prosecutor v. tanaskovic nenad , verdict (wcs bih 1st inst ...drove off ro\vc~~.c/.v do,@ lijeske~....

$: Prosecutor v. Tanaskovic Nenad , Verdict (WCS BiH 1st Inst ...drove off ro\vc~~.c/.v Do,@ Lijeske~. ajier 11:11ic/i /lie Accrtsecl aricl r\/o\lo Rojak bro~cglir /lie liecr~~ill: hectreri$
0 5 - 1 - 07

SUD BOSNE I HERCEGO\'INE &P

CYD.

Ref: tirttrtber.: ,Y- KR/06/lbj Sat.aievo. 24 A ~ I ~ I I S I 0 0 7

I N THE NAME OF BOSNIA AIVD HERZEGOVINA!

Tlie Cortrr of So.st7io cttid Her.zegovitict. Secriott I for Wctt. Ct.irrres, si//itig it? / l ie lJariel cot~rposecl of Judge Hilt~ro Vrti.iriii.: CIS the Presidirig Jrrdge, Jitclge Sltit.ee17 Avis Fisher. aticl Jrtclge Poitl M. Bt~ilttrati: as trrerrrbrrs o j rlie Pctriel. iticlrtditig /he Legnl /Issocicrre D;'eticr17a Deljkii. BIctyojeviC CIS the Kecot~cl-raker. iri rite ct~inritictl cnse agoitis/ /Ire accrtsetl t\~er~ocl Totioskor~iC: .for rlie ct~ittririol offerise of Critrres ctgctitis~ Htttr~ctriit~~ iri ~iolctr io~i of /lt./icle 172 (1) ((I), ((0: (e)), fl. (q) C : (17) cttic/ (k) ttt co /~ t~ t ic~ to) r lvi117 At.ricIe I80 ( I) of !/re ct~itt~irral code o/ Bost~ia a ~ i d Hetzegor~i~in (BiH CC). rtporr rile itrclicrrr~eirr of /lie Prosecrtror.'~ Office o j RiH Re$ 17rtttrbe1, KT-RZ-146/0j clo/ecl 19 Septerrrbet. 2006, cfiet. /Ire priblic rrrctiti trial. 1vliicl7 rvos parr l !~ closed to die ptrblic, it1 rl7e presetice of /lie Pr.osec/t/or of /lie Pt.osecrrror's Office of RiH, Du\~icl Sclirc~e~iditrroti, / l ie accr~sed /\~eri;d Tc117oskot~iC it? yet.soti o;id Iris Dejktrse Cornrsel Dt.ogorr So~.o~dcttiiti. a ~ ~ o t ~ n ~ : - a ~ - / c t ~ ~ ~ ,fiotrr Sokolctc: c~ r i c l Rctcltirilct Raclosct~lljevii.! o/rorrie!~-o/-lcrr~~ ,fi.otrt Vifegt.crcl! fo l l~n~ i r ig /lie delibet~ariori o r~d voririg, 011 24 Artgrtsr 2007 t~etic/et.ecl ctricl ptrblicl!~ otirloroiced r l ie~fol lo~~~ir ig:

V E R D I C T

THE ACCUSED:

t\lErVAD TAI\'ASKO VIC cr/k/n "~\~ejo" . soti O/ i\40trrit. at7tI S~ariojka, bot.ti 011 20 t\tovetrrber 196 1 it? 117e t:illage of Dot!jct L!jeskn! Viiegt.ad h~lroticil~aliy. Persotic11 lcletirijicct~ion /\'ttnrbet, (JtMBG): 20119611336j2. Serb. citizeri of I t.esiditig it1 Dot~jct Lijeska ctr t\'o. 16: ViSegt.ctd Mrtrii~ipciIi!\~. u~?trtc~rr~iec/. liret.ctre, cotrtplerecl secot7clot;!~ scliool, rlrialr$ec/ clt,i~et; etrtplo)~ecl. 170 pt.ior. corivictiot7s. rrtilirot:!~ set.rlice cotrrylered in 1981 in S la~~o~ isko Poiega, crrr.r.erlrl!~ it7 l ~ t ~ e - t t ~ i c t l ~ c ~ ~ . s / o ~ ~ ; /~rtt~strcttir 10 rl7e Cottrf of Bikl Deci.~iot~,

Krnljice Jelene br. 88: 71 000 Snrojevo. Dosno i Hcrcv~o\,i~~n. l'cl: 033 707 100. Faks: 033 i07 K p m t l ~ i e Jcnenv bp. 88. 71 000 Cnpnjcso. I;oc~a I I Xep~~rrns~~un. Te.v 033 707 100. cDnh-c: 0;

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HAS BEEN FOUIVD GUlL TY

/ti /Ire /~et.iocI/i.otrr A11t.il rht.ortg/i lctre Jtrrre of 1992, clttt.itig crt1 oi.ttrec/ cotr/Iicr it1

Bostiict crricl Het.rego\litict, us o t.eset,lje policenran of rile ViSeyr.nd ' ~ r r h l i c Secrtt.i[!i S / ~ t i o i i of /IIP Trebirve Secrtt.ir!~ Set.~:ices Ceriret.: lie po~.ricil~ored in cr ~l~icles~>t.ead 01. s.!;sreirraric o//ock oti t\~ittslitrr ci~:ilictr~ poprtlct/iotl ;ti /Ire /et.r.irot:~~ of /lie ~ij.eyt.ucl 1\4rttiicipctli11: .. 611 . rlre Arttrv of / l ie Serb Repttblic of Bostiia ctticl Het.regovirtu (..the Ar.rryr'): Police cct~cl'~rrr~ar~rilirorv * . for~rr~o/ior~s, \1:1iich llJox cot.t,ied or// ptrt.stian/ 10 policies of rlle ,4rti!,:. rhe police: pat.ot~tili/ot:~; .fot.t~rctriotis, /lie ;Serb Detrtoct.aric Pnr.ry ("SDS':). otid ollier ot~gutii~nrioiis, nrid \1:i/11 rite prr~pose of retiiovitiy Rostiierri A4trslitrr irilictbimti/s/r.onr die /et.t.i/or.~: .. of . /Ire hl lr tnici l~ct l i~~ of ViSegt.od. ~ i~ l i ic l i 1vns ail orrock clrtritig 11~11ich lrrrticl,~eds of ci\:ilicttis r11et.e killed. ror./ut.ed, bearetl, illegctllr: deprived of 1ibet.r~:. clernitled itr itilrrttttotle coticliriotis. aticl fot.cib11~ /t.otlsfet.t.ecl ottr of / l ie tet.t.i/ot:!j of ViSegt.od t / t t i i i c i ~ c t / i ~ ~ ~ ~ o t r ~ e t i 11ler.e t.ct/>ed ctticl /heit. pr.opet.ry 11:~s i l legc~Il\~ ~onfico~eel, cles/t.q!led 01. brlt.ill c l o~~~ t i , fil l otr religiorts~ tictrioti01 01. poliricnl g1.011nc1s. n~liiclr are ct//ctcks /lie ~Iccrtsecl hcrel krio~~~leclge of cttidpctt.ricip~/ed iri rhettr, iti os trrrtcli 0s:

I . In nrid-Muy 1992: ~ogetliet. 11~irli ~\~eri(~cl A/lit.kol~iC orid an r~tikito~~tti soiciiet. of /he U3ice Cotps: he or.t.i~~ecl b j ~ o reel "Zasrova 750" -"Fico" c~tt~ot~robile in ct villctge iti /he /et.t.i/at.r: .. of . I~'iiegt.acl/\4rttiicipctli0~~ itifi.oti/ of / l ie Iiocrse of 1Virrie.s~ A. (1 ci\~ilic111: lm\:ii~q L . f i red o hltrsr of arr/onra/ic t.if]e fire above Ire, heod lle role1 her rllctr rhe 1t:ct.v /lie o ~ e lie ltws lookitiy for orlcl ;heti he fot.cecl Ire, lo get it110 rlte cctt.. n1het.e ire rht~eoretred lru 11icti she ~vooicl be t.ct/~ec!. ctrt..~itig bet.:. lie olso rold her. rlrctr slie rl~octld 1iur:e 10 "p1.n~~ rile Lorel:,. /w~!\'er cctr~l trtctke the sigtr of the c:t.os.s". otici /l~ct/ liet. f o ~ t i ! ! ~ ~t~ortlcl tie1:et. see her ayetiti; rlieri! cotttitig 10 o tieot./?!l ~~ i l l oge orid /lie Iiortse of I/luclitrtit~ Dt.oSko~~ii.. lie aticl I,l/i/ness /I cartre or// of rlte car ctticl go/ ili lo n "Lctclo" ~lellicle ol~:tied hy Jrttirrz Tcqiek~iC. cttio~her ci\:ilinti, 111liottt lie forced ro elrirle rlretrr lo rile Crtl/rrt.ol Cenm it1 i . e c c r1~11et.e Ire fot~cecl /he rr110 of il~errt 0111

of /he cot. NI~CI look llietrt NI ycttil~oitlr 10 /lie Police S~or io~ i iti l/isegr.nd, af,er. 111Irich Tt!feki.iC \llos itttpt~isotiecl iri rlie Police Stcr/ioti 11~irh orlter cle~~itiees, 11;liet.e Miirness A ivas i~iro.t.oga/ed 6)) Drctgo Sctttrat~clfi~ arid was /heti plcrced it1 N 1.00111 iti r l ~e Police S~cttiott 111het.e slie IIICIS lo/er roped bv two rtnknortvl so1cliet.s.


~ l i e i ~ libe1.n; i ~ i rile Osojriicn rieiglibor~hoocl of Viieg~.ocl rid rook rlie~rr /o /lie local cortr;~rroiiQ~ office in rhe r~illoge of dorl ja Lijeska jbr irirerrogariori; clrrr~irig rlie inrer.r.ogorio~i, the crccrisetl To17crskoviC ~.epe~recll!; liir f i ~ r r o l Dolo~~crc ~ v i r l i ltis fisrs (rtrd rlre~i gcr\Je hirrr N severe blo111 iri /lie back lvirlr o IYJ '~~

bar.rel; ser~er.01 rirrres lie N/SO hit SIII:NC/ Oo/o~:c~e. 11~ho 1110s also re/~eoredIjl hir 611 1\~01:o Rojok: c!/ier.~~~or.ds. rlie Accrrsed c111c1 I\/OI:O Redcrk rook Srrvcrrl anel Ke~trcil Dolovoc ro rl?e Police Srcrrion iri ViSegrcrcl. 11:/7ere rhev 11~e1.e clerrri~ied for.

for/, clcr~;s. Srr1:crd Dolovcrc wns r.elecrsec1. \~llte~.eos his hr,other. K e ~ r ~ o l r.er~miriecl in the Uzart~riicer bo~.r.crcks iri l/iiegr~c~cl.

3. 011 25 r \ / l r r ~ : 1992. iri /lie village of Kc~berriik iri ViSeg~.acl rV~rriicipcrlin:. rogerlier. I rrnielen/!fied so1dier.s. r l ~ e Accr~sed grabbed A4.M. as 11e I I ~ N S

conring 0111 of rIie 11~00~1s. lie riecl liis ha~icls. 1111.el1~ 1ii11t iri a SIII(I// rr~rck. cr~icl drove off ro\vc~~.c/.v Do,@ Lijeske~. ajier 11:11ic/i /l ie Accrtsecl aricl r\/o\lo Rojak bro~cglir /l ie l iecr~~i l l : hectreri pr.isorierlc. IM.I\II. r117cI his firrher H.A4 inro tlie Uznr,r~iico berr.~.ocks. r1117er.e rlie r111o pr.iso~ier.s role1 /lie o;lrer pr.isorier:r rlicrr rhe Accrrsecl 01id /\/orlo Rujcrk hcrcl bearen rlie~rr rrp.

4. 0 1 7 01. erhor~r 31 ~WCIIJ 1993. /he ~Iccirsed arid CI yrort i~ of ar.r~!\l ~trerrrher.~ arruckecl r t r i r l~ r i c led ~ : i l l ' o~es p o p ~ l r r e d by r \ ~ / r u l i r ~~s , rliar is, ~ ~ i l l r g e s of Osoj~iiccr~ Kcrbe~.~lik: l - l o l ~e~c i nrid Or~crho~~ci: crnd cc~p/orecl r~rale c i~~ i l i o r i resider7/sji.orrr {hose villcrges, (/rid rolcl r h e ~ ~ ~ tlicri illy!: t11er.e cloiriy i r ro proiecr /Ire soldier~sjj~o~rr ~rrirres crrielj~orr~ N / I C I C ~ S rb/r~sli~rr fo~.ces, r I i r .e~re~i i~ ig 10 ki l l uri!lo~ie rvho c~rrer?iprecl ro rro? o~I~N! : : rhe~i. rlie!~ looted o11e s l io l~ oriel set liorcses ori f i e : / l ie Accr~serlper~son(rl l~~ ser nclo oft l ie Iio~ises 011fir.e: clt~r.iriy rhe riiyhr. ori /l ie planrises of rlie Pr.inrnr:!l Sclrool in Ornliovci. ~~1ier.e rhey al l 1cter.e s/u~~ir7g,fo1. the r i ig l i~. Sulko t $ a b a ~ i o ~ i i nrid ~rrior1ic.1. rtrun 1veI.e ~.epetrlecll!~ ce~lled 0111 of rl7e r.oolrr 11:11ere !lie ~rreri were clercrirtccl a ~ t d rake11 ro a ~ ~ o r l i e ~ . roo111 iri [lie school 11*1ier.e t l ie !~ were se\:ere(,; beare~i b!: rVeriacl Turiosko\~ii! Mi lo i Porirelik. o ~ i d f i ~ ~ e 01. s i . ~ orlrer solelie~.~: rlre rie.vr c f y . rlte pr.isorier.s u1er.e nrorclied ill the clir.ecrion of o br.iclge arid rlie!~ were rhrectre~ied rhur /hey ~vortld 011 be esecrtreel; /her7 rliev uJer.e rcrker? to /lie Uzonr~iicrr bn~.r.rccks i ~ i Vi.c'eyr.crc/. j f i . 1 1 1~1ier.e rhev were r~eler~.secl a feu' 1iorr1.s Icrrer..

5. 017 I 4 Jlrrle 1992, /lie /Iccosecl ~vcrs in orte of /he hrrses rhar \laas r r r r r i s ~ o ~ r i ~ ~ g r\/r.I irr i i l i n i o r ViSegr.ctd ro rhe rerriro~;!; co~irr.olled bjl rhe I of I !lie!: u:er.e .for.ced ro 1ecr1:e /heir. plccces of r.esiclerice elrre ro 11ribeor.crh1e l i r : i~ ig coriclirio~is a~icl threats of cleorh I/ r l r e ~ ~ clicl ,701 lea~te Viiegr.oc1; \v/ieri iliq!: or.r.i\:ecl iri n plc~ce cc11;ecl ISe~lik f3r.clo' riecll. /lie bo~.clcr. bencleert Sokoloc cr~id O l o ~ ~ o nrr~r~ici/~aliries. nren triicler. /lie crge of 65 \loere order.ec1 ro sic!!: iri / l ie ~refiicles, r1~1ier.eus /Ire ~vorrreri, chilclr.en, crr7~111reri oge of 65 i11er.e o~.cler.ed ro get 0111 of /l ie veliicle.r, 1~1 i i c I l i e die, or1


.4ccrrsecl ~:ellecl lo [ l ie yr.orcp of ~c~ortreti. clrilc11,en oticl elde1.1!; people I I J ~ O I I ~ Z

leol~itrg /lie veliicles tlicrt i/iq!j sliorrld go /o "Alijo's slate" orid ilial ilieir trretr n~octlcl be r.e(easetl ulhen tlw A Y ~ ) I ~ of RRiH r.eleosee1 sor)re of rlir ccrp/ured Serb solclir~:~.

7. Otr 16 Jrrtie 199-7: 0s ~bltrlo Krrsrr~r.o. her sot1 Etrver K t r l o ~ ~ ~ c : 017d d~lrrti l thj>iC. oticl cr yr.orc/~ oJ olher Boaiierks. 1t:et.e t.etrit.riitig Itorrre beccruse of crti

~rrrsrrccessjirl crrrerrt/>r to lecr1:e i/i.fegt.ocl. CIII their ~t:q!j/i.oni tlie Ole1 Bt.iclye or1 rke Dr.itio l i i~rer ro the crpor.nrrerir 11:1ier.e !\~lrrlrr KIISI~II.N 1il:eci. { l ie .4ccrrsed otid err7 rrtiic~entifiecI solelier or~c/er.ec/ ~n1:c.t. KIIIOI:UC NI~CI CCIIII~I ~ o p i i . 10 get illto el

Goy ~rrronrohile. lshich / l iq!~ clicl: /Ire /wo u1er.e tlreri clri1~er7 crlaay by Terriaskovil.: cltltet. people /cr/er. told (\4trlc1 k'rrsrro.o I I~NI !lie! licrc/ seer? her sort iri />l.i.f011.

Tlrtrs. os desct.ibec1 oho~le. crs pat./ of cr 11~ic1espr.eud or. s!;ster~ro/ic crrrcrck ogoiri.st /lie 1\411slir~r ci~rilictn poprrlurio~i ,/,.orrt the rer.r.itot?: of l/isegrocl Mltnioipoli~:, 11~ir1i k11or1lleclge of suclr otrock oriel pct~~rici l~ntir~g it1 i r : onel ktion~itig hjr liis acts utid otrrissioris ~ l i ~ t lie II'CIS pcrrtici~xr~irig it1 it by /~erpefr.atitig 01. niclitig or. oherritrg 111irh r l i sc r~ i~~ i i~ io to t :~ iriretir hrrsecl ott l~oliricol. t.ocio1: riotiorial. erlinic. crrltr~r~ol. or religiorrs yrorrticls; lie is t.e.spor7sible.for. / l ie itttpt.isotittreti/ of Jrrtirrs Trdekcik crtrcl bl'ittiess A: /11e't,o/>e of 1~l'irties.v A: /Ire 10t~t11.e crricl irtr1>1~i.sottt1tet7/ of SIII:CI~/ cr/ic/ Kert1crl Do lov~c; the ror.rrrt.e eriid itr/pt.isontrreti~ of A//. All. cttid N. Ad.; crricl the tot~trir~e of Scrlko .$crberri~vii: errid atiorlier r t tc t t i . settitig liorrses 011

Crirrtes crgaitist lJrrrtrcrriiry rrricler. .4r.ticle 1 7 (I) (11) of /he Cr~itttitiol Cocle of Uostiio crtid l-let.zego~~iticr it1 t.el~tiori ro / l ie f o l l o~~~ i t i g :

I. pa. sub-clcrrrse e) (cle~~r~i~~ariori of libet.(~l of I.l/itrless A oriel Jtrtirrz 7'rlfokfib): g) (,-ope of M/itrie.s.s ,I): j) (rorrrrre o j Witness ..I t~esrrltit~gfi~onr (lie t.crpe) iri t.espec/ of Coirril I ? / /he inc/ic1nret71:

2. per srrb-clcrtrse e) (clepr~i~~uriot~ qf l iber.~: of Srrvad arid Kerilnl Dolo~:uc).J (/or./rrr.e of S111;od crtrd k'e111c11 Dolovoc) it1 r.especr of Corrrir - 2 of/l ie lt7cli~///te/it:

\ -.,: ,+*. u qs-.,.. 8( i%., ,*. am A Obtained from worldcourts.com subject to terms and conditions.

3 per sub-clctrrse e) (cIeprivcr/ioti of liberr?: of A/I.All. crncl H. A d ) , ,f) (ror.rrrr'e ofA4.A/I. (rrid H.A.I.) iri respecr of Cocoir 3 of rhe lndicrnrenr:

7. per srrb-clarrse e) (del)t~i\~a/iot~ of liberty of Etiver Kc~lovcrc c117d Cotrril KopiC) iri t~especr of Corrnr 7 of /he Iticiicnrenr:

crll iri corljrrncrion rvirli Article 29 (Accor?rplices) it? t.espect of Corrnr I (e), 2; 3: 4. 5, o t i ~ l 7 of /he itidicrn~etir, atid At.ricle 31 (Accesson,) iti respecr of Corrtir I of /he ltidicrttretir 0 o17d g): a l l CIS r.encl w i /h At.ricle IS0 (I) of rhe Cc.irninal Code of Bostiia atid l-letzegovirio.

T/iet.efor.e, ~ J ~ ~ ~ ~ S t ~ C l ~ 7 / lo /lie pr.ovisioti of Article 285 of /l ie bif-1 CPC. u~irl i [he ap/)licurioti of rlr.ricles 39, 42: 4s of rke BiH CC. rhe Corrrv of Bi1-i Pone1

S E N T E N C E S

THE ACCUSED TO THE SENTENCE O F IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM OF 12 (TWELVE) YEARS

Ptrr~si~cr~ir 10 /It.ricIe 56 of /l ie Di t l CC, rhe ritrre /he /lccrrsecl sl~erir iti p1.e-rt.ictl crrsroc/~~ orclet.ecl bv r l i i .~ Corrtf.~ 0ecisio)i fionr I 1 JII/IJ 2006 rrriril Ire is coterttrirrecl ro set.vitig his seeirerice. shall be creclirecl ro\~~ar~cl rhe l~r~ot7ocrticed setirerice of i tr~p~~isotit i tert/.

Prrrsrrarir ro Ar.ricle ISS (4) of [l ie B iH CPC. 11ie Accrrscd shall be t.elievec1 of ~ I i e c l r r ~ i t 10 reitttbrrt.se the cos~s of 117e ct~irtiirial/~t.oceecli~igs utid /lie cirecl cosls slinll be p ~ i c l by the Corer./ of BiH.


N/haeas, pltr~srcori~ 10 Ar.ricle (284) (1)(3) of /he RIH CPC. /lie Acclrsed

H,4S BEEN ACQUITTED

6. Ori I 6 Jrtrie 1992, ~clkile solclier~s 1ver.e rokirig pr.i.so~iet.s orrr of rlie r~.uck arid or1 rlie Old Bridge in Viiegrool. killirig rhenl arid thro~cling rherrr iriro rlie D I rite Accrrsecl fot.ce(1 M/irnc.ss C ~ t i c l ar7orlie1. elde1.11~ ~blrrslirrr r~rctr l

(borlr ci~~ilicrris) 10 clemi blood. boc1ie.s. ~17d ~OCIIJ parrs ofl / l ie briclge iri IiiSegracl crricl rhen rhe Accrrsecl rook i~l'irness C ro rhe gar.clet7 of rhe Horel "l/iSegr~acl" \~:her.e lie bear ltirtr ar7d for.cec1 hirrr 10 lick blood ojrrhe gr.orrric1; /Iteel he rook liirri lo rhe ViSegrod Higli Scltool Cerirer.. rvliicli 1c1os rrsed as cc rle/eririori cerirer artc( rogerher rvirk uti rr1iiclerirrj7ecl solclicr.. lie beor M'irriess C ogniri~ l i i // ir ig Iiirtr ~ r i r h o ~c~oocleri bc~rori c~~liiclt broke: aacl kepr kickitig liinr rc~lrile rlre orlier soldier rc~cts 17irrilig Iri~rr ~c~irl i a rifle brcrr and liis hlorcls c11el-e I I I I I C ~ ~veaket.: /lie Accrrsed rlieri Iiir rlie 1\1ifi of bVirr7ess C \vho ~rtcrs begging Irirrr 10 srop beorirtg Irirrr, a r~d irt cr11 qfrhor he broke rrvo of lie, teerli.

M/ltereb\~ lie ~~~orclcl l7ctle cortr~riifrecl tlte oinririal oflerice of Crirrres agairisf H ~ I I ~ I I ~ I r c l e A I I 172 (1) (0. (11) aricl (k) of /lie RiH CC iri resl~ecr of Corrrir 6 of rlie 117dicr111e1ir.

A. Pt.osecre/or's Ofice . . l r i l ic r~t re~i~ Ref ric~rrlber KT-RZ-146/05 clc~recl 29 Seprer~tber. 2006. co~ifi~rrrecl or? 6 Ocrobe, 2006. ciiarged r/ ie Acctrserl ic~irli /lie corirririssior7 of rhe cr~inririol offense of G.itrres N ~ C I ~ I W I M I I I I I ~ I I I ~QJ ill r~iolariorr of .lr./icle I 7 (1) (c!). (e). (0, (g)), (17) orid (k) of /lie Cr.i~iri~icrl Code of Bosr7icr c11td He~zego~~i l ia.

B. ill o 1rear.irig lield before rlte Pr.elirtrittar.); Hearitig Jtrdge, rlie Accrrsed eri/er.ed N plea of 1101 g r t i l ~ ~ 10 /Ire cirerl cr.irrririol yffeense.

, \, '.'" /--.. C. 011 13 ~blar.c/i. 0 ~\/la~.clr. 2 7 ~blor.c/i ctticl 3 ilur.il 0 0 7 . rlie Potiel 1r1ai cIii~ed.'~;.+\


bl/ir~iess Prorecr ion Adeosrwes was discrrssed (/rid ~/rrr.ing /he mkiny of per.sona/ derails of ~virnesses Srrcrd Dolovcrc. Wirriess A. IVirrtess Bx Wirness C and Glfir~iess D, ~eho 1vere clirecr e!le-~vi/nesses an(/ v i a i ~ ~ i s of /he conr~itissiori of /he OCIS 111iih 111hicIi the Acorrsed htts beeti cliorgeol. rlirrs ~c~ir~iess Dolo1:(rc, IVirriesses 1): C ond D i .e~~r~es/ed p~.orecrion drte to /he feo~..for [heir persorial sofery niicl rhe s@nj of rlie rileiiiber~s of their/crritilies. Escepr for ~virness A: these ~~~ i r~ iesses resrr$ecl iii /l ie open-sessio~i kea~.irigs. Tlte public 111cts e.~clrrded drn.irig a porrioii of ~~: i tness /I :s re.srirrio17y Jot. /he reasolis of prorecririg rlie ~clitiiess's inrirrrale life. Pro.srtont to Arricle 235 of i l ie B iH CPC. rl7e Pnnel l~rcrqj

e.rcl~rde the prrblic clr(t.itig N port of /he ~ ~ ~ a i n rri(r1 i/ ir is necessctry to prolect rhe personal NI~CI it ir i l i~ore l y e of /lie i ~ ! j ~ i r e d pet.!!,. As rliis wirness garre evidence i17 pi lbl ic ctbortr rlelica/e urld sensi/ir:e / ira//ers ~c*lticIi or o l l rirlres consrirrttes a risk ro rhe p~. i~ lare nnd persorial lilies of rt~ir~iesses-vicri~rrs~ rlie Poriel hcts foririrl just~ficcrrioti iti renrleririg this clecision for [he r.eason of pr.orecrirlg rhe / ~ e ~ . s o ~ i a l arid i~trit~rore life of rlie ii!jrt~.ed poi.gr. rlior is. /he inreresl oj'the ~~: i /ness. The Panel also e.~cl~icled /lie prrblic fi.0111 /lie par/ of /he riioiil nir i l held on 26 Jloie 2007, or t~ll i icl i the Defense's hlorioit for P~.orecrion r\dectsrt~.es for Defense 11~iiness t\d ulos cliscrrssetl ct~id perso~iol delcrils of ~ l i i s ,vinless 1I:o.e r ~ k e ~ i : for 11~1iolt1 /lie p~.orecriwe ~riecrsrcr.es 1vo.e o~det.ed for /lie ~.easorts of his personal s c y e ~ ~ u t ~ l for tlte j o b this M'it,iess l)er:for~ris. IVi/rie.~s rbl resrrjied ill on o l ~ e n sessiori.

D. Prrrsr~(rtt/ ro Al.ricle 4 of rhc L N ~ I J ou /lie T/.arisfer. of Cc/sesfi.onr /lie ICTY ro rhe Pr.osecv~or. i Office o j R ~ H and rlte Use of Evirle~ice Collecred by /he ICTY i ~ i Procee(1irigs b.cf01.e rlie Cortrrs in BiH, the Coor.~ of BiH reri(lerec1 rhe Decisiori Ref tirrrrrbe, .~Y--Kl?/06/165 clored 26 Jrule 2007 g ~ . ~ t i t i t i g in p(t1.1 /lie P t~osecr i ro~ '~ Ofljce of B i l l i\/lorio17 h i e d 21 Decertrber 2006 orid occeptitig sotlie qf !/rlieJocr.s esrcrblishcd iri rhejiriul .llrrlg~rre~ir iri rhe P/.oseccrror I ~ S . r\.lirctr Vasiljc1;ii. Ccrse (17-98-32). Tliose facis (1t.e as jo l l o~~ i v :

I . -F~.orir 4 Apr'il 1992, Serb poli~icict17s ~.e~)eotedl!: r.er/rresred rhltt /he police be d i ~ ~ i d e d o l o ~ i g erhriic lines" (~NI.CI 42)

7 -. "Soor7 rhe~~eciJel.? borlt ofrlre 0/))170sing grortps r.(rise(l b~r . r i c~ ( les OI .OI~ I~C/

Vi.feg~.c~c!. 11hicl7 II~CIS follo~c~ecl bj: raricloni ocrs of violence i~iclrr~l iny .slioori17y o ~ i c l s / ie l l i~ ig" (;)a~.o 42)

3. "11i eor.l!1 Apri l 1992: cr Mrrs l i~~t citizen of Vi.feg~.nd Illrn.or Sobo~iovic~ rook conr1.01 ofrhe local dctrri atid rhr.ecrrened 1 0 i.eleose ~c~oter. " (poro 42)

4. "011 aborrr 13 A/)~.il 1992. Saba~iovic r.eleosed son~e ~Ifti)iogir?g proper.ries ( I O I I ~ I ~ S I ~ ~ U I I I !' (para 42)


"Tlie fol lo loi t i~ dm', rlte Lifice Cot71s of /lie )'trgoslo~~ ~\~o/ioricrI Ar.trt.v (;'JAIA '7 inier\iened. look over rlie clotir and enrered ViSegr.odt' (uoro 42)

"E1:eti tliorrgl7 ntanv hlrtslit~rs Iefi I/i.<egr.od fecttiitig tile at.t.ival of rlie Ufice Cotps of /lie JI\IA. /lie C~C/ I IN / CII.I.~I:N/ of the Corps I~od. or .fisr. o cc~lrrtitig eflecr" (pot.o 43)

"/)lter. secto.itig /lie rou:ti. JArR ojjfficet.~ cttrcl t\~Irulittr 1ectclet.s joirirlrl led 0

ttreclicr cotrrpaigri ro ericotrr,uge people 10 t.errrt.ri ro rlteit. hotttes " (uat.a $3)

"tl~lcrti!: octrtally did .ro irr /lie lorer. l)ot.t of April 1392 " (pcrr.a 43)

"The .lVA olso sei 111) nego/ict/ioris bei~~;eeti /lie r~c~o sides 10 /I:!; 10 defrrse eilitiic iettsiori " (pu1.a 43)

"Tlie Uiice Cotps Irws cotrrl~osecl esclrtsii~elv of Ser'bs " (para 43)

"Cotivovs it1et.e or.gc~tiizecl. ettrpyirig 11rcrtiv v i l l~~ges of their riort-Serb por~lctriott. 011 one occctsioti. rlrortsaricls of ttoti-Set.bsfi.otrr \:illoges oti borli sides of /lie 01,itio Rh;et..fi.onr / l ie or.eo or~orrticl /he /o\m of I/isegr.od ti1er.e 1trkc.11 to /lie foorball srorlir~rtr iri ViSegr-ocl. Tl~er.e, the)! were seo~.cliecl,fo~. ~ocol)otts" fi~rnm 44)

"r\,Irtr~!; peol)le livirig or1 rhe riglit ~ ic le of rile Dritlu River ei~lier sro)ed it1 /he 1 0 1 1 ~ r i of I/iiegt.c~cl. , t ~ e ~ i / it710 liicli~lg ot./lecl" (poro 33)

"011 19 1992. the Jt\'/I ~ t~ i thc l re~~~f ro tv Viiegr.od:' fi~ora 45)

"l+~t~~ttri l irc~t.y ttnirs .sruyecl beliiticJ. ancl orlio. par.ctntili/~rt.ies crt.ri~:ed cis

soori as the or.trty IINCI leji t o ~ ~ ~ r i " (~~ctt'ct 45)

"Tliose tioti-Set.bs 11~1io t~errrairied it1 rlie a t w of l/'iiegt.ct(l, 01. !/lose li~lio t.erct1.17ed 10 rlreir Itotrres, forrticl ilietrt.cel~:es /t.opped [alldl clisctrtttecl" (uot'o 47)

' ' A h n ~ other iticideti/s of ... killirigs of civilic~ris look drrt.irig /Itis per.iot/. /--t.~ttr eat.!\; Apt.;/ 1992 oti~eat.cls.


also begati lo rli.s~pllerrr. For. /lie tie.vr ,feiv ti1onrl.1~. lirinrlr~erls of ttori- Serbs. I IOSI I t s l i ~ i ~ nrer7 oti(1 1vortre17, childr.etr a ~ i d elderly people: I 1re1.e killerl""(u(r~.a 5 I)

IS. "A~lotiv of rhose i1~1io 111et.e k i l l e l I S I I I i o ~ iriro rhe Di.iiio River.. \c~hei.e irrat?!~ bodies rver.ejbrriteljloa~iitg " (~JCII.CI 52)

2 0. "The 171rt~rber. of (lise~/~peot.arices peaked it7 Jroie crricl Jirly 1992 ... Adosr i/ tior a l l of rhose I I J ~ O clisal~peor.ed 1ver.e c i~~ i l i a t i s " ( j~ai.a 53)

I . "/Vol?-Se~.b cirizetis 1tlere srrbjecred lo o~l ier- ~OI.I I IS of ~ i r i s r~~ea~~t~er i r atid I i rr t i i i l i~~/ iot i . slrch CIS r~rpes or. beolitigs. IM(IIIJ: icler.e (lej~t.i\~ecl of /heir \:olrrables. I~ljrrr~ecl or. sick non-Serb c i ~ ~ i l i o r u \r~er.e denied access ro rirerliccrl n.ear~irenr " (j~urct 54)

3 "By /lie etid of 1992. there I1m.e vet:!: fe11~ ~ioti-Serbs le/r iri Vi fegi~rd" (paro 56)

24. "To(1a1~. niosr of /he people l i~ l i l ig iri ViSeyt.od m.e of Serb erlitiicir!~" ~~J(/I.(I j6)

25. "Pro/~o~.r ionol l ! l /he chatiges (in er l i~i ic compo.sirio17) iti Vi.c'eyrr1C1 i11er.e secortd OIII!~ lo rliose ~v l i i ch occrrrred it? Srebl.etiico" @ot.a 56)

Irt corisidet.itrg rlre ~blorioti. /lie Putiel lieor~cl rlie CII.~IIIII~III.S ~ I I I fo~~ivu~.( I b l ~ /lie Pt~oseccrrioti. ~~~het .@o~i r i r fo l lo r~~s rliar Arricle 4 of !lie LOTC provirles jot. (I

poss ib i l i~ !~ ro NCC~~JJ~ I /NCIS esrob/i.~lie~I iri ICT)'jrrclg~tretirs. 111 ret.trrs of rlte efecr of crcce/~ritig u f i c r os pr.0~17: !he Pr.o.secrcrot. ~ t . g ~ r e d I I~NI SIICI~ ~cceprutice of /lie proposecl.fitcts ~ ~ ~ o r r l t l ~ e l i e v e rhe Pr~osecctrioti of [ l ie b1rr.(ler7 of pr.orting r l l ~ r jhcr frrt.rlier.. r l ie / .eb~~ creari17g a r.ebrrrrable yr .e.~~r~i ipr io~i I ~ N I rlie fNcr is rrr~e! uric1 I I~NI the ~ I I I ~ O S ~ of Ar.licle 4 of rhe LOTC IIJCIS 10 ctchie\~e jrrclicirrl eco~iot i~y.


Tlie Dqler7se 1vos opposed lo rhe (lccepro~ice of clri!~ of rlie proposed jitcrs 'esr(lh1ished' il l ICT)'p~.oceerlirlg.~. crr~rliri,g rllor /lone of rlierii iricr.iriririore rlie Accrrsed CIS cr pe!per/.clror in / l ie rcliclesp~.ec~d rid sys/e~r~cr/ic crrrerck ngoirur rhe poprrl(rrio~i of Bos~iicr~t h! r~s l i~~ i .s ill I i .egcc1 i i c i c 1 i ~ . The Def i rue/c~~~rl ier .sllh~i~irrecl rhor / l ie acceprcrnce of srich filers \~~orr ld represertr o 1:iolcrrior7 of rile /tccr~secl'.s ECHR 1.ig1i1 ro a j21i1. rr.ier1 b!~ 11rider.111ir7irig [lie ~JI .~SII I I I / I I~OJ~ of iririocertce otid /he Co1o.t'~ irrrl~o~~ric~lir!~.

