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Humanitarian Law CenterThe state prosecutor asked the witness if he saw bullet cases at the scene ofthe crime and whether they were the same as the bullets his unit used orthere were some other types of bullet cases, as well.The witness said, “I did not go to the scene, the yard, so I was not able tosee bullet cases either.”The state prosecutor then asked him why he did not go to the scene of thecrime when he had already seen the wounded people being taken fromthere, and the witness said the following:“I went to receive certain orders; I did not relate that event to my unit, so Idid not investigate it. Things in war happen fast and without planning, sothe course of the events cannot be anticipated. As a company commander,I have to think how to protect my unit and my men.”The prosecutor then asked if he said to his men at the scene, “I cannot leaveyou alone for a minute without you making a mess”.The witness replied, “I did not say that at the scene and I would never saysomething like that.”Defendant Saša Cvjetan’s counsellor asked the witness to complete hisstatement regarding the arrival at the scene and the withdrawal of theunit.The witness said, “I have already answered to that question and I stick toevery word I have said before this court and its investigative judge.”Defendant Demirović’s counsellor asked the witness whether he discussedwith the platoon leaders from his unit the issue of accommodation on theway to Podujevo.The witness said, “During the war, the area set up the conditions and wecannot plan the accommodation before we arrive to the area and see whatis the situation there.”82