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Humanitarian Law CenterRulingThis question should not be answered.As the answer to the following question asked by the defence counsellor,the witness said:“I came to Podujevo for the first time on 24 April 1999. When I mentionedthat I came to Halim Gashi’s yard for the first time escorted by KFOR. Thatwas on 19 August 1999. I saw a lot of bullet cases and bullet traces in frontof Halim Gashi’s house. I saw a blanket, too, needles, and a paper in whichbandages were packed. ‘First aid’ was written on it. I found a woman’sscarf, my daughter’s shawl, one children’s boot, which, I think, belonged toEnver’s son. Enver found his wife’s watch and almost 120 bullet cases fromautomatic weapons. All of the bullet cases were identical. I took these casesand gave them to the Hague investigators when I was leaving for England.The traces are still visible on the walls. I also found bullet cases in the DriniBar. They were the same as those that I found in the yard. I also found SelimGashi’s 39 health care ID card. I did not take two bullet cases from that bar.I did not follow the beginning of the proceedings, the one that took placein Prokuplje. I have never seen the defendant until now. I have never seena photograph of the defendant. I talked to Nataša Kandić about the event,but not about the defendant’s details. Of course, I have been informed ofthe course of the proceedings. Otherwise, I would not be here. I do notknow the content of the witness statements given in this case.”As the answer to the defendant’s question, the witness said:“My goal is to reach justice and not to accuse anybody of anything.”The defendant replied:“I feel sorry because of everything Mr. Bogujevci went through, but I wantto say that I have never killed women and children. I graduated from the39 Selman Gashi136