/lrricle I ?f /lie LOTC l)~.o~:ic/es rhor, ar rife 1.eqr1esr of a pcrr.nJ 01. pr.o/~l.io ~irorri l i e O I helvirig hec~r.cl rhe po1.ries. I I I~I ! : cleci(le ro accepr (1s pvo\le/i rliose ~.elevortr ,ficrs rhnr are esrc~blislied by (1 Iegcrll!; bindiiig clecision 111 011!~

yr~crceeclirigs hqfo1.e rlte ICTY.

Hovirrg lielcl (1 /7~0l'il?g 017 /his rilarrer or7 22 /\kg: 2007, (11 \1)17ich /he Defense Cor~risel c r~ i c l rhe parries 1cjer.e give11 op/)ol.rrlriin~ ro nrgrte 111eir posirio~u, rlie Pa~iel consicle~.etl rlte a~.grr~rre~its of / l ie cor~risel cind /lie pnrries crrtel ~.eri(/er.ec/ /heir. rlecisiori prir:i-trnrir 10 rlre cirei a1,ticle.

Ar~icle 4 lenves ro /he Colrr.r !lie ~/isc~.eriort of rrrc~ki~ig o clecisio~i os 10 ~ctherlier. 10 occepi ilie~focrs pr.oposecl. r\Iei/lier rite LOTC. 1701. /he BiH CPC. p ro~~ ide for /lie w.ire~.irl 11yori rclllich rho Corwr nriglii e.ver.cise ils cliso.erio~i. 111 rerider.irtg [lie Decisiori, rliis Por iel r.elied 011 /lie crire/.icr ir co~uidered oppr.oj~~.iore 10

N ~ I ~ ) ! I ; ill OI.C/~I. 10 e.ver.cise its ~lisw.eriot7 r07(/er. A~vicle 4. Tltose speci/ic cr~i/e~.ia rook iriro N C L : ~ ~ I I ~ ~ !he I . ~ ~ / I I S 01' /lie A C C I I S ~ ~ 111i(/er. r e IUIV of Bil-1: i ~ l c o ~ p o / ~ ~ / i r i g (IS it (10e.s ~ I i e j l ~ ~ i ~ l o ~ ~ ~ e n l N I 1.igIi1s p~.o/ecred b j ~ [lie ECNR. AI rlie r e i rile Portel \t1us ~iriric$rl a/' rlie ICTY jrrr.isprirdeiice rliar IVOS

cle~~elol~ed i r , irlierp~.erirlg rlie Ktrle 94 of / l ie ICTY Rrlles of Procedrrr.e and E1:icler7ce. Tlie Pc~ltel cri~pliosi,-ed rlior Hole 94 of rhe ICTY Rilles of Pr.ocedr~~.e a1ic1 E~:icle~ice on(/ Al./icle I of rlle LOTC elre ,701 irleriricol on(/ rliar //?is Corlr./ is nor irr nnv \IJN!: borr~icl by /he (Iecisiorts of /he ICT)'. H o ~ t ~ e \ : e ~ ir is self e\:ic/eli/ i l i c ~ r so/ire of /lie issrres co~lfi.orlririg /he Trihrrrial a17d 010. on1/7 Pollel ore s i r i ~ i l ~ ~ . rt~lre~i consirloi.i~ig esrahli.slied ficrs, ancl rlior, rher.qfor.e, the co~r.sider~orio~is ~ v i l l like~c~ise olso be si~rriln~.. Ul)olt r.er~ie\~~ of rliis crirerio ill

ligllr o j rhe a~.glrnien/s irr rhis cuse. rlte Patiel coririrtrres to be of /lie opinion IIINI r17e c~ . i / e~ . ia , f i ~ l / )~ prorecr rlie inre~.esrs of rlie riro\:i/ig portv. .. . itre righrs of rlre Accruecl. /lie pirrpose ojr l ie 1,OTC. cr~ t ( / /lie iri/egr.i(~: of rlle /~. i f l l p~.ocess.

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A focr ttrrrsr conruin esset~/icrl$~ldir~g.s ofrlie ICTY utlcl ntrrsr tlor be s iy r~~J ic~r t i r l !~ changed.

Ne\~er~ l~e les .~ . o,fact r l~nr Iios gaitled srrch a le\lel of uccepra~ice us /t.tre IIINI ir is C O I ~ I I ) I O ~ ~ k~io\~~le( lye and 1101 scibjec~ ro ~.easonable co~lrradicrion curl be ~ c c e p ~ e d as 011 a~rrcl icared facr e ~ e ~ i [f ir l.elares 10 a11 ele~tterir of c~. i t~ t ino l respo17sibilir?;.

A filer I I I ~ I S ~ be ~esrublislied bv a Ieg.~~111: bit~(Iiti,?g clecisiotr ' of rhe ICTY, 11~lricli tt~ecrt~s /lint the fact lvus eirlre, rlfit.ttred 01. esrablisl7ecl or1 ap/)eal 01. rior conresrecl oti rrppeal: o ~ l d rliur rloJo.rher. op/~or.rrolir!~ 10 0ppec11 is possible.

A f i c r ~rrcur be esrablished it1 rhe p~.oceetlitlgs before !Ire ICTY ill 111hicli rlle occtrsed agc~itwr ulhon~ the fact Itas been esrctblisl~ed rid rhe accitsecl before /lie Coto.r of BiH liave /he sanre iti/et.es/s 11li1lr ~,efe~.erice 10

corlresritlg N cerraitl fact. AccoI~CI~I~I~IV. .. . rile facis srare~l iri /lie docr~~lre~irs 111hich N I . ~ a sribjecr of (1 plea crgt.eentenr 01. vo l r r t lmt~ ndtirission in rhe proceerlitrgs before rile ICTY sholl /lor be crccepled, give11 ~ l t c t r rile inrer.esrs of rlie crccrrsed it7 srtch cases ore d i f l renr . ojien cot~rrnr ,~ 10 rhe i~ire~.csr.s of lho.re acct/.~etl ~IJIIO ~~ili'eclrliejt. 1.igl71 10 a rri(11.

A fito tt t ru t he e.srublislied it7 the pr.oceeclir7gs before rlle ICT)'. ill lc~ltich rile nccrr.sec1 ugoi~i.s/ 11~li011t the h e r hus bee17 esrcrblislied knd Ieg(11 re/11.eset7rutiort arid rhe right ar~r l ol~/~ortrrr i i !v ro defetld hit~rselj / r is rherejbr.e clear. r / l a / rite ucceprc117ce of rhe facr clerivit7y /,.on1 /lie pr.oceerlir7g.r in 1vliicll r l ~ e acct~sed ltos 17or resred i r b j ~ liis evi(lerlr ic~~~, i1wrr.cor1et7rs is r~~lcrcceptoble for this Pcrt7el. E ~ e r l 111ot.e so becri~tse /he occco~ocl: of t l i c ~ r facr is qriesrionable: since rl7e rrcc~aed clicl rior l70ve /he ~ / J p ~ l ' l l l ~ l l r ? , (01' hod i l l . T l l f i i ~ ~ ~ l i ~ 0 / ~ / ~ 0 l ' l ~ l t i i ~ , ) l o t.esl~o11d 10 i l and rr!, 10

con/es/ il.

' of [lie f i ~ c l s ucceprecl as proveti Itre/ /l ie t.eql~it.erttetl~s of /l ie c~.i/er.ir~. Irr '.~icrrlc~t: (111 of l l~cse. /oc~s are re le~~at i l 10 file Accused's case otr !he. hasir

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rlioi rhe cr.irr/es estc~blislied in /lie l;asilja~:ic Cc~se were corrr~irirrecl 01 the sonre rinre orid i l l / l ie scurre gcogrctl~liical cr~.ecr cts iliose ~tlirlr ~ t ~ l i i c h /he Accr~secl i.r cll(/l.g"l.

Tlie legislc~rive proposes for providirlg /lie Coro.~ ~tlirlr / l ie di.sc~.erion ro occepr its l)r.ol:eri' esrctllislied jitcrs irlclr~de jrrdicic~l econorrrJi / l ie pl.omorion of rhe Accr~secl s r.ig/~r lo o speecl!? i~. iol . crrid corrsicleroriori ,for ~tlirriesses in o/.cIer 10

~ r ~ i r i i ~ ~ r i z e ihe ~irl~rrber. of tr. ib~~rio/s bCIJb1.e 11~1rich iliev lrr/tsr repear resrirrrorij: rhcrr is f i e r i i i g . Tlre LOTC's prrlpose of fac i l i ro r i~ r~ o s p e c k rriol ccr~l he pr~or~rorecl ill c~cco~~clance ~t: i r l i /lie Accrued's righi ro o speecl!: n i a l CIS

l~r~escr.ihed by A r ~ i c l e 13 of rhe Bit./ CPC o r ~ d y r~a~~nnteed bv ~ r ~ t i c l e ~ l ( 1 ) of rhe ECHN. Tlie prnposes of jtlclicicrl eco r i o~~ r~ ) orid cor~sider~oriori for ~t~itriesses. 11011:sve1.: ccrlr prlr or risk rlle Accrrsed's ~.iyl ir ro o,/ctir. tr,ial a ~ ~ d rhe yreslmryriori of in~locerice. T11erefor.e /lie Cocov I I I U ~ 0116; pr.orrrore tliose proposes iri cr IIIOJJ

11101 respecis tlrose r.iglrts. T l ~ e o.ite~.ic~ ore desigtred to do tliis. 0rlie1.1aise. rho e~: ic le~~r i r r~ : !~ pr.oceeeli~igs cc~o~rld i ~ i & ~ c t eriel 10 the cIetr.i~rrerir of [he occrrsed e1:eli beJo1.e /lie irrlnririerir pre.re1trario11 of 011 qf dre evicle~lce in / l ie cose. 111 rllis l~or.ric~rlcir case. / l ie Perriel ivas ~~riricifi!/ltl of Ar.ricle 6 of /l ie ECHR atid Ar.ricles 3. 13 ~ r rc l l j of / l ie CPC 111Iien e,ve~.cisiriy irs c/isc~.eriori riride~. Ar./icle I of ,lie I. 0 TC.

T11e occel~rorrce of esrol~lislied focrs '0s p/.o\~e~i' rr~lder. !lie cr.irericr ilJe 11o1:e orrr/iriec/: c/oes rior r.e/ie~ie /lie Pr.osecr11or of /?is b ~ ~ r . d e ~ i of proof 1701. does ir c/e~r.act f i , o ~ ~ r the presr~~irprion of i~itiocerice roidet CPC Ar.ricle 3. Tlie occeprmrce 'NS proven ' of focrs estohlisl~ecl in rhe/irinl jrrclg~rrem of rite ICT)' on/): Irreoris r l i e ~ t /l ie Prosecrrror lras rrler tlre broderi of proclttcrio~~ of e\~idence ori her yni~r icr t lar f i~ct cr~id cloe.~ riot l lo l~e 10 p1.018e irfrrr.tker i l l l l is case iri chief Adnrissiori of eacli ,fict does nor in cirij: I~ ICQ: ( ! f ie / llle r ighi of rlre Accr~sed ;o chnllenge o r p qf /he ncce~~rec1,fi~crs it1 his deferue. os he ~t~orrlcl do 1l~ir11 at? orl~er.ficrrml pr.opositiori on ~vl i ic l i /lie Pr.osecrrror liucl pr.oclrlcecl evidence. /\lor cloes ir preclr~de rlie Pr~osecrrrior~fj~orrr pr.e.rerrririg addiriorrol e~lidertce in order. ro r.ebrrr rlie Deje~ise cliallerlye. Likewise. A ~ ~ i c l e 15 of /l ie CPC is respecred becarise !lie C O I I I ~ is 1701 hourid ra bc~se irs verclicr 011 o r i j ~ foci erclrr~iirecl ns pt.o11er?. Tlie c~djr~clicored/crcrs ha.eiri c~d~rtirrcel lIJere coruider.ed a l o ~ i g 11~it1r o l l of /Ire e~~iderice pr~ocl~rcecl iri rhe r~rclirl rrinl.

E. Tlie Bib1 Prosecr~ror's Oflice oclcirrcecl ilia e l~ ide~ice by hea~ . i~ i y (lie ~eirnesses a~icl /~~ ,ese~ i / i r i g / l ie n~areriol e~~icle~ice. Tlre fol lorvi~ig lvirriesses 1ver.e heard clr~ririg the ~rlair i 1r.ic11: Rohirrrc~ Z~rkii.. Islc~~rr Cero? S l ~ o d Dolovctc, Scllko Saho~toviC. Fc~zilo Ce1.o: R o n ~ i i S c ~ b o l ~ e r ~ . A/lrrla Krisrrl~a. n~irric~s.ses ~ ~ s i r i g pser idony~~~s A, 8. C aricl 0.


The Pallel revie,vec/ [lie follon~ing ti~oret.iol evidence of rhe RiH P~.oseci~/ot.'s Oflce: I I IU~I of I/i$egr.c~d A411niciyrrlit~~. Cl~ertiges iri [lie Etliiiic Srr.rrcrut.e of !lie Viiegi.ud A.lrrriicipolit?; Populario~i bet\1~ee17 1991 ~ n c l 1997 by Etva Tubeor/ anel J(rkrrb Bijok; AD ViSegl.adrrons Cet.r,ficore rirrn~ber 9/07 dcrrecl 23 April 2007; DP Vijegt.a~lt~.u~is Vecision Rej: nrrnrbel 15.5-31/98 clared -7-7 A d q ~ 1998 011 the e~.ssig~irtreti/ of ~Ve~ iad TariaskoviC to o work post: DP Viieg~~ocltrans Decisioti Ref nrr~nbet. 25-5/32 clc~ted 23 A~rgirsr 1996 on rlie ossignn1ei7t of t\le~i(~cl Tc~nosko~iiC to a 1c101.k post; Decision of /lie ViSeg~.ad De l?a~~ t~ i~e~ i t of Repi~blikn Srllsko ~ I ~ l i r i i s t ~ ~ ~ ~ of Defense Ref nrrniber 01--708-9/95 eluteel I Vecet~rbe, 1995 on the assign~rretir of ~Veri~el T ~ ~ i ~ s k o v i i . 10 c o 1 1 i 1 1 s o 11~0l.k: LIP I/i~egr~~clt~.cr~rs Decisio~i ReJ iirtn~ber 140/91 doted IS Seprel~rber. 1991 on /lie reossigti~lre~ir of enrplqvee ~Vetiad Turiusko\:iC; DP L'iSegt.oelt~.(~ns Decision Rej: nrrrtrbet, 16/91 dcttecl 17 A4uy 1991 017 rhe ossignn~etir of Nenod Tanoskor~ic ro drrries atid tasks: SOUR Cenr~.ott.u~is RO (U'01.k Unit) ViJIeg~.uclt~.(~~is Decision clrrtecl 10 Ocroher 1986 011 the l~eassigrilr~elir ofeniplo~~ee A1etiacl TorioskoviC; SOUR Ce~ i t~ .o t i .~~ is RO ViSeg~~acltrc~iis Decision ReJ: nnr~ntber 99/82 doted 6 Septenrber 1982 OII !lie assign~rrent of ~Venod Toiicrskovii: ro clrities anel orlie/. rusks; Certijiccrre of Jlecl c~pplicc~~ior~/cc~rtcellurior~ of [he insrrr.ee ~Verlcrd TonaskoviC doted 6 Mo~.ch 2004: Cer.rificr~re offiled up~~l icar ior i /cr~ i ice l /~~~io~i of the insrc1,ee ~Vennd TunoskoviC dated !\4u,.ch 2004; Photo of rite Viseg1.9,.ncl Crrlrrrre Ceiirer.: Plioro of the old Police Sroriorl; TII~O pkoros of ViSegrorl Photo of /lie ibteh~r~ed Paia Soko101:iC Bridge; Thvee l~llofos oJ the l/i$egre~cl Hotelfi~oirr d/ffe~.ent cu~gles: Plioto of rlie Squotv of Fcrllen Vete~.ons (Ti3 polili boroco); T~clo plioros of E~~vet . K i r l o ~ ~ ~ c : Photo of /lie ~ieiv bridge in Visegrad; Recorcl of E.vlirrrtrarion 611 the CCII~/OI~N/ COIII.~ in Suiajevo ~irr~trber Kri-421/00 dorecl 9 Ocrober- 2000: '~ke tc l i of rke cr in~e scene bv rlre Critt~itial Foreruics LIel~e~rt~rren/ qf rl?e Sotujevo C(117ron Ado1 Ct.irrre police Sector ReJ: ~i~rn~bet. 2493/00-2625/00: Pl~oto doctr~ttet~totio~i of the Ct. in~i~inl Fot.etisics De/~crt.rtr~erir of [lie Scr~~gevo Cc~titoti !\do/ Critire Police Sector lkj: nrrnibe~. 2589/00; / I r r ro l~s~~ Reporr cose iiotrrber SPOI/J I B clntecl 3 hlovelir her 2000: Recot.rl oJ Exhi~~irot io~i b.v the Cu17ton~I Corrrt in Surcdevo nrinrhet. Kvi-4/4/00 dc~red 9 Ocroher 2000; Sketch of the oittre scene 1~~1 [lie Cri~irinol Fot.etisics Depct~.r~~retir of rlie SCI I .C~~I~O. Cc~nron tM01 Ct. i t~~e Police Sector RcJ nrrr,rbet. 2493100-2625100: Plioto docrr~nentnrion of rlie Ct.i~irinol Foretisics Depo1.rllre17t of rhe Sat.cgel:o Cunto~i ~\dol Ct.in~e lJolice Secro~. Re/: tirrtltber 1552/00: Arrtops?: Rep01.t C C I S ~ n~rtiiber SP01/414B clrrrecl 7 A4t1y 2001: Recol.cl of ~v l i r r~ rmr io~ i br~ rlie Cunto~iol Corrr.r in Sal.c~evo t~rrnrber A',.;-447/00 dated 9 October -7000 E.vcelpt >onr /l ie Regisre, of Deaths for A.I.M. ~ir~~r lbep 202- 16682/06 clated 2 Ocrober 2006; E.vcerpr fi~o111 [lie Regisre/. of Deurlrs fat. M.H. 17rrniber 202-16653/06 d~~tecl 2 October 2006: Rep~rbliko Srpsko A401 Cover Letter Rq- ~r~inrbet. 02'-7652/06 clcrred I I


t.eserve police menrbers of /lie ViSegt.ne1 Prrblic Secw.in S/oriori &reel 10 Jrrrie 1992; IsroCrio Sot.ajevo Prrblic Secrn.irv Cetirer Lerrer ro / l ie B iH Pt.osecr~ror's Ofice. I/iiegt.ocl ~ o ~ i c e Sr~ l io r i 13- 1 - l1/02-235- IJ2/06 doleel 7 Arryitst 2006: E.vcerprfj.otrr /l ie Cr~itrririol Reco1.d for l\tetrrrd Tormsko~:iL rirrriibet. 13 - I - / / / 02 - 235-152/06 clored 7 Arrgttsr 2006; Ar/rriissio17 Paper oj' rhe i/isoko C i p CI.NIJ@)~NI.C/ Ne t trrotrbet. /S9/03 &rec/ 29 Apri l 2003.

I-: Tlie Defense c~lso ~clclrrcecl rlie evicler~ce b j ~ lieat.itig rhe \c~irtiesses Dragi io Tr{/kol:ic: Sosko Asit, Sttad Dolo\:ac. !Ihtrrer Sejelid, Solorirroi Jatqic Aco tViki101:iC crticl M/irriess IM, crricl pr.esetirec1 //re nrctrer.iol eviclence. tmrrrc.1~:: Ccrc10srr.e IIICI/> of I/iSegr.nd t\~lrttricipali!\~ irrclicnririg {lie trio\~err~erir of rlie Accrrsecl: Ccrc1asrr.e trrap of Vijt?_st.crd ~\d~rtiicipcrli!l:: PIIOIO of 117e L'Iosinj Hi l l : Plioro of PoEivalo: Phoro of Pocivalcr - Brrrr.ove; Plioro - rood ro Poi.ivolu; Plrolo - PoEi~;crlcr. B~trr.ove srijerie. k'aber.rrik: Plroro - Brrrkol~e sriierie - Arar~.icrtr Bnt.r.ocks: Plioro - Brtiko1:e srijetre, PoEivolo, I/olijaci: Phoro - Pr.eriScr. Kether.riik. Plioro - boat.d: Pliolo o/ Cesko Asib: Phoro - Ketber.nik. Ccr/icor.i: Plioro - Dotljcr Lijeskcr Ctr1rrtr.e Cetirer.; Plioro - Dotljcr Lijesker: l'horo - Osojtiica crp~r1111eti1 blocks; IJ/ioro - Osojriico t.ooc/; Plioro of //re ~ccrrsed ~\~encrcl Tcrtictskol:iC: Ser of plioros of rlie I/iSegr.crcl o t m : AD I/iSegr~crc/rt~~tti.s Cer.rrjicare K e j rirrnthet. 6/07 dared 2S Ah t~ch 2007; A D ViSeqr.o(Irr.~ris L Cet.ri/icore Ref: tiritrrher 9/07 clored 19 Apr i l 2007: C o p oj'rlie trtilirot:): hookler in rlie r?ame of rVenorl Tarrerskovic ttrrrrrber 1 2 9 1 7 : E.\.cetpr ji,otrr /Ire Regisrer. of Decrrlis.fot. Ljirbonrir ~VirikoviC Rej rirtt)rber 03-202-198/07 clcrrecl 25 rblc~jj 2007; Evcopr fi.orrr rlre Regisre, of Dearhs for Vojiri GlrrlioviC RcI: tir~tirher. 03-202-197/07 dareel 25 1\4c/1: 2007: Evcerprfj~onr /lie Regisrev of Dearlrs for. Josip r\teSkovit Rqf: tirt11rher'03-202- 133/07 &red 25 A ~ l c p 2007: ~ .vce ip ; /i.ottr /l ie Register of Denrlis ,Jot. t\;ovico SrrviC Rq[ ,irrttrber. 03-202- 220/07 ~lcrrecl 19 ./rrne 2007; Lvcerpr fi.0111 /lie Regisrer of Deorlis .for. I/e!iko tblir.ko~~ii. Ref t~trrtrrher 03-202-2-71/07 la reel 19 Jrrrie 2007: Escetpr fi.ottr il7e Neg~srer. of Deorhs jbr. Vlorko Tr.ijko\:ii. Ref ~irtrrtber 03-202-46/07 ckrrecl 7 Fehr.rrurj~ 2007: Escetpt fiorrt {l ie Regisrer of Decrrhs for. Totrris/cr\~ Lrtgot7jCI Rej,' 1711ttrbet. 03-202- 14-)/07 clcrred 10 Apri l 2007; Cer.r$cerre of /lie Police Dir.ecror.ore of /l ie Reprtblic of Serbio Adiriisr~:~~ of 1tiret.ior Ref: riicrrrber. 01 5. 1- 02/07 rlcrrecl I ? Febt.riat:!~ 2007; Cet,r(fico/e of /l ie St.psko Sar.oje1~0 Pttblic Secrtr . i~~ Cetiret., I~isegt~ucl Police Srariori KeJ ti~rt,rber 13-1-1 1/05-222-40107 clc~retl 6 F e b r ~ t ~ t : \ ~ 2007. F i i a l l , tlte crccrrsed Net i~c / T a ~ i ~ s k o ~ ~ i i . 17itrrself gave eviclerice ar [ l ie ~rroiti rr ial iri liis olt~tt deferrse.

G. On 16 Jrtl!~ 2007, /Ire Pariel \:isired rlie cr.irrre scerles \vlier.e rlie crit)ririctl ofirise I I ~ O S co~rrtrrirrecl iti rhe ler.t.irot:!: of Visegt.(rd r\~l~rriicipc~lir\: specificcrl(1:

7, \ t i % rhe locoriori (?/ /l ie Uz~trt t i ica bor.t.ock.s. 117e Crt1111re Cetiret. @7..rl!,e.,.v!!lagc of


Donjer 1-ijeska, Ttg yalih boraccr (Sclrrot.e of Fallen Vetet.nns), ViSegr.crd Hotel. /lie hlehti~ed Pa30 Sokolovic Bridge. tlte old Police Statioti. the rM11~1itir cetrreter;\: and the brrilcling \!*here A4rrIcr KIISII I I .~ 0\1~1iecI an ap~.tr i ien~.

H. The BiH Prosecrrror s Ofjice srcrtecl in /he Closing Algrrrrrerirs ihcu /he P~.osecrrror.'s Oflce crc/clrrced e\~ideilce \c~hich proved beyond on!^ rensonnble doubt rliot o ~~~ic/esj~~.ecrd and s!~ster~roric crrterck 017 the ci~~il icrn l~o/~rtlarion \tJas cot~r~ierl o~tr at tile titrre 11~1ieri rlie evetits Ire is clicrt.ged with in [lie I~idicr~trerit occr~r~~~etl; rho1 Ne17crd TAI\JASKOV/C \tJc1s o\t~ot.e of srcch ortack; nrld that in the co~~re.\./ of tliis OIINC~.. lie dil.ectk pcrr.ticip~recl in cer~c~iti actions 0ncl e~cti\lities 11~1iich 0t.e /~r.oliibircd b j ~ At.ricle 1 7 of the BiH CC. tlic~r is, lie r r r ~ l c ~ ~ ~ ~ r l ! ! ~ ond forceji~ll!; rer~~o\~ed poi.ts of /lie poprrlcrtio~i Ji.ot~i the plcrces 1vliet.e they \vet.e eriritled ro be; that lie abclrrcred. detoined or ill orher rirunner pc~r~ricil~atecl in the octions r~~ l i i ch cori.sed severe clenirrl ojl~eoples 'freerlorrr: that he persecrtted people based or1 rheir iiario~ial ond r.eligiorw rirerrrber.ship; r l i ~ r lje iorrrr1.ec1 people by beating tkerrr rrp crnd irtjlicting on tlienr severe nrenrcrl pain crncl tlilrs ctrirsiirp srronp poiris a11cl sirfleririgs: arirl rho! he oidecl eon~l sslrl~/~orreeI or1iei.s it1 the l~reparritiom f o ~ . the conrrrrission 01. in the co~r i~~~ iss ion of the oflerlses p~.oliibired rrtic/er. Article 172 of /l ie Bikl CC; 1 / 7 ~ 1 lie oic/ed erne/ srrp~)orlec/ I.CIIJ~ crncJ NIIII.C/@I. tl701 he ~iclecl crtld srrpported pet:secrition.

Prosecrrrion ~t~itnesses Rtrl i i~~ro Zrrkid! Fer-id Spahid. klrrlo Krrsrrrr.~ resrijierl in derail oborrr those "clea~isinys " ~ n c l corir:oys. ~~~irr irsses lsla~ir Cero! Srrrad Dolovcrc, IVimess D spoke aborrt I~OIIJ /he\; \ver.e fot.ceel to lecr\~e rlieir. prol)e~.!v crncl were used os hrr~~ron sllielclsls: ~~~ittiesses Salko Sobatlo\~iC. lslernr Cero. Witness D spoke liorv rlieir l~et~soncrl propet.t,v \vos plrrnde/.ed uncl b~o.nr ~IOIIJI~: Wirness A oborrr the rcrpe: Witness C aborrt ~~~ri~.cler:r: n;irriesses IMIIICI K~rstrrt.a, Sobcrhercr Roriiik: Ro l l i ~ i~o Zr~k-i(-iC: t-erid SpahiC. Wirriess S orid ~~limesses Fctzilcr Cero.. Suvacl Dolovcrc, rl41rlcr K~rsr~ir.a, Scrbcrl~ettr RanriL: Fericl SpahiC, Rohittrcr Zr~kiC Islorrr Cero aborrr (he abc/ircrions ~v l~ i c l l erlriecl ill rrrrrr.der.s. ~ciitnesses SIII'NCI ~0101:crc. ISICIIII Ce1.0, Scrlko $crbanovic. M'irrless C ~borrt deterlrio~i~ rortrrres CIIICI ele0111. A l l tlie.se ~.esrrlrs incliccrre rllcrr /lie tlroiti prrrpose of rlle orrack 011 non-Serb citizens in ViJ:eg~~ad A4rrnicil~erliry ~tws to elit~rirlcr~e the 11017-

Serb pol~~rlorion. orlcl ro creole ci~~crrrirsronce.~ in [lie A~/ r rn ic i /~n l i~~ r~~li icl i \c:o~rld nor encorr/.oge the ~.errrt.~r of rhe rlon-Serb l)opr~lc~~iori. Tlie ~ccrtsecl stateel tliat he ktre~v rlinr the nrrtttber, of Mrrslirir poprrlcrrio~i in Vijegrad blrr~iiciyolin~ ~vcrs r~edrrcecl to N ~ ~ i i ~ ? i ~ r ~ r r r i ~ . Me stated thert, in klcr,!~ 1992, he \vas ttrobilized crnd crssigriecl as o r r r i l i ta~:~~ policeriran: \11lrich ~vos /lie positiori licr~.dl!~ to be a\:oidecl~ knolt~irig the scale or. /lie plan of 11~hot reus happening crro~riid hitir, it1 spite of liis deniol rltar Iiefi.eqrre~lt/~~ I I J ~ I I ~ to Vifegrarl. I-le ocl~ititred rhcrt he hocl.lieo~~d

/. \ .- " , - tliar people had been killed cri icl tlir.o\~il illto rlie L)r.iria Ri~;er: 'He~knei~*~~tI?a~ . ..


l>eo/>Ie rvere ~~oroiclecl rrp onel e.vpelleclji~ot~t i/iieg/.ad, bbr he clai~i is rho, lie d ic l not k ~ i o ~ v rltot /lie goal lclos lo gel riel of A41rsli1rrs: in spite of rile r:er!J ob.servcrble .fitcr rhot all tliose pe~.sons e.vpellecl/i.o~~r Vis'egt.ocl were A411sli1rrs. 13c1secl 017 rlie fot.eyoi~ig, / l ie P~.osecurol.'s Office I I I O I J ~ S /lie Pcr~iel ro j i~ ic l r l ~e .4ccr1secl .- yrti lp und setiretice iiittt ro lotig re1.111 i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t ~ i s a ~ i t ~ r o i r l o , ~ el pe1.ioc1 of 25 ~Jecll's.

1. 111 /lie Clositig Al .gt~~tte~~rs pt.esetttec1 bv the Defense. rlie crl,/~licarioti of rhe BiH CC is con~esreclfirsr, as rlte Code 111h;cli is less lenie~ir,fo~. [lie Accr~sed ctlid l l ~ e Defertse Iiolds rhar ir is necesscu:\: ro rrpplv. .. . prrr.srratlt 10 the prittciple of Iego l i~ !~ a17d /lie p~.iticiple ofproliibired r.er/.ocloi\:e application of lmlls. rlte /me rc~liicli i.s )nore letiienr 10 t/te pe~perrato~.. u~liicli is ce~./ainlr: /lie c r i ~ ~ t i ~ i o l code 11:liiclt r~rc~s ~/)/>licctble ar /lie ri~ire of r11e alleged cot~r~~rissioti of /he of ler i .~ b~ /lie .4ccrtsec/. Tlte Defense N/J'O />oitits 0111 /lie obligorion lo ctpp!!; //?is pr.i!tcip/e pro:rctc~nt ro A l~ i c le 7(1) oj' the Etwopeon Cori\~en/iort or7 H~rrirari Rigl~rs arid Freeclotits (lie~.rincfler; /he O~~.opeo~ t Con~~eritiotl). Also: [lie Dqferue stores rlicrr ir is ort~a/.e o/'rlie Decisiotr ofrlte Co~i.srirr~riottal Corlrt of Bil-1 itr !lie cose ~ir~trther 17S5/06: brir it holcls tila/ one clecisiori in o single case does nor t.e/~t~esetir ct gerret.al onel bincling posirion. I.Ylien eac:li l> i~r t ic l~ lar cor117r of tlie Iriclicr~tretir rile Aec~tseeI is clici~xed cvirh. inrer olicr. [lie c~.intir~crl offense of pe/.secr/rio17, is in qrresrion, the P~.oseoiro~. s Oflice fitilecl to offer e~~iclence 11lhic11 11~or11d prove rhe e.ssenticrl ele~trenr of the offense of per.secr~/ioti, rliar beilly /he discri~~rincrrot~!: inreti/.

l i e O I I of rhe /~ic/icu~c.nt is in qrrestioti, /he Acc~~sed clicl nor 11~11e ntiv conr1.01 over rlte evetirs in rlte Police Stc~rion. and rlre evidence does nor s l to~t~ rlic~r lie c o ~ t r ~ t ~ i ~ r e d tlw offeense of ~.crpe. This Coroir oflhe Inclict~~renr is bosed 011

111e srn~e~trent c fo r~ l !~ otre ~~rirtiess. rinrrre!v rlie l>t.orecred ~virness: orid o senlet~ce C ~ I I ~ I ~ C J I be estoblisltecl on sr~ch s~uremrenr.

I4'irli rrgo~.d ro Cor~tir ? of the I~idicrnre~ir: [lie Defetise poitirs or// rlictr ir lias nor heen pt.o\:eti bv o17!~ piece of evidertce rlinr /lie /Iccr~.sed co~~~~ t r i r r ed rlie ntr~rde~. of Ke~tral Dolo~:c~c. Tlie evidence concer-ning rlie bearing of the hrotliers i s olso not ~.elioble. The Accrised s~uterl tliot Ite did irt foci take a1wy rlte brorhers Uo lov~c for i~ire~~~.ogctrion! brtr irl~oti rhe order. b.!~ Vlutko TrijkoviC. Also. the chcr~ges ugclinsr rhe Accirsecl for keeping rlter,r cleroiriecl in iril~rrr~rarie cor~cli/ior~s ore not,forit~ded hecor~se l ~ e &I nor 11e1r;e c r r~~ l>oss i b i l i ~~ ro cotlt1.01 or to i~lrpose


M'lien COIII~I 3 of /lie 11idic1111enr is in yrlesrion: rlie Defense liolcls 11ic11 /liere is 110 responsibilifi~ 017 /lie par/ of ,lie Accrised 1t:iih regard ro rllis Colinr of Itidicr~rrenr eirher. Tl7er.e ore cerrlrin conr~~aclicrions in the siurenle~irs of kllir~iess B c111d Fozilo Cero ~.ego~.cling /lie opl~~.elretisio~i of 1M.rM.: oocl (l ie I ~ S I ~ I I I O I ~ I J of SIII~OCI Do101:oc 11~irh regarcl to rlie oppre17e17sio1i of 1.1. I\.\. .4lso, rhe P~~osecriror~'~ Oflice foilerl ro prove or111 in\:oI\:e~~ietir of the Accrisecl in rlie killings of h4.M and N.tM.

