 Immediately after the forcible takeover, Serb authorities established the “Serbian Municipality of Bosanski Šamac Crisis Staff”, which took the place of the duly-elected municipal assembly and controlled all aspects of the municipal government.The Serb authorities then unlawfully arrested and detained Bosnian Croats, Bosnian Muslims, and other non-Serb civilians; forced many non-Serb residents to leave their homes, and transferred many to other villages where they were detained against their will; expelled and deported them; and required many to participate in forced labour projects and the wide-scale looting of private and commercial property belonging to non-Serbs.The Prosecution highlighted that on or about 17 April 1992 to at least 31 December 1993 Blagoje Simić was appointed President of the Bosanski Šamac Crisis Staff, which was renamed the War Presidency on or about 21 July 1992.