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Podujevo 1999 – Beyond Reasonable Doubtnot remember who it was, offered me to create a scout sabotage platoon.This was never created even though I started creating it. Then I asked to bepractically demobilised. My request was approved, so I returned to NoviSad where I continued working as a bodyguard for some businessmen inorder to earn money and support my family. In Novi Sad, I met a lot of peoplefrom Krajina that I knew from before.On 17 November 1994, in Bihać, I met Slobodan Medić aka “Boca” whowas the commander of the Scorpions Special Operations Unit. My unit,Scout Sabotage Platoon, was acting together with his Scorpions already in1994. Upon my return from Erdut to Novi Sad, I ran into Slobodan Medić.From that time I was often going out with him. I know Rajko Olujić, one ofthe platoon leaders in the Scorpions from high school. I socialise with themfrom time to time.NATO forces attacked the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 24 March. I wassitting in one of the cafes that day together with Medić and the Scorpionsplatoon leader. Upon FRY armed force’s request, the Scorpions, as a SpecialForces unit, was supposed to go and fight NATO forces and terrorist forcesthat were active at the territory of Serbia.Upon Medić’s suggestion I joined the Scorpions, I was not a member ofthat unit before. On 26 March I went to Petefi Šandora Street in Novi Sad. Itwas dark and I cannot recall the exact time. I saw two cars and a lot of people.I knew some of them and some of them I saw for the first time.Our stay there was very short because we were ordered onto buses thatthen took us to Belgrade, to Makiš forest, to the Milicionar soccer stadiumwhere we were issued with the Scorpions uniform. SAJ (Special Counterterrorismunits) unit belongs to the Serbian Ministry of Interior at the moment,as a special counterterrorism unit. The Scorpions were a part of SAJbefore and now they were officially deployed. The bombing was ongoingand I called my family and told them that I was deployed. Nobody knewour final destination, but we assumed that we were going to Kosovo, becausethere we were fighting against NATO forces and KLA terrorists. Policeescorted our two buses to Prolom Banja. We travelled all night, so in themorning we were accommodated in the Radan Hotel. This all happenedon 27 March 1999. Rajko Olujić was my platoon leader because I was in59