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.
Prema svjedočenjima optuženika i nekoliko svjedoka, zapovjednik paravojne postrojbe bio je potpukovnik Vojske Jugoslavije Luka Dragićević, koji je u vrijeme ubojstva bio načelnik stožera Druge Podrinjske lake pješačke brigade.