State Security Service
Yugoslav Army ‘Supplied Weapons for Arkan’s Tigers’
Jovan Dimitrijevic, who was in charge of logistics for Arkan's paramilitary unit, told the retrial of Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic at the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals in The Hague that weapons for the unit's wartime activities were supplied by the Yugoslav People's Army, not the Serbian State Security Service.
Serbian Red Berets Fighter’s War Crimes Testimony Challenged
A defence lawyer for former Serbian State Security Service chief Jovica Stanisic insisted the Red Berets unit was commanded by a Bosnian Serb Interior Ministry officer when it allegedly committed war crimes, not by Belgrade’s security service.
Serbian Security Chief Denies Controlling ‘Red Berets’ Unit
Former Serbian State Security Service chief Jovica Stanisic’s defence denied that the Red Berets unit was controlled by the service when it allegedly committed crimes during the Bosnian war in 1993.
Ailing Serbian Security Chief Stanisic’s Release Extended
The UN court in The Hague has extended former Serbian State Security Service chief Jovica Stanisic’s temporary release for treatment in Belgrade until August 30 because of his continuing illness.
Stanisic Lawyers Duel Over Red Berets' Links to Serbia
The defence for Jovica Stanisic denied that the Red Berets unit was associated with the Serbian State Security Service, SDB – while a Hague prosecution expert witness maintained that they were the Serbian service’s special forces.
Serbian Security Chief Denies Controlling Arkan’s ‘Tigers’
Former Serbian State Security Service Jovica Stanisic’s defence denied that the ‘Tigers’ paramilitary unit led by Arkan and the ‘Scorpions’ fighters were commanded by Belgrade during the Croatian and Bosnian wars.
Stanisic, Simatovic Retrial Resumes Before Tribunal
The retrial of Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic, two former leaders of the Serbian State Security Service, SDB, for crimes in Croatia and Bosnia continues on Tuesday.