The circro~rsrrr~ices refei.~.ecl ro i ~ i COIIIII 4 I?cI\J~ olso 1101 been pro~leti btli/h r * ~ . ~ a r d to rhe occr~secl T~n(~sko\~iC. Firs/. l i e o i s co~ice~.ning /lie clel)o~.rario~i o ~ i d rl7e fo~.cecl r.etrro\~ol cari~ior be cleo, ,fi.o~r~ /lie presenretl eviclence becarrse rl7e Pt~osecrr/o~~'s Office clicl 1701 prove /lie intenrion of /lie Accr~sed ro real l !~ fo~~cej i t l t !~ ~ ~ I I I O I J ~ /lie people. Also. ir is clear rlior rhe l~eo l~ le 11~110 11ro\~ec1 in o groirp to\t~cr~.d rhe scliool in 01.ahovci. 1.etr11.1iecl to /heir hor~res o / i e ~ a cermiti pe~.ior/ of ri/?re. Wlicri rhe p ~ ) . l i ~ i / ) ~ l l i ~ l i of l / ie A C C I I S ~ ~ is in clrresriori~ tlie Defense poinrs orrr iliur the esco~.r of rhe g~.oo~p 10 /he scllool \tJc/s ot.cle~.ed b ! ~ /lie sr/l)e~.io~.s c117rl ihor ir \vas jr~sr;fiedfi.onr rhe r~r i l i ra r~~~ poi111 of I , With ~.eycr~.cl ro rhe c~l/egc~rior~s or7 serriiig rhe liouses on jir.e, ir \I~CIS ilor clea~.l !~ esroblished.fi.o~tr rkr ~t~iniesses for rhe Pt~osecririori \tllio c~nd i l l 11~hicli rironner ser or1fi1.e /lie liortses conce~~riecl. no one S(I\IJ rhe Accr~sed doing il?or. Also, rhe Defe~ise does rlor accept rhe rlrrolijicc1rio17 of the colroiin os "(1 Iirrtt~c~n sl~ielcl". 117 relcr/io/i to Corrn~ I of the Inclic/nre~~/, rhe Defe~ise l~oinrs or// ihcr~ p~.i~~rcrril!l. \1~irl7iri /lie con/e.v/ of /he ~crioris \ ~ ~ i t l i 11~1licIi /he ACCIIS~C/ is clic~tyyd. !here is no ormck or? rr~idefeiided \:illoges. 1101. co11 rhe ncrioris os clescr.ibed ri~icler / l ie 11ic/icr11te17/ be considered depo~.lc~tion 01. fot.cc.d t.enrovo1. The 11re1i~7r

for I I I~ /~ ICI I : I J se~.vice ~ t ~ e r e ~ .egr i /o~ . /~~ esco~,ted by /lie soldiers. c~nro~ig \ I~ / IOI I I r l ~ e Accr~setl ~ t ~ o s c~lso prese~ii. ~llhicli ~.eJec/s his p~~~.ricipcr~ion. to /lie school in Ot .o l~o~~ci otid the ~ ~ ~ i l i m ~ : ! ? Uza~~~r i ico bar.rocks: ojier \t:/iicI~ !hey \c1ere released 10 go 10 rheir llomes, 11~17icli is conj i r~i~ed ~ I J rhe st~~re~rrenrs of /lie \~~i/nessesJbr rhe Prosecrrrioti. Tlie rectson .for rhe c i~ l i l io~ ls ! cleten~ion \YOS c/~rire legiri~~rare. \11hile the 11rilirc11:!1 esco~.r 1l1as provided prrrsr~nnr lo /lie o~.clers of /he superior sr~~trcrrr~~e.~, CIIICI /he ~.YCOI.I irsel/ \clc~s cc11.1.iec1 oil/ l ~ r r r s i i c ~ ~ i r 10 !lie /)~.o\:isiotis of /he I V Gene~lc~ Co~it lenr io~~. k-r~~.rIie~.~~iore, r1ie1.e coritior be OI~JJ C / ~ S C I I S S ~ O I ~ oborrr die desr~.ocrio~i of pri\mre 011~1ie1.slii/~! si~ice ir II~CIS a11 isolored cose rliar \YNS

co~iclirioned b!~ nrilira~:!: ~ieecls. 11~1iile in rlie cose of / l ie c~lleged serririg/i,.e to /he hoi~ses. ir arises fio111 117e 1vit17esses! resti~rro~iies rliar rlie Accr~secl (lid 1701

CUI.IJJ orrr /lie srorcd ocrion. Firiall!~. \t~irl7 regor~l 10 tlie oJe11se c01rcer17i1ig r l~e e.vis/e~ice of l7r111ran sliielcl. /he foci irself rho/ / l ie civilicrns \ve~r j i / .s / , i ~ l j i . ~ ~ l / of rile so1diet.s. cloes 1101 111eo17 ori~irhi~ig.

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17 Obtained from worldcourts.com subject to terms and conditions.

Tlie Defe~ise holds i l ia/ r~~ i r l i ~.eg(t~.d 10 Corttil 5 of /l ie 1ridicrnre111 the crinrit id t~espotisibi l i !~~ of rlie Accrtsed is esclrrded ill ils enri~.er?,. P~.inro~.ilv. ir is ob\liora rhal rhe Accrrserl is 1701 11ieiirio1ied (IS /l ie organizer of rl7e alleged clepor.tario~i~ trot' 11;os lris a c / i r : i ~ ~ r.elctre(1 10 /lie dis~~rrroble ocrions pro\:e(l. 11 is nor c len~. ~c:heil~er rlie /Iccrwerl 1 1 ~ s ori rhe sire of /lie erletii, ntid if he rclas, tttiril 11t11ich tr~o~rretir. ct~rcl olso r~lherhet. lie lictd otilJ cotrrocr rvirli / l ie l~ rese~ i r l~er.soris. Tl~erz/b~.e rlie esisterice of a plctri o n ~ l ~li.(.c~.irr~i~ioror;~: irire~iriori for rhe offerisc he is c1iot;eed rvirh: is clrtesriorioble.

F t t ~ l e r t o e . / l ie Defense clisptrres rlie i(Ielc.,ir~jicorio~i of //re Accr~sed (1s /lie per,~~c/t.oror of (lie offeme t.qjkt.r.ed ro ill Cor~tir 6 qf tlre Irrdicr~i~erir, sirtce rhe i(leti/~ficnrion irself rtlns tior CCII.I.~L'~ ottr ill /he stcrrrtro~.i!!: presct.ibed nrat~rte~.. I.Viriress C. ~ 1 7 0 icle~rrified rlie Accrtsed ns rile peiperroror of rile ctcrions r.efei.~.ed lo rrtl(1e1. /Ire ~ o r t t i r concet.nec!, is rlie on(1: rt~itness for / l ie P~.osecarion 114io ie.srt/ied \i:i/lr regard 10 rite cir~crrnrstarices rttrcler /his Cortr~t: excel~r ilictr lie (lid nor krio~v /he .Acctrseclf,or~~ before. c r ~ i d in /lie opinion of rhe Defer~se: here ore cer.rrti~r i r ~co~w is re~~c ie .~ iti lris resri~rroti~~: rhtrs the idenrijic(~rio~r of rlie ifcctt.se(1 is c/ttesrioriuble.

i i t l l ~ . rile Defense tiores rliar, i ~ i /lie po,iocl benctee~i 15-17 J e 1992 rhe Acc:ruec/ rvos it7 IMICICI~IIO\:C~C, Se~.bi~t. rt~liicli is .ye t:e~.ctI /iittrd~.ed kilorirerer ,s or v o y fioirr l / i iegt~tcl. 10 pick rtp l i r t~~rcni i r~tr io~i air/. (tnd r1ier.efot.e it is cle(t~. rliat he cati~ior be ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ i r i ~ l l i ~ liuble for. /lie actions rzfir.r.c?d 10 iii rhe srctred Corr~tr of rhe 1 1 i i c t e i . ~ r l i e ~ i ~ o e rliere ore ce~, ro i i~ drfferetices o~ r to t~g rlre srore~irer~rs of /he ~~~itnesses,for the P~.osecrt/iotr. borli rtlirli r~egor.d ro rhe oppectra~ice of'rhe ilccr~sed rtr /l ie rit~re of /l ie olleged corrrnri.ssiori of rlie offerise, artd rhe ctcrioris of rite Accttsec/. r/te~zfot.e r/?e ic/errt~$coliori of rite Accrised bv /hose r~~irtiesses is (l,tesrio~i(tble. AccorcIing/i~. ir is y rtire cleat ilior i r catitlor be esrnblislied hq~oricl r i r i \ ~ r.easo~~able clo~rbr rhar rlie Accirsed is r1.z person respo~tsible l o r the o~prel ret is io~i of E~ivet, Ktt Io\r~c c rid COII I~I Kopic. Above 011, /lie Deferise l~oit i rs 0111 r l i n ~ illere is no coririecrio~i ben~~eeri tlie alleged opp~ .e / i e~~s io~ i of rlie srctred perso~is bv h e Accrtsed on(/ rhe foci r l i c ~ r rliey \clet.e sttbserlrretir/y killed. rlret.e/o~z /he Defense /io/(/s rlrrrr /he ~Icctt.sed conrio~ be lield critititiol!!: lioble eirlter. for rile ol~p~.el ier is io~i 01. for. rlie kill iygs of rlre srored per.sotis.

J. Tire Pntiel o(I(1rtced er~i(1etice bj: t.varrrini17g borh P~~osecrrr io~i nr7cl Deferise rt~ir~lesses (itid t . e \~ i e \~~ i~ ig /lie I)I.OI)OSC~ 11tctre1.ia1 evidet7ce. H c t ~ ~ i t ~ g e\~~rlrro/ed /he evidence i t ~ d i ~ ~ i c l r t c t l ~ ~ otid i ~ i conrbiri(tiioti. rhe Pettiel kc/s t~ r~ le r l os ser f o ~ ~ h iri


Prosrrotir lo rhe Inr/ic~trreti/ of rlie Prosecrrror.'s Office! /lie Accrtsed is chargecl 111irlt /lie cot~tnrission of rlie cri~trinal oJe~ise of Cr.irrre.~ rrgoitisr Hrrrrtariiy irr violoriori of A~.ric/e 172 (1) of rhe RiH CC. ~vhich reads:

(I) W r e as /)at./ of a ~~~idesl>t.eod or s~~sterrroric arrock direcred ogoitisr ( 1 7 l ~ / l l i p o ~ / o i o i . 111ilh ktior~~ledge of srrcli mi arrcrck l~erperr.ctles N I ~ ! ~ of rhe follorvirig acrs:

- Depr.ivitig o~iorlier pet.so17 of his life: - l-br.cible warisjet. of pol~rrlcriior~; - Itt1p1.isoti1)tet7r or orher. severe rlepr.ir~orion ofpliysiccrl liber,!\: iri 1~iola/iot7

of fr~ridotrrerirol i,rrles of inrertia/iorial I(IIIJ: - Tor~/tit~e; - Rcqe: - Perseclrrio)7s agninsf an), icfetirifiable grorrp or1 erliriic, r.eligiorts 01.

oilier growids rliar are r~t~ivet~sollv recogtiised as itrrpe~~ttrissible o~i(/e~. i t i r ~ i a ~ i o i o l lanl, in co17tiectiort \virh on!: offerice listed in rhis porogr.oph of rlris At.ricle;

- Oilier iril~ritrrarie ocrs of o si)rrilar chcrr.acrer. irirentionctll\t carcsirig grecrr sr!fleririg, or. se~.iorrs itqrrt:!l lo bocll~ 01. ro pl!!~sicol 01. trtetirol heolrl~.

s l~ol l be />rrtiisltec/ h?~ irr~pr~isonr~re~ri for (I tertu 1101 less ~ h o n re11 years or lorig- rer.ttr i11rprisotit1re17/.

1 . 11 ~vos rhe obligarior7 for il7e Proseclrrion lo es/oblisli, fir.sr of all. getler.01 - elerrreria of rliis cr~inrinal ofletice. rhose being:

1. I The e.visrence of a ~c~irIespt.ead or. sys/ettrn/ic ariuck; 1.2 Direcred agoirisr o civi l io~i ,~opr~loriot~. 1.3 A "ne.~rrs" berilleen /lie (/CIS of rhe Acc~rsecl and this (trrerck. ri(1rrre1y. rhcrr /lie pr.ohibited crcrs 1ver.e cottr~rrirrecl as port of this rrrrrrck: a17d rhar the Acorsecl I~Nc/ kt7011~leclge oJrhis orrack:

Hr11~it7g t.e~:ie~~~ecI rhe l-'r.osecr~rioti evicle17ce. /lie P~rr7rl coriclrrcle.~ rlior fi.otrr April lo Jrrtie 1992, rlre1.e 1clos o lridesj~reod orld sysrer)tcrric orrock corid~rcrecl bs /lie Ar.rny of /lie Serb Reprrblic of Bosriia crtid Ne l zego~~ i t i ~ ('V/<Sy. police atic/ por~crt?ti/ircrr:!~ for~trroliotis: in pc~t~ric~rlat.. hv rlre 'Beli Ot,/ovi' (M'liire E~rgles). agoitisr rlre ~\~lrrslitn poprrlariori of rlie ViSegt.rrtl trrr~tiicil>ali~y.

1. I Based specficol/y 017 /lie srarertretirs of Pr.osecrrrion 111irriesses. /lie Poriel conc:lrr(les rhar j,ot11 Apt.il ro Jrrrie 1992. trrore precisel!, ill ritrtg pet.iocls

. <.. ;,-., relesa~ir lo cacli coroir of rlre l~idicrt)~enr. 111et.e was a ~c~iti'e~pre,ad,?.arrack . . ..

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co~icl~~ciecl bv /lie AI.III~: of rlie Serb Reprrblic of Bosnia ancl Her.zego~~irtcr (.I/RS 1). police and pa r~~ r i r i l i i c r~~~~ .. . fo~.~~rcrrio~7~ c,gairisr rlte A411slirrr po,~r~lcrrio~r of 111e ViSegr.uc/ ~rrrr~ticipcrlir,~~. So. ,for. e.vc~rrrple: /lie Prosecttriori ~t~itriess Rcrl~irrro ZrrkiC clesc~.ibecl liolv Ire/. rlillcrge of Dobr.rtri 11~0s crrrocked or7 6 /Ipr.il 1992 611 Serbs fi.0111 (lie .sio~~~orrrielirig villcrge.c of Dob~.rrrukc~ ortcl Tosici. TItIs 111crs horli ctri i17/01trr:y arid or.riller:~~ nrmck. S i~ r t i l c t r ~~~~ Islorir Ce1.o descr,ibed Irolt~ Ite fir.sr /lee1 Osoj17ico irt rnid-/lpr.il 1992, (1s o resrrlr of slioo/itig uric1 shellirig 011 err.orrricl Kcrbet.riik. Tlie Uiice Corps of rlie Yr~goslcrr: ~Varioriol AI.III!J (;/r\A) erirer.ec1 1'i.tegr.nd ancl rlieri clepor~recl. .4fie1. /lioi, scores of rtricrrrried 1\411slirrrr. I I IOSI~ !J r1101e. 11~e1.e illegcrll!: crp~1r.eltenrlec1. l.I.'i~riess Adttla KIISIIII.CI arid Cl'irriess A borlr iest(fiec1 r l ~ c r i moriv of rlrese rrreri rliscr~~~?ecr~~ecI. The C I I I ~ I . ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~ S ~ O I I of rrterr IIJNS 4 w 7 ,follort~ed by ctr.bir~~crr.~: deietiri017 clrn.irig 1vhic17 /he civiliorts 111er.e ~~ rc~ l r~~ca~ec i crrrd srrbjecied ro erhrric crbrtse. ,for. esariiple. being forced ro sirig .Ser.hiciri r iu~io~ial is i songs. T1ier.e 1t:et.e rr~~pr.o~lokecl oiiacks 017 villages, iri rlie cortr.se of ~vli iclt people 1t~er.e a r b i t ~ r ~ i ~ killed. r 1 s 1 1 hortses Itere s~srencrricc~l!!: sei on j7r.e arid sir ~t~irriesscs resrifiecl lhar rl~eir. pr.oper.ries 111er.e I / ~ I O I I J ~ . Tlrese violerii crcrioris of rlie ~II-IIIJJ arid po~.orrrilirc~r~ies cr.ecrrecl CIII

(~/~rrosl~lier.e of evrr.e~rre fear. und anrien~. .. . Iecrclirig rrrar?,~ ci~;iliorts 10 /lee io rl7e 11~ooc1.s. Tlie iriciden~s cieioiled above 11ler.e cor~t~trirred ~lit.ottg/iooi rlre Visegroci ~irrrrti~il~crlir,!~, i~iclrrclirig rlie villages crrid seirlerrre17ts of Kube1.17ik: Osoj~ticcr. Okoliitcr, C1.1i6u~ P o f i ~ ~ o l a ~ Srrir.ijecje. Zcrgre. I/eleror~o and Dobr.rtn. Tlirw i l is e~:ic/ent 11ierr /lie crrtuck 017 the A41alint pol~r~larioti was it~idespt.ecrcl.

Tire Pnrtel frrr.ilier co~iclrtdes rlicrr rlic crircrck ivas s?;sre~rroiic. li is clecrr. 11icrr fi.0111 /lie t~ror~~ertt /Ire Ufice Cotps enier~ecl /lie Vi$egr.ad Adrrnicipcrlir!; /here lc~crs

cr co~icer.red effor.~ bv loc(11 Serbs 10 clisar~rir a r~d i.eg~rlnre rhe crcliviries of rl7e I \ I I S / ~ I I J J O I I I ~ I I ~ O I 0 1 7 I I I C I I ~ ~ : O C C ~ I S ~ O ~ I S /Irere I ~ W S a cleat. pcr11er.17 10 117e rr.eo~~~rerit c~fcoprir~es, for esctrrtple. qJier. rlieir. i17irial ap/~r~elierisiori, rliejl 1uer.e rtrkerr io rlte U~crr~~riicci hur.r.acks 01. rhe SUP Police Brrildir7g .for. f~rrr l tw i1irer~r~ogcrrio17 cr17d benririgs. Frrr.rlier., ilte sccrle of loier+ ir7ciderirs. srrclr (IS rliose clercriled ir7 r.esl~ecr 111irh Corrrir 4 crricl j of rlie l ~ i c l i c ~ ~ i ~ e ~ i r , I-eclrrir~ecl plcrr~riirig orid rlte coricer.rec1 efl01.1 of VRS. ncririy iri corljrtricriort 1t~i11r par~anrilirar:~~ g~,orrl~.s oriel rlie police.

IVIrile co1isider.ir7g rlie riatrrr.c of rhe c//rcrck ori rhe /i/luslinr ~OIJ I I IN I~OI~ iri /lie Visegrocl A4rrriicipolii~~. the Pariel crlso rook ir71o accortni sonre of 1l7e e.yiahlisl7ecl focrs lisred obo~le wrde, Secr io~~ D, especinllj~ rlte,focrs /\lo. I I , 17. IS. 21, c117cl 2.


1.2 As regorcis rlle srctrrts of persoru ogoirisr 11~1iot1r ir licrs beer1 proven rliar /he ocrs cliar~gecl i r i the lriclicrr~rer~r have beeti corrrr~rirrecl, rile Pariel/i~..c~ of all refers ro rhe provisior7 cleJtiirig the srnrrrs of a civiliori.

At.ric/e 3 (/)(<I) of rlie Geneva Corivenrion Relorive m /Ire Pr.orecriori of Ci~~ilicrri l'er~soris dejnes c i \ : i l io~u as: "Per.soris rcrkirig rio aclive part in the Iiostilirie.~, ir~cltrding r~ierrtbers of ur.rl,ed for.ces ~c~l io iicrve loid do~vti their ur.rru crricl rliosr .. placed hers de corrtbat bv sicktiess. ~t~orrr~cls. derentiori. or. cr t i !~ orlrer ccrrue.

This Ar.ricle pr.escribes rho/ rliis coregor:!I of the pol~rrla~iori shall: ur all rirrres, be trectred hrr r~ lor~el~~. rc~irhortt any adve~,se clisrincriori Jorrridecl or1 race. colol: r.eligior1 or.JNirli, sex. b;r.rli or. ~clecrltli. or. ori j~ orlie/. sir~rilar. cr.irer.io.

The e~~iclerice of Pr~osecrrrioti wirnesses. in pcrr~ticirlcrr H'itncss A e11ici Is1~11tr Cero: orlro~igsr or1ier.s. esrcrb1i.rhe.r rho/ ,lie orrock did rior mrger Boaiiok rtri1i101.1~ for~nrcrrio~is blrf rotlier- ~Mrtslir~~ c i~~ i l io r i poprrlo/iori. Tl~rrs, f the srcr~er~rerirs of rkese ~~~itriesses are alia f ~:zecl ill /lie cori/e.v/ of Ar.lic/e 3 (I) (a) of /he Geneva Corlr:eri/ion Relative to the Pr.orectio~i of Civiliari Per.sons ji.orrr 1949. clefiriing c i~~i l iur is crs per:roru rakirig 110 ocrive port in rhe hostiliries. ir is cleor rhor rlie (~crioris of /lie Accrrsed rcrl.~ered civilicrns.

1.3 117 terl~rs of esrcrblisliirig o rie.vrrs b e t ~ ~ ~ e e ~ l {he .4ccrrsedS acrio~is orid rlie ~c~ic/rsl~rrocl crricl .y!~s/nt~cttic crnc~ck, it is c l m t 11iot liis actions: )c~/~ich ore described in rlie Corrrits of the lr~dictrrrenr of 11:11icli lie is ,fouricl grrilry arid u ~ l ~ i c l ~ r.e$'ec/ed in depr.ir:i~rg //re lives of/~er.soris, oici'irig in rope: acririg os a co-petperr.aror. iri tor.trrre. forrible tr.ons/er. orid destr~ircriori of ll4irslirlr proper<\/. u~ere mkitig place clrrr.i~iy the per.iocl inrnredicrtely . ufier. . /he ~clidesl~recrcl onel sj~srenrafic atrock ogoirist tile civiliari poprrloriori of Vijegrod h~l~rriicipolity; his crctio~is cve1.e pnr.t of tlrnt ottack ctricl 11~e1.e clesignec/ ro jrrrrher rlie progrzss of [his lcrrger crrrcrck. 11 lius beer1 esrcrblislted rlicri t l ~ e Accrrsecl \vas ir~vo/~lecl it1 rcrki~~g /he ci~~ilicrns for. ir~rer.r.ogcrrions u~hich rc~or~l~ l r.es1111 iri ir~lir~rrrcr~ie crl~d c1ecc1 i1 recrrrreri i l 1 I c s c I i i s e 0 o l e i ~ i c / i i d r~c l s 111

reluriori to Corrti~s 1-3, this is eviderir fiortr the fclcr 11iar /lie Accr~secl i,rrerlrioriollj~ hotided liis civiliori coprives over ro orher o~rrl~or~iries, eirlier, ro /lie police 01. l o t/ie A~IIIJJ, 11~110 cclere pcr~.rici~~crri~s in the crncrck. Tlirrsj rhis i~irer.acrior1 c r t d cool~er.ariort tr~ir11 orher. porviciparirs it, rlte cttrcrck ser-r~es ro pr.ove both tlicrr !lie Accrrsed's octio~is \ I J ~ I . ~ part of the lcrrger cr~ruck, CIIICI rrrorzover., rhar rlle Accrtsed wns ownre riicrr his acrions forr~iecl /JCll'l of srrch orrock. T11e Accrrsed's aller~rpls 10 force corfessions fi.ont cer.rairi victirrrs olso reveal rhar rhe Accrrsed S ocrions forr~red pc1r.r of the nrrcrck ern(/ the Accr/secl's

'. -\ klio11~ledge of this fact. The irlrrrrense scale of /lie irlciderim i r i voh :ed* i~ , r , 'C~~s 4 crrid 5 of rhe Inclicr~~tenr cler~roturr~ares rho/ such e\:erils we


cleat.11~ e.s/crblisliecl. i i o l l . it1 viell~ of /he evetiis iliar preceded /lie apprel7ensiot7 of Et7\iet. Krtlovrrc cr17d dcrnril KopiC. rlieir clerenrion by rl7e Acctrsed rvos srtpposed 10 serve /lie ttrctlevolet~i pritpose of rhe nrrcrck orid cotirt.ibrtred ro h e inret7riot7 ro r-ettto~~e Bostiiok ci~~ilicrtis fi:orir /lie Viiegt.crcl I c t ~ i c i o l i ~ . Tlre \:et.bctl ctrrocks 011d chot.ocret.isoriotis rrsed by /lie Accrtsed ~vlreti et7coro7ret.it7g A41tslirtts, iticlt1clit7g his it7clir:idrtol vic/ittrs. sricli (1s IVirtiess / I . Srr\:crtl Do/o\lctcrc ot7d Rohitrro Ztrkik, clerttonsrt~are 17;s cleat. itirettr ro cliso.itttitiare crgcrit7.~r it7cliviclrtc1ls oti /lie bctsis of rlieit. Bosnicrk erkrricir~~. Ir is 17orctble rlicrr 011 liis ~~icrittrs 1c:et.e iticleecl of Rostiiok erlrt7icin~ .. f /lie snnre gr.ortl~ rlrcrl rvcr.s /lie rcttger of /he \videspt.eod ond s~~s~etrtctric nrrack irr ,lie ViSegrod t ~ t i i c i ~ l i T17e Potieljinds /ha/ this 11tus not a coiticicle17ce~ brrt t.o/het.. rhe rescilr of /lie ilccrtsed s cleat. trrori~~arion ro discritrrit7crre 017 erlitric a17d t.eligiorrs t o ~ t i c s . Cor.rsiclet.itig rlre Accrrsed's presence on rhr scenes of vctriotrs iricicletirs desct.ibed it1 rlte ltrdicrnrenr ctrtd clerctiled belou~. especially Iiis it71~011:rtrretir it7 /lie lukitig of civilions oti 01. ctborri 31 A4av 199-7 ctttd /he ,for.cible it.ot7sfet. of ilrettr oti I 4 Jcrtw 1992. i / is beyo17d o &rrbr rliar he 11~crs C ~ I I J O ~ . ~ qfo Icrrget. crrrctck rorgeritig A//ris/ittr po/~tr/c1riot7. Frrr.rIiet.tiiot.e~ r17e t.or/tet. \:isible ctt7c/ l~rtbl ic t1011tt.e of /Ire /~et.secrrrioti of rliis /~oprtlorioti, esl~ecio/!~i r/ie cotiseclrtet7ces oj' [he killit7gst hot1 to be ir7clica/i1;e of /lie scope crticl ttolrtre of strclt otr arrock. Tl7e Accrrsed srctrecl rlior l ie etiter.ed /he r011~t i of Vi3egt.cteI err illis ct.irical rirtre uric1 rl7crr lie lvas it7 /he vicitiiry of [he bridge ot7d rhe Police Srorion. Eviclettce sl701t~s il7or rliose 1IrL'I.E /occrlioris 1vher.e /he eslrettre/y bt.rr/ol beoritigs b.v /lie Police at7d l~crt~ott~iliraries rook ploce. The Accrised olso resri/iecl rl7ur lte Iiacl spetir ct lor of rittre or iI7e cottttitond posr it7 Dotlja 1-ijeska, rl7er-efo1.e he 1vo.s rlrosr cerroitil!~ o11~n1.e of rlte otigoit7g r t r i l i /ar~~ arrack atrd rlie f ic r 1/7c,/ it r ~ t r ~ e ~ e d Adtwlirtts. AS srtcl~. i / is irtclisprtrctble /hn/ rlte Accrtsed 111os o1ttot.e rltor 17;s crcriotrs jr~t.rliet.ed /he orrock oti rlie tMrrslitit civilian poprtlarioti of Visegt.0~1.

Tl7c .srartr.s of rl7e occrrsecl or /he rbre of contnrissioti of /he ct.itrritia1 oflense also sl t /~/~orrs rhe jircr rhor ir is evidetlr rlictr rlre crccrrsed cot.t.iecl octr ocriotrs cotirrrrirritig o o~itrrit7nl oflense as l~ot.r of or1 otigoing ~viclespt~eod otid s~~srertmric orrctck of 111hiclt Ire \11os oleore. Ir f o l l o ~ ~ ~ s jfrottr i l ~ e e~~icletrce pt.orlrtcec1 rhcti rhe occrrsecl \18as o irtetttber o/ the reserve police force for- rlie ViSegt.crc1 Ptrblic Secrtr.i!l~ Stcttior7. Trebitlje Secrrrirj~ Set.vices Cenrer,. Tlte Acciaecl iti 17;s resritiroti~~, at7d [lie Defettce 11lirt7esses A/lottrEilo T,Yjkovii. ond Rojko i l rs i i : s/o/e tl7o1, (11 [he trrarcr-ictl rittre t.ele~~otir ro [lie lrrclicrnrenr. rlic


p1.oposec1 NS 111c11eria1 er~idence by rhe Pro.rectr/o~~'s Office of BiH. s q s rhnr rhe Acctrsed rt~as lisred os cr r~re~rtber of /lie reserve police force of /lie r / ~ o i Vifeg~.ocl Plrblic Secro.i~: Stcrrion CIS of I 0 J111ie 1992 find rho/, according 10 /lie T,,ebir,je P11blic Secr~~.i!y Ce~irrr: was lisred on ViSeg1,ctd Ptrblic Sectr~~ify Srotion p o ~ ~ r o l l for rile n~onrh of Jlrne 1992. The osset.tiori rhc~r /he .4cc11sed \llas o ~r~errrbev of rhe police force is also srrppo~.ted b j ~ r e s r i ~ t ~ o ~ y f i o ~ ~ ~ Il'ir~ress D! Sc~lic~beru ROIII iC ond h4~1lc1 i(lisru/.o. The), observeel the Accr~secl c~ssociari~ig rrirh t.eser.ve polic:etrtari, ir1 el police car arid \clecrt.irig o police ~ini/or~rr~. The Pctnel is sariijied diul. eft a / / the tit~res cove~.ecl by /lie l~idict~~terir: /Ire Acct~secl IIWS (I I I I ~ I I I ~ ~ I . of /Ire police r e s e ~ ~ e fo~.ce. In r l i c~ t ce~p~ci!!': /lie Acct~seel porricil~ored i r 7 rlle arrcrck ogainsr rlrc A411slint pol~rtlc~tiori. 0 1 1 rho orher l~nricl. r l~e Accr~seel resrifiecl rhar liis /.ole in VRS. in Me~y oticl Jl~ne: Illas l i~~r i~ec l lo cleli~~e~.irig/ooel 10 thefionr li~ies and 10 r11.ivi11g //le co~~ tn~o~ lde r of his c o ~ ~ t p o r i ~ ~ or Do17ja Lijeske~. Give11 llle coherenl ~ n e l consisrenr lesrit~~oriies of ~~~ilriesses for rile P~.osecr~tio~l. r~llticli iridicatecl llrar /he Acct~sed reol l !~ IIJNS i/i\:ol\~ed ill cri~rrinul ~crivit ies: ecrnel bearing il l ~rrind rhe 111cr1eric11 er~iclence of rhe l'ro.secr~riorr. 11~11icli agc~in establishes beyond o clorrbr /liar 111e Acc~i.sec/ rvc~s a nren~ber of rhe t.eserlJe policg /he lJarielfi~icls rliis clai~rt 10 be trnrenable.

Based on rhe fo~~egoing; /lie Pmiel coricl~~rles be!]ond u doubt rliar rhe rele~~orir ocriot~s occttr~t~ec/ ar rlie rirrte of a rc~idespr.eac1 nncl sysretrroric trrrock bv rlie AWIJ: of Re/~itbliko Srpska, police o ~ i d pctra~~rilirat:!~ fo~.nrorio~l.s crgainsr rhe cil:ilie~n poprilc~lion of Vifegrad ~\dtrnicipc~/i/y. ancl 111~11 die Acclued, ncring crs purr of s ~ ~ c h a11 orrack, ~vcrs owore rlror his octiorts rel~resenred purr of srrch on orrc~ck.

2. As r.egc~~.cls /lie ocr of /lie pe~per r~c~~ io~ i irselj: /he P~~osecrrrion ~~~irtlesses. ~c~l io resrijied ~hotr r die ci~~cuntsrcr~~ces s r r r ro t~~~c l i~~g rlie cl7a1.ge.s of rlie pe~y~ert.ario~i. 01.e ~rrcrirr!~ c/i~.ecr e);e\~~irnesses to the iricic/enr.s, h o l ~ ~ e ~ ~ . sorrre of rhet~t ore also di~.ect vicri~r~s.

2.1 111 /.espec/ of COIII~I I of /lie lt7c/ic/111e1ir, the accr~sed is clic~~~yecl ivirh /Ire cotirrrrission of' /he c r i ~ ~ r i n ~ l o f l~ ise 1111c1er ArricIe 172 (I) sr~bpc~re~gre~phs (e), (g), fl cr~ic l (I,) of rl7e Bil-l CIJC? arid rlie Puttel fincls rhctr rlie occttsetl is lioble for rlie conrt~ris.sio~i of rliis c ~ ~ i ~ ~ t i ~ i n l offence os o co-perpet~.ator per sr~b-cla~~se {e) (cIepri~c11iorl of 1ibe1.1~: of bi/il~~ess A one/ ./III~III Trfekcic), ancl CIS 011

crccesso~.~~ per srrh-clar~ses (g) ~.upe of Wirness A a ~ i d (0 ro~.rto.e of Wirlress A resrr l r in~j iotr~ rhe rctpe.

The Panel Ji~icls rhnr r!iese clinrges helve been Wiltless A o17d. i ~ i 11or.r. /he resrinro~!\l of ~vir~less Dragiio


/Icco~.c/tttg to bYitness A ' s restinroriv. .. . 017 //re t.eler~om clore: 14 rbloy 1992, r~~ l i i l e she 11~0s ~1ctticli17g 017 rhe botder. of lie, ~ieiglrborrr's esrore, 117e ./lccr~st.c/ ar.ri11ecI iti o re(/ 'F i io ' r~eliicle atid saicl: "Yori ctre rlie orie we c11.e lookirig for. '' Tlie Accrrsecl rlieri pointed err rlte i~~imess. itisir~rtcritig Iier to oppt.ocrcli hirtr. He or~r.ir:ecl 11~irl7 ~\~erlad ~Mir.kor:iC. Tlie Accrrsed rc1os r;er:!~ o~gressive errid r~~crs ~ / i o o l i ~ i g 1ti.v r ~ ~ e u l ~ o ~ i in /lie air. atid olso kicked nt.orrrid die gr.ocer.ies slte hod borrghl eot.liet. /liat clcrj:. Tlie Accrrsecl rlieti or.cler.ed lie, 10 enre/. /lie ccr,: iri \t~Itich lie ltod at.ril~eol. otid .die clicl so. Tlte IVirriess srared rho/ .die did /tor rrrrer 0 single tvot.cl rh t~or~gl to t~~ /lie jorrr.riej: crticl rl~or slie was irncertoin CIS 10 r~~l ie~l ier. site IIJO~~ICI cortte otrr of /his olir~e. Slie did rtor,fiel a/ liber.!v ro lecrve rhe ~~elticle. Tlier.crrl~o~i: rliq!: rl~er7r 11~irIi \~~itriess A 10 i/Ioclirtrir, Drojkovid S liorrse 111lier.e rlie .;lccr~secl. iri /lie corrrpc~~i)~ of ~\~eriod r\~Ii~.kor)id. . . forced ./rttirrz Tr!fektiC ro erirer. a Lorlct 1:ehicle. Fl/irriess A resrfid /Itor Jrrttr~r Trijektii clicl nor enrev the vehicle \:olrrtirtrr.ii)~. Tliet.errl>oti, rlre accrrsed ot.clet.ed TrijekEii. 10 cIt.ive Irirrr errid ll/irness A. rl*het.eos ~\~ettcrd Mirkovi i lefr iti /?is vehicle. Wirtiess /I ogcriti sctr it1 the bcrck seor of rlie Laclo rvliich rook rhertt ro\aor.ds /Ire btiildirig of rlie police stcrrioti in I/isegi.crd 11~1ier.e f k e ! ~ were cleraitied for rlre ~ie.vt 45 liours. Wlieti rhe Acccised cle/)t.ived rlietrr of their. l i b e r . ~ ~ crtid fot.ced rlie~tl 10 e~irer. rke veliicle, lie clicl tior e.~/~Iair i 10 rlier~t rlie r.easoris .for. rlieir clel>t.iva/ion of libetvy or 11~17ere lie 11:~s rcrkitig rliertr.

T1ii.v Corrtir o/' the I~iclicrtrrerir chcrrges / l ie Accrrsed rvil/i /he cr.itttinol oflerise cltfiried iri A;./ icle 1 72(1) (e) of rlie BiH CC. rvltich iriclrrcles /lie , follorclittg e1enterir.r:

Ittrl~t~isorit~toir 01. orlier severe c/el~r~i~:erriori ofp/?lJ.Ti~C~/ l i b e r ~ : Iri violarioti of ~ l ie / r~t~cIc~~rre~i /o I r.rrles of i~rret~tiarioric~l Icrrv:

I ~ l / i / l r clit.ec~ or. itidirecr it7rettr.

Tokirig irrro accotrtir rlie firers esroblisliecl above, 111e c ~ p p ~ ~ e I i e n ~ i o ~ i of M/irriess A nrid Jtrnrrr TrijekCif was 1701 ~:o/rrttrot:v otid rvns ccrr~r~iecl or// i ~ i srrclt ci~~crrrrrsrc~tices cctrrsitig t.eoso17oble it~clivicl~rols to feel fear errid roicer,raitiry. ortd 10 feat..fo~. tlieir lir~es otid sc!fe!\l iti yetiet~rl. It is evidetir rlior rhr-orrgli /his ocr. bear.irrg iri rtri17cl /he agyt.es.sh~e ric~rrrr.e of rlre /Iccrrsed's. iticlrtdirig Jir.it7g iiis gtrrr itr rlre pr.esetice of i.l/irtiess A: /lie Accrrsed vet:v ecrsily gsroblisl~eel liis cotirt~ol over W/irt?ess A tic/ /crier Jtr~itrz Tr!fekCic :s nrovettrerirs .fi.ot,~ciIi@;yer~~

' .... .,. .,.. I;\' 1tro111er7r he oppt~ocrclied rltettt. Tlie c/e.sit.ed l~ r r~pose of these


j,.iglireri botli ~~icrittts, erisrcr~itig the!] were o1iJot.e rlicrr /lie!, liud no choice brrr /O

obe!~ (lie Accrlsed c ~ t i c l ctcront/)u~i!~ hitit 10 /lie police smrion. Ar 11~11icl7, r1ie.v we1.e nor given at?\: e.vplcrnc~rion as to \tlhj; /hql liJet.e being app~~eheticlec/ crtid w1iet.e rlle!~ were going 10 be raketi. Moreove~.! the fucr rhcrr Witness A clicl tior dare speak clrr~.ing rhis er1ril.e episocle, becarrse she feared for her life, is oti i~iclicorioti of rlie e.vreri/ of her srrbjrrgarioti aricl depr.ivariori of Iiberry.

