However, the ruling found he had no command responsibility for the crimes, because it "was not proven beyond reasonable doubt that there had been a superior-subordinate relationship between him and those who committed the crimes in Srebrenica and Sarajevo".
Međutim, u presudi se navodi da nije imao komandnu odgovornost za zločine, jer „nije dokazano, osim osnovane sumnje, da je postojala veza nadređeni-podređeni između njega i onih koji su počinili zločine u Srebrenici i Sarajevu“.