Tribunal Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia  Page 2048
1 Tuesday, 22 November 2005  2 [Open session]  3 [The accused
entered court]  4 [The witness entered court]  5 --- Upon
commencing at 2.21 p.m.  6 JUDGE PARKER: If I could remind you,
General, of the affirmation  7 you made at the beginning of your
evidence, which still applies.   9 [Witness answered through
interpreter]  10 JUDGE PARKER: Mr. Borovic.  11 MR. BOROVIC:
[Interpretation] Good afternoon, Your Honours.  12 Cross-
examined by Mr. Borovic:  13 Q. I am Borivoj Borovic and I
represent Radic. My first question is:  14 While you were in the
Yugoslav army were you in favour of the concept of  15 an
independent Republic of Croatia?  16 A. While I was in the
Yugoslav People's Army I was for Yugoslavia. I  17 was never in
favour of an independent Republic of Croatia. I'm not that  18
now. I am in favour of the Republic of Croatia, though, the way
it is  19 structured now.  20 Q. At the point in time when you
decided to back such a state,  21 Cr