To rliis c/a\~. < . M/irness .4 170s t.eceivec1 no e.~~~kuticrriori for her oppr.ehensiori. T/le~.efore, i r is inclisprrrctble rlior Wiltless A s c/e/etrriorl ioas ot.bi//.ut:!~ nnd ~ ~ ~ i r l r o r t ~ legctl Jor~~iclc~/ion.

Eased ori Wirriess A 's accortrir, {lie Panel cortclrrdes rlior. in rho1 sotiie t~ioritier ond resrrlrir7g in rlie scotre con~~ec~rre~ice for the vicrinr (crpp~.eherisio~i (rticl raking ro rhe police srnrion). rhe Accrrsed olso arbirrari!!~ orid i1lre17rionall~~ dept.i\~ed Jrttirtz Tr~jekkii of his libern; ithou hour giving h i any e.vpIcrnorio~i or i1forn1ariot1 ns ro \ I J I ~ J ~ he was ul)/~rehenditig kin/ or w1iet.e lle \!)as rokitig Iih~t.

8ecrt.itig it1 ntitid /lie obligoriotrs rtnclet. At.ricle 3 of rhe Forrrrh Geneva Co~iventiott cited obove, /lie actions of (lie Accrrsed ~~ela/ecl ro c11)1~relie1isiot7s 1vet.e corirt.a/:!~ lo rlie r.rl/es of the irltet~ticrrioticrl I ~ I I J . 111 crt/di/ior~. i/ S/IOI~/C/ ~ I S O be nofecl rhctr rlie cnselaril of rl7e ICTY speaks aboltr "urbi/ror:v deteririon, 01. c /e~~ t . i~~o / io~ i of lihe/.ry in cases 1v1iet.e ir occrtt.rec/ ~~~i rhor t r regard for e le~~re~ imt :~~ r.rtles of l~rocecitit~e, CIS purr of u 11~idespr.euc1 arlcl sj~sretrra~ic c~rrctck rcrrgering civilic117 pol~rt/orion.r': M/lte~i /lie acriotts of /lie Accriserl crre seen it1 /lie contesr of evc:!~tlii)tg t~letiriotled above. ir is clecrr r1ic11 the opl~rehe~isio~i otid srrbseclrrenr clerentiort of these nvo persons ~IJCIS incleecl cr~~bi/rc/ty and \~~i/horr/ any legal basis, ond olso cotirt.ury to rl1e rr11e.s of /he i~irerriorionol lo\c.

Tlie Accrtsed is cliat.gecl 1c~ir11 conrnri/fit~g /Ire specrfic ct.itnit?a/ o~er ice us on acconrplice. Arricle 29 of the RiH CC defines on crccotrrplice us a person who. rogerlio 111irli seve1.01 po~so~w. by pot.riciparing in (he perpe/t.ariort of o o.iritinul offe~ice 01. by taking s011te other crcr ~ J J ~c~ll icl i a clecisive coritribrrtio~i 110s beeti I I I C I ~ ~ ~ ro if.^ petperrcrrio~i, licrs ~OII I I I ' IJ pe~pe/t.cr/ecl ct o.itiritiol ofletice.

As cletcrilecl ill Wirttess A 's iesritrrot~, rile Accr~sed was \i:i/h /Vetlad Mirkovid 11:heti l7e up/~rel~enclecl M'ilt7e.s.~ ./I, /lien lle ottcl il//ot.ko~~ib I I J ~ J ~ I lo pick rrp Trfektid; in /lie C O I I I ~ J ~ ~ J J of Morkor~id. rl7en /lie Accrised fo~.cecl Trfektii ro eriter /lie Loch .~~eliiclc crtrcl drive rher~r. Tlie fucr rltur [lie occrrsed was 011

occotttplice is t.eflecred not ot i i !~ in [lie focr ;liar he, by ctcring 11~itll A1ertcrc/ h.lir.ko1~i6~'deprived rhese nro per.so~is of rlleir liberrv. .. . brtr also initlie. oc! rlror

ICTY. Kordit and terkez (Trial Chmnber): 26 February ?00l. p. 502-303: 3 25 Obtained from worldcourts.com subject to terms and conditions.

rlie .4ccr1secl,)11~cle u clecisive co~~~r ibr i r ion 10 /he sr~bseqrrenr dere~irio~i of rhosc? per.so/is clrrring /lie ririre rliey spetir in rlie police sro~iori ~vkere orher persoru rook cor1r1.01 over 117et1i; ro \1~17icIi 111e A C C I I S ~ ~ ~rrade CI decis i~~e con/r.ibrt/ior7 as clesc~.ihecl d o v e . 111 cloi17g so, r11e Accr~sed rvos a1var.e rhnr Iris acrions co17sritrr/ed o o.i~iririol offerise aricl ye/ s ~ i l l lie ~l~orited irs corr~rirission, rhrrs lie c~ctecl rctit11 direcr inrenr in rlie ccrse of borh 18icti11rs. This is addi~ ior icr l~~~ co~.~.obo~.crred bv 111e firer t / i ~ l , 11:/ie1i l ie n~.~.ir~ecl or /lie hor~se of Wir17ess /I: lie s l ~ e ~ ~ f i c e ~ l ! ! ~ said lie rvus looki~ig ,for lie/.. Therefo~.e, rhe Pa~iel jirids rllnr he cor~r~rrir/ecl /lie o- i r~i inal offe17se ~.efer.r.eclro in Arricle 172 (1) (e) of rhe CC SiH - clepr.iv~/ion of Wirness A ancl . / r~n r~ i T~rfekt i i of /heir l iber~y crs crn acco~~~l>lice.

2.2) 111 acIdiri011 ro rlicrr, before r l i e ~ ~ r1:er.e borli bro~rghr to rlle Police Starion brrilrli17g. rhe Accruec/ saicl 10 Wir~iess A: " Z'or1 ~ v i l / see r ~ o ~ v liorcl Kc1raclii6 0lid liis o ~ . ~ i q ~ f i ~ c k . Alija and 1ii.r ar.~iy~ corrld 1101 f i ~ c k yor~ 11~el1, so yorr rclill see ir O I . /lie11 lie NISO ro/cl her /he// she rvorr/c/ be "reading /lie pr.n!;e/. of 0111. . . Fe~t l~e~. ~ n c l ~rrakirtg [lie sign of rl7e c~.oss . Afier the Accrrsed escor.reel tlir~ir to rl7e i\.li17isr1y of lnter.17~11 Afii1.s br~ildirig, he rook her to a roonr 11~1ier.e a cerraiti 01.crgo Scr~~rar.diic IIINS. Sa~~ro~.cl i i i c/eesrio~ted M/iriiess A for e~pp~~osi~irare!)~ fo~.nj-/i~:e I ~ I ~ I ~ I I I ~ . ~ , 1elli17g her rl7e1r she r~~orrlcl tiever t.errrr.n to her I~JOI-k or Iior~se nricl osserri~ig //tat rile lior~se hod bee11 clestro!led becc~~~se i r rvas f i r / / of ~~~eoporis. The inrerrogorion par.ricr~lc~~./!~ foctisecl 0 1 7 die r~~lie~.ecrbor~r.s of Gl/ir~iess A 's b ~ . o t h e ~ who recis srrspec~ecl of I i a~ l i~ ig been involrled in j iglir i~ig. Afrer. rlini, So1~rord2ic senr tier ro cc r o o ~ ~ r in rlre A4UP br~ilding. Tlie I~~irriess s~e~~ecl in her /es/it110171l rho/ she l 7 ~ d been i~rrp~.isoned in rhul 1.001rr for .for.n:- eiglir 1iorr1.s. Tlicrr se~~ire e r ~ o i i ~ ~ g \ I J / I ~ / I she ri~os h~.oug/ir r1ie1.e. iri !lie enrhl everririg. r~~iic/en/~fiecl 1ire11 begar, e~rre~.ing the 1~oorn o l f i f r ee~~ tirinrtre irire1.1~~11~. 1b1e11rber.s of /lie UL'ice Corps r~~ortlcl also rlisir rlre roonr onel crsk 11~har /he 1-l/inie.ss tc1a.s cloi~ig rhere. Sonre rinre 011 /lie follor~~irig cluy. ntlo ~rlusked soldiers enre~.ecl /lie ~.oor?r a ~ i d rold r l~e 111irriess ro rake lie/. clorlies off She arre~i~pred lo resisr rlterrr. so rliey pri~iched lie,. errid tore off lie,. srocki~tgs, 11~17iIsr rctking off t11ei1. OIIJII clotlres. One soldier rken pe17er1.ored her rwgi~ia 11~irIi 11;s pe~~ is . bejore rlie orher fo~.ced her to rcrke l7e1. penis i17 his ~rrorrrh co7cIperfo1.111 01.01 se.v 0 1 i 1 Tlie soldiers then src~itchecl ccl~id fo~~cecl her to rzpeor i11e.~e ocrions. I1'iines.v /I srurecl /liar slte l i ~ d beer1 releersee/ fi.o/r/ llte police swiori /lie

, fol lor~~i~ig c l c r ~ ~ (11 rvhich ri111e tier sisrer rl~ers c~lso r.elerrsecl. l i a ~ ~ i ~ i g been i~rrl~riroried 011 c117 r~ppe~. floor 111irlt J I I ~ ~ I I I TufekCic.

111 ~.elorio~r lo illis Corr~ir of 1l7e I~iclicr~ire~ir. /he Accrrsed is also cltcrrged rcli/li rape as 0 C~.irire agairisf Hto~toriih~. Accor.c/i~iy to /lie I 72(/)(g) .of /he RiH CC. rI1er.e sliN/~ be 017 ocr qf ape I I J I I ~ I ~


b j ~ fo~.cq 01. b ~ ; tli~.eor of i~~r~rrediore arrack rrpon his lije 01. lirrrb (..) ro se.v~rol Oirercorrrse or an eyr~i\~ale~ir sesrtal ncr.

The crccori~ir of 111e W'imess cleo~.!!] i~icliccr/es 111c1r rlie ocr io~~s of r11ese nvo so1die1.s consrirurecl a C I . ~ I ~ I ~ I I N / offerice defined roicler sab-clcrrrse (g) of ..lrricle 172 ( 1 ) o f ~ l ~ e B i l l CC.

Tlle Pcrr~el obser~vecl rhar, droirig her resririrorg~ ill rhe rrroiri rr~icrl rlte M'irness 11:~s ~~isibl) ' slicrker~ 11~1ie1i she clescribed rltose i.o/Jes. Tlirts, iri the lighr of rhe facr 11ic11 [his ere/ occr11.1.ec1 ~i~hilsr rhe r~lirness rvas in cr lockecl roo111 ulirli no 111eor7s lo escape, CIS ivell as [lie facr /ha/ rlie solc1ier.c. rrenred ller aggressi\~el*v crnd /ha/ she arrenrpred ro crvoid rliei~. aclvc~~ices, it is clecrr ilia/ srrch c~clions were carried ortf in the ktro~vledge 11icrt she clicl 1101 comelir ro sex~ral i~i/c.,~coct~:ve.

Tlie Accr~sed is c/ict~.gec/ as cornnri// i~~g this c~.irriir~al ofle~ise in the cc~pc~cir~: of CIII occor~~l)lice. 1 0 e : e . [lie Panel cloes 1101 crccellr sr1c11 clciolijicatio~~ of /lie ~iorrr~.e of his acrions. becor~se /he Accrtsed hi~rrsel/clicl 1101 cli~~ecrly l)cr~./icil~u/e ill rhe crcrio~i of co11i1irissio17. 1-le acred in rhe c c ~ / ~ c r c i ~ ~ of c~ccesso~:\, becctrtse b!~ r~siriy rhe crvcrilcrble r~reoris - I IJ~CI/ IOI~.~ CIS the nrro~is of coer.ciori ro r~rake /lie \~:irness erirer /lie car ~ i~ l i i c l i he dr.e\cl cr\uq)~. k1701clirjg rliar he \\:CIS roki~ig her ro be r.ol)ecl. oricl rrsing /lie car as t~~o~isportu/iori ~~ rea~ i s ! lie conrr~rirteel /he ocrio~is \clliich lielpecl /lie srrbseclrrerir NCI ofr.upe 017 /lie par./ of rtrrideririjied so1dier.s.

Wlie~i [he I ~ N I I I I . ~ of /lie C I C / ~ O I ~ S of /he Accrrsed is or~n/!~zed ir is clear rlinr rile e l e c i c i e i ~vortlcl no/ helve hcrppenecl IicrcI rile Accrtsed 1ior token 111e c~crio~is of o~~cleririg rke ~~~irr less 10 co~rre \ilirli hir~r o ~ r d her ol)p~~eite~isio~i ro rl7e sire \~~l re~.e the oflelise 1l1os co~r~~rri//eel. The ccorisarive-co~isec~rte~i~ial co~~~iecriori benveer~ 111e acrio17s of /lie Acc~csecla~~cl rile eo~isec~r~e~ice IIICII ~.e.~r~lled is clear.. crn~l. co~~sicle~.i~ig [lie e\:e~ir iri rile e~irire!!,. it is obviorrs tliar rhe Accr~sed is i~~cl i~.ecr( !~ ~.esponsible.fo~. rl7e ~i11rir1c11 offerise of r.cc/~e: as ari access or?^ o ~ i d 1101

CIS el11 cicco~~~plice.

11 is i~iclisyr~/crble i l i c~r in cloing 111;s /he accr~secl c~ctecl 11:i11i c/i~ec/ i ~ i ~ e t i ~ , Tlie Punel bcrsecl rhei~. conclrision 011 /he s/n/enre17/ incliccr/i~ig /ho/ she \clortld be 1.opec1. 111hich /he Accrrsed nrade lo her before raking her ro /he Police S~ariori.

/-.-. . This leacls to rhe conclusion rlicrr /he Accused lilcrs c/~c~a~.e of /lie (rcrion~l~e I ~ J N S / ,\ ,,.. 9 3 " - .,,; -.

c o ~ ~ ~ r i r r i ~ i g . o~icl he ~e~a~i/ecl /he co~~rr?rissio~i of [he no . alrl~ou m 2 7 Obtained from worldcourts.com subject to terms and conditions.

clir~ecrl!: involr~ecl ill /he forcejrl ue/ irsell: T1ier.efo1.e. rctkirig irlro uccorrnr ille nrt~or~er~ess of rlie ercr lie co~rrr~rirree/, one/ havirlg ~vorired rlictr ctcr, lie 1~1.oceeded 10 rctke ctc/ioris n~liicli 11elpecl / l ie cotrrnris.sion of /lie crin~ir inl oflerise: /he /Icc~tsecl corrt~rrirrecl rhe offerise 111irh clir.ecr itirerir, CIS on accessory. rliel~efo~.e, 1I7e Accr~sccl is gtr i ln~ of the co~rr~r~issiot~ of /lie ~ r . i t ~ r i ~ i ~ I oflerise r.efer.r.ec1 10

rrricter /It.ricle 172 (!j (g) of r l~e Uil-1 CC.

2.3) The Accttsed is also clior.ged 111irli /lie o~itrririal acrion of IOI.IIII.~ CIS o r~esrrlr of 1.o11e 1.efer.rec1 lo 1111eIet. Ai,ricle 172 (I) @ of /lie BiH CC. Accor~l i~ ig 10 rlje clrji,liriori~ rhe ofence referred 10 rolelet. At./icle 172(I)G3 is os follo~vs:

111 c~c~c/iliori lo /lie crfo~~e~~rerilio~iee/ e / e e s /lie ICTY c~r i c / !lie /~irert iur io~~u/ Cr.iliririo1 Tribr~ricrl for. R~~~c~rtclo ('ICTR 9 liove de/er.rrririecl 11ic11 crrsror~rc~~;v illle~'17~li017~/ 1~1111 11c11ti1.e~ llic11 rhe ir?flicriori of /his severe pcriri 01. srlfleritig be ''Jot. rlre ptrrpose of obroirtirig i r~ fo~~~rtor io~i 01. CI co~fe.~siorl. 01. ro prrriislt. itirirrriclcr~i~ig or. coer.ci/ig /he vicrirrr 01. CI rhitdper.sori, 01. or cli.~c~~irr~iric~ririg. 011

crri!~g~~or~~icl. c~g~ir isr rlre vicrir~r or CI rlii~~c/per.sorl"~.

Tlle r ~ ~ p e of Wimess A olso c~rrroroirs to her ror.rrtt.e, beccrllse /.ope ~iecessnr~i l~~ irrrp1it.s rife i r ~ l i c r i o~ i of severe poi11 or. srtffer~irigJ. Flwrher.: Wirriess /I descr.ibec1 rhe 11rerim1 srlffer.irig arid rer~t~lsiorr 11~1iich rh i .~ i1icicIe111 catrsed her orlcl cott1i171tes 10. e1>e17fjf/eett ,~~ectr.s lorer. :lccot.di17g 10 M/ir17ess 11: she rvns rctketi to the l~o l ice s~nr io t~ orid sr~bseqcrerirl!l t.oped 11~irh rile irtretirio17 of obroitiirrg /rrr.rlrer i~?/bt.t~rariori crhortr ho. br.orAer. or. ro ptrriisli lier for failiris 10 pr.ovide ~ / ~ / ~ I . I ~ I c I I ~ o I ~ of lie,. bt.orhet.'s ~~~l ie~.eubor~rs c l r ~ i i g her itirervie111 nlirli Sc1111orci2ic. ilgniri b11 refere11ce 10 rile frrcr rhor UJirri'r,less A 's sisrer 11:~s CII.YO c ~ p p ~ ~ d ~ ~ i c l e c l ir is clear // lo/ parr of rlie in~enclecl prtlpose of rliis oppr.eIierisio~l micl lU/JC 11~0s 10 elicir i~fo~~~rrn/ion,fi~or,r rlle Wirriess A c~iid/or. 10 pr~rl isl~ her. for her. c~ssocioriori 112i1h / lo . bt.o/lier 111ho IIIOS 011 ~~IIegeclf igl i~er~. For. rlie r.ecrsoru olr~eaclv srared~ rhis bVir17es.s \vos olso rorxetecl becaltse of her. Bostiicrk erliriici~y. 111 vie111 of rhe ~CICI rlictr ir IIJCIS /he Acowed ~vho upprehellded borli kYirness A an(/. crrccot~ditig 10 /,el.: Itel. sisra, ir f o l l o ~ ~ ~ s rhcrr rlie Accr~secl I I J ~ S

CIIIICII.~ of f111 rlle pr.ohibi/ecl t.eusoris for 11~liic11 I.Yirriess A ~c~orrld be 1.olJed e l r id

\ .(.. ...- ' P~.rlsccruor v Ak~rycsrt. ICI'K ' I ' r ial Chn~nber ? Septv~~ lhc r 1998. pnra 594; Proserrrror I, h'lrlrorlrcii (I/.. ICI'Y. Trial Ci~nnlher. ?? Fcbn~nry ?001. paras 585 rind 497 I krrlsrroc A/~/wo/. pons. 1.19. 150: rn 1 P Obtained from worldcourts.com subject to terms and conditions.

~lesit.erl srtch or7 otrtcotrre. The Pctnel t.eirer.roes t l i ~ r crtniulcttir~e corir~icriotis for rope ot7cl ror/r~).e. r~~hicl i (we hosed or1 /lie satrte coriditcr. ore perttiitred because eoch of the ct.itrres cotitaim a disrincr eletrretit )1~17icIi r.eq11ir.e~ the proof of a focr tior t.eclitit~ed by /lie orliei,. The clis~iric~ eletttetir for rape is se.~ttal pet7en~1rioi1, oncl,/oi. roi.rtrre it is the pr.olribited prtrposeJ.

.4s ro [his ocrioii, rl7e Accrtsed is chorged CIS a11 ctccotttl~lice, horver~et., stttrre as ill rke cose of rope. the Potiel coticlttded rlior / l ie clccrtsed ocrecl as 011

(tccessor!1 iri /lie ~otttrrrissioti of rhis ct.ittritic11 oflerise of rot.rrtt.e rl~hich is rlie t.esctlr of rhe ixipe.

T1iet.efot.e. based oti rlie foregoing, /lie Pnnel coticlr~clcs /li(tt the clcriotts of /lie Accttserl c o n / ~ i t i eletttet7ts of rlte crittritiol offetise of Crinres ogoirisr Httnratiiry ttri(let. Article 172(1)@ of the RiH CC - tomwe, ar7d rliat [ l ie Accttserl acted CIS

011 C~CC~.SSOI;\J rr:ith t.egai.c/ 10 /his corrilr os 111ell.

Wirriess A is obsolrtrel~~ cet.toiti thol i l \VOS die Acctrsecl / i i tr iself~t~/io cottrttrirrec/ 011 rhe (rcrs (1esct.ibed above. She srctred rhor she kt7e111 the Accrtsed Tariuskovii ji.otrt before the I I ~ ~ I , nrtd I ~ N I rliq!, gt.erv rt/1 rogethet.. k-/trrliet; rlie r1lin7e.v~ ktierv /lie Accitsed rclos a 611s coridrtcror and [hat hisjilther.! A4omir., ran a shop 111hick she hod visiretl cor~rirless tirries. The Wirness rvos also ocr/rroitirecl r t ~ i r l i Rode T(rtictskor:iC. icIet7tijF\;ir7g liirlt CIS N brts ~lt.irret.. ot7cl s101ec1 ~Iictt she colrlcl clistirigctisli ben~~eett the nvo trreti.

I*l'irness A ' s resritirot?y is also port!,? srtppot.tec1 by Dt.rtgiSn Tt~tjkovii.'~ restittrot?~z This IVirtiess resti/ied os o Deferise rviriiess. bur his tesritriotij~ por.rl11 sttl.'yot.rs /lie resrittron!: of Witrless .4, rvlio sratecl rl7rtr: rflet. she and her. sister )IJet.e re/eo.~ed/,.om /lie Police Stotiori builditig. 011 theit. I~ICI!~ liottte. rlie~,passed ~l~irtiess T,,tfkor~iC's lio~rse. 11~here IVitness /I 's forlier I I JC~ .S~ nllio, I i~v i t ig seeti ~hetrr, .v/orrecl co l l i~ ig (fie/. t/7ettr.

M'ittiess Dt.ogii(t Ttifkovii. cot~t~obot~ctret/ /lie f ic r rhor this rvimessts forher, (t

fornrrr 11~ot.k collectgtte~ Iia(1 cottte to visir l l i t i i , ro seek ct.v.sistcttice iri locoritig his cI(trig1iret:v nrho 110d beeti co/~rto.erl b j ~ Serbs. As they rt1et.e tolkirig iri T i . i jko~i i 's yirrclen, the rule ~(atcghret.~ possecl by ctt7rl Wirtiess ..I s Jtrlier. 1.011 o ~ e r tlietit, c~tl l i r ig Witness A's tionre. This (tccormt is consisretir r~~ i rh [l ie er~iderice gir~eti by IVi~tiess A.

The Poriel rook itiro cotisider.arion ohjectiori.~ rti(tcle by /lie Deferise? relative 10

/his Coltit/ of {he Iti(1icrntent. Tlie Defense objectecl thor /lie Accrtsed hod no

'Coun olBitl Verdict, Jo~rko~.ii. X-KR-0S116I~ Trial P a ~ ~ c l : page 59. m Obtained from worldcourts.com subject to terms and conditions.

co~i/l.ol over. {he evenrs ill [lie police srnrio~i. The Pmtel esl~loinecl r / i ( ~ r /lie Accused 11~0s iieirlier ilie l~e~per~.aror nor /lie occo~rrl~lice in rlle ocrio~i of ape anrl /or/rt/.e of Wirness A, nor is lie cl io~~ged r111de1. rile lndicrnierir os a11 ncco~~il~lic:e. As crl~.er~cl!~ e.vl~loinetl. /he crcrions of rlte Accrtsed ore l i~~r i red OII!!J

10 rhe f ic r rho! he 1;elped i ~ i rhe conrr~iissiori of /he offense bjl rtsi~ig /lie a~;nilcrble ~ t ~ e a ~ i s , ~virhor~r ~eliicli rhe co~rrnrission of rile ofle~ise ~tlorrld nor be l~ossible. kn011111tg rho/ i s acrions 111 r b i t ~ r ~ i p p r e l e d i ~ g ortd r~.coi.sl~or.ri~tg her to rlie police sroriotr ~ciorrld 1.esr111 ill tlre /.(rye of the \:icri~ri. / . Y O /lie Defense objecred tho/ this Cowir o/tlie indicn~ie~tr ~vus based 017 /lie /es/ i~~ror i~: . of . o ~ i l ! ~ one rc~ir~iess, /liar is. rhe prorecred ic~i~rtess. o 1 ~ 1 rltor u corr~~icriori co~inor be esroblished or1 sr~ch resri~~io~iy. The Pone1 ~iores rlror ir is ji?e ro evctlrmre /lie eviclerice ancl. pirrsrtati/ ro ..l,.ricle 15 of rhe RiH CPC, /lie COI I~ I has rile rigllr ro e\;crlur~re rile exisrerice 01. rio17-esisrence offrrlcrs o ~ i d rlior I is o r e l e o s p c i l f 0 1 1 e v i d e 111e.v. In rhe opi~i ion of /lie

Po~iel. r / cer.roi17 eviclerice is lml~firl u ~ i d valid, o ~ t d if i r is a~rrlienric and o.e(lible. srrcli e~~ i~ lence colt be srtficie~ir ro esroblislt rltor a o i r i ~ i ~ i a l ofle~ise lic~s been co~~~nrirrecl. evert rf rhcrr eviclence cor~~es ~ T O I I I on(!l o ~ i e \oir~iess. Tlie C I . ~ I I I ~ of l'Cl/Jrl,e is ~.a~.e!)r co~ir~irirrecl before ~~:ir~tesses. The Portel nore(/ ihor bl/ir~iess / I gave (1 Iiigltly e11rorio1t~11 oiid,foi. her. n poir?firl resri~trori~~ it1 a cleor. art(/ colre~.e~ir ~ i i o~ t~ te r : O ~ C / rltar r1te1.e I I I ~ I . ~ 170 i~ico~isisre~icies ill her resrirrro~iy tttirli ~.eg(r~.rl to ~vlior hop/~e~ierl to Ire/. sr~bseqrrenr!)~ ond rlre ociioris of rile ./lccctse~l hi~trselj: t.-~rr.rlie~.~iiore. ~ N I V of her /esti~~rotiy is slrl11101.red by Defeiise ~~l i r~iess D~.agi ia T~.ijkoviC. It is also i~~~po t . r t~n t lo nore r l r c r~ /lie rape occr~~.~.e(l ill J/i.tegro&. ~vljlich is i~idicated by rljle e .~~~~b / i s I i ed f i c / IIIOI is ~dopred q!) illis punel as 111rr11be1. 21: 't\'o~r-Serb cirize~is r~lere sr~bjecterl ro oilier , fo~.~r~s of ~~ii.sr~.eor~r~e~ir CII~(/ hr t~i~i l ior io~i : sr~cljl CIS ropes or. becrrirtgs. :

Tlie Pc117el olso nores rliot rhe Accr~sed ( t~ i ( / /lie Defe~ise knertl /lie i d e ~ r r i ~ ~ of r1ti.s IVir~iess, ihor /Itis Wit~~ess resrijierl r l i~,ec/! j~ ar rite t i io i~i r~.iu(, rrnd olso iltrrr rlre /Iccrrsecl arirl the Defense liocl rlie oppo/.r~l / i in~ ro cross-e.vo~?iine /his M/ir~ie.vs. I i i c l r e I i c l 117 co~isic/e~.ing illis cross eso~rri~turioti. the Pone1 11:os /rr~.rher co~~~~ i r i ce r l of /lie ver.acify of Wit~iess A S resrinron!~.

Frrrrher.nrol.e, lt~irh ~.ego~.d to rliis Corr~ir of rhe i~idicmrent! rlte Po~iel coriclorled I ~ N I s0111er11ho1 drffe~.e~tr stare of fucrs rlicot /lie srmre o f j ~ c r s rlesc~.ibed in rlte I~iclicr~trerr/ ~ ~ . i s e s ~ ~ O I I I /he e\~i(/ence acldr~ced. Ir ~c~as f i s r srorerl thor rlie Accrrserl cuere ~c~irl i a cerrain /\'triad A~lo~.kovic. Ho~vever. ir I I ~ S prove11 irt rke p.oc:ee(Iings I ~ N I /Itis ~ ~ I . S O I I II~CIS i~ifOcr I \ I~ I~NC/ ~\/li~.kovii..

11 is also inrliccrterl i ~ i /lie Irtclica~rent rhc~r rlie ~ccused Tc~nosko~~ic slior,rhcee \ ' . .

~II I :FIS of j j~ .e, / l .o~t~ o ~ i ort~o~rraric ~.!f le above /he lieod of M'irness A. H o e . . u Obtained from worldcourts.com subject to terms and conditions.

bl/itness A clicl 1701 cot?jir~ir tho/ 1virl7 certuinp. 6111 she stated tltcrt tliere ~IJCIS (1

shot j irzd obove her. heacl. Also. 111e Accrrsed did no/ (ell /lie IVii17e~~s tl7at she \IJOII/C/ be bc~ptitecl. rhnt she ~t~oulr l be praying iri (1 chrnch (117cl kissirig the ct.oss. Tlre lVirr7ess stc~ted the esplicit rl~ords \clliicli r11er.e oclrl,.essecl io her. i r 7 those ter.rrrs. 11711s /he siate of /he facis refir.r.ed to i t 7 ihe Iridicitr~erlt IIJCIS

crcljrtsterl to 011 r l~ is 117 the Ver~lict.

Fir~ollv. .. . /lie P o ~ e l corrlcl /lot esrcrblislt \t~itIr cer~tait7(!; 11~11erher. Jrrrtrrr Trlfek6iC ~IJCIS det(rirler1 in the critic ofthe police src~iion 01. 011 the r/7i1~c//loor. Ao~t~el~er. it is clearfronr the resti171or7y of ~t~itrless A that it rclas the police stcrtioti, tlierzfor~e. tile facts set or// i r 7 the iridict11re17t have beer7 occordirigly acf~ristecl ;IT the vel~i ict .

3. 111 r.el(rtior7 to Corrnt 2 of the 1~7c/ictrrrer~~ chcrrgi17y the Accrrsed 1vit1i file crirrririul of i rue . . of Cr.irires ogairist Hrrnrurl i~~ rrrtclet. Article 172(/) (a). (e). 0. (17) cr1~1 (k) of t17e RiH CC. the Pone1 11errr.rl testi1110171: . . fi.orrr Pr~osecrrtior7 ~vitr~esses Srrvod Do lo~~oc uncl ISI~I I I Ce1.o.

IVittless Srrvnd Dolovcrc iestrjkrl that 011 23 IMOJJ 1992, ot a~)pr.osi~irtrie!y 9.30 o.rrr.. a H e r ~ ~ r r r l i ~:eliicle Ji.orlr rl7e rwpertrine corirp~tr~y passed by or7 rhe r.oad belo\cl Iris frrrlrer j. liorrse iri Osojriica. Mcrvirlg hecrr.cl ~.rr~rrorir.s il7ar i l ~ e Wl~iie &ogles 1ver.e crlread!: r.ourldir7g rrl~ people, this sight corrsecl f e w crrrrortgst Srrvod Dolovac and 11;s , f i r r r r i l ! ; rrierrrber~s c ~ ~ 7 c l they retrecrtecl it7sicle. This grorrp of civilictrrs ir~clrtclccl Ker~ral Dolovac. Srir~crd :r br.otl7et.: who hcrd been a r~rer~~ber of tI7e JAIA 1117til the cottjlici &oke or//. Ten or.Jifiee17 rrririrrtes Icrter; they I~eorcl lo~rd a r~d repeated shortring orrtsicfe tlieir horrse. calli17g /lie 'Do lo~~c i ' to yet or// of t l ~ e horise. 111 r~esporue to this noise! Srrvacl Dolovac urrrl 11isfirrril1~. .. . iriclrrdir7g his )~011rig cliildre17: father; nroiker artd /)regria171 sister.-i17-lo11~ leji their. Iiorrse \t~liet.e /he)) saltJ soldiers t~~ i t l t gttris poirtrecl cri (ketrr. T17e Accrrsecl o17d IVOIIO Rrorrk 11~er.e srnr?rli~ig outsi(1e thefi.or7t cloioor.. The Accrrsed I I J ~ S or.rrrerl t t ~ i i i 7 o r 7 otriotircriic r . i / l a CNI~CI II~CIS ~t~ecrr.irig a ccrrlrorljlage rrrii/ornr. 1\~01~0 Kcicrk crricl ihe Accrlsed ot.cler.ecl tltese cir~iliaris 10 raise their. lic1/7ds, rrsing rler~ogcrtor~!~ l c ~ r g ~ c g e 'b~lijCI '. The llorrse IIJNS strrr01117~Ied by i111.ee otliet. crr.rt~ed t1rer7: Goro17 Tr i /ko~~ ic ~clos st(rlidi17g 1-3 rrretr.e~. al~o\;e /he pr.opet.n~, rb/i/oS Porrte/ic to rlie side ari(1 a cer.roit1 Slcrl~ko, iclclr7t1~ecl as PcrriteliC 's ~ ~ o r ~ r l g e , ht~otlier~, IIJNS

st(tndirig t7e.1~ to ilte stoble, 6-7 rrretr.es crulo,: . . fi.0111 the horrse. These ci~~il icrr~s rcJer.e led lo (he r,oad 301rr nrr,a!/ f i o ~ n i//e /tot/se. A./en)t~t>lti/e. /lte Accr~serl rerrr1.17ect to sear.ch the pl.Opel'!,J ~tlitli SI IVCI~ Do lov~c 's rrrolher., for.ci17g her lo clirirh 111) cr~ ic l clieck i r i t l ~ e onic. 1\~orI~i17g was forud ill (Ire horrse. r\/ovo Rcook the17 i~ljOr.r>red the u~it17ass /hot he \t~orrlrl hove to ~.etrn.r~ed to t17e ltortse to get dressed. Wire17 l7e 1t;e171 orrtside, he


lii.nrcrl. aticl /lie .4ccrrserI. Tlie Acctuecl hocl irfor~~recl his br.orlier //la/ lie nrrar ctlso go v l i 1ie111 l t o ~ ~ ~ e v e ~ ~ , Kerrrctl 1110s tior n l lo i~~ed eriortgli rir~re 10 ger cl~~essecl before b o ~ h r~ren \~*ere,forcecl clo~vti 10 rhe rood. Wheti rhej~ r.eached /lie t.ocr(1: Srrvcrd atid Ketrrol Dolovoc 1ver.e plc~cecl iri /lie backseat of the cor rl~er: Ircrcl seeti ear.liet.. A soldier scrr 017 either sicle of /lie br.or1ier.s. 1vi11i CI /hire/ solider. iri rlie opeti rrrrnk of rhe ~:eliicle.

IVirtiess Islotrr Ce1.0, at1 itrrrrrecliare 11eighboro.fi.ortr Osojriica, cot~rohot~ctrecl tlre firer rlrcrr Ketrral atid Sun~acl Dolovac 1ver.e taken ~ I I J C I Q J by rhe Accrrsecl. sroritiy 11ic11 he scrltJ rhe Accrrsecl silfirig iri rlte passenger sear of 111;s vehicle. he ~.eccrllecl rlicrr rlie bt.orher.s ivere iti /he rear. arid 111ctr crr leasr nvo orher at.rrred solclier~s were iri the vehicle.

CYi/tie.ss Sri\;ucl Dolovcrc resrified rlrctr lie crticl lii.nrol ive1.e /lieti faketi 10 rlie loco1 co~~rr t t r~r i i r~~ bttildirig it1 Dorlja Lije.~ka. Tlie!~ ~~~e t~e f ieq r re r i r l~ iturrlrecl bv ~\'ovo Rrguk ~ 1 1 0 : especial[\:, by rlie Accrrsed. These were religiorrs irisrtl~s ogcritisr ~l./rrslinrs, crrrsirrg rr~osqrres~ rlieit. bolijo's t~torket~s orid srorirrg IIICII "/heir rinre lictd ar.r.ived. '"

I\'o\:o Hnjcrk arid the Accrised rook /he bt.o/het.s insicle /he Grlrrrr~e Cetirre, 11~1iet.e r l r q ! ~ ~ver.e rrrer by Ylotko fi.ijkovii.. Wirness Srrvod Dolovoc desct.ibed I?OI~J Ire crtid liis bt.orlier. 1c~et.e seared or clesks and ititert~ogarecl b.11 Vlarko Tr.rjkoviC. \vlio o ~ r s also sirticlg at a desk. Novo Rajok sar in bencleeri ,lie brorliersl 11~11ilsr /lie Acctised 1vas yacirig arorrrid behittd 11iorr. Tlie yrres/iortitig focruecl on 1vho IIJCIS c~rrockitig Rosriiuri Serb posi~ioris crricl birr.riitig jlcrgs. I~iiricrllv: rliis ~vos a17 oral irirer~r~ogarion. 1101ve\~er., every artsiver rheir ccrprors rlicl nor like. in pcrrric111~11. /he facr /liar .Srrvacl Dolovcrc lnt.ge!l, r~errrctirtecl silettr, ntos folloived by pliysical blo~vs jiorrr ~Vovo Rc~jcrk crricl !Ire Acctrsed. Wirties.s Dolovac smrc.cl rliar Novo Kcrink Iiir Iiirrr rrroref,ec/rrenrl)~ btrt rhnr the Acc~rsed nlso becrr hirrr. E~:etirr~crlI,v. /lie Acctrsed yt~c~hhecl Kerrral Dolovcrc crricl ycrrte hint rlie l~crl~er. oti 11~1iicI~ 10 riroke cr S I C ~ I ~ ~ I I ~ I ~ I c r t i ~ l l)rrslied Iiirrr 1011'0rds errlorher. r.oorrl. He rlieri srr.trck hlrr~rc~l Dolo~~crc's bock n~itlt rhe barrel of his otrror~~ctric t.i/le. Kerrrol srrrrrrbled ro~var.cls rlie cloor.. Tlie illirriess descr,ibed Iiotc~ lie fell t.ecrl nrtguish or /Iris sigkr. The Accrrsed rlieri aclc/t.essed Srrvod Dolovac s~a~i t ig . " M'Iicrr c~re yorr lookit7y or yo11 tnorlier fitcket.? '' He t)ieti crrrsecl /he ~t~irriess' nrother. crticl ~rrosqrre crgairi mid hi/ him on /lie hectcl.

