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 svedočenjima optuženih i nekoliko svedoka, komandant paravojne jedinice bio je potpukovnik Vojske Jugoslavije Luka Dragićević, koji je u vreme ubistva bio načelnik štaba Druge podrinjske lake pešadijske brigade.