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Kujundzic: Russian roulette

27 June 2008  Witnesses for the Bosnia and Herzegovina prosecution recall the role of Predrag Kujundzic and his paramilitary "Preda's Wolves" in crimes in Doboj.

The Bosnia and Herzegovina Prosecution's protected witness recalled his meeting with Predrag Kujundzic and the abuse he suffered during his imprisonment in the camps in Doboj, between June 1992 and April 1993.

"On one occasion, Predrag Kujundzic walked into the room where I was abused and asked me if I wanted to play Russian roulette with him. He put a gun to my head and fired a blank. After that he hit me in the right cheek and said, 'Too bad'," recalled the witness, known as '6'.

The Prosecution charges Predrag Kujundzic, as a commander of the paramilitary "Preda's Wolves", with participating in the persecution, occupation of villages, looting, rape, enslavement, as well as physical and mental abuse of civilians in 1992 and 1993 in Doboj.

The indictment specifies that Kujundzic "on an unspecified day in 1992" participated in the physical and mental abuse of witness 6 in the Central Prison in Doboj.

"I recall one day when they ordered me to take my clothes off. A policeman took a cable and repeatedly hit me with it so hard that I started losing consciousness. In the end, he grabbed a chair and started beating me with it," said witness 6.

Kazimir Barukcic, the second witness for the prosecution, former prisoner of the "Perca's disco" detention camp said why he joined the police of the Republika Srpska upon his release.

"My brother was with me in the camp and he was wounded there when they had taken him as a human shield. Policeman Zoran Devic, whom he saved, was also wounded. Devic later assisted my release when some policemen asked me if I wanted to leave as a civilian and join them. Those were not safe times for civilians so I decided to join the police," said Barukcic.

Barukcic said that "Preda's Wolves" were part of the police in Doboj, and that in 1993 they switched under "army command."

Emsud Herceg, the third witness for the prosecution, said "Preda's Wolves" in June 1992 took part in the arrest of civilians in the village of Bukovacke Civcije, as well as the transport of prisoners from "Perca's disco" camp for use as human shields.

"On July 12, 1992, the Red Berets and Preda's Wolves came to Perca's disco, picked out 50 prisoners and took us as human shields. Preda's Wolves had their faces painted and wore dark camouflage uniforms," emphasised Herceg.

The indictment specifies that prisoners from the "Perca's disco" camp were taken as human shields where at least 16 of them were killed.

The trial will resume on July 1.