▁law ▁and ▁order . ▁The ▁jud ges ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁those ▁circumstances , ▁Ori ć , ▁then ▁ 2 5 , ▁was ▁elected ▁commander ▁of ▁a ▁poor ly - tra ined ▁volunte er ▁force ▁that ▁lack ed ▁effective ▁links ▁with ▁government ▁forces ▁in ▁Sar aje vo . ▁His ▁authority ▁was ▁sc orn ed ▁by ▁some ▁other ▁Bos n ian ▁leaders ▁and ▁his ▁situation ▁became ▁worse ▁as ▁the ▁Ser b ▁forces ▁increased ▁the ▁momentum ▁of ▁their ▁sie ge . ▁ ▁The ▁jud ges ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁ver dict ▁that ▁Ori ć ▁had ▁reason ▁to ▁know ▁about ▁murder ▁and ▁cruel ▁treatment ▁of ▁Ser bs ▁on ▁two ▁specific ▁occasions ▁in ▁the ▁police ▁station ▁but ▁acqu itted ▁him ▁of ▁all ▁other ▁cr imes . ▁Ori ć ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁direct ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁prisoners ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Bos n ian ▁War , ▁but ▁the ▁court ▁found ▁he ▁had ▁closed ▁his ▁eyes ▁to ▁their ▁mist re at ment ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁pun ish ▁their ▁kill ers . ▁The ▁three ▁jud ges ▁acqu itted ▁him ▁of ▁all ▁charges ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁want on ▁destruction ▁of ▁Ser b ▁villages . ▁The ▁jud ges ▁also ▁took ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁supplies ▁and ▁resulting ▁lack ▁of ▁order ▁and ▁law ▁during ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁sie ge ▁on ▁S re br en ica . ▁ ▁As ▁for ▁the ▁destruction ▁in ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁K rav ica , ▁B jel ov ac , ▁F ak ović i ▁and ▁S iki ri ć