The Accrtsecl rheti rook k'ertrcrt iriro cr clifrrr.erir t.oorir. Tlie orher nvo lrreti

~~ertrai~iecl tvirli Wirriess Dolovac artd c~rrerrrpred 10 coerce ltirrr it110 nrakirtg a c ~ r e t t ~ e t i I i o ~ e e . lie srcrred he corrlcl tior lvr.ire ~ohcrr rhev asked of.hir!~: AI sorrre poitir, /lie Accrrsed r.errrrtied ~virl i Kerrral Dolovac, ~v l io liad I V ~ ~ I I C I ? ? ~ ? : ~ ' .

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page s~o~errreri~, oricl n~ir~iess S~tvacl agreed to sign sr~ch srcr~err~erir ~~*irhorrr ~.eodirig ir. Hc~vi~ ig sig~red rhc sraterrre~ir, ~Vovo Rojc~k g/.abbec/ S ~ ~ l ~ o c l Doloi~c~c by rhe sliorr/cler NI~CI rook hinr 0111sic1e. lc~here he plc~cec/ ct pistol on his chesr. S~rvcrrl Dolo~~crc res.slr1;ed tllo.sl 11e rho11gl71 iliis ncrio17 ivos i~irerided 10 score l i i ~ ~ r , iri order 10 elicir fitrrher i~ for~n~c~r io~i . IVitriess Suvacl Dolovcrc src~recl rlior, (fie,. rhcrr! lie I I J ~ S 1.er11iirec1 ~ v i t l i his hr.orher 11~1~orrr ire described as 011 1.ec1 oncl b~.rtiserl: iiidicorir~g lie Iicrcl been beare17fi1rrher lvliile he /.errrc~iried iri rlie 1.00111

11~irh r11e Accrlsecl crnd Vlorko Tr~jliokovic. Tliis dereririor~ olid bearilig Icrsrecl (11

leasr a17 l ior~r.

The Wirriess c~lso srared rlicrr sorrre r i ~ r ~ e in {he ofier.rioori, rVovo Rcdok a~icl 117c Acctised rrc~rispo~.ted / l ie hrorher.~ lo /he Police Src~rion in Vis'eg~.c~c/. I.wl,/ig /Itis jo111.17ey II I~IV were J~rrl ier crrrses. Novo enrer.ed /lie brrilcli11g, ~ t~h i l c //re occr~secl Tc~~ic~skol~i i . r.er~rcli~ied oil~side ,vi111 /lie brorhet.s. Once inside /lie Police Srnriori, Afovo Rajcrk c~ricl rlie Accrrsed rook /he bro~hers 10 a cell 11~hick herd steel bors on /he c/oo~.. There II~CIS one I ~ J ~ I ~ ~ O I O . T I I~JJ slept 017 1l7e jloorboo~~ds. l~ i i r i r r l l !~ {here \ve~.eJive 11re17 iri 11ii.s r~oorrr.. birr rliis rirtrrrber rose to fortrreeri orfifieeri 011 rke 11ii1.d or forn.th day. Wirr7ess Dolo\~c~c srorecl rlle!~ uler.e kepr CII rile police sruriori for n r~rini~rrurir of ihree c l q ~ s crricl possibl!~ /.enrcri~ied for a rhir.cl riigl71. L)itr.irrg this rirrre, cltte ro 1\4ilcrri Lirkib 's preserice. rkej~ o jen I~NcI 10 . ~ i ~ i g Clietrlik so~igs orid rvere ro~r~lted. 111 po~.ticr~la~.. S l t~~od Dolovoc describecl oil iricicleri~ tvltere a se\:ere!)~ bearer? I I ICI I~ nar,tecl Strlko \\#as rh~.o lc~ ~ I I IO rheir cell having beer1 kickecl elrid bearen in /lie r iar ro~t~ co~.riclor orraicle. He srored ,hey co~rlcl I~ecrr his screc~rrrs n ~ i d /lie ~I~.FII/ IS. Blood rticrs clrip/)i/ig

fiorri Salko 's ears a11d n ~ o ~ r ~ l i . rVe1~ertl7eless. Srrve~cl Dolovac desu~ibecl liis orr~iery CIS sltcli II?CII lye was cfioid 10 hell) rliis nrun sir r ~ p for /Ire fecrr rlror he I I ~ O I I / ~ / N/SO be beuren CIS CI corise(~r~e~ice.

017 /he evening of 25 01' 26 1\k[1: 1992. ever:~~olie ill 11ii.v cell IIJOS /r~an~fe~.~~ecl b!: o police ojjicer in o rlon to rlie Uznnr~lica barracks. Tlicse 1rre17 111c3r.e ruke~i 10 CI

brrilcling crppro.~irrroreI~~ 50 rr r ,f,.o/rr /lie gale 10 /he co~rrpot~~~cl i ~ ~ l i i c l ~ hocl rr r e ra l /i1~o-r11iriged door. 117 rlie rrrorlii~ig. Sr~vacl Dolovac observed that rhe!~ rclere h o hcr~igor i~ l i rh CI corlcrere floor crricl 11ie1.e rve1.e so~rre ~rrartr~esses arid blcrrrkers i r i one corlier. Tlie linngar. had s111nl1 l ~ ~ i ~ i d o ~ ~ ~ s , c~pp~~o.vir~~a/e!!~ SO s 140~11, 11~hicIi 11~er.e higher. r/p /ha11 regr~lc~r \~~ir ic lo i~~s. E\JLJI:!J orhe1 CICIJJ. r~rore ilidiviclrrals ule1.e bl.oorgI71 irtio /he i ~c~ igc~ r~ . The lr~irness clescr.ibed rliese 11re11 CIS

sever.e!!~ beclren up.


1vet.e single(/ orit for (1 proposed e.vc/icttige. Of [he h~Jetl!l; IIJ/IO rettrctitiec/. sottte were larer idetirrjied ntrrotigsr coty~ses ~vl i ich liad beeti t.eco\~et.ed ,fiorrr [lie Dri17cr Rivet. NI ~ e p o . Wirness Dolovac srated tho/ ke had never seeti 17;s bt.orl~er sitice ctticl does ti01 to this dctj~ kt~ore \cJrat hopl~etied ro liirrt. It IIJCIS

ctppor.erir fi.otrr his ~Iettreatiot~ ~vkeri testfiitig r l i ~ t [his ~virness cotirit7ues ro s tge t , cttigttisli as (1 t.estt/r of //re tt~orrttra of tlre events desct.ibecl crborle.

3.1 Corittt 2 of the 117dicntietir cliar~yes rlie Accrise(l with, itlret. o l i n the ct.ittritinl offetise of G.inres ogairist Hrmtot7i!!~ uncle/. Article 172(/) CIS t.ectc1 ~vi t l i srtbpctr.c~g~.oph (e) - (1ept.ivatiott of l iber~j: of Ketttctl crticl Sttvad Dolor~ac.

11 is clear. f,.otir the,focts esroblisl~ed ctbove. rhctr 1el7en ot.rlet.ecl to leo\ie rlieit. 17ottse a/ grrt~poiti!. Ketttal orid Srrvorl Dolovnc clid ,701 i~olrtr7rorily sttrrender ro !lie Acc~tsecl c t t i ~ l hlovo Rajak. Rarhet b j ~ srtt~t~orrtirling the Dolovoc forttil!~ hotrte wi/h NI.IIICC/ so1diet.s and itiritttidarittg rlieir relarives rc~irli aggressive atid cotirr~ollitig behctvior, the Accrised atid l\'Ovo Rajak inreti/ionnll~: ct.eored o sirrtorioti of.feat. arm ot7.vier~~ desigtied to l7iglilighr rlieir posiriot7 if po\eer and cotirr~ol. / t i his rrectrtttetir of rhe Suvad L>olor~ctc's ttrorliet; it7 pctrricttlar. rhe /tccraed/inr/7et rtt7c/et./itted his out/iot.i!!~ ctt~r/ etisrtt~ec/ 117or Ketrrol and Srtvod Do101:ctc trticleler.srood r/7e!~ hat1 ti0 choice btrr 10 ctcconrparij~ Iiitrr. When r l ~ e br~ur/iet.s rve1.e fot.ced ro etiret. rlte velticle. rhej~ 1vet.e dept.ivecl of rlieir 1ibet.n: ctti(1 rl~cir. fate becattre eririt.ely in rhe lt(tricls of the Accrtsed otid ~Vovo R(&tk, (IS

botwe orrr by srtbseqrrenr evenrs. R!J srrrr.orrridit7g rlie br.orhet.s r~~ i r l i ot.trted solcliers ot~ce inside the vehicle: /hey did tior have atij~fi.eedottr oftrrovetrretir or (117y tirearis of escope. Frrt./hetl /lie rt~eo/trret71 svhich t l iq,~ 1tlet.e sttbjecrecl to dtrt.itig rlie joot.tiyv ro Dotljcr Lijeska, fi.eqrretiri!; beit7g itisrrlred atid hrtt~ri/iared b ~ : the Acct~sed. J~ r t l i e~ . inclico/es rhe seve1.i~~ aticl e.vret7r of rhe brothets' srrhj~~ga/ioti nttd depr.ivorioti of lihet.ry. T i e bt.otl7er:~ were offet.ed tio esplot7cttioti for rl7eir ap/~r.eliemion utid deretirion. Ft:,o.rliet., it cat1 be de~lttced /i.otir rlie clear disrt.ess of their. f i t t r i l !~. rhor tio t.splotiarioti ~vos fot.rhcotrrit7y orid it ~ ~ : o s toiclecrr 11~17or r~lortld hopper7 ro Kentctl cttid Str~jad Dolor~ac 111et.ec~fiet..

TI7t~u11yl7 / l ie a/~/~l icot iot t of /he legal clefit~itiot~ ritider At.ric/e 172(1) (1s t.ead 1virl7 strbpat.agt.oph (e) of rhe BiH CC - deprivotiot7 of 1ibet.n~. ir is cleat. fiotn the ~1eso.ibecl sitrturion rhctr rke ocrions of rlie Acc~rsed cotistirrtre the elenren/s of rlie ct~ittt it~ol ocriori of dept.i~~orioti of 1ihe1.1~: of Strvad cttid Kenral Dolovoc. Tlrc. Do101:oc bt.orhet.s were rlept.ivec1 of 1ibet.g~ ic~irliottr being e.vplctined lvhy [he!, 1ve1.e rle/)rived of liberty crnd 1vl7ere r l ~ e ~ : ~ lo r t ld be rukeri. Wirtiess Str~ctrl . K T ;-. Dolov(tc is /he clir,ect eye-winiess otid tlie vicrittr of the evetits oti rha~.~ct:.itrcnl:. . ."

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c . ~ n c l 1her.e crr.e 170 iriconsis/er~cies it7 his /es/inr&iJ; ~c~irl i regard 10 lire coricr.ere ctc~ir~iries of rl7e Acctrse(1.

3.2 Ur~cler. rllis Conrir of the lr7clic111renr. 117e occ~tsecl i.7 cl?crr~ecl ~c~illr cor~rrrri//ing rhe cr.i~rrirtal offense of Cr.i~r~es agoirtsr H~rnrarrin~ rrricler /Irricle 172(1) CIS rzad ~v i rh srrbpor~ogr.aph Gl)-ror~rvr~e of Sur~ud 017(/ KerrrcrI Dolor~oc. Wirh r.egctrd 10 rl7e ~ren~ri~ertr of rite br,orher.s c111r.ing /heit irire)~r~ogcrrior7 a/ rl7e Q r l r r ~ ~ ~ e Cer7rr.e. rlie Pcrrrel cor~cl~rcles rlinr Slrvad ond Kerrrol Dolor~nc 11~er.e it1 rhe cr~stocly of rhe Accrrsed aricl rVovo Rojak. q v r~iolenrl!~ grabhirig Ke/ric~l Dolor~ac,fiorrr a sirritig posirion nricl rheri ltirrirlg 17i111 in /he bock r13ith /he bm,rel o/his ar~rorr~aric rif le r v i r l i sr1flcier71/orce so rhar Ire srrrr~rbled for.~~~ar.d. or~d rhe Accrrsed ccrrlsed Ker11c11 Do/ovcrc severe p11j:sical pain. A401oor~e1,: bv /lie lirrre he leji /lie Cir111rr.e Cetlrr.e. Kerrrol Dolor~oc 111as br.rrised u17d bleeding. TIIIIS. it is clecrt. rlior CII sotlre poiti/ i~~hilsr lie ~vas iri rhe roonr alone \tli/li I/lcr/ko Trijkovii. arid {he Accrrsed. Keriral Dolor>ac receir~edfirrrher~ beorir7g eridrrr.ir7g

Jlrr./her. pnin aricl srrfler.ir7g. The Accrrsed's belierr~ior. prior 10 /lru/ poirt~: lectds 111e Pc117el ro coriclrrcle /ha/ these firr./her. bearirigs u1er.e ar 11;s hnrids. par.ricolur.l~~ it7 lighr of /lie passive r.ole l~lc!!~ecl by I/la/ko Tt.ijkovic rkrorryko~rr rhe i)i/er~r~ogcrriori of borli br.orhers. I o r e v e i / is clecrr rhnr rkese rl7r.ee soldiers were acrir7g i17 cor7sorr ro esiorr srarer~re~irs $.on/ rlre b1.011ier.s. Tlirts. rl7e Accrrsed intended 10 i17jlict severe phj~sical /loin nrld strffer.ir7y or7 Kerrtal arid Slrvud Dolovac, ar7d by his acriom )rrcccle a siy,~r/icarir cori~ribrrriori rherero.

GKrh regctr~/ 10 Sr~vucl Dolov(tc, it is clectr rhcrl 11~errchir7g his brorher being rrrnlrreored b ! ~ /he Accrrsed and being hecrrer~ arid rr.ecr/ecl aggr~essi\:el~~ lrir~r.~elj bj: borh Atovo Rcrjcrk ancl rlre Accrrsed ccrrrsecl hitrt gr.ea/ rrre~irol ~r~a~t r r rc t , . ro /lie poirir II~CII he roas e.vrr.etrre1~~ cor1cer~r7ed~fo~ liis oicvi fore. Despite /lie fncr /liar clrrr.irig 11;s I ~ S I ~ I I I O ~ I ! J S~tvad Oolovac r~ritiinrizecl rhe grnvir!l of 11i.v injrrr.ies, /he Po17el coriclr~cles rho/ 11 is i17concei1~(1ble ilicrr Sr~vcrcl Dolovcrc (lid rior s11Jer severe poi17 01. sr!ffer'irig Ji.onr being becrreri r~vice: over u periocl o/ II/J 10 all 110111.. As srcr~ed above: rl7e Accrrsecl II~CIS por.riciparirig in a cortrrrror7 plot7 ro inmiriorioll+r~ abrrse rliese br~orlrer~s, nncl rlirrs his beerri17gs, corrrbir7ed ~c~irl i 11;s pr.esence orid iris ericoro.e1git7g 11~11ile ~Vovo Rcrjok r.el~eoredl!~ hir Srrr:ad Dolo~:uc, corisrirtrres a sigr~ificorir corinibrr/iori 10 /he l~ l i .~~s ica l /ortrrr.e of Sr~\iacl D o ~ o \ J N ~ .

11 is iriclispr~ruble/i~o,,~ /he ,4ccrtsed's oc/iorls /liu/ lie ir~~enclecl 10 ccrrrse Kerrrcrl Dolovcrc otid Srrr~od Dolovac /lie resrrlrnrir ser1er.e poir~ orid srrffet.irrg~ ~c~ltich inclrrcle~l /he rr~enrcrl sr!fler.irlg irflicted on S I I~JCI~ Dolor~c~c by fbr.cirig.lti)rr 10

. ( .- 1virr7ess plq~sicol sr~ffel.ilig . . ii!/licred rrpon liis br.o/lier. Tlie bt.orhers\<~;&$ bearer7 . -,... .. .


10 (1c1iier:e p~.oliibirecl pr~rposes, ric~rrre!\~ 10 obroin ir?fo~~~irorion ant1 10 ,vtrriisli 11ier11 ,for 1101 beirig srrflcieri/[v forrlrco~tri~ig. The religiorrs irisrtlrs ~ r~ode by /lie Accrrsecl, olso indicare rhat the b~.orhe~.s 1cler.e ~~ris/recr/ec/ CIS a r.esr111 of being s 1 i 1 Tlirrs. for rlie aforemeririoned rec~som~ rhe Accr~sed's crcrioris ftrlfillecl legal ~~etlr~i~.enrerits ~ iecessa~j~ f o~ . !lie esisrerice of rhe cr~ imi~ ia l ojfe~ice of /ol ' / / / /~e.

Tlie~.efi)~.e. if rlie elertrerirs of !lie cri~rri~icrl offerise of IOI.IIII.~: iric/icared above ~clitli r.egc~rc/ ro Corrrir I of rhe l~idicnrrerir are raker1 irito crccoroir, i / is clear rhar //re nc/io/.rs of the ..lccrrsed consrirrlre /lie ele~irenis of rlie c~ . i ~ )~ i r i a l offerise of C~.irrres crgc~i~isr Hr~~ircrninl ill ~~ioloriori of Arricle 172 (1) per. strb-clarrse (0 ror.rrn.e ~ c ~ i / h ~.egur.cl 10 Suvcrcl c~ r i c l Ke~rral Dolovac.

Iti /e~.~rrs of ide~ir$;i~ig /lie . ~ C C I I S ~ C / . SIII)CICI Dolovac srcrtecl r l i c ~ r lie k~ieic~ hi111 e l horli ill liis cc~/~aci r j~ as a br~s coridtrcror, a~iclfrorrr occasions ~cdie~i /hey socic~lizecl toge117er. He slaled lie l~ocl 1ie1:er liad CI single p~.oblerrr wirh rhe Accrrsecl. /-I@ ictus also c1111a1.e of die p~.ofessio~i of /lie Accrrsed'sfi~rlier~~ ~Mo~rrir. 017 /lie basis of rhe clec~r. iclenrificc~rioli, rl7e Pariel co~icl~cdes bc~~or id cloobr rlicrr ir II~CIS r l ~e Accrlsecl ~vho ci/~/~re/ie~rded Sr~vocl arid Keri~ol Dolovoc o ~ ~ c l 111os rlie~.ecfler /~~.ese~i r CII /he even/.s cleso~ibecl (rbor~e. This facr is cor~r~obo~~c~recl by ~c~ir~iess islorrr Cero's idenrr$corio~i.

Rorh 1l7ese aclior7s a1.e i~iclrrcled in rhe c/ir.ec/ iriler7r of the Accrrsetl, consirle~~i~ig rlicrr pru.sr~crrir 10 rlie resri~,~ori.v of rlie ~vir~iess Dolovcic, ~c~ l i o ~c~as corisisre~ir and c~.etlible i ~ i tiis cleso.iprior? of the everi~s. rhe Accr~secl kne~c~ 1v1ic11 lie IIJCIS doi~iy, rlrnr is. lie ~c~c~s f r r l l ! ~ CII~CII.~ of /lie corrr~rrissio~i of borh crcrs rliar lie co~~rnrirred (/lie c~crion of cleprivcr~ion of l iberh ond rorrr~re of /he b1~011re1.s Dolo~lcrc) or7d lie 11~arirec1 rlie conutrission of rhose crcrs 10 occt~r.

Also, rlie Accusecl did tlor CICI as rlie sole crricl escl~rsivr yerpe//.oror it1 rhe C O I ~ I I I I ~ S S ~ O I ~ ?f borh actions, brlr h.11 c~~.~.es/i/ ig /lie Do lo~~ac brorliers c~nd b ) ~ heori~ig r1ie111 subseqr~erirlv 111irh 017 irirenriori 10 force o t ~ t their .s/are~rre~irs. lie co~~r~~ ib~r rec l by his ac~ io~ is in the c1ecisir:e I I ~ C I I ~ I ~ ~ I . 10 die co~i~rr~ iss io~i of /lie o~i~rr i~ ic i l o f f e ~ i . ~ arrd lie corrr~rrirred ir rogerlie~. ~c~irh ~Vor~o Rajok, d~re 10 ~vli icl i rhe Accr~secl is resyo~isihle as CIl7 ctccorirplice for rhe conrnrissiori of //?is o.irrri~icil ofense pr~rsr~an/ 10 Arricle 29 of rl7e CC RiH.

3.3 Tlie /~iclicr~ire~ir charges the Accr~secl ~c~ir l i /lie cri~trinc~l oflerise rtriclev Ar~icle 172 (I) per sub-clarrses ((I) - killirig of Kerrrol Dolovoc a ~ i d (k) or lie^. i r i l i r~~r~a~ ie ncrs - irilironcrne /r.enl~rre~i/ of Kenral ccncl Srtvacl, rhcrr is, rl7eir beclring cmcl dere~r~iori iri irili~rr~rarie coridirioris. arid (19 /)ersecrr/iori.

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IVlie~i ir contes to the clio~.ge t~e la r i ~~e to tile acr of ki l l i t ig of Ket~rol Dolovoc, indeer!. .frot~r /lie /es/i~rrony of his b1.011ie1. Srivcrcl. 11~1io t ieve, scr1lJ K e ~ ~ i a l ogc~itr (get, 11iq~ Iiod been sepo/.ared in rlie bovrocks, it o/.ises I ~ N I 11;s hr~otlier Ket~ral sru~~ecl in rhe ~CII.I.OC~S. HO)IJPIJ~?); lhe P ~ O S ~ C I I I O ~ S ' Office has foilerl lo prol;e rliot rhe Accrtsecl r1w.s eirlier i t ivo l~~ed 01. mvc1t.e of \11lior 11~0s goitlg to hc1p13en to Kertral Do10r:oc Icrrer ori. Tlie Dolo\~ctc brorhers rverz deprived of liberhl 011 the saltre c lo j~. r l le!~ 1vet.e togerlier or /he Police Srcrrion o i e r illhicli r l iy!~ 1ve1.e rt.~lisfe~.~.ed 10 rile Uzarrrnicct barrcrcks it7 Viiegrorl. The Acotsed dicl nor ever7 pctt~ricipurc in /he / r . ~ n s / n of rhe bro~liers 10 /lie Uzcrnrtiicu ba~.rocks. M/irriess Srrvrrd Do1or:crc was released fio11r rlie Police S~oriorr ntld 1oos sttbseclrte~i~l~~ 1.elecrsec1 ji.ot~r ,lie Uza~ritiictr bctr~.ncks. Since /he Dolovac brorhe1.s litere dej)~. i~~er l of rlieir liber.r!r oti 111e sonre dqy! rhe Purrel conclr~(les tlior /lie itire~ir or7 the ptwr of rile Accrrsetl was ic/eri/icol in relorioil ro borh Dolovoc brorhers becarlse r l ie !~ sri l l .rhn~.cd /lie so~lre fore ~v l i i l e rrndet. /l ie cotir1.01 of /lie Accrrsecl. The P~.osecri/ion licts j r i l e d 10 prove rltor rhe Acc~tsecl in~encleel rlicrl hh~no l Dolo~~ctc be killer/. rvliicl? is srtppo~.red b ) ~ rlie j t c r rltnr the Pctnel lios 170

i~forrrrnrion on 11~hen; 170111 and 11~1iere tlie ki l l ing of Kert~al D o l o ~ ~ a c occ~rr~.ecl. All rllese cit.cr~~ir.sr(ttices cr rz e e i for c l e r e t ~ i n i i g rlre o.i~ri i~icrl t~espo~is ib i l ig~ of rhe Acc~~sed o17J liis contt~ibrtriori CIS o possible acco~rrplice 01. ctcces.so~.v it1 tl7e ki l l ing of Kerrral Dolo\:oc. Foil i i iy ro cle/er~rtrinr rhese i.ele\lorl/ ci/.crrtt~st~rrices, rlie Panel corrlcl nor conclttcle byyonel ~.eo.sotiuble cloobr / / IN / /lie Acctised is t~e~yons ib /e , for rhis killing.

In ntk/i/ion 10 111e srored. rlre Accr~sed is olso cl ia~~yecl ~ ~ ~ i r h orher in/ i i~nro~ie ucrs. specijiccrllj~ jclirli rlie i~ihrtnicrne rrear~nenr of rile Dolovnc brorhers. rlior is. /heir cleteririori in i~ihrrr~rcrne coticlirions. Ho~vevet: rlie P~.o.secrl/ot.s' Ofice . . CIS failed 10 pt.ol~e /liar / l ie Accrised )IJUS alvare of rite cortdi/ioris 10 \uliich r l ~e br~ot l ie~~s ~~~orc lc l he sr~hjecrecl in the bar~l.ocks. esl>eciol/!~ becarrse /lie Accrrsed Iic~d nor bt.or~elir .. rlierit rhe1.e. The Pone1 corrld not co~iclrirle \~: ir l i ce~. /a i t i / j~ ~v l io / rhe con~l.ibrt/ioti ltlcrs orid \~~lierl ier ir e.risred 01 a l l on /lie 11c11.t oj /lie Accrrsed for /Ire i t i c~ /~p~ .o l~~ . iu re co~ ic l i r io~u of tlir clerenrio17 of !lie hl.or11e1.s in rile bat.r.ack Uzcr~iitiico. N'irli r.egcrr~1 to rhese charges. os desc~.ibecl obove. i17 rhe ol?ir7iori of the Pollel. rhe l.espo~tsibilitj~ of rhe Accrtsed is l ir i~ired oti l !~ 10 r11e ctcrions of clepri~~ctrio~t of 1ihe1.n: oncl ro~.trrt.e of rlie Dolovnc bt.orlier:r. a~ic l ericfs car rlre poiti/ of /lieit. being b ~ ~ o ~ r g l i r it710 /lie Police Srctrion.

Wirli r,egot.d ro rliis Coroir of rhe lnd ic~~~renr , rlre Pone1 co~iclrrrled ilicrr ct

sonrelvhar clife~.enr srarc offi~cis or lie^. rlimr 111e slate of focts c1esc~~ibecI in tlre Iridic/nrerir (trises fi.0111 the evidence pi.eseri/ecl. 111 {hose

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nor esicrblish rhcrr /he Accrrsed hi/ Kerrral Dolovcrc I I J ~ I ~ /lie ri'fle brrrr? brrr r.orlier. ~virh /lie t ~ j l e bat.r.el, as explainecl bs 11~irness Srrvocl Dolovac.

Wirli r.egn~~cl 10 Corrrtr 2 of the l~idicr~~rerir, /lie Defense ohjecrecl rlrctr rlie eviclence conce~.~i i r?~ rhe bearirig rrp of rlie hror1ler.s 1 1 ~ ~ s nor t.elictble. The Accrtsrcl srcr/ecI /ha/ he tiad raketi CIIIJO!J rhe Dolovcrc h1.0117et.s for inrer~~~ogoriori, brrr 0,711~ rrpon /lie ot.clet. of Vlurko ~ ~ r ~ o ~ i ~ . Wirh regut.cl ro /his. /he Pariel poitirs or11 /liar rhe co171:icrion on / l ie hosis of rliis Corntr. is bcrsecl on /lie re.sri~tro~i~: of l~~irtiess Srrvnc/ Do/o~~oc, 111ho is hinrselfrhe 1:iclitrr ofrhis ocrior7 of the Accr~secl. Tlie restitrroti~~ . ofthis . MTirriess is srrbstanriared in in key pot./ reirlt /lie resritrro17j~ of lvirncss lslotrr Cero 11~1io is rhe clili,.ecr e~e- l~l i~r iess of /lie Dolo~~crc brorliet.~' u~~~~r~el7e~7sio1i. T1iet.e c11.e tt~inot. i~7consisrencies ber~c~een rhe c ~ c c o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ s of rhese 11110 r~~irnesses: lslcrrir Cero r~cccrllecl /lie velricle iti 11~17icIi /lie Dolo~;c~c br.o/liers uJere raker7 OI I~OI : 10 be CI Red Pussor, 11~17er.eos S ~ I ~ J C I ~ I Dolo1;ac idetirfied ir crs cr ~et iar l l ; 21. ct shade bentlee17 blrie crticl gr.eeti. her lslcrtir Cero ~.eculled nvo solcliers in /lie rrrr17k of /Iris ~~elricle. I.1011~ever.. rhe Panel fincls ilicrr rliese cliso.epcrncies are ir~.elevcrnr /o /lie srrhsrcrnce of t l ~ e Corm/ uncl /lie/ ir is inevirable rhar accortnrs u~ i l l cllfler benveeri ~i~iniesses in ttrinor r.espec/s. por~rictr lo~~!!~ given the passage of rirrie. As srrcli. rhese inco17sis/er7cies c/o nor rrn~ler~tri~ie /he cr.edibility of ~~'irness S~rvctd Dolo~~crc ~tl l io gctve cr derailed: consis/erir crticl o.eclihle tes~i~rrot i j~.

The Defense collecl Srrvcrd Dolo~ac as o clqfense ~clirness. Ho~llever. /lie Panel conc/rtdes rho1 rhe e~~ic/etice elicired II~CIS of no r~etel~a~ice ro /lie specijic irrcidenrs allegeel in /his Cor~ni.

4. 117 relurion 10 Corrnr 3 of rlie lndic/~rrenr~ cl7c11.ging rite Accrtsed ivirh /lie ct~itrrir7crl offense of Cr.ilrres ogainsr l-lr~rrrcrnirj~ r~nclele,. sub-clc~rrses (a). (e): (n: (ti) crncl (k) of /lie BiH CC. the Pcotel heard resri~rrori!~fi~onr Pt.osecr~rion ~eirriesses M'irtiess B. Fozilcr Cero ctricl Sz~vc~cl Dolovcrc.

Fit.sr. /lie Panel nores rhar GVirriess R 11~crs gt.crrired pr~orecriori ~rreosrrres prrr.s~ronr 10 rlie Lolv ori Pr.orecriori of Wirnesses Under Tlir.eor and Vrrlr7et.oble bVirnesses: crricl /ha/ rhe trreasr~l-e of ic lenr i~~ pr.o/ec/ion is one of /he rrreasrir.es gr.anied 10 ilte 11~ilr7ess. Since rhe vicririrs of /his cr.i~tri~icrl ocrion a1.e close relcrrives of rhis N/i/riess, /lie Panel deciclecl, it7 ot.der /o proreo her idetiriy. 10

use rite psetrclor71~tns of vicrirrrs ~.o/liet. /heti /heit. J ~ l l trotrres. The Pariel: /lie pcrt./ies NI~CI ihe clefetise cor~tisels for /he .4ccr1sed kn011~ /lie tiurire of Wirtiess B otid of'tlte ~:icritrrs.

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belorcl Fozilc~ Crro 's 1ior11e. tVitness R srored the clc~re 11:crs 25 rl4c1y 1992. (1 C/O),

for~n~er.l!~ celehr.atcc/ as the DU!J of Yortrli. Upon seeitig t/ie TAM frc~ck. Fazi/a Cero described ho~v she went to nior7i her elle~.!!: relcr~ives not lo sail ~ n ~ ~ r h i t i g shorild c ~ ~ ~ ! ~ o ~ r e q~ /~ r .oach rhe liot~se: before l i i r l i~ ig in rlie pir larritie. This 11:irtiess r l ie~ i obser~~ecl /tie Accr~sed arid rliree orlier. rtren upproacliitiy her lior~se. Borli \clittiesses stcrrecl rlrot 011 the ~tren \vho crl~/>~.oercl~ed Fozila Cer.03 Iior~se, iriclrtdirig /lie Accrt.sec1: ,ve/.e c~rrtred. Her or~ti l ~ I W S theti nvice usked tlie locorio~i of Meclo Cete, 's horcse, oti e n i p ~ ) l~rol>er.nl iri ~1:11icli M'ir~~ess 5 ntid her f i t t i i lv spent their. cloys. c~ / le~ . /heir onJti proper.n~ hclcl been brtrtit c10u~11. The!) slepr or Fozilo Cero i ltouse. At this point, Fctzilr, Cero stared tl?ur /he Accrtse(/ ~~erso~ ia l l ! ; said ",Ypeak r ~ p gro~idnto ~ v l i e ~ e [...I lto~rse~ tohere f i . A4 lilies. so I don't 111ake tror~bles. " The Witness laus oi~ericl tliat the s t ~ b l e ! j i ~ l l of hc~!~, nright be set o11jir.e. so she errrergedfi.0111 l ie/. liicli~lg place otid slio~cled Irerself~o rlie Accrrsed. M/lien cross-esc~ntinerl. Fozilo Cero ivos rmcertain as lo 11~1iicIi ~trc~n spokejir.rr. lio~vever. she \IINS e~ i rp l~a~ ic /liar it 1cla.Y /lie occroed TatioskoviC 11ho rrtrered / l ie cloo/ecl corirri~ettf. The Potiel coriclrr~les /11c1t in vielv of rlie sitiisrer tinrr~re of /lie co~rrrtte~ir and rlie focr tlrar /his Wirtiess k17e1v rlte Accrrsecl prior lo t l~ is iitcicler?~, lie/. recollectiori of \vho spoke these rrlords is o-edible one/ occr~rote.

Soo~i afrer rlir Accr~sed or.rivec1. IViiriess B al~p~.ooclied rlie scene. Slle resrijied that the Accr~sed irisr~.rtcrecl ller. lo search for he1 soil arlc/ lir~sbe~ricl 01, ns 11e t l~euteecl . " I i ~ ~ i l l set 011 of yor~ on jive.'' M/irtiess R responcled that /?el. so17 ottd lirabcr~icl 11~er.e rior rliere. b~tr tile Accrtsed fold her ro look for rliertr tio~ietheless. He the11 itlforrirecl H/ilness A thev liatl ~r~.estec/ her lirrsbancl \clllo /INC/ tole/ t / i e t ~ /heir so11 ,vas 01 rlie propo.l!~. Fo'ozilo Cero cot~/ir~tted rhnr the Acci~sed ct~~/)~.ocrched Witriess R one/ clrtestioried he , us lo her idenl i (~~ N I I~ I /lie ~c~hereobor~ts of lie/- son orid liusbori~. spec~%i,irig their nonres. Frrrfliet.. she recalled rllor ~elieri Witness B r~el~l ied rltrrr 11~1. l~r~.sbnticl 1vas ar ~vork. /lie Accrrsed s ~ ~ i i l e c l orid Iorcgl~ed at her, oskitig ifslie 111os cerroiii of /his foct.

