He said he was in hospital at the time the Croatian prisoners were executed, and only became territorial defence commander after Yugoslav forces, aided by Serbian paramilitary groups, took control of Vukovar.
Kazao je kako je bio u bolnici u razdoblju kada su pogubljeni hrvatski zatočenici, te je postao zapovjednik teritorijalne obrane nakon što su jugoslavenske snage, uz pomoć srbijanskih paravojnih postrojbi, preuzele nadzor nad Vukovarom.