According to testimony by the defendants and several witnesses, the militia's commanding superior was Yugoslav Army Lieutenant Colonel Luka Dragicevic, chief-of-staff of the second light infantry Podrinje brigade at the time of the killings.
Potrivit mărturiei inculpaţilor şi a câtorva martori, comandantul miliţiei era locotenent-colonelul Luka Dragicevic din Armata Iugoslavă, comandant al statului major al celei de-a doua brigăzi de infanterie uşoară Podrinje la momentul uciderilor.