11 is oppore~itfi.ottr borli M'irtress 5 's c~tid Fazilo Cero's resrirt~ori~~ tl~or IVitt~ess L3 cvas /lie17 fo/.ced to c ~ ~ c o r ~ ~ p u i ~ . ~ [he Accusec/ nricl or leust one orher ~ l r o ~ i rocc~arcls the ~~~ooc l s oncl /lie stt.eanr or rhe borrottl of /he ~trecrdou~. Acco~~ii t ig ro Foziln Cero, Wittiess B raised her c~r t t is r r l ~ i~ i . f io~ir of her to yrel~e~ir t l ie~~rji.o~rr tokiriy he/; brlr to no ~ l ) e ~ i I . M/irriess B c/esc~~ibec/ Iiocc~. of S O I I I ~ po i~ i l clr~ri~ig illis ir1cideri1, r l ~e .4ccltsed hir her 11~irh a rif le br~rr, before piisliitig lier ~ O I I J I ~

IOIVN~~IS /lie st~~eatn, irist~.~rcti~ig her to look for her sori. Wlie~i Wirness R refirsecl and /old the111 to kill her iristeael. the Acct~sed stored: " I 111iIl tior kill I I \clill ki l l ,,:or1r. sori insrea(1. " Witness R tes/ified hoiv she ivas co~ifi~sec/,


fiighreiied and cfiaidfor her son r~~l t i le being rnovecl do~tln to /lie meadora ortd s i~~rr r l rc~~teor~sl~~ beureli.

f i e a p o i c e r e - r e i s M/it~tess B a~.r.ir~ed in /lie rvoocls by the st/.eallr. one kilon~erer belorv Fa'orila Cero :F ltorrse. The Accr~sed~fo~.ced her. ro call her so~t's nullre. telling 1ti111 to collre or//. A / solne point her so~t, 11~1to hael /led there l ~ ~ ~ e r ~ i o r i s l ! ~ that day, e~~rergecl fi.onr [he rcloods. The Rccrised lied Iris ltcincls. 117 CI .final u t te~np~ 10 prevent /let. son fi.orrr being cap/li~.ec/. l,J/irliess B said: "~\~eSo. do11 ' I do ir. Tliis is I I I ~ J only sort, as yo11 are yorrr r~~orher's on/!> .. son. ' The Acclrsed replied: "hro Iicrr~n wil l colne ro hill/, 111o):be lie IIJIII JIISI

lose 11;s liead. " Ar rliis poinr, bvintess B collal~sed. ~r~iorvo~.e of rvltot reas going on o~~oroicl Itel.. Witness B 's son r ~ ~ c r s then placed in the TAM trrrck. ~vl i ich had been driven do~vn the sr~.ecr/n i ~ t the 111eanrt41ile. oncl lie rvcts tc~ken anJcql. Fozilo Cero src~tecl tltcrt die T/Ihl rrrrck le/r on the /.oud rou~a~.ds Donjcr Lijesku befo1.e passing by t l ~ e I I I O I ~ I I I I I ~ ~ I nncl 0111 of vierv. Farilo Cero described CYitness B's .sinre of clis~~~ess rt~hen she eventr~ally ~.erir/./ied to her hoii~e. Wirness B stared r l t c ~ r she sc~rv rlie Accr~secl pass rlirorrgli Koberwik on a later occasion. "111iti1 //ley nl.~.esred al l rhe people. '! TIIJO 01. tli~.ee hjz~ later slie a ~ i d r t ~ c r l i ~ ~ of her M~islirn ~~e ig l~bo rs lefi Kubernik per~rrn~tenr!l:.

Ci'irness S I I ~ C I ~ Dolovac iridi~.ecrly c o ~ l f i ~ . ~ ~ ~ e c l M'ir~iess B's c~ccorr~ir of ~t~hc~r occrrr~.ecl in /he rc~oods. JVIteli i l~rpr iso~~ed in Uzantnicc~, he spoke u~itlt l*Virness B lir~sbaicl relto stntecl that, having cuprro.ed hirrl, rVorro Rojak and the Acc~rsetl rvent to pick r ~ p his son. Witness B 's so~ i ~ l s o stated thor he rvos ccrlled bv his tiu111e c11tcI ~ r o ~ ~ ~ e ~ i c l e r e d j ~ o ~ ~ liis hiding place in the 111oods.

Illirriess B '.F hrisboiie(, H. Ad.. rcJus also ruken U I I ~ ~ I J ~ /hut clay fi.ot~r the y~.enrises rv1ter.e lte r~~o~.kecl. Tlie Pnnel conclr~cles this fio~rr rl ie follorving er~iclence: J.l/itness tl testijiecl rhcrr Ire, h~~sba~ic l liad,/lecl ro [he 11~ooc1s~ brct l ie Itad been ccrlled ro go ro rvor.k. He rvas ruken CI I~~OI I t l ic~r day. qjier 11:1iicli she nerler smc; I crgci. Witness S~rr~crd Dolor~c~c re.~ti/iecl rltar Wir~iess B 's hrtsboncl told hi111 tliot lie rcJc~s roken by ~\~ovo Ryiuk onel the Accraeclfior~~ /lie fncror;!) 11~1ter.e I?e rvo~.ked. Tlie fact rltot IVir~tess B's ltrrsbalid rvas or rclork IIJCIS col.roborared by the /e.sti~nony of Fasilo Cero, r~~ l to confi/.nred rhar her hr~sboncl and U'itness BR's Itrlsbnrd hod leji for rvork rogetlier on rlie 11101.ni1ig of /he clo!~ in q~resrioii. Two 01. three ~IcI!~s lo re^.! Witness B rewit to see hlovo Rojak to enclui~*e os to lier son's c~ncl hrisba~id's r~:liereobo~rrs c~ncl he theti told her r l~ot rliey Itcrclfirsr been rc~kot to the Police Src~tion. Suvud Dolor~c~c co~lfir.l~red thmt benveen 26 anel ?S ~b la !~ 1992, 1.1. IM., Witness B 's lir~sband. o~icl ibl. IM., Itel. son, rt1et.e bror~ghr to the hc~ngar in Uzc~~rrnicn! rvlie~~e he uric1 or l~.ast/ifieen other 11ren 1vere i~~t,~r.isonec/. Slcvctd Dolot~ctc knerc~ Wirr~ess B 's soti one1 I~rrsbor~d os r l i q co;,ik!"fi:p!i, neighboring serrle~nerits. S~rveid Dolor~ac clescribed l?ou~ NeSo Tc11ic1skoi~i2, a;td

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~\~ovo Rajuk acconrpcrtiiecl these ntlo nreti itiro the hatigu~. unrl thrrl bo~li rrreti u~er.e it1 poor pli~~sicctl slictpe. He desa.ibed IVirriess 8's soti us strotigl!~ b r ~ i l ~ , brr/ his nose oticl face tt~us srt~ollen anel blooc!~:ji.onr the bearitigs. 117 a~ l r l i ~ i o~ i ro IIICII, SII\;OC/ DOIOIJCIC test19ecI thcrt Witriess B's SOIT rrr7rl I~ I IS~CII~CI IOICI liittr 111~11

thy!^ 11let.e berrreti bjl rhe Accrtsed id IVOIJO RNjClk. srari~ig: " I \ ~ ~ S O b e ~ t [If] t~tor.e sevet.e/!, brrr also [lie orlier. one, brrr ttrot.e sever el!^ [/f]. 11:1iile ~\~ot;o ~ i ~ o s li i // i t ig [A4]. " Srnlad Uolovrrc rt~os sepat~utedJ.onr IVittiess B's soti uric1 l i t r ~ b ~ r ~ i ~ l oti 7 Jrrtie 1992, tt4rel.t lie otidjirje orher l~t.isotier.s 1vet.e e.vchcrngec1. IVirriess B 's son crtirl I irtsb~tid I.~IIICI;II~CI iti the bar,rocks ctticl ruere later killer/. Their dead bodies rtlet.e lore,. irle~itijied bv Miirriess B, otid n DNA u/ioI,;sis of their eslirtnred rettroins /ins beeti carried orit, on the basis of ri~liicli dear11 cet.rr$cntes rttere issued cor?fir~rrring the cleutlis of Wittiess R 's sort ctticl l~t~sbat~c/.

/ t i fertrts of icIe~~f i f i : i~ ig . .. rhe . L ~ C C I I S ~ C ~ tViltiess I3 stcrted she krie~r /lie Accrrsed thr.ot1gli0t1t /lie rt t~wir~~-j ive >~eat.s she litled iti tlte I'ijegrad A4rrriici~oli!~~. r~efe~.~.itig ro Iiit~r b~r his riicknur)re 'AreSo '. The!; liver1 close to o~ ie otiorlrer and she cotlfit~ttred //rot lie tvas a br~s coticlrtctot~ ~vlionr she ~t~ortlcl see 11~1ie1ier:er. slie ti~otcld go ro rorun. F~rr.rlier., she r.ecalled his fitther. ro he ~Mot)~ir Trtrrnoskor~iC ntlro rvorked it7 a shop rvhicli rvas locrrrecl it1 a brrildi~ig tieat. the sclrool iri Donja Lijeskcr. TI?is iclerir~jicario~i rcfas cort.oborured by t-azilu Cero, \1:1io ulso icletirt~ecl the Acctrserl 011 rlie basis of lie, eticorrri~ns i t~ i t l i l i i r r ~ before tlte II~CII.. Slie \t~ortlcl occosioticrll~~ see liitri iti his cupuci t~~ crs u brrs coridrrcror ttllte~i slte rtlerir into rowti, ctrid she r . e g r ~ l a ~ ~ ~ ! ~ fieqrretied his fi~rl iet. 's shol~. Fro.11ic.r; she ktie118 his father's tianre ar7d ~clas also able to offer rhe Pnriel ct descril~rio17 of liott~ Racle Trt~irrsko~~id clt/i.red iti pli!~sicol uppentzrrice ~, .OI I I /lie Accrtsec/. Srrl~crd Dolo~~crc s ide1711Jccrrio11 is also ct~edible for rhe reasons alrectcl~~ clisorssed rrtirler Corr~ir 2. Thtts. /l ie Pcrtiel.fi~icls it itirlisporcrble rho! the riccrrsecl ~Vetiod Ta~ioskot~ic tt~as pr.eserir borli at [lie at.t.est of GVirrie.ys 8's soti and nr /lie Uzo~rrtiic.a bor.r.ack.s tvlieri he crtid his$~tlrer. 11~et.e i t t~/~~~isur ier/ .

Uric/er. Cortrit 3 o die l~~dic~r t rur t , the Accrtsed is cIiur.ged l u i ~ l i (I) the r~rrtr.der of . . : . IWIM. a ~ t d 1.1.M . (11) clepr~~r;a~roti of //berry of rM.rM. atirl l.1.M. (iii) beoritig of

1\~.hf1. arid /-I./\% (it,) beatirig of A4.A.1. citicl H.A4.! and the i~rtpt~isotitrte~ir of A4rW otid 1.1. rbf. i ~ i i~rhtrnroae coriclitions cttid (v) /~e~.secrrtiori.

4. / Frotrr the fucrs estcrhlisliecl obot~e i r is evir/etit rliut ~t~hilsr liicli,ig in /lie ~voods ntrd lisret7ir7g 10 liis morher '.Y distressed so.enrtrs o11d cries: kVit17ess B 's S O I . rtlns plcrced iri mi invic/ious positioti, rt~hicli / e j 1ii111 t t * i t / r 170 c/ioice brrr ro eriter.ge ji.ottt his liiclitig place. As srtcli, it1 t.esl~oticli,ig to his /trotliar 's cctlls: bVir17ess R S soti cIirI no/ t~olrtritat~il): sr~t~r.ericler hi~tuetf to tlie.j4cckjcrl,

' Note, t l ~ r idclt l i l ies of\!'itnrss 8's so11 and ht~sband are kno\rSn to thc Court and all parties to


sirice /lie Accrrsed lvos ol.rrrec1 or rkar yoinr. 111 for.cirig Witriess B 's soti orrr of hidirig crt.ld tying his liurids,, before placirig Iritir in the TArM ir.ock, /Ire Accrrsed clep'i\~ecl bl'irness R's son, CI civiliori. of Iris l i b e r ~ ~ . The foci /liar rliis lvos o se1:er.e depr.ivoriort of 1iber.n~ is bor./le orit by [lie evenrs ~vhic l i later. befell Witriess B 's sort, in po~~ricrrlc~r his i~~rp~.isotvrrert/ ar rhe Uzcrnrriico borrcrcks. Tlie tes~irrrol~y of M'irriess B arid Fcrrilo Cevo esroblis/ies rhor no esplcr~iorion n20s o/fe~.ecl ro JVitriess B's sori for. liis app/~eliensiori, rior were o1ij~ bcrsic legal ~)roceclrrr~es follort~ecl. Tlrrts, Iris dereririori 1 1 ~ s cr~.birr~crr~!~. Frrt~tlrer~. the eviderice cIec11.1~ cle~~io~istrares /liar /lie Accrtsed irrte~~rionc~ll !~ c/epr.ivecl JVirriess tl 's soti of liis 1iber.r~;. Also, 11~11en lie upy~~oacliecl Forilcr Cer.os liouse. /lie Accrrsecl srored ori ritrrite~.orts occnsio~is tlior Ire \11crs ~ ~ ~ e c r ~ 7 c a l l ! ~ lookirig .for. rlre yloce 111her.e H. 114.: A{. A4 'sfirher, lived, clenror~str~crri~ig tho/ Ire rvos inreresred in hirrr e .~c l r rs i~~el~~. Mor.eover, /lie Accrrsed's brrital tr.earnrerrr of Wirriess 8, becrririg her /crrrnririg lie/. os 10 her. hlrsbancl's ~t~he~.e~rborrts. deliberare!!: igriorkg her. screorrrs cr/ic/ pleas ro leave her. sori olorie clrrring ihe \valk. ro rlre nreodo~v. coriclruively cle~rro~is~r~a/es /ha/ /lie Accrtsed crctecl in N cc~Ic~~/atecI ~r~aririer~. 111irlr rlie inretir of d e l ~ ~ . i ~ ~ i r i g Wirrress B s son of liis l i b e t ~ j ~ .

I.l'liile /lie e~:icle/ice ~~egot.clitig the Accrrsecl:~ c~ l~~~~~el rer rs ior i of M/irriess B 's i-lrtshcrricl. li.A//. CII ~vork is ori(!~ iriclir.ect: S l r~~ad DO~OIJC~C 1vas coi ej~e\virriess ro rlte Accrtsed's /are/. hr.iriyiriy ltirrr 10 /lie Uro11111ico bnrt.acks. Wittiess B's litrsbn~icl IIJCIS iri a vel:v ~001 . yI~vsic01 co~idiriori \vhe/i tie erirer.ed [he licrrigcrt.. bcrr.ell: able 10 rc~crlk. He IIWS /lien ir~rpr.isoried iti sc~r~alicl co~idi~ions. F I ~ I I rlrese facu, /lie Poriel coriclrrdes be~~orrcl cr dorrbr tho/ this irrrpr~ison~~rerit was ai~birr~crr;~~. 111 ctclcliriori to rliclr, rlre deliberofe ocr of bringing M'i~ness B's lirrsbcrrid ro [lie licr~igar. was cleorl!; ir~rerrrioriol on [he /)at./ ofrlre Accrrsed.

By ct/)l)l!~ing /lie defiriiriotr of "rleyr.ivorioti of liberry " pc~rsrmrlt ro Avricle 172 ( I ) (e) of rlie BiH CC. /lie Pcrnel conclrrcles rliat the Accrtsed a'el)t.ived the li~rsborid crrid tlie soti of M'itriesses B, M.rM o l d H.M of rlieil. l iber!!~ c o ~ r t ~ ~ o / ; ! ~ ro the cited Ar.ticle. arid tl icrt rlie eler~rerits of tliis c~~i~trit icrl offetise Iicr~lc beeri rtrer it1 al l /Ire ocrioti.~ of /Ire Accrised orrd 011 circrrnrsr~rrices srrr~r~orrridirrg rlre corrrririssiori of oflnce. IVlien ccrrrj~itrg orrr tliis octiori: rhe Accrrsed IIYIS ill rlie cottrpany of other solcliers ~vi / l r ~c~horrr lie depril~ed 1bl.M. orrd H. M. of 1ibe1.n~. 111 cloing so: he lvas ~ I V C I I . ~ of his crcrion uric1 ~vari~ecl ro perpenate i f , ~vhicli cart be ir7ferr~eclf,~ortr the fnct 11ic11 the uccrrsecl scricl thcrr he 11las looking for. r\/I..lZ/I. and H. Ad. ~vlieti Ire orrived iri fronr of Fc~rilct Cero 's liouse.

4.2 I~J'irness Sltvod Dolovoc descr.ibed rlre seve1.e p l i~~s ica l injrtr.ies rc~hiclr had bee11 iriflictecl rrpon M. h.I. ancl H. A { , in parricrrlor rhe pain ~c~li icl l Witness B 's Ii~r.sbcrrrc1. H. A!/., std/.r.ed oricl ho~v ter,t.i/iec/ lie ap/>eol.ecl. Tlre . e,viderice ro

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sr~l~porr tl7e c~ssertion ilia/ tliese i~ijrtries Itjere srrsrui~iecl crr /lie hands of /lie Accrrsed c~r i c l ~ \~ovo Rcijak is indirecr, micl hc~s been cIeler~iveclfi.o~?r the test i~~ro~?!~ of ~vir~less Sr~vad Dolovac, 11111o IIVJS rior a11 q ~ e - ~ o i ~ ~ i e . ~ ~ 10 /Ire beari~igs. I io~~~ever, /lie Poneljinds no reclsoli to dorrbt its v e ~ . o c i ~ ~ . The srcrte~~renn ~rrctcle bv Wir~iess B k son anel lirrsbcrricl illere botli specijic, iri rerzrs of allegi~ig rlrc~t rile Accrtsed bear Witness B's hrtsbctnd rirore seve~.el!~: brrr ulso liir her so~i. 111ho 111crs p r i r ~ l n ~ . i l ~ ~ becrre~i h11 NOIJO Rcgok! and 1tJel.e /,lade conren~po~~c~~ ieo~~ .v I~~ to the beating. ~ 1 i e facr that 11~imess S l r l~c~c l Dolovcrc soicl the scme 10 M/imess bl ~vheri he II~CIS ~.eleosed j iwn l~risori sr~pports the ctccr~~.ac!~ of illis res/itrrol?!~. Althorrgli r~~irliess Sur~ad was riot all e!~e-r~~irness ro /lie beoririg, {lie Pc~ndjincls [hat his i ~ l f o ~ . ~ ~ ~ c ~ r i o n . or'igina/ing fio~rr rvhar M'ilness B 's son rolci liirrr, is re-licrble c~nd c~.eclible. Tlie Pariel 'believes that ~sitness Slrvod is cr o.eclible ~tli/ness lt~liose co~isisretrr tesr i t~~on~; abor~t a~liut /he v ic~ i t~r rolcl Iiiirr r.errrc~ins r~nolroed ~uit l i regnrd ro wlior he learned in~niediorel!~ c4er the evolt. Tlie restinron!: per se sriggests sr@cient ~.elic~ble inclicia for rlie Pco7el lo r.e11~ 011

becorrse lie pr.ecise1y r~ecctlls slrch ficrs as: rhere is direct oliderlce rllor /Ire Accr~sed cc~pttr~.ecl (lie son of ri~irness L3: A11.1\!/.: r1ier.e is srrflcie~it c/i/li,.ect e\:iclerice rlicrr [he Accrrsecl hr.orrght bofk vicrirr~s ro rke iia)iga~.: /here is srficient ditzcr eviclence tliot borli M.M. o ~ i d H. M 1veI.e severely injrn.ed or rile tirrre rvheri rhe Accrrsecl brorrgl~f rher~r ro rlre Irarlgur.: 1he1.e is sliljicienr direct evidence 11icr1 /lie injl/r.ies nraJ1 be consistent lvirh itgrrries ~.esrtlrin,y join becrting: Ilroreover, rvhile in srtch u cor7diriori, thy!, rr~aritrged ro corljide irt i~~itliess Slrvacl o l d /lie ri111e. place and rlre pevsoli in \i~hicli tlley co~ljided do nor give rise to ~ ~ ~ o t i v e s forf i~br icc~r i~iy fi~crs.

Thefrrct rho! it ri~os /lie Accl~sed oncl orher soldiers nalio impc.isoned IYi/ness B 's son nncl Iir~sbo~icl ulso .SIII)I)OI.IS r l i i ~ cls~erriori rliar rhese persons rilere in a positio~i ro gain pouler c~ncl con/roI over cap/ives. Based on rhe Accrrsed's behctvio~, over [lie l~r.er~iorrs trvo ri~eeks, CIS esrc~blislied iri Cor~~irs I o ~ i d ?, rlie Pariel co~iclrrcles rhcrt rliese nren lvere ~,up~.eliendecl crricl beoreli for 110 r,eoso/i orher rhon rl7eir. e t l i n i c i ~ ~ as Bos~iiaks. This co~icltcsio~r is srlppor.tcd b ~ , the fact rhar rclliile i ~ i c c p r i i r //ley were i~itorogcrtecl crborlt their i ~ l r ~ o l ~ e ~ ~ r e ~ i r ill Jgliring agairisr Serb positio~is.

Tlir~s, /lie Accrised i~ire~irioricrllr~ .. inflicted . severe s l~f le~~ing crnd pcti~i on MrLI., M'irness B's son: and H . M , l i e l i r s b i c l t l i e~ .eb~~ firlfillirig rile legc~l veqrtire~~,enrs of the offence of torru~.e uride~.,. Article 172(l)(fl qf the BiH CC.

Also. rhe direel inrenr of /he Accr~sed TC I I~C IS~OL .~~ in /lie C O I I I I ~ I ~ S S ~ O I ~ o/tIiose crhtritral actions 11 ;~s rrridorrbrecll,v prove11 r~~ i t l i ~.ege~rd ro I~idia~rrent crlso. He is no, rhe oti!l; cli~.ect perpetruto~. of this


~ l~ i r l i liis actions, he wrack a decisive con~ribrr~iori lo rhe cotiiriiission of rliis cr.irrrirr~I NCI~OII , orid iri colicerr ~tlirh NOIJO Rajok lie parricil)ored it7 /lie corrtrr~ission of rlie offetise. ~lier~efor~e lie is licrble CIS uri occontplice.

4.3 k-irr~~lier.nror~e /lie lridicrriierir chcrr~es /he Accrtsed lclirli /lie itrrpt~isonnrerir of Wirtiess B 's hrrsborrd atrcl soti iri poor. coriclirioris iti rhe Uzarrlriicc~ bctrrack iri rer.tirs of rhe corrrririssiori of orher acrs of ir7lir~trrc~rie /r.ea/nten/ rrii~ler ArlicIe 172 (I) (k) of rlie Bil.1 CC. Wirriess Srrvod Dolovoc resiijied rlrctr /lie Accrrsecl bt~ortglir Witness U 's Iittsbarid arid soti. Ho I I J~ I :~ , ; [lie Poriel corild nor orrive or o reliable conclt~sion as 10 /lie cori~ribrr~iori of rke Acctoec/, !, ariv, 10 /he e.visrerrce of iricr/)/)r.ol)ricrre coriclirio~is in /lie Uzctrrrriica bat.r.acks ro ~vli icl i borli Ad. 114. CII~CI H. A4 11ler.e sribjec~ecl. Fr~r.tliet.tirorc. there is no evidence rho1 /lie i(ccrr.red was a1trar.e of rlie coridirioris ill /Ire Uzottrniccr barracks 10 ~td~ic l i A4 M. uri(1 H. rM ~vortlcl be sr~bjec/ecl or 11ic11 lie hod conrrol over ~he.focil in~.

Cl'irh t~egarcl 10 rhe rrtr~r~der of Wirness 8 ' s lirrsbc~ticl atid son, /he indicrriretir clror~es die Accrrsed os a co-perperr.oror iri rlie corrtrriissiori of this offetise as I Clear eviclerice esisr i~~hic l i proves rhar A4.All. crrid H.rM. a1.e riot alive. E~:icletrce clec11.1~~ shot~ls rho/ Wirriess B '.r soti \ocrs iirrrl~i.i.~oried i r i accor.dc~nce 111irli ct pr.ecoricei~~ed plC117 irivolvirig ct rtirt//ip/icil?, of per.s017s, iriclirdirig rhr /Icct~seCI. I-lot~~ever. 11ier.e is 170 e~:iderice rlrar rhe Accrlsed II~CIS per.soriol11~ iri~:olr~ec/ iri rlie depr-i~~urioti of lives of rhese iriclividrr~~ls. Tlie itfor~rrtariori coticerr7irig rlieir. f i r e 1c1as kriolvn drrritig the tirile Sr r~~c ic l DO/O\~CIC sperir iti /he bctr.t.ucks. brrr r1iet.e rvos 110 rrerlJs obotrr rherir rliet.ec~fier. A cer.roiri period of ririre elapsed bentteeti /lie bt.iiigitig of A4.M. crricl H.M. 10 /he Uznrririica hor.r.acks bv /lie Accrrsed orid Sttlad D o l o ~ ~ ~ c ' . r lecr~~irig rlie bar.r.acks. N/imess Dolovctc rlicl tioi 1es113: rho/ /Ire Accrtsed cctrrie ro die bcrrrocks dtrt.irig illor rirrie period 01. rliar /lie Accrtsed liad 017!) cotimct r l l i ~ l i /\.I. A4. ~ t r r c l H.M. 11 is o;icIerir rlrnr rlie Accrtsed broicghr rhese per.soris iri, b~tr rlie Prosecrtriori Iicrs failed 10

prodrtce eviderice ro rlte Pcrtiel shorl~itig 11~1ior liopperied 10 rlierri ofler. Srr~:ocI .Oolo~:ctc Iefl /lie hot~r.ocks. Ir is e~~iclerir rlictr rhese per.soris ore 1 7 0 loriger olive brrr 11ier.e is no e~~idetice by rlie Prosecir/iori iridicaritig eirher direcr 01. inclirecr irivolve~irerir of rlie Accrrsed iri the killitig of rhese per.sorw.

Firicrll~~! /lie Accr~secl is chcrr.ged irntler /lie lndicrrrretir for ctpprehetidirig 1\~1.1\11! /lie soti of Winiess B, 111irh 0110 orlier irtikrio~~lii soldiers. Holver~e,:, rhe Pctriel cortld ria/ esmbli.rli n~irli cerroiriry /he firiol rirtnrber of soldiers 11~1io were rliere crr rhe rirrte rl~irli /lie Accrrsec/, brtr /his focr iti irself bears no spectpc r.ele~~ance 10 / l ie es~ctblislinreri~ of /lie Accrtsed's cr~irrritiol linbiliry.


Cl'heri Cotrrir 3 of /he Inclicrr~tcnt is in cltresriori. rlie Defense objects tl~crt rher'e is no evider~ce of [he resl~orisibil ir~~ or1 rile par,! of rlre Accrtsed 111illt r.egat.d lo Illis Corrnl ei~her. N I ~ C / 1/iar 11ie1.e are cerlain corit~~odiclio~is iri /lie testirrro~iies of Witness B arid F i r r i l ~ Ce1.0 with rx?gor.d to the oppr.e/ierisiori of M.I\% c i ~ d die testirrrori~~ of Suvad Dolovcrc 11itlr regard to rlie al~pr~eherisio~i of I-l.h4.

Tlie t~ariel consicler.ed !his objectiori of the defirise! arid coriclrrcled tltcrl ~lr110~1gli their nterr~ot:~~ of the rrrrriri e~lerits is tile sortre: [l ie testir~roriies of Witriess B a ~ i d Fcrzilcr Cero 0r.e 1701 co~isisterir 111irh regar.d ro cermiri issries, for e.~cr~~tple, ~ v i t l i regor.d lo [lie tirne ivlioi /lie Wirriess 's sori esccrpecl to / l ie il~oods. 01. ivlien / l ie TA A4 rr.tick cirril~etl. Tli ir.4< M'irriess B r.ecogriized rlie rtrali 111lio 11v1s ~vi t l i the Accrrsed as /\/eriod Mir.kovii: ~tlhile Fcrrila Cero clerinrs r l icr~ it is Preclr~g Ah'r.ko~~iC, his brotlier. Finall!, M'itriess B sloted /liar her dctrrglrter. crricl ~/crrrgIiter.-in-ln\v liacl stayed in /lie horrse, itJiile F<rzila Cero so!ls thcrr his ~eye (lhor is, IVirriess B's darcgl i ter~- i~ i - ln~~ 11los there or1 /lie t t ieodo~~~. Horllever.: bl'itness R herself sta~ecl /ha/ at those r~tor~ren~s she IIJUS hecrvilv shocked ar7d rrrio\car.e o j the ti~irigs that lclerz= hnl~/~.e,ling arol ir~d her. Ofcolir.se: mkittg irito NCCOIII~I 111e panic arid loirest rvhich borlr lclorrren felt ar rhe rirrte, rile ri~rie elrrpse fio111 1992 r~riril the do,) of their resrirrrorij~: as ~ t ~ e l l os [lie llJor. crrid rert.tfiing C~~ 'C IJ ) I IS~NI~C@S iri 111hich rliese events occitr~t~ecl! ir is i~ievitcrb/e 11701

their resrir~ro~iies drffer. ~virl i r ~ e p r ~ l to cer.toir~ less intl~ortont ficrs. Tl~ese ir.r.elevont coritrcrdictioris c/o nor irij7rtence the cr,edibilit!: ond r~elicrhilirv of tliese il~irriesses, and rlie), srrr.e!~: are not r.ele\~orir for. /he observcrtiori of the ocriori ifself of lhe Accrrsed.

5 . 111 relarion to Cortnr 4 of /lie Iridictr~tetit. cllargirig tlie Rccrrsed ~ t~ i t t i rke cr.ir~rinul offense of Crir~res crg~ririsr Htcr~ranity rrricler Article 172 (I) 64. (&). fl. (It) orid 6) of tlie BiH CCI [ l ie Pariel lieard resrinroriy fro111 /lie fo l lo~~~i r ig Prosecrttiori ~~~itnesse.~; Witries.~ D, 1.slrinr Ce1.0, Srrlko Saba1101;iC arid S~o;ctcI Do10 voc.

Tlie restirnoriies of Witriess D. Islar~r Cero ond Solko $crb(rn7or~ii. corfi.r~t thcrt they were parv of a coltcrrr~i of op/~r.o.virrrcr/e!y for.ry 1\4rrslir11 chiilio~is forced to ~rrcrr.clifr.or~r rlieir liorrses ro rhe school in Or.aho~~ci on or. or.orrrid 31 IMO!J 1992. These ~~~itnesses clescribecl Iiolv rlicrt dqv or ur~orrri~l 8.30 - 9.00 cr.r~r., or.r~red rrreu crppr~ooclied their. horises ontl orcler.ecl the111 to sro.r.entler..

I.Vit~iess Isl~rtn Ce1.o srnred thrrt he heord /lie cortrr~icrnd 10 leave his Irorrse over. a r~regapliorie. A certain JOIJO ZeCevic arid [ l ie crccraecl rVeriad Tariasko~~id. rlie Ic~tter. being it~rttrecficrtely r~ecogriized bv rille kJ'it17e.s~. rook 01.~1er.s over the megapkotie. Witriess ~ e r o ktte~v rlie Accltsed


r~lhe~i, o c c o ~ ~ l i ~ i g to hi~ir. lie ~I~OIIICI go ro clonci~ig pa~.ries in Do~!jct Lijeskct 11~11el.e lie I I J O I I ~ C ~ see /lie Accrtsed. He also k~iere rho/ /lie Accrtsed \vas a brrs cond~rcto~.. Whet7 lie /e/r Iris pl.ope1.11. lie rvas /ire/ b]; o~.rned solcliers and rhe siglir of {I large tirrnrber of his ~ie ig/ ibo~o~s- l l . l r~s l i~~rs f r . o ~ i ~ S I I I . I ~ O I I I ~ ~ ~ I I ~ ~~il loges OIrecrci!~ ~ ~ ~ l l C / i l i g 011 / l ie I.OCIC/, cr facr cor~.oborctted by Wirness D and Salko Sc~hatior:ic. U/liilsr no so1lie1.s esplicirty i~ fo r~ r~e t l ilienr as ro /lie p r t ~ ~ ~ o s e of rltis, /S/UIJI Ce1.o srctred he crssrrrried rliis for~irnriorr r ~ o s clesigrierl to protecr the .solcliet~s ~ . O I I I i17j111:y i ~ i rlie event of c ~ r i atruck by rlte Mr~sl i~ir ~I.IIIJJ> rvhile IVir17es.s Sc~lko Sctbn~~ovii. s/crred his pe/.cel>rio~i rvas also rliar tlieir presetice rllcls (Iesig~ied to p~.evenr an arrnck on r11e Serb sol~1ie1.s. These reitnesses resrrjiecl rlicrr ili~~orrgliortr rhe rQre rlie!~ laere ~virl i /his co1r11ir11, /lie soldiers rvere sl~ooring ctbove rheir heads and irr /11e rlirecrions of rhe s~~r~ .o ro i~ I i ng ~IJOOCIS ancl rliar crlorrg tlic e/iri~.e(v of /heir jororiey: rkese ~eitnesses observed Ahtsli~~r- or~~rietl hor~ses ablaze. AJer CI sl7or.r clisrc117ce. a .ferv of rhe elclerl!: nreti 1ve1.e per.~rtirrecl to leave /lie co l r~~ t r~ i and rerrirn ro ilteir 1io111es. h o ~ v e v e ~ c~~lclirio~tol Mrrsli~rr c i r ~ i l i a~~s , al l iiralq rc1e1.e olso fot.cerl lo join /lie c o l r i ~ i ~ ~ i CIS if prog~.essecl rh~~ortgli serrleri~e~irs ron~ards Orcrho~~ci. Tliese ~viaiesses c~lso clesc~.ibed /row rheir co11ot11i co~ir~ergecl 11~ir1i orher g~.orrp.~ of solc1iet.s el7 I.OIII~, Jot. esarrrple cir

B~~rko\;cr Srije~ie mid Br~ko~~icrt. U'he~i rlie co1r11111i arrir:ed in Orahovci. Winiess 0, Scrlko SobotioviC c~nd lslor~r Cero desc~.iberl l i o r~~ [lie soldiers broke i~ i ro a

s110p 11ec11. /lie nrosque arid looted ir for .srrl~l~lies~ iriclr~clirig foorl an(/ alcoliol. T i co1111n 1vas then 17ior.cIied ro /he scliool in O~ahovci. Tliese rvimesses c~g~.eed rlior rliey Iic~cl been nrarchi~ig for or least forrr t i o t ~ ~ ~ s and n1.1.ivec1 a/ the scl~ool 01 some poi111 i1i ,lie of,er~ioo~i. before niglirfall. All rlir.ee rvirriesses sratecl rhc~t N sigriijicatit nrt~rrber of c~clclirio~ial solcl;.ers leere pt.esenr 01 //re scltool. Acco~d i~ ig to al l iliree ~vimesse.~. 11te1.e lver.e ornrecl solclicrs al l a1.orr17d /lie scliool. on(/ M/iotess 017d ls la t~ t Cero frt~vher smrecl rhar there was CI

g~~crrd s/c//io~ied ai rlie doo~. ro ~ I ie i r CICISS~OOI~I, and cts ci resctlr rIiej1 17ad 110

111ectr7s of escq~ing.

Borli IYirtiess LI rind Sulko $abo17or;iC. resrrfied that the )~ f i / .~ l snul the Accttsed ctt Brrrkorw Srije~ia! l ie rv~ ts .sitri~ig t1ie1.e r ~ ~ i r h a gr.orlp of so1die1.s. Wir~iess Salko Sobonor~iC srcrred rhar rhe Accrrsed or rlior point rvas ar.nied ~v i rh an crrtronrctric rtjle and that lie liad 170 dor~bt abor~r his ide~i t i t~ l becartse Ite had krio~v~t lii~ir J.OIII before the co~ijlicr.

Wi~riess D srared rliar he Itad knorv~i rhe ~cc~ rsed since the tinre 11;1iert rlie!~ r~sed ro socialize ~ n c l play foo/boll togerher. Tlius. rlie Panel indisprrrablj; co17clrrcles rhcrr ir is a p~.ove/r fact rlior rlie Accrtsecl rvos one of rlie solclie~~s. o~)ro~tg orher. so l l ie~~s, ullio acconipctnied /his for.ced 1iio1.cl7 ro rile school in Orc~lror~ci.

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/!/irness /c~r l / re! stc~tec/ I ~ N I /re sat11 the Acorsecl perso17cll/j~ crp/~~.ooc/i /he door of Sobon Aja~iovic ond ilia/, lla~litig cocked Iris r,ijle lie begot1 s11~eot.il1g. o~.cleririg Sc1ba17 Aj0170vik to join the groerp. IVitness O and 1slc1111 Ce1.0 also resrrf7ecl 10 seeing the Accrrsed pe~~sonol l )~ involved ill rlle bt~t.~i i / ig of lroases. l4irr~ess lslari~ Ce1.o srared rl7or or PoEivcrln he scr~tl (he Accctsed and a sol(lier. he icle111ijied os hliloS Panrelii set o b c r ~ ~ i anel a lrotlse helotigi~rg 10 b l~~sl i~r rs 017

r e . Potitelik 111as car~y~i17g a je1.1:!1 ce117 of Jtel. F111.ther alo17g /lie r.ood, in I s i i Wirrress D describeel ho~v the Accused micl anorher solclier ol~l~~.oclc/iec/ son~e c i ~ ~ i l i e ~ ~ i s e11ie1 i~icllri~.ecl obol~r rlie ott~nershil) of 0 p c ~ ~ ~ r i o t l n ~ hortse. The ~trcrjor.ip of Iiotrses had alrearly been ser on j r e by cr17 odvoticed pc~r.!\l o j solcliers: Ao~cwler rllis hor~se was not oti.Jire: oti!\~ the nearby born. When r l~e Acccised /eo~.necl / / r c ~ t ir 11~0s o A411slinr hoc~se, he oncl emother solclier lieo(lec1 ro~vords this p~.oper?j< oppro,vitrra~e!y 30 ~nerres ~ N I V ~ O J . Wir~~e.vs D so111 /he Accrtsec/ enter the propertjl ~ehile rhe occon1pco?!;it7g solclier r~e~rrainecl ot the cloor. I.l/irhit~ a ferv r~t i~ l~rtes, i11e hortse ~vtrs o ~ t j i r e . The ~vitness clicl nor see rhe Accr~sed 1.err11.17 lj.otrr /lie hor~se, NS the civilietns 1iIere r~elocc~ted in the ~ e a i i r e l.le later scr~r~ liinr ogcri~i in /l ie school in O ~ ~ a l r o ~ ~ c i 11~11eti lie I ic~cl bror1~111 L cigur.etres orid br.ead/or the solclie~~s ' dinner b!~ his T.4:\#/ rrrtck.

