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Podujevo 1999 – Beyond Reasonable DoubtIDENTIFICATION RECORDComposed in the Belgrade District Court on 8 July 2003 in the criminal proceedingsled against defendant SAŠA CVJETAN because of the criminal actof war crime against the civilian population pursuant to Article 142 Paragraph1 of the Republic of Serbia Criminal Code (RS CC) upon the BelgradeDistricts Prosecution’s indictment Kt. number 25/99 filed on 5 April 2002.Deputy Public Prosecutor Ružica Janić, the defendant’s defence counsellorsore Kalanj and Goran Rodić, the injured parties’ representatives NatašaKandić, attorneys Teki Bokshi and Dragoljub Todorović, court interpretersMario Rosini for English and Serbian languages and Ervin Mazniku for thetranslation Albanian - Serbian and English - Albanian, as well as the injuredparties’ guardian, a citizen of England, Mrs. Rose Penn, attended the identificationprocess.Jehona Bogujevci, a 15-year-old girl, came for the identification process. Shestated that she would like to speak both in English and Albanian. She gaveher statement in the presence of the court’s psychologist and the court’sinterpreter (from English into Serbian, Albanian into Serbian, and Englishinto Albanian).As an answer to the presiding judge’s question, the witness says, “I rememberthe event and I know why I was summoned. I think I was ten or 11 yearsold at the time. In this event I was shot in the arm, shoulder, and leg. I remembera little of the faces of those who shot at me. There were a lot ofpeople and they were in the yard and on the street. I think there were twopersons who shot at me. I remember one of them. He was really tall, notso huge. He was wearing a cap. It was a square cap with the green brim. Icannot remember whether he had anything else on the face. I think he hada lighter skin. I could not see his hair. I think I could recognise that man.He was not shaved. He had a short beard. He had a green camouflage uniformon.”She starts the process of identification. It is noted that following persons arestanding in the line from right to left:115