Lausic said that the then defence minister Gojko Susak commissioned him to investigate the allegations about war crimes, adding that he sent the head of the military police crime department, Ante Gugic, to the site. Gugic said in his report that he had spoken with Ademi who told him that members of the Croatian Army acted professionally and that there was no abuse or plunder, Lausic said.
Along with the report, Lausic also received the findings of the pathologists from Rijeka who processed 51 bodies discovered on the site. According to the findings, the victims had bullet wounds and wounds from explosions, but the pathologists saithe these wounds could not have been sustained at close range. Only two bodies had injuries sustained at close range, but the pathologists said the two were suicide victims.
Lausic also told report that two days before Operation "Medak Pocket" one of his subordinate officers had turned down Ademi's request for an additional military police anti-terrorist platoon. On the same day, Ademi also requested that another 20 military police officers be sent to the site but they never showed up, Lausic said, adding that he did not know why Ademi's requests had been turned down.
During Operation "Medak Pocket", only three military police check points had been under the command of the then then Colonel Mirko Norac, Lausic said.
Ante Gugic, whom Lausic mentioned in his testimony, is expected to take the witness stand this afternoon.