Wirness Salko Sc~bono~;ic olso co~fijir~nis 111c1r lie roo 111cts re~ke~i 10 /lie school in O/.ctho~lci royerlier ~ t ~ i r l i / l ie gror~p of irreri. A h e t i no one ro l l rhetrr 11~11er.e rliey u1et.e being raketi. The Wit~iess frirrher stared / l io /~ /her dqv! /iefi~.sr sa1e the Accr~secl at the Br~tko~le sluene on /he IIJU?; to /lie school. T ~ N I eve~ii~ig, to11e1i thq!~ Illere b1'011glir 10 rlre scl7ool: rlie Accrised and AlliloS Panrelid ccr~rre rlpsrclit.~ ro rhe 1~00111 i1~17e1.e Sc~lko S u b a n o ~ ~ i ~ 111as deio i r id onel rook hi111 10 c1

c lassr~oo~~~ on rhe g r ~ o ~ ~ ~ r d f l o o ~ ~ . There 1ver.e se11e1.ol soldiers in /he clrrssroo~~r on the g1.orr17d jloor and /hey srorred c~c~esrio~iing 11lirnesss Sc~but~oviC, iri ctri

atrenrp~ lo fot.ce hi171 to co~l/css // la/ lie liad srrrrcgglecl ~vecrpo~s. N/it17css Scrbc~~iovit stated that /he!, storreel beating l7in1, kicked hi111 it1 rile brick. This losred 7-5 I I I ~ I I I I I ~ S . The ~~lirtiess s~crted r l i c ~ ~ he 1vns bec~reri bv biilo.< Pantelii c111c1 orl7et.s br~r 1101 rhe accrrsed Tonoskovid. On the f o l l o \ ~ ~ i ~ i g t~~o~.t i i t ig 01

ororoid 7.30 a.nr. Solko Sobcl~rovii. WNS toke17 for clr~esrioni~iy agoill. Pnrlrelic o ~ i d To~iosko~~ik C N I I I ~ for hirrl (117cl rook Iiilrr 10 !lie sonre roo111 111here lie hclcl been beoren /he /~t .e~l ior~s er~ening. M/irness Sobcrno~:i~ sra~ecl rhctr Porirelii bent hi111 on /his secorrcl occorsiorr tr~hile the Acc~csecl IIJOS on/v l>r.e.ret71 ar thr11 ritr~e. Tlie ~eirriess srnred that a cer~eri~i &sad D;'e~rmrioviiJi~o,~r Rogcr~ica 1vas b~.orrglir lo rhe school rogerl~er 1t~irli l r in~! brrr alrliorcglr his iefi jaw wa.r hr.ctised Ire hc~d no/ been bearen lkar evening. The ~viirness also slated thar u gt.or~p ofclerc~inecl c i~ l i l io~ is were ~.eleasedfi.orrr /he scliool 017 /lie fol lo~t~it tg dujl br~r r1ii.r did 1101

incltrcle hi111 nncl DioncmoviC. Afier the nllo qf g/.orrp! t l iq!~ 1vet.e rte1uit7e~l in a p~.efobricuted

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~1101.ke1.s ill Lijeskcr pe~idingfr~rtl ier iri~~esrigc~rio~r iriro their crctiviries clro.i~lg [lie y~.eviocrs weeks. Wliile i~isicle rlte pl.ef.bl.icated co~rrairier, o r i k t i o ~ ~ ~ ~ i solcliers ~t~or~lc / enter \lie co~itcri~ier in gr.orrps ctr~cl be01 rherli, after )tlltich rhey n,et,e soon /.eleosec/.

N'ir~iess D stc~ted tlrnt .fi.o/rr liis position orttside r l~e brtildi~ig. Ire obset.rled /Ire Accrtsecl otid Pcr~itelic 117 rhis cletsu~oon~ 011 /lie g~.otttrdfloor of rhe school irt Orcllrovci 11~1iel.e c i~~i l ic t~ is 1v11e1.e br.occglit in a ~ i d /lien beoren. I-le olso co/lfi/.nred the presence of Salko Scrbatio~~ic arid &sad Dlcrtiario\~iC it1 rhis roorrr, IIJIIOIII l ie pe~.sonal!l: knew and who ctccor.CIi~ig 10 hi111 \IJOSJ?OI~I Rogatica. The ~t~it~ress also stated tlrat lie sow ~t~heri a certai~t E.~crd D~a~tarioviC 1vas bro~rghr 10 /lie school. 11~ho ~ I ~ C I S brorlglit there together r~~ i l l t Renrriju Aja~ioviC by Aco Drctgii.elliC. /heir fa/rti&fiier~d. Wir~iess D stcrted rlror Ire sa\tl /lie accrlsed in rhe scltool that everiirrg when rhev ctl.rived rliere. He agoiri salt1 the Accr~sed in f i o ~ i t of tlte scliool \tit11 orlier sol die^:^ ~vhile. fol lo~c~ir~g [lie or.der.s of rlie orher so1cliei.s. /lie u~itness \cws t~ t r~ i i l i g [he rousting spit where the lct~)rbs tilere 1.0~1sti17g. S/io/.r(~~ rlie~.eofie~.. Tctc,,taskovic rtJetit to o class~.oo~~r on /Ire gror~nd jloor c~f /Ire br~ilcli~ig aticl the Wit17e.s~ /Iten sc~\tl 11~lie1i a j e r //?or Escrd Dia~icr~io\:ii. c117cl Rolrro tWino~.e~tic 1ver.e b~.orcylit ollt of rhor closs~.oo~rt. Tlre ~t~irtiess IIJCIS certcli~i t l i c ~ r Taticrskovii. II~CIS in /lie clctss~~oo~rr dro.itig /lie beeiring of .$crbcr~ror~iC! Dia~ictrrovic arid Mlittore\~ik becur~se jt~lle~i lie leji the roorlr Esocl Dieric~~ioviC itlas cove~.ed lclith brrrises as a rest111 of hits, arid 11;s eyes \eer.e shut, nlicl he IIJUS cer./ai/i tliar or rhe rirrle DiarianoviC j~las brozrgh~ i ~ i he slro~ved no sigtrs of inj~rry. Tlie ~oirtie.~.~ olso stated rho! lie liad heard the voices of $cibono\~iC o~tci D~c~no~iov ic co~rring fiorrr thar clctss~.oonr. ~vlri le Esctcl Dfo~ici~ioviC rolcl Iiitrr tliat lie /lad been becrteti bv Ta~iaskoviC oticl Pc~~iteliC. Accordi~ig to the n~itriess. /lie o/lle~.s Illere /.eleclsed 011 the fol lou~i~ig hr?; ~tlith rhe e.~ceprioii of Sulko ~ahct~iovid. Rarrlo A.Ni11o1.evi6 a~icl Escrd D i a ~ i a ~ i o ~ ~ i C ~vho 1ver.e tc~ken to Lijeska forfri~~tlier. clrre.rtio~ii~ig.

Ifirrless Islo~rr Cero tesr(f7ed rltcit he salt) tlie Accrtsed in /lie scli001 017 one occcrsiori 1v1ie11 /Ire Accrrsed e/rrer.ed ci 1~0011t. Tlrererrl)on, rhe n~irliess stared rlior persons sru~.ted being rcrkeri or,/ of thcit roour. Tliq!~ /ir.st rook /Itis ~IICIII jiw11 Rogc~rico arid tlren rliq!~ ccrlrte bcrck for Sabot~ovii.. After tlictr. scl.ecr/rts 1tIel.e Iieor.tl conr i~igj i .o~~r /liar orlier r~oorrr. k-irsr rliev \~lortld rctke orre person, drtr.irig ~ t~h ich tirrre o soldier ~ e ~ r s lvoiring i~ i f jw r r ofrhe roonr. Wlierr rliey ~t~eref i~i is l ied ~vitlr rllot fi~.sr person, rlrey ~vottld call a~rorlrer olie. Tlie Accr~sed lvas in rhar ofice /lie lvhole r i ~ ~ r e dur.ing (lie becrrittgs. The ~c~i//iess swecl that /he priso~iet~s ~vere rclkeli 0111 017 sever~ol occasions NI~CI bearen. People hc~cl b/.rtises below their. eyes cfrei. the first beoring ol~.eaci!l.

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CVir~iess S r ~ ~ ~ o t l Dolovcrc c~lso gcrve eviclerice i ~ t 1.elc1rio17 /o rliis Corrnr of /l ie hiclicrrtreri~ 01ie1 srareel 11101. otie dciy 11~1iiIe lie IIJUS at 117e Uza~rrriico hcrr~rcrcks. /lie Accrrsed onel ~ \~ovo Rujuk visired rhe l ia~ige~r oriel br.or~ght i ~ i CI 11rcrri ji.0111 Rogoricc~ ltlko ltlos iclenrijied h)l /he 1tlir17ess 0s /Ire sori-in-/ole of Abclr~lak KeSrrrer. This rrrar7 relayed to Srrvod Dolove~c liotl~ lie ~llcrs irirei.rogared oticl hec~re~i by r\lo\:o Rctjuk nricl /lie /fccrised, ttllio /hen bror~glir Airrr ro Uzcr~rrnica ill {he sri~rre srricrll rr.ttck itsed ro trc~r~sl~orr Witriess B's sori ~ l 7 d hr1sbor7d. Accor.dirty 10 rliis ~vimess. /he nranfiwn Rogarico hod clisible signs of hc~r:irig been bearen. Tlie f i~cr rhor the per.sori ~vho 11:rts b~.orighr ro Uzcrnr~iicc~ recrl!!~ 111os Esod D;'crnnrto~:ik c~nd ulcrs rlie sari-iri-1c11tl of a cerrcrin Keinrer. is co~~~~obo~~cr/ecl bv the tes/iriror7v of 111itness D. The Pcrriel ~ v i l l 1701 elcrborore on illis par1 beccrrrse of /he pr.orecrec1 idenrifil of ltlitness D. The e~licle~ice 10 this effect is co~iruinecl iri /lie crrse/ile eri7cl1Iie /)orlies e~re a ~ ~ ~ a r e of llii.$.

Iri rekc~rion ro /his Corr~ir of rlre I~~clicriirerir~ [Ire Accrtsecl reslijied r l i c~r .11/)011 /he a~.de~.s of his con~riraride~., Vlc~rko 7,.1jkovii.. he cleliverecl,foocl 10 rlie solc1ier.s a! /lie school in Or.crlio~ci. r.e~rrai~ii~ig /here for o h~.ief l~er iod orily. Tlre Accr~sed srnred rkecr lie h.ove ro /he scl~ool vier 13rclkovu Srijerin n ~ i d Ho l~oc i . Eli r.o~rre lie ori!!~ rioricecl o ~ i e br11.17ing llor~se.

111 r.eloriott ro Coricir 4, rile /nclicrriiei~r chcrr.ges [he Accrrsecl tvirli (i) for,cible raking of c iv i l ic~~i cc~prives: (ii) inrl~risorirtren~ of ci~lilicr~is, (iii) bec~ririg of Solko Scrba~ioviC and or70111u. r i ~ c ~ ~ i (it,) yersecr11i017 arid (I:) rising /lie civilicrrts 0s a llr l lrrcr/l sltie/c/

5.1 Ajier rlie o /~/~ l icor ion of /lie p~~e~~iorrsI ! l srorccl clefinirion of clepri~~ario~r of l ibe~.f i~ 1.eferr.ec1 ro iri A~./ ic/e I72 (I) (e) of /he RiH CC. ir is cleal /her/ /lie crcriorts of rlte Accrised liave rrrer [lie ele~rrerirs of rliis crirtrinal ofirlse s~~irlt ~.egar.d ro /his c~cr of l~erl)err~crriori. i-lovirtg crcrerl logether. 111irh oilier solrliers, 111e Accrised po~.rici j~ored in /he gotlier.irig of cit~i1ic1rt.s 11~1tiIe /~cts.~i~lg r1i1.01rgli ~~illcryes iri OI.&I. I O / ~ ~ ~ C I / ~ I J esc01.1 rkenr 10 rlie ele17reri/~1:v scliool i ~ i Or.e~ko~~ci. ~vlie~.ehy lie pe~.soric~l!~~ fo~.cecl or lens/ one civilian 10 join rlie line (hbori /tjariovid). U ~ i d o ~ r b e l l . .. . he 1vn.s purr of the yr.orip \c~Iiiclt rook /he ci\:iliaris: - ~~~i r~ iesses ~~ecogriized hint orid UI [lie rillre //.ley SOW lii~rr he wets ar.~rrecl. IVIiile cloirig iliis /he .4cc11secI foiled 10 ofler 011y of [he cc~ lx i~~es ori j~ e.~/~lur~uriori us ro 11~1i! 11iql~ 1vet.e being c~pp~~elierirleled arid 11~1ie1.e rhe,: t11e1.e going 10 be rcrkeri. This is corrobo~.arecl h.!~ rlre tesri~rro~iies of 1l7e above nre~iriorred ~vitnesses ~uho 11le1.e direct gye-~~li/rtes.ses ond I I J ~ O rherriselves 1ver.e ill /he lirie: ~tlhicli nlos loken lo rlre school.


The C I C ~ ~ O I ~ of /lie ACCIIS~CI is coti~iecred ivirh his dirzcr irirenriori beccrrrse he 1 1 ~ ~ s 011~at.e of /he acr of cortrtirissiori of /lie offetise arid lie ~vurirecl /lie corttrttission, ~ t~ l i i c l i is uCICli~ioncrI1~~ srrgges/ecl b,!: rlie.facr rlior lie. b,; rakitig rrr1.11~

ltlirli CI cer.rcriri JOVO Zeke~lic: called oti civilioris lo aboriclori rlieir l~orrses. By perforrrrir1g rliese acriorrs, he ctcrerl irl the ccrpcrcir~~ of err1 acconr/~lice cis cleJried rrricler. Ar.ricle 29 of rhe Bil-1 CC beccrrrse lie corirt.ibrtred iri rhe c1ecisi1:e rrra~rier ro /lie co~rrrrrissioti of rhe offetice. Iicr\;itlg acred 117 coricer.~ 11~irh rhe orher. c~cco~tt~~l ice.~.

5.1. F r ~ ~ ~ ~ l ~ e r r ~ i o r e , rhe Accrrsed is chcrrgecl \rirh rorriti.irig Scllko $obnno\lic nticl ariorlier. trro~i 11~Iio was also deroiriecl iti /Ire school iri 0t.ahovci. IVirriess Serbcrr io~~i~;~ s/u/etireri/ does rior incritrrinerre rhe accused \11irh t.egurcl lo rlte bearirig. Wirriess ~abanovic rrrer.e/l~ srorecl rliar ic~liile he uJas a / /Ire school: rlie occosecl Tariaskovi~ and Pcirirelii. rook hi/>/ 017 hcJo occosiotis /r.orit rhe roorrr 11:1iet.e lie ~ t ~ u s elercriried ro rlie clasu~oor~r oti /lie g~.oroicl~floor \tihere he ~eos beerren. orid rhar 011 both of rhose occcrsiom ~vlteri lie I V ~ S becrreti (once iri /lie e1:eninp crriel otice i11 ille rrror.riitig), rlie Accrrsecl toas l~r.eserir it1 rhe t.oortr 11~1iet.e rlie hecrririgs rook place. The ver.crcir): of rlte cr~~et.rrterirs nracle bv 11~irriess .$ctha11o\:ic ~ t ~ i r l i r.egot.d ro rlie bectritiy is cor~r~oborored by wirriess lslcrrri Ce1.o 111Iio clesct~ibecl l io~v Salko .$crbatio~:iC 111cis rnkeri ro /he roonr 1v1ier.e /he beoritigs rook plcrce mtd rlinr he l~ncl b1,rrises arorrricl his eyes tld~ett lie t.etrrr.~iecl cr/r.eocl~; c4er licr\:irig been rcrken for rliejirsr rirrte.

111 ocldi/iotl ro rliar. rlre Accr~sed is chcrr.ged 11lir1i beoririg oriorlier~ rrrori. Accor.clirig ro the eviclerice procl~rcecl, ir follo~c~s ilia/ rlris tircrri IIJUS n cerrcriri Esad Dfariat1ovic, a s o r i - i ~ i - l ~ ~ ~ of a cerreti~i Abdrrlah KeSrtrer. Alrhorrgli rlte Pcrtiel \IJCIS offered indit.ecr evidence concet.tiirig rhe beolirig of onorlier rrrcrti

apot.r,fiorrr Scrlko .$crbariovid iri rlte fornr qf resritrronie.~ ofrlir.ee ~clirrie.sses, lvho are NCIII~III)J 1101 eye-~~~irriesses~ rlie Pcrriel tiorierlieless firids rho/ rlie respecrive resritrroriies of Wirtiess 0 . ~virness I.slcrnr Cero orid ~~rirtiess Srr~~ad D o l o ~ ~ c ~ c n:irli t.egar.cl ro rhis cir.c~mr.srcrtice ore r~elicrble ctrid occrrr~e~re. Ftrt.rlternror~e. 1ha.e is strljicietir ir~clirecr eviclence rhar o~ior l ie~. prrsori, i r i nclcliriori 10 Salko Scrbario~~ii.~ lvns beerreri crricl rctkeri orif ?f rliar roorrr crtirl rliur /lie Accrtsed crticl

rhis orhet pet.sori 1c~er.e iri rlie t.oortr lo rig lvirli fanrelic arid rhcrr ~aheri rliis per.sori r.ertu.tiec1 fi.0111 rhe r.oorir 11:liere rlie beatitigs 1ver.e rcrkitig place! he shonwi sigris of u severe bod i !~~ i1tjrrr.v . of . srtcli riurirr.e as 10 be bt.ougli~ iriro cotrnecriori ~vir l i bearirig. / t i addirioti 10 rhe sraretrrerir based oti ~tdiicli /lie Accrlsed is ideritijied rrs one of /lie popeit.urors. /his is crlso pr.o~lecl by /he srorerrrerir of DL'nrinrioviC hirtisel//ha/ he gcrve s l i o t ~ r l ~ ~ a j e r lie licrcl becti beareti. siil l e.vper.iencirig /lie corisec/rretices of srrch ir.ecrrr1ienr. DiancrnoviC ,role1 .. I.l/irness D ~I i c t r h e had beer; beoreu b!~ Pawelic otid TatiaskoviC 'jvirhorii;.:.


M'irriess O oskirig liirrr. crricl rliis lvus soid rroicler cir~crrrrrsic~rices 11~1ieri o person lius 170 r.easor7s lo lie. T1ier.e is srificierir iri(1iciu uric1 cor.robor~aririg eviderice r~elo~ecl ro cir~c~orrs~onces of seconclor?: irirporiutice~ for. ~cllrich tecrson /It@ Pc~nel /iric/s rhnr rlie resrirrronies of Wirtiesses D! 1.sIcrrtr Cero 017d S I I I ~ N ~ D o l o ~ ~ ~ r c cr~.e r.elioble orid [lie Puriel nrc!~~ rely 017 rhenr. Iti c0rir1.0~1 10 illis, ~~~irr iess Scrhuriovii. cluirrrs rl70r Esod D;'oriariovii. \clos riot henreri rhrrt e~~etiirrg. IYo~vever.: for ie rakes irtro consider~crtiori rlie tesiiriioriy of r~lirness Cero who srrrred rliut the per,soris I I J ~ O were berrrer7 rook rt/t.ris it7 rhe r.ootrr il~liet.e (111 rlior 11:~s loki~ig ploce (herice. r~vo per.soris c o ~ r l ~ l rior be in /lie sarrre r.oorrr or rlie sorrre liare) orid 11ior 11~iiriess S~rbrrrio~jic l7irirsel/ I I ~ C ~ S o direcr vicririr of /he beoririg cliid conrior be e.vl)ecred ro be able 10 rerrrenrber cleroils orlter. rlicrri /he ories /posing o direcr rhr.eor ro hinr, il7e Panel Jirids rhcrl /he resririronies of the oilier ihree ~~~irr iesse~, ol~liorrgii no/ ej/e-i1~irt7esses, are rrrot,e relirrhle ~ t i c l helve a g~.ecrrer clcgree of corisisrenc?~ rhnti tile testirrrony of nlirness $crbctrio\:ii. \\tho cloi17recl orhen~lise.

T11erefor.e. beor.ir7g in rirind rhe deflriirion of lor.rrrt.e iri RiH CC (Seerion 2.3 srrpr.o), ir follort~s rhar rlie ncrioris cli~.ecrerl ro~t~ar.ds Solko .$ohatio~~ii. o17rl rlre orher trrori ir7cI1r~Ie /lie elerrreri~s of rhe cr.irniri~I oflerice of rorrro.e.

rV(rnre/!, as a r.esrtl/ of Solko Sobnr7oviC orid 11iis orlier rirari being beoren rhqv srrffer.ec1 seve1.e pli~jsicul puiri, give11 rhor lie wos hearer1 r.el~eoredl!~ iri nvo clc~ys. IVirries.~ 1) srcrred rhnr he sarv hi111 erjier. one of ~liose becrririgs ~ r r d rho/ Scrlko $~~blbarroiliC ivas in u ver;v bcrtl ph!:sicrrl concli/iori, ari(l so IIJOS /his orher. r r r c r r i Esod Dfariorio~~id.

Accovdirig ro [lie resrinroril~ of ~~lirriess Cero, rhe Accrrsed u~os l>r.eserir 1vlier7 1/7e beoririg rook plrrce. Rorh viclinrs 11lere citlilions rrrider. fir11 co17rroI of rlie petsoris lvho liod derairied ilietrr iri rlte scliool irt Orahovci. M'irriess Scrhatrovii. hirrrsel/ srored II~NI inrrrrediore/~~ prior. lo the jirsr rirrre lie IIJNS becrreri. /lie occrrsed br,orrghr iiirrr to one of the clo.ru~oonr.r iri rlie school o17d illor l ie \llo.r clriesrioriecl r.eg.ynr(lirig crri olleged arvrrs rr.ude. Arterrrprs 1cler.e nrode ro e.vrorr o cotifessior7 fiorrr l7ittr drrr.irig rlre clrresrioriirig. orid rlie satrre lirrppertecl to Esocl D~o~~nrioviC. ~vir l i rhe sorite goal. Esucl D iano~ io~~ iC 017cl .$crbnriovii. Illere sr~bseqtreriri!~ rrrkerr lo Lijesko for a(ldi/iorial(l~res/ioriirig.

Herice, rlre (reis of benririg nJer.e perpe/r.ared 11~iil7 a clorrble inrenr: lo orrerrrpr lo e.vro1.r o corfessior~fi.orrr /Ire vicrirrr orid 10 prrriish rile vicritrr becarrse of "lock of cooperorio17 ". This erico~rrpassed llle irirml orid / l ie g o d for 1cdiic11 rhese persoris 11~er.e beareti.


11 is ulso itrtpot~rc~nr 10 tio/e /her/ I.Yirtiess Subctnovii. hirrrself did 1101 srctre rkor he Iiad heeti beareti by !lie ctccrtsecl Tuticrskol~ii.~ birr rorlier Adiloi Pctrirelic. Noic~evet., f one rakes iri/o cot~~iclerct~ion /lie cottrintrirl~ .. of . crII CICIS of /he Accrrsed /~etpen.crred clrrt.irig rltar clcrj] - /liar 11e 1vas one of trtoty so1dier.s 11~ho pctssecl rlit'or~gli rlie villages ctricl crt.birt.crri!~~ deprived rrrale civiliatis of /heir. I b e .. . rhcrr lie acred i~~i l l i r iglv. .. . rlictr Ire ser tMrtslitrr Itorrses ori j7r.e cts lie ~c~errr crlorly crticl, fir7crlly, rlrar he \uas seer7 iri rlie school \rlliere /he cap~~rr~ecl tncrle cir:ilicttis 11~er.e placed afier. rlreir coprrtt.e - cort~~lecl lvirli rlre fact rkcrr ~virriess Sctberrio~~ic co~?firmec/ rhctr /lie accrrsed \clos pt.esettr oti ~ I J O occusioris lc~heri rlte fot.rrtet. ~vcrs bectreti: /lie Pariel rrnec/rtivoc~tl~!~ coticlrides rho, /he Accrrsed is t.esl>oti.vihle CIS a CO-perpe~rarot. in / l ie ~orrttre of Sabariol~id. Otie shorrld tior clis~~egctr~cl /he f i t c ~ 11lhur rhe presence of the Acclrsed tireanr for. the per.soris \c~ho 1tjet.e bectririg Sabartovic arid rlie orhcr tilcrtt. His p.esetice t r r r a r be itirerl)t.ered CIS his CIIIII~.O~CI/ of sttch uti aer. uticl US ,for /he orliet persons ~v l io cctt.r.iec1 orr~ r/le bearitrg, his /Iresetice 1tJas eticortrogitig 10 /lien/ us /lie direcr perpert.orors. 111 crti j : evetir: rlie crccr~secl TctnaskoviC hctcl ct choice: UI lectsr one choice. 10

refirse 10 be preserir clrrt.itig rhe nristreortrrerir. brrr lie clid riot do 11io1. I.l/hcrr is t~rot.e, ctccotxiirig 10 ~virriess $uburiovic, nor o t i ! ~ leas he preserir oti otie occosiori brrr lie clicl /lie sarrre ~vlieri SctbcttioviL 11los beoreti oti rile rnot.tiiriy cfler.

I,Yirh t.e.specr ro rlie beuring of urio~lier persott. rukitig it110 cotisidet.a/ioti rlie . , crfot~esaici, us ~c~e l l as rhefitcl rltur r1it.c.e lvimesses corifir~trrecl rhur D~at iar io~~tc l ~ e t : ~ o t ~ n l ! ! ~ 101d rhetrt rlior he 11~0s bearer7 bj: Potirelii. otid Tariaskol~ic: /Ire Poriel /iticls rlictr /lie elerrrenrs of /he ct~itrrittol oflerise ic~irh 11,hich /he Accrrsecl is charged rrriclet. /Iris Cortrir of /lie lttdicrttretir are also conmiried iri t~elorioti 10

one 1rrot.e persoti in uclcli~ion lo Solko $ubcttiovii.. and rlrur Tcttictskovii. is resl~otisihle for rlie rot.rrrt.e of 11ic11 IICKFOrl 100 as a CO-petperrurot.. Based otr /lie for.eqoitig: .. /lie Pcrrieljir~cls rliur rlie Accrt.sec1 is resporuible for rile critrririal ocr of rot.rrtt,e itt coririecrioti 11~irlr d7e crirrririal ofletice of Critires cryctirisr l- lr~trruri i~~ iri ~:iolctrioti of At,ticle 172 (I) of rlie BiH CPC CIS cln occoniplice.

5.3 Frcr~her~triore, /he Accrtsecl is cknr~gecl rlr1dr.r. rlre Iridicrtnenr for serririg ori /ire se11et.ol ~Mrwlirrr horrses: Iiol~~el~er., ir ur.ises fi.otrt /lie resritrionies of tlc~o ~c~irries.sc,s 11llio restifiecl wirh regat~l to /his Inaner rhcr~ r~~ l i i l e rliey iclere nrorlirig it7 rke litie /o~vctr.cl rlie sc/i001 iti Or.crhovci, rhe Accrtsec/ ser on.fi1.e nclo Adrrslitrr Iiorlses.

Firs/, ir IIJCIS / l ie liortse irt Pocivulo luliose scrritig orifir.e 1lIn.s eye-ic~i~tiessed bjl U'irtiess Islct171 Cet.0. The Accrtsed ~vus rheti e~c~~t t~pc t r~ iec l l?i/h ,....: . one . of rlie solc1iet.s. A4ilo.j PattreliC. ic~lieti 11ie11 ser oti fire rlie kortse and /lie sroble. Tlie


nest hortse 111hicli (lie Accr~secl set o ~ i j i t ~ ? I~JCIS olso u A4usli11r hortse in Vlc~si~io. Tltis \tlas e!~e-~wirt ies~e~I b!~ IVittfess D. 11>1io stated tliot t l ~ e Accr~secl I I J ~ S nor olotie on /hat occct.sion eirher. brtt rhc~t he tvas rvith one soIc/ier. TI~IIs, on [lie bctsis of rlie tesri~i~o~iies of those rt~itnesses rvlto yove t.elioble stcttetrretirs, (lie l'c~tiel conclrrdes rl?ctr rhe Accrtsed cort~~trirtecl hoth offences.

Tlie jhcr r l i c t r rliis IIJCIS tiat an isolated iriciderir of clestrrrc/ion of r\~lrrslit~t proper!!^ is co~~~~obo~~o tec l b!~ the t.especrive resti~~ronies of M/ir~tesses D o ~ i d lslot~r Cero 111lio stored thar the11 pcrssed b,!~ b~rrning A41ali1ir ho~~ses on their lilcrv ro 01.oliovci. Tlie orrrconre of all evenrs in [lie crr.ecr of I/.iiegr.crd irl rerrirs of destrrrction ofproperp and crrlttrral t~rol71111rents incl~icled the de~~rolitiorl of 0t10

I I O S I ~ S t i Viseg~.od. 111hich follo~t~s,fi~om rlie estnblishecl f a c ~ no. ?? ctccepted rttidet* the t~re~ttiotled Decisioti of the Ponel.

B I i r i o r e tlie ocrs of the Accrrsed r.elorec/ 10 the brrrning of noo ltorrses foll /rtic/er /Ire acts of persecr~rion - c/estrrioio~i of pt.opet.ry. Acco~~firig to 111e clefi~iitiori refet.t.ecl ro in A~.ricle 172 (2): /~et.secr~tio~t is dejitied as: i~itentio~ic~l atid seve1.e depl.ir~utio17 o f ' n i c lo~~~e~ im l l.ights. cont / .o~:~~ ro irirer.nc~rioncrl ICIIIJ, by t.eoso,i of rhe idetirin~ of o gr.ortp 01. collectivic~.

For e.ro~nple, /lie ICT I' q r~c~li/ ied srtcli .sit~tilar offenses os pe/.secrtr ion: " T11e c~.itrririal offense of persecrrrioti i~iclrlcles botli viol~~rions of bodily aticl 111e1irl11 i e i c e p i ~ c i o i of b e ctncl rhe offenses rvhicli seet~rs lo be less se1Jet.e. for e.ra~trple, rl7e offerises ogaitur p/.opert.?. ifrlie persons rvlio 1rlet.e /lie rlicritns of slrch octions were p a ~ ~ ~ i c r ~ l c ~ r ~ chosen becc~rtse rl ie~; belotiyed to CI ce~.~ctiri COIIIIIIIII~~QJ. " (BlaSkic (ICTY Trinl Clia~lrber)., 3 Allat.cli -3000. p.233).

Cotiseq11et7t(t~ 1l1e ~cc t~sedJrsr obtoi~red /lie i ~ f o r ~ ~ ~ o t i o t i oborir rhe olvlier of /lie ho~tse r~~l i ic l i he i~tret~ded ro ser ON Jre; otit!~ to c/o SO ~1~1ien it II~N.T

c/eter.~~~iried rltot rlie itor~se it1 cl~~estion rtlns n 1b111slin1 Iiorrse. It is clecrr tlior the c~criotis of /lie .4ccrtsecl cotitai~i tlte ele~tre~tts of this c~~ i t t t i~ iu l ofle~ise. Co~isicler.itig t l~ot rlre riglit to yropernJ colisrirrltes one of rlte ftrric/n~r~erlrnl t.iglirs, tlie inte~irionol and severe clesrrr~crioti of tliar prope1.p is contrc~~.!~ to it~ter.~tcttio~ict/ lorv. Bot11 ctcfioris of s n f i l ~ y f i re to the hor~ses it7 Vlcrsi~i ct11d PoCivc11~1 ore i~iclrrc/ecl in the dit.ecr interit oj'the Accrrsed I I J ~ O IIWS ( I I I J C I ~ ~ of /lie offetise lie con~t~ritred ~ 1 t d tvho 11~m1tec1 10 cot~rnrir tltctr offense. 117 borh i t is~a~ices~ [lie Accttsed did 1i01 act on liis O I I ~ I ~ , brlt r ~ i t l i MiloS Pa~irelic and otie Itlore sol die^.. Th~is. Ite cotitt.ibuted in rhe clecisive ri~anner 10 the corrrnrissio~t of [ l ie offense bv joint octioil it1 11701 ~.egctt.cI.


For crll rhe fot.egoiny, rhe Put ie l j~ i t ls rhar rhe obove clescribed acriotis of /he Acct~sed hm~e itre1 /lie ele~r~erirs of tlte c~. i t~r i~ iu l ofetise ser for.rli ill Article 172 (I) (e): (1) id (11) of /lie BiH CC.

/ t i relotio~i to rhe cliorges rho! he co~~r~rtirred /he ct~intirictl ofle~ise of fo~.cible r~.ort.sJk: /lie Patiel lvns rr~ioble to occellr rhese q r t r~ l~~co t ions sitttpl!j becartse /lie l'o~iel cloes nor firid /liar !lie 1.ec1ttisire eletrte~irs of their ofletice of forrible rrorrsfe~.. CIS prescribed b ~ j rlie lau: liorle bee17 esmblislied. Depo~.rnrion 01. fo~.cible r~.urisfer. occr~rs in rlie eve171 of ci prohibired coriseq~tence r.eJlecrec1 iri rhe,fo~.ced clisplocertrerir of rlie pet.sons cor~cert~etl f i~oti~ rke c~rea it1 ,tlhicli r l i e ~ ~ c11.e lo~t~fifrrlh: . .. presenr. 11 follo\tls fiotrt rite l~resenred e\~ide~ice rhar at leosr rwo 1ttc11e civil iam 1ve1.e releosrcl iti Vijegrod pt.io~. 10 going 10 /lie e l e r ~ r e n t ~ ~ ~ ; ~ ~ scl~ool ill Ot~ahovci. hlot.eove~.. /lie re~r~ai r i i~ ig ttrale ci\~iliatis \vlto ~ue~.e rlep~,ived of liberly clncl 1vet.e in 0t.ahovci 111e1.e also r.elecrsed atid t.etr~t,~ied ro rlie SCII~IC areo 1vlte1.e rhej~ \{!ere living prior to being raketi ro Ot~ol io~~ico. ~Mot.eovet, rhetz is i~isrl/jicien/ evidence of CI clefer.red displrcenren/. ~t~he~.eb! /lie civilic~ris t.errrt.ned to tlieir ho~tres 01. ro the o ~ ~ e n iv1iet.e t l ie~j p t ~ e ~ ~ i o t i s l ~ ~ lived. b t~ t Ieji / l ie tet.ri/oty of Viiegt.ad init~~ediately rliet.ecl/rer us CI 1.esrr11 of rliis illci~Ier71 ill ol~cll~ovci.

Likewise: tile Pu~iel ,Jitic/s rlior /lie Pt.osecr~rioti 110s failed to /~t.ove /liar rlie ocri\:iries iti ~ t ~ h i c h /lie c i r~ i l i c~~ i mreti ~tjere fot.cecl ro rake pat.[ iri 017 or aborrr 31 r\hy 1992 consrirt~red their " ~ ~ s e " by 1hei1. Serb cuprors CIS hittttari sliields, a ~ t d so (lie Patiel coticlrrdes rltar rlie charge of 'orlter irihrrtira~ie acts' Iias rior beet? esroblished b!~ /he evidence. Altlio~tyh ir is clear rliar rlie civiliatis ere forced ro rrta~.cli ro Orahovci? arid r l ia~ i ~ i do i~ ig so rliey 1ve1.e del~rived of 1ibet.p bv rlie Accttsed c~nd his occo~ttplices. the e~jiclmce sho~tls rlior the?; \c~e~.e no/ tc~keti inro OIVN.F 11~11e1.e lo~ic /~t t i t ie~ 1ve1.e iliortglir to be blrt.ied. r1ie.v loere 1101 rli~.earetred 01. shor or by n ~ i v rroops 01. persons 0lJp0~ilig their caprors, atid they were iior i ~ i feat.,fot. /heir lives or sufer,~~fio~tr o ~ i y fotze orhet. rhn~i rlieir coprors

Acco~.clitig ro rlte ollegotiorrs of rhe Indictnrerir. 011 31 1bIc11j 1992, rogerhet. \t~irli rlie g~.orrp of ~ttetiiber.~ of porc~ririliror;y forces, rhe Accrrsed atre~cked r\/lttsli~it villages. bIo\ve\~et., based on rhe evidetice ocklr~cecl, iir at,ises rliar rlie o~ir t r i t~c~l ncriori occ~u.recl e i r l ia 011 31 or. ctt~outicl rlior cl~~re. Also, i r is obvious rhor /lie ilccrtsed rvns 111ith soldiers \11ho ~rrackecl /lie villages~ brrt ir cottlcl nor be esrcrhlislied wirh cet~rairirv ~t~kerlier /lie so1die1.s were nre~trbet.~ of paro~t t i l i t r t~ ;~~ fo~.ces. This focr in irseIJbe~~~.s ti0 specijic relevcr~ice ro the esroblishti~e~i/ of the Accrtscd's critirit7~I l iabi l i~y.

