity and intemational law, ie. that he by way of the acts under V/ and W/ committed the
criminal offence of war crime against prisoners of war under Ar.122, BCC of RC, and by way of
the act under IV the criminal offence of war crime against civilians under Art 120, Paragraphs 142,
BCC of RC, is to be derived from the contents of special report No.KU-1158/92 of 16 September
2005 by the Police Adminisuation vf Sibenik-Kain, Criuiuad Investigation Departunent, und from a
special report made from the information gathered , especialy interviews with witnesses, captured
members of the Croatian Army end police who were imprisoned at Knin fortress , or et Bruiia near
Benkovac, as well as with eyewitnesses of and participants in the attack on Glina. It is also to be
derived from the euclosed military documentation and other documents from the meetings of the
paramilitary troops officers of the former Autonomous Secbian Territory of “Krajina” that were
under the direct command of the suspect himself and which participated in the committal of the
criminal offerice under IIV. It was, therefore, to be ordered that an investigation be conducted and
decided as under Item J of the Disposition pursuant to Art.189, Paragraph 1,Criminal Procedure
Lew.
In the investigation request, a motion was put forward that custody be ordeved for the
suspect pursuant to Art . 102, Parsgraph 1, Subparagraphs 144,Criminal Procedure Law.
‘The motion concerning custody is founded.
The suspect, Dragan Vasiljkovié known as “Ceptain Dragan’, is a netional of Secbie
and Montenegro acd Australia, His eddress is not known so that it is obvious that he js on the run.
In this perticular casé, be has been charged with the criminal offences which, according to the law,
camry a prison sentence of over 12 years. Since these ere serious criminal offences against humanity10
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and intermationsl law, the committal of which resulted in serious conseaqsente® for the health of
(people or in deaths of more persons as well 28 in the destruction ‘and looting of the property of the
eee and in the destruction of fcilities protected under intemations) 12% custody was to be
Sere according tothe proposed custody bases because ofthe danger hat the suspect might mun
away and due to the particularly serious circumstances ‘of the offences under Art.102, Paragraph 1.
Subparagraphs 1&4, , Criminal Procedure Law.
it was therefore decided as under Item II ofthe Disposition of the Decision
Sibenik on thie 12 day of December 2005
seal: Republic of Croatia
COUNTY COURT IN SIBENIK signed by: Dalibor ‘Dukié
INVESTIGATING MAGISTRATE
LEGAL REMEDY:
wk party may Sle an eppeal against this Decision within 2 days upon the seips of its
etified anoerot with regard fo the pat of the Decision ordering custody, and within thee days
Eine day of ts receipt with regard the part ordering en investigation to be conducted
“The appeal isto be led in thre idetial copies in this Cour. It js to be bead by the
pans] af the County Court in Sibenik.
“The appeal shall not defer the execution of the Decision.
To be delivered to: seal: That this is the true
1, Sibenik County Office of the Public Prosecutors transcript Of the original
2, Dragan Vesiljkovig, the suspect~ to be posted on the notice board has ‘been verified by:
3, Sibenik Prison Administration the authorized clerk.
Danita Grete, atomey in Sbenik, Court appointed defence counsel signature illegible