Lieutenant Colonel Karemans. and local representatives of Srebrenica in the nearby town of Bratunac outside the enclave . . . During the meeting. Mladic assured the Dutch and local delegation that no harm would come to the refugees in Potocari... "Upon returning to the camp. three local representatives are ordered by Dutchbat deputy commander. Major Franken. to prepare a list of all males. all men and boys between the ages of 16 and 65 among the refugees inside and outside the camp. The list of the males among the 6.000 inside the camp was completed the same day . . . "On July 13. the Dutch ordered 6.000 refugees out of the Potocari camp. The Serbs were waiting at the gate. separating all males from the women and children. Major Franken stated that all the males whose names were on the list would be safe . . . I watched my parents and my brother being handed over to the Serbs at the gate. None of them have been seen since. "I want to explain here that the people hoped that the Dutch were going to protect them. the U.N. peacekeeping troops and all other members of all other organization who were present in Srebrenica who were inside the camp. the people hoped that they would be protected. but the Dutch soldiers and officer gave no other option to the refugees but to leave. So the refugees inside were told to leave without any other choice. My family was told on the evening of 13 July that they should leave. About 6 p.m.. there were no more refugees inside the camp. "I dont know if this is the topic of the meeting or hearing. but the same night the Dutch soldiers had a party inside the camp because they received two or three trucks full of beer and cigarettes. They played music while I was sitting. not knowing what happened to my family." As he went on to say later. they had all been slaughtered. In July of 2007.
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