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Hitt~irig consiclered //re Defense's objectiotis >tlith regard to this Cortnt of the / ~ i c t ~ t e ~ i t . ~vl l icl i state that tile cir~crrt~rsrurice.~ referr.ecl to in COIN~I 4 regerrding /lie erccruecl T~~tiaskoviL liacl 1701 been proven either; crticl tllett /lie esco1.t ofthe grorrp bvus carried ortr rr110ti the srrl~eriors ' ot.clet. o17d rlictt it 11~0s t t i l i t o ~ i l j t . t e / tI7e Pollel obset.ves that tile opj~rehetideel per.so17s 11:er.e civilians. tlrcrt they 1tIer.e rrriat.nred arid 111er.e 1veat.iio1g ci~~ilictri clothes. F i~ t~ the~~ t~ ro t~e~ the evicleioice slio~ved that those people 1vet.e berite17 lrp iri the scl7ool bv so1dier.s. Sitice A ~ ~ i c l e 3 of the Getleva Coti~~elttioti srt.ictIv pt.escr.ibes 11~hicl7 actions ore ptahibited ogoinst illis cutegot:1~. the objectiort on r t i i l i tot~~ jrrstrficcttion of tkose ucr io~~s is et i t i r~el~~ rrtfo~i~~c/ecl.

The Deferise olso objecteel to the allegations concerning the setting of ,file Ilot~ses o11fi.e b!) the Acctrsed. ssice it cot1sidet.s ~ l l o t it liers not beet1 clectr.!!~ esrcrblisl~eclji~onr the Pt~osecrtfio17 ~vitnesses rcd~o and in 118liich ~rrcrr i t~et~ hctcl set the hortses in qr1estior7 017 f ire, siuce 170 one sou^ /lie Accrlsed cloirig t/701. M'ith regard ro that. tlie P(rnc.1 tiotes tlrcrl nvo ~clitriesses lesrt~ecl about / l ie se~tirig of tlte nuo hotr.ses on J1.e h , ~ tlte Acctisecl. It j i t s r l !~ hoppetled in the villctge of Por:i~lc~lcr~ otid thet.ecrfrer ill Vlasin. When it is raker1 itito accolrnr rlicrr ntjo drfler.erir rvirties.ses .stated that t11ey liad seen the Accr~secl in boll7 irisrctr7ces pet~soric~lly settirig tlie i7ouses oti fire. and theit. restinrotIy alrectc!~~ points to the crlr~ette!!~ estoblis/~ecl ti,oclrrs oper.aridi of the Accrrsed (he .fi,s1!!1 firicls or11 ~ v l ~ o ctre the o11~17er.s ofthe liortses: tller7 goes to the Iiooses aioicl sets [he111 on /ire). the Panel cloes not f i t7cl NI!\ : r.ec1~011 ~o/lotsoe~~et. lo Iiove clo~rbts in their cr.edibi1ity. bl/irriess D incleed did rior srare rliar /,re liad /~er.sonoli~~ seen rlie Acctised .cle//ihg a ho/or/se on f ie. but he l~ecrrcl the Acotsecl iti(lliir.e crbotit the o~vtier. of the horrse. he SOII~ I i i t~t etlteritig 1I7e liorrse afier. 111hicIi he set111 srtroke fr011t rhe house.

Firicrl!~~. the Pc~tielfiic/s ~IICII the allega~iotis of the Accrrsed hit?tsel/~~:llo s/oterl rl~or rrpori the orders of /]is Conrrtrotirlet~. Vlcrtko Tr l /ko~~i i . . lie I7c1cl rokeri,foocl to the .solclier~s ctl /lie sc/?ool in OroI101~ci atid rkerr he .st?;ecl r1ier.e a slrotv rirtte, c/o 1701 i.e/~r.e.serit .srr/jjcierit g1.0111ie1s for r.ejecti11g r.elioble statenrents by M/ittless D. Snlko Scrbnnoldi. and lslirtn Cet.0, especie~l!~~ becrt.ing it1 t)titlcl rlzur the roote olor~g 11~liic17 rl7e Accrrsed lvcrs rr~o~~ellirrg corifit.rits his pr.eserice at locotiorrs 11117er.e lie U ~ N S seeti thcrt CICIJJ ~trheti the civi1icrti.s 11~er.e i~trn~ched to Ot.aho\ci. Frr~.rhet.trro~.e. /lie statetne17t of the Accr~sed crccorcIi~7g to 1vliicI1 he ar~rir~ecl at tlle scllool at 7:30 u. //I. ot?!r) [email protected])I./.F /hefac/ //lo1 jYj/tie.s~ D. SctIko .$crhotl~~~ii' crtlel Islct~rr Cero sartJ hinr /hut ttror.~iitig.

6. Iri r.elotio11 to Corrrit 5 of the lridict11re17!. cliot.girtg the Accrtsecl 118ith the ct~itttit7o1 ofletwe of Ct.ir,tes ogaittst H1111ta17ily mldet. At.ticle / 72 (/).fc),::(i)~cr!~d

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/ l ie nvo ~voolcl cortre to each oilier s ~vot.kpIc~ce oticl occosio~io l l~~ go jot. a elrink. Rccot~cli/7g co hot17 tvi/~iesses! all /lie brlses ~ahich liad l e j Vi.feg1.0~1 still forr~tecl par.1 of rhe cotivo!:. Sotrte nego/icrrions rook p l ~ c e benveeti rlie dr.iver.s an(/ {lie escot.rs: before sort~eotie cante ro /lie door of Fericl Sl~crhic 's 611s cirrel srclred rliat ~~~ottteri, child.eti otid eldet.!!l cor~lcl Iecr~~e the bus. Orhers 11~oolc1 be rcrketi back fat. eschorige. Wirrtess Rcrhilttct Zrrkii srctrecl rhnr Zeljko Tmic ccrnre ro rke (1001. of her brrs crrld or~ler.ed rhar \1lotirert, cliildreti crnd elclerlj~ leave the brrs arid ~treti ben~~eeti rlie ctges offijieeri aric/si.vt~~-ji~~e 11~e1.e to t.errruiti otr /lie brrses.

I~Virtiess Rohi~trcr Zt~kii. clrso~ibecl / ~ O I I J she IIWS cr:!:ing NIIC/ begging (lie crrtrted grrc~~.d ro let her 1711sburid or//. brrt lle igtiored her. Tliis urnred grrard t~ertrcri~iecl on /lie bris i ~ i o~.cle~. ro ensrrr.e //rat rhe t,ettrctining ~treri clid tioi escorpe. Accorclirig to Fericl Spcrhii: or~igitiol11~ the ~vortreri ori his 611s conrploi~ied /Ira/ [he!, clicl nor I\JCII~I 10 be sep~r(tleCl f,.orrr 11tei1. hlrsbc~~icls ct~id SOI~S. Ho~~*rrler. one ~~~ot t ta t i ivns .fot.cibl!~ re~trovedfionr /he bits, cfler. ~vli ick /lie resr fo / lo~~~ed. Rohitlro ZtlkiC cotfi'.tired /liar ~vorireti 111et.e cryirig for rliertr to r.erro.11 (heir. sotu. As /lie bi~ses 111er-e /rrt.tii~iy at.orrtic/ to leave, /lie Accrrsrd t.~rifi 'ottt sortre~~~her.e. l i e srill /?ad CIII CI I I IOI I IN~~C ri j le on hit11 crrid \vas r~~ecrt.ing cr roil/orttr. kle gr.crbbec/ rlie doot. of orre of rhe clel)at.ring br~ses nnd NS he ~vos cloitiy so. said "Go buck lo .J l i jc~~s slerre. Wlieti yore ~.errrr.n oro. pebljle ro rrs, I I J ~ 11~111 r.er111.11 -11or11. 11e011le ro 11otr. " l.le jrrrtt/~ecl on rhe 611s uric1 rlletl rile cori\:o\~ c/e/>ar~red slo~c~l~l .

Tlie Gl/irness stored rhc~r this \vas cler11.1,~ a r.esponse 10 the \vonren 's plec~s for rhe r.erw.ti of /heir tircrle t.elarives. Tliose rhar hod lefi /lie brrses. it iclr~~lit ig Rcrhittto Zr~kic crticl lier nvo cliil~/t.eti. 1vet.e / e j ro rirerke rlieir ~t~ctj : f io~tr 13eviC Brdo on fool.

Wt,ies.r re r id Spoliic deso.ibecl srrbseqctertr e~~erlrs as , follo~vs: rtsir rg !Ire sorrte r.oad /he!: liad rt.crvelled eor.lier. rho, clay: rlie brrses drove to buck to Sokolac. Tlie f i f i l rtre~i 111et.e theti bocrrded onro orie brts \vhet.e iliejl .slel>r clr~ertiight. 011 I5 Jroie 1992. rhe coti~lov of /l ie sor~re brrses onrl trrtcks clcpctrrecl for Rogariccr NI ~l.0l l l id 9 01. 10 N.I~I. Bef0t.e t.eocl~iriy Rogcrtica, Fet.iel Sl~rt l i i i so111 rhe Accrtsecl c/r.ivirig one of he btrses behirtd his o\lln. Tlie t~~ittiess belie~led tlris 611s 11~0s ertr/~r)~, brlt lie cor~ld ttot stcrce tliis cor7clt~si~~e(1~. TItql ctppr-ocrcliecl 0

jrrncrion cctllecl Nosac/~iik 111here rlie i~lirness sc1111 ct ~ t t c ~ ~ i r i e c l self-p~.opelled groi. A / 11iis jrrtictio~i. Fericl SpaliiC 11~orchec1 crs a blindfolclecl11to17 1vas rlir.owri orrr of a Cirt.oni vehicle ~vl i icl i liad al)~)roaclted rlte scetie/i.orit Rogarica. He herd his hands lied behitid liis back a ~ i d ~cws kicked iri /Ire c~b~lontitiol orecr by CI ttro~i ~clho liad e.vireci the Cinoeri. Tlie bearer1 rtrori rvas yrrslied otrro /lie srtrallo. Centt.orraris brrs rrsed to rr.atlsporr Tttrpenritie fircror:\: \clot.kers. Tlie driver: of ,, \: b .

the Ci/t.oeti //rot itisrt~rtcrecl rhe Serb glrat.cl ro ..prrsll rI1e cnr~le off /Ire br!,s..t:!..~./ii.\ . .


f i p ~ : trreri \cler.e for.ced to rrrti rlte sltorr clisrance to rlie Trn.penrine fncrot;~: brts. F/.otrt rlret-e, r l i e ~ ~ esired [lie brts otie b!~ one ro hove /lieit. liarids bocotrl h ,~ rvire. Tlie \~'ilness sroled I ~ N I illis occttl.t.ed app~.o.vinrrtre!,i otie IIOIO. before [he e.vecrrrion 1l~Iiiclt follor verl. Ferid S p ~ h id resri/iecl rliar he did I 101 see ilie Accrtsed ar rltis point: nor dti~.ing srlbsetlrrettr evenrs. Sonte~vhere tieor rhe 1:i l l~ge of Kctlitrtici, rlte bus sroppetl in o forest ond the men nle1.e litierl rip nesr ro rhe brts in a ~ ~ p i c n l nrilirat3~ collr~tr~t, nvo ~ J J nvo. The)) rve1.e led alo/ig o aai l o\vcq~ fi.olrt rite 1.ortc1. Ten nten rvere raken ji.onr rhe ji.0171 of /lie colrotr/t, sr~l~posed~y for e.~change \t~irIr Serb solclie~~s. lVlien rhe Jrsr nvo t.eaclted die edge of n pit, beliir~d sorrre shrltbs, rlte n~i~riess hear.cl nvo short brrr.sts ofj7r.e before rliese nren disop~~eared beltitid rlte r~nderg~.o~c~rli. Tlte ~c;irnes.s \vas ~ b l e ro esc(//)e. A~trotig rhc nrrtrclererl nren ujns rhe Iir/sbc~tid of Rnliinra Zrtkic, ~vltolrr slre idenrrj?ed it7 A~ovetlrbo 2000.

The Defence cl~tallerigcd ltis alleged pcrrriciporion in rlre evenrs relorecl ro rltis Coon/ of /he Indic/rrrenr on rlte bosis rlior /lie Accr~sed tllas engaged in orher ocrir:iries NI rlte t.elevanr rittres. F i r the Acoued resrrjiecl /Itor on 14 Jtnre 1991, he or~en~le i l rlie/rrne~.crl of his fot.nra. conrlrrander~, Vlorko Trijkovic: \vko liacl been killed on 13 Jtttie 1992, as cotifi~fi,./rred by his death cet.rificare (Defence E,vhibir 11-2). He srored /Itor rlte/rmet~al rook place a / 2 p.n~. in rhe CrnEa ro111n cenreret:!~~ lcrstirtg 1.5 liot~t.s, otrd rlior lie ~ 1 1 ~ 1 BoSko Arsic \\,ere /liere ro ossisr rlie cleceosed's fa~iii!v. In relarioti ro /his ~ l i b i . the Accl~sed cctlled Dqfence ~vitnesses D t~ lg i i o Tr!/kovii: RoSko ArsiC and Wintess A!. none of \~:liortr coctld cort.ohorrtre rliese sl~ec~j?c derails. Bojko Arsid ottrl Wirness All borli srored rltar rlie /rotet.nl 1vas nvo c/(~ja lorer. olthougli /hey corrld tior be cet.rain NS 10 a speci/jc dore. Alrltol~glt DragiSa Tr.ijkoviC srotes rhefr~nerctl IIJNS

oti 14 ./ttrie. he dicl nor ortend hintselj: Wirness M (lid nor o / / e~ i d /lie frtnet.ol eirlier. Alrliol~glt BoSko Arsid cotlfit.tr~s rliar lie saw rlte Accrrsed or r l ~e f r~ t i e~~o l , Itis (rnd rlie /Icctrsed's occorrtir (l~ffet. injiinclantenrd respects, 11~1iiclt corrses rlte Potre1 ro clottbr rlte occr~t.oc!~ ond rr.rrrli of rlre t.esl~ecrive uccoroi~s. BoSko Arsid sr~red IIINI ~ I I J O orlier trren \ver.e brrrierl or the sotrre rilrre as i/lcrrko Trijko~~ii.. Ftwrher, lie clirl nor t~lettrioti oriy clerails crbortr helping a1 thefirtet~al. brtr 1.011ier iridicctred rhar he lirie\v /he Acctrsecl ori l j~ as a \rev!, disranr ocqrrai~ironce. He sarv hittt occosionull~~ a ier their trrobilisa~ion hrlr did nor hirve c r t i ~ ~

con~~ersarions tvi~lt Iiittl.

Secotr(l!!< rke Accrtsed srared /ha/ Ire rvos it7 Serbiaji.ottl rhe earl^^ horrrs of I5 Jrttie, collecring o convoy of hr~~trmiira~.ion (rid c~tirl re~ztt~tiing on I S Jrrrie 199-7. I I i r e /he Defence rendered Defence Evltibir 11-16. Tliis is a Cerrif;ia/e of /lie Minisrry of 1nret.nal Alfairs of the Repriblie of Ser:bicr -.Police Ditvcrot.ore A~fl(ttlcnovac Police Srorion rVo. 015.1-02/07 dared 1,2::~ib:.:2007. .. Obtained from worldcourts.com subject to terms and conditions.

cer115)ing rlinr /lie occrisecl A1enad Tariusko~~ic ulns regisret'ed os o rerrrpo~~ar:!~ r.esiderir iri Allkr(1eriovac ber~veeri IS Jrrtie 1992 arid 17 J~o ie 1332 arid rhu! his smv IVOS r.egis/er.ecl iri /lie A41~1derio1~~c Police S/u/ion rrriclet~ rir~rrrber. KR 117/92. The clocrrr~retir preserrred to /lie Pariel is u plrorocopj~ (rttd 11irrs. prrr.srrn~ir lo Arricle 74(?) of /l ie BiH Cl'C. /he Purlel caririor rr.ear ir is o valid rrr(~ret.iol evidetice. Tlie Cer//$core I I J ~ S prodrrced b j ~ rhe Dqferise Corrrisel oti(1 srrbtirirred i r 10 /lie P(rrie1 drrt.itig rhe rr.iul. Tlre Pcrriel observes rho/ rlte Cet.rijicnre I I~NS rior deliver.ed 10 rlre Corrr.~ vio t.egrrlor l>t.ocer(rrt.e of t~ericler.it~g iriret~ricrrionol /ego/ crssisrorice. lfrhe Deferise Co~rrtsel hurl 11wnrec1 ro pre.serir a piece of evi(1erice by prodrrcitig a cer./(ficore fiorrr (rriotlier smre, she slioall liuve o(I(1ressed /lie Corrrr arid /lie Corrrl ~c~orrld condrrcr rlie pr.ocedra.e loid C I O I I ~ ~ iti At.ticIe 408 of the BiH CPC. 111 /Ins r)rcrtitiet; the Pone1 ~ I J ~ I S presetired ~c~irh rlie phorocop!~ of rhe cer.rrjicare heor.irig 110 proof qf ~rnlidi!!~ of rlie seal o r i~ l s igr iur r~t~ (110 cer~ifica/iori of rhe copy). In od(1iliori 10 rliol, t l ~ e ofjici(r1 rlocr~rire~ir .fi.otrr ortorher srore 1110s l~t.odrrced 11~i11iorrr r.especririg n l ~ r o l ~ e r

Jrrr rcare is o rlocrrtrretr/. uric1 l~r.oce(lrrr-e&r obraining slrclt a cer/i/ca~e. Srrcli cc rhe ossr~ttrptiori is rhrrr it is (rccor.are trtiless clerer~rrtiried or l iet~~~~ise. 111 rhe porricrilor. cltse! rke docrirrrerir is rior validfiotrr /he fot.rrrnl oriel legal poi111 of vie~v o17d irs ~ccrrr.oc!~ ivos rejirred by the r es i~~ ro t t i s of ~t~i~riesses Hcrliirrro ZrrkiC ari(1 fer.i(l S l~ah i i . 111Iio stored /hat rhev so~v rlie Accrtsed (11 r.ele~:(rrir locariotts rlrrr.irig rlie rirrre p e r i ~ d cover.ed b j ~ rlte Cer.ri/icare iri cj~resriorl. These 11~irr7esses lia\le kr70\1~1i rhe acc~rsecl vet:\? ell since before rile wet. arid r1iet.e is no rotrsort .for /l?e Panel nor ro give oederice to /heir. r.espec/ive resri~troriies. -

especially becorrse of /lie facr /ha/ /lieit. res~irironies are oc ld i~ io~ iu l l~~ cot~t~obot~are(1 bv the respectit~e teslitrroriies of ~~~itnesses Sr,bnlietrt Ronrii 017cl 1\4r1lcr Ktrsrro.n 1~1io: also, l i a ~ ~ e krio~vri /lie Acc~rsed verv ~oell sitrce before [Ire I I ~ ~ I I . ntid u,/io cot7fi~trrerl 11lr11 the ~ccrrsecl as /~t.esen/ it? ViSegt~c~cl iti /he pe~.iod 14-16 Jlrtre 1392. Rased ori the foregoing. !lie Panel firids rlicrr rile olibi of rlre Accrrsecl is rior cr~eclible.

~ ~ r r l i e r , rlie Accrtsec/ s occorrrir of rhis 1 r . i ~ ) is illogicrrl urtd i~ico~isisre~it. The Acclrsed resr/$ed rlinr lie r.el>or.recl 10 rlie hll.llnderiovoc Police Sroriori iri Serbia rr/~ori rlie 01.rler.s of his srrper.iot.. srerritig lhnt he I I ~ S pr.eserir /here ro co//ecr a corivo,~~ ctf Iio~irnriirat~icr~i (lid, brtl 1101 slolitig tho1 he ~vas 1~t.esettr or7 r t r i l i ~ r ~ r : ! ~ 01~1et.s. The Accruecl registered ~virh the police \vltile rclearittg civilicir~ c1orhe.s. ctespire resrfiing /ha/ one of /lie I.~NSOI?S for re/~or./irig 10 the police IIJOS

beca~rse there rcler.e coses of cleserriorif,o~,r rke arrrrj~. 11 rook liirrr ihree rlays ro collec/ rliis oid, even rllor~gh it only cotrlpr.ised cigure~res errid orlier. prcels. Frrrtlier., Ire rrtode fliis jortr.riey lo collect aid iri o possetiger veliicle ~v l~ ic l i \ I J O , I / ~ 1101 liove had crrpcrciry I; ccr~.r:!~ gr.eot a~iro~rrirs. Tlie Accrtsed srared rhor - lie repot.red 10 /lie Police Src~riort 11~1i~ti he lvas lrcrvitie for

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tior ~.erccc.ri rill 18 Jlrrie: Jrrfher. rrridernrining rhe validin: of rhe pr~rpor~~ecl /.egisl~.crrio~i cer.lrficora F i~ io/ / ! , lie never. regisle~.ec/ his /)rese~ice 011 017)~ of rhe s~rhsec/r~en~ 17111?1eror1s occasions tvheti he laier visited Relg~.ade for ope~.errions. 011 a\Jer.crge 2-3 rirr~es 0 year., insreocl ret!l i~ig 011 rr~iliror:!~ r.efe1~~11 papers. TITIIS. i l le l'coiel lias 170 hesirariori in clorrbrir~g rlie \~e~.oc i i j~ of rhese osserrioris, illhen ser agoi~isr rlie credible idenrijiccrrio~rs of rlle Accrrsecl offe/.ed h!: \c~irriesses Fe~.icl Spaliii. a ~ i d Ruliinra Zrrkii.

Tlie Accr~sedJrr~tlier c~sse~.rs rhot his corcsiri: Rode To1taskovi6. 11~os i~ivolved in rhe convoy oti 14 Jirne 1992. The Pclnel. ho~~lever., f i r lc ls rhis clc~irir to be roforoicled Wirriess Ferid S l~a l i i i srored rhar he krie\c~ /lie Accltsed. rc~hor~r he r.efe/.~.ecl to as Neio, \:el:!: ieell and nr~tch berrer 117011 Rode. T17e Acci~seel hi~rrself corifi~.~?red rlior lie /lad sociolised i ~~ i r l i this \vimess. J~~,rher srr.engrlierli~lg tllis icle~lr~~ccr/ ion of rlie Accrised. The Acci~sed's restirr~o~iy /liar his corrsin inforr)iec/ hint ahorrr his in\~olven~erir in rrarisferring o 1o1,ge 1irr111ber of people ~~~ i r l ioc~r rrrenrioning /lie foci rhar / / i e ~ ~ 111e1.e A4rrslir?r civilicr~is is inrplartsible ancl cc~~rses rlie Pariel ro dor~br rhe Accr~sed's lio~ies!!~.

111 relc1iio11 lo Corr~ir 5, rhe Indicrnrerir chn/.ges /lie Accr~sed ivirh (i) for.cible r~.e/~isfe~, (id i~ril~r.i.so~lrrre~ir of ~rreri 111ide1. rhe oge of 65 arid (iii) pe~.secr~rio~i.

6.1 On {lie bosis of the focrs esrublislied above, rhe Pc~nel fincls ir tho/ 017 14 Jrr~ie 1992, VRS so1de1.s otld local Serb porn~rrili~crries coe~.ced sever.e~l Iiroid~~ed ,\.lrtsli~rr civilic~ns, i~iclr~dir lg rlie 111ir1iess Raliinra Zr~kiL! ro leove ViSegrad arld ijillcrges in /he slo.r.ol~nding trrr~tiicipali!,:. \vho icJer.e /heti i,misfe~.~.ed by co~rvoj: ro\i~ords Olovo orid rerr.iror!~ 1111cler /lie c01ir1.01 of rlie AI.IIIJJ of BiH. Ir is evicle~ir ,/,.OIII /lie inroleruble envi~~ori~rrerir of viole~ice ond fen, in Viiegr~crcl and /lie srr~~rocoicli~ig crrecr. iijl~e~.eb!~ ~fr~sl irrr c i \~i l io~is were rorgerecl b-11 virrrre of rheir erli~iicit?, nlo17e. theti in r e a l i ~ ~ ! rhese c i ~ ~ i l i c ~ ~ u 170~1 110 clioice brir ro lee~ve rlieir Ilorr~es or. risk ser.iot~s clrrigrr ro rliei~. pe~.soriol secrrr.in~. iricllrding seriorrs ~~rc~lr~~eerr~rre~tr and eve~i cleorl~ 117 srrcli C ~ I ~ C I ~ I I I S ~ ~ I ~ C ~ S , rhe Pa~ie l f i r~ds rhor nt i j~ espr~essions of co~ise~ir ro jo ini~lg / l ie coti \~oj~ \1~11ich rvns leovirrg fro/,/ rite sqrrcrre iri l/iieg~.ad do tior r.epr.esertr eviclcrtce of u \~ol~tr~rar; !~ rr~ar~sfer~. Norller., sr~clt .senti~rre~rrs co~~~~oborare the co~ielirions i ~ i \1~17ich tlrose ci~:ilions u1el.e living. The pr.ese~ice arid behoviorrr of rhe arnrecl grrorcls, c11.ir~ers ancl rlie solclier~s \c~liicli rlle co11voj~ passecl u lo~ig tlie nla);, also corifirrrrs // la/ 11iese ci \~i l ic~~is did 1101 co/iserir ro rlie rrm7sfe1 in pa~.ricrrlar. the separarion of t i lo~~re~i , chil(11~e1i c~ r i c l elcler.~; fi.0111 the 11ren \~~h ic l i lorer erisirecl. The evidence esroblislies rl~ar rliese i~icli~~idrrals \!?ere forced to leove rheir horrres where rlley /rod 1.esic1ed for I I IN I~ , I : , I J~~~ .S . The Defence sor~ghr lo prove r l ie~r rhis n~ansfer:,i~~ns ", in rhe irireresr.~ of rlie safeiy of rliese ci\lilians and /lirrs ~vas ~ ior~~u~i iho i r r


gt~orttids, nnd rho/ 117e presetlce of ati ot~trrecl escorr 1c~cr.c 10 pr.o/ect /lie c0111joj: f io t~ t Jglirir7g lokitig place tieot.bj~ i ~ i Sijetrric. Wliilsr rhe parrictl 01' rota1 evnclrarioti tnighr be pernl ir~ed rmder itirerticr~iotictl I ~ I I J . /lie Pertiel jticls it i~iclis~~~rrcrble /itat sr~ch 11~0s tior the case 017 14 Jrrtie 1992.

Ir~re~.tio/ional 1a11l elnbo~~ates oti /Itis deJitiitiot~? cleret~t~ririitig 11tc11 /lie coticepr of 'e.vpolsiori or. coet.ci~~e CICIS' is 1101 t.estt.icred 10 plysical force, brrr rctrI7et. iticlrcdes rlie Jirll t.otige of coetzive pr~essrrt~es plctced on peol~le to lerrve //lei, hotttes, iticlrrditig fear of violence^ drrt.ess, detetirioti, /~sjtcho/ogico/ ol~pres.siott clearli /lrt.eu/s N I ~ C / clest~~rrctiot7 of 11011tes~. The key r e s ~ i o ~ i is /he itir~olrrtirot~i~iess of rlie rr.atisfer.

11 I I : O I I / ~ be rantologicol lo /?old a r/rnisfer of a poptlarioti to be in /he iriteresrs of its ottlti scrfery ~c~here /he clc~~~ger ro that popr~lation 1 1 ~ s ct.ccrrcd by /lie t~~nltsfe/.. e o i e rile e~~irlelice clearlv esrablislies 11io1 the orily yrrtpose for this convo!~ u~as fot.cible tt.ansfer of rl7e A4ctslim popir/ario,r fi.oor rlie ar.ecr of I/i.tegt.crcI. /\lo l~lcrtis 111et.r tt~oc/e .for rhe t.e/orti of /he.~e civi/ictti.v o/let. 111e cessotio11 of liosrilities, it~liich rt~ortld have affbr~clecl sotne evicle17ce of heniytt i i t e The i~ i t i~n ic lcr~ i~ ig b e h ~ ~ ~ i o ~ r t . o/vc~i~iorrs ~I IOI .C/S fii~.tliet. detirot~~t~~ures 11ic11 the cotivoy 1vas /tot designed 10 pr.o/ecr the safey of /he civili(lns.

The evirletice c/eat.l)~ esrahlishes rhar /his operoriori 111rrs carried irito eflect crccot~~ljrig to ct p1.e-ot~ciaitiecl opet~cr/io~t of the local pat~ctnrilitar~ies rrticl VRS so1diet.s. Frrrrliet., ir is indisprtrable rliar /he Accrtsed ply!~ed cr role in rhis in~~olrrttrnt.!: tt~crt7sfet.. 11 is npporen/ji.otrt /lie Accrtsecl l be1iavi0111. uric1 uctiotis, as esrctbli.~hecl in Corrt,rs 1-4, rhctr rlie Accrued coritribrrted to the an,ospliet~e of feat. crnd violence clir.ectec1 crgoitisr the Adrrslir~~ poprrlc~~ioti it? Fijegt.ocl. Wirtiess Rnliinto ZttkiC test!fied oborrt one specijic i~ici(Iettr of the tt~etracitlg behctviorrt. of /he /Iccrtsed. a feiv doys before the convov. At sonie poinr prior to /his iticidetir. benveeli 5 attcl 9 Jtrtie 1992. Wi117e.v.~ Zltkii. srnred rliar she 1tln.q sitlitig CJI r/ie ViSegt.acl bus srarion ~t~ir lr crfi.ie17d: KCICICI Seliid, mid her reerroge soti. Kcrclct Sel7iL IIICIS clisrt~essecl nrirl ct:i~itig os lier orlier sott liacl beeti raketi C I I I ~ C ~ Q J roi~~at.cls r l~e Viieyrad spcr. The Accusecl. dcllessed iti civilirrti clorlies, crt.rived 01 rlre smtioti b j ~ n TAM truck, l f e ltJos cnt~t?~itig crti ~trrrotlrcrric I@. l t i i ~ i c t l l ~ ~ .. . Kctcla gt.ee/ed this sighr i t ~ i r l i relief as her 17rrsbatrd ulso 1t~ot.kec1 (1s a coticlrtc~or at Cetirrol~~ons. She opproc~clied liitlr crtid SCI~CI: "~\~etictc/, t t r ~ ~ SOII: cot7 o I I . Tl ie!~ rook Rcrsit~~ a~icl t i r ! ~ sot7." He t .e /~ l i d : "Wliat cn11 / /je/p

6 Pro.wcrrmr I* Krvric. ICTY Trial Cl~nll~ber, ? August 2001, para 528 i Prcrscc~~citr I. A'r~ric. ICTY Trial CI~nmbrr. 2 August 2001. pnrn 529; Fru~.c,cvtor I' Clin~nbcr. 15 Morch 2002. pan 475.


!:ori? Flick yo11 o17d jlorlt. go(/. I ~ v i l l src~rr slc~l~ghte~.itig ~ O I I rode!:, evetyone, inclr1cli17g /lie old crnd tile jlorrt7g, rvo111e17 crtid cliildreti. "

111 1.e1ori011 10 the chmges agoittst tlie Accrrsed ro~clet- rliis Cootit, o.i1tri17erl ofleltce it7 1.eleltiot7 10 the ocr of 'F01,cible ~ronsfet.' is defined it7 At.ricle I 72(1)(2) CIS:

Fot.cec1 displocenretit of l~el.so17s; B!! exprrl.~iot7 or orher coercive acrs: Ft.ottr an c11.e~ it1 \t~hicl7 rhe popr~lorioti are /c~~vfrrllypr~ese~ir: M'itl7or11 gt~orrt~cls pe1.1rrirtec1 rrticler i17rer.r7nrior7ol la\v Will7 cli~.ect i17/et7ts to disploce on o pe1.trrc1net71 basis.

011 the basis of ulirness resrinmiie.~ rl7e Panel co17clr1des tliar rlie Accrrsed occo~rrl~c~tiied rhe co17voy soon ofrer it Ieji Viiegr.ad, joining ot Donje Lijesko. He 1.etrrait7ed with rhe cotivoy for sotne co17siderable disrat7ce. ro7ril i / reacheel lievic Brclolo, ~~1ie1.e rhe 1tlor11e17 \tiere forced 10 separ~ire fr.0111 their ttrc~le r.elori\~es aged benveen fifreen and si.v!!~-five. The Accrlsed crssisreel in rlle pt.ogress of rile co~ivov .. bv - his pt.eset7ce (1s el rtriifo~~tnee/, e ~ r ~ ~ r e d grrat.d. k-r11.//7er.: ir is c1ppot.e171 that the Accr~secl ossistecl it7 ttroirltoi17it7g ot.det. oti the cott\:o!l: as eviclet~cecl bjl [lie aggr.essive i17srt.rtcrions he issrled 10 Fet.icl Spohid d111.ilig rl iei, ettcorrttret, NIICI liis corrttt~etits direcred to the ltlottreti elf l ievi(. Btdo. Altlior~gli ~ieithet. Fet.id Spohii' nor R01iitrie1 Ztlkic obsa.~:ecl tlie Accrcsed itivolved it7 rhe ~iegotio~ions corrd~lcred tlit~o~lghour the cotrtse of /he cot7vo~: rvheti the Accrrsed

. . i~utr~rrcrecl the \votrreti, cltild1.et7 atrd elde1.1~~ to "Go ro Alijel's srore": he t.eveoled 17;s c~~t~ctrerirss of his cot)rrrrot7 plern. 017 rlie busis thcrt i / \t~ot~lcl hove bee17 i t~~l~oss ib le 10 eflecl srrcl7 a large cotrvo~~ ivirliot~r rke assisru17ce of or~tred gl~a~.c/s ~17~1 esc01.1~ 10 ~r~erinlain ~rrlhori!):. rile Accllsec/. bj; his acliolts. rrrnde f l ciecisicle ar7d sig17rJconr co~~rribrrrio~r to rhe perpen.ariot7 of r l~is forcible I I .N I~S~~I . . .4cIcli/iot7a11~~. the cot~~ttret~r he nrade 01 ISevid BIYI'O detrro~isnares /her/ /he /fccrtsed s/iat.ed /lie cotrr11rot7 it71etirioti rhar rliese civiliat~s be clisplncecl or7 c1

per.trraneri/ basis, atid 1701 10 have rl7et~r 1.erIo.li.

Tlrerefore, ifrhe oc~ ion of the Accrtsed in /his settse is take11 inlo accor117t! i / is clear rltar liis acrions itor:e trret the elenrenrs of /he c~.inrittal oferlse of Critnes

Anicle 5 5 CC BiH; Bli~gojerk in,(/ Jokk, ICTY Trial Choliiber. January 17: 2005. para. 601:"As for the meus reo: the perpetrator must intent [ s i c ] io reniovc ihc viclilns. a'hich implies the intention lhnt they should IIOI return... ' rhc fnct thtll no s icp is loken by the perpelraior to stcure \he return of thosc displaced, when the c i rcu l l~sta l~ces that ncccssitated the evacuation hnve ceased. is oll lonS the factors that nin!. prove on inlent to pcrn~a~ l rn i l y displncc the viclitiis rather than the intent lo sccurc thc populniiori ihrough a-la\vrul:-.nnd lhcrcrore temporan. - cvncuaiion." See also r\'(tletilii otld Afor~blor,iC. ICTY Trial ~haliib;r p a n r n p l i 520. 1362.


agoins/ Hrcnlanin; rllirlr 1.egarc1 10 /lie ac1io11 of c o ~ n ~ ~ ~ i s s i o n of /lie f o ~ ~ i b l e rransfer ofpopularioi~ ser forrli r~nder Arricle 172 (1) (Cl) of rlie B iH CC.

6.2 N/lie~l the c r i / ~ ~ i r m l c~cr io~ i of in~pr~ison~rre~ir of ~ l ro le c i r~ i l i c~~ is I I J ~ O r e ~ ~ ~ c ~ i n e d on /he brrs reJer.l.ed 10 in Article 172 (I) (e) is in cl~resrio~i, /lie Panelfincls t h ~ l l rlie clio~,ges for clere~irio~i o f l ~ re~ i rinder age 65 lmve been also esmblislied. Tlie or.cler fo l \clorlreri: chilcl~~eri arirl rhe elclerljl ro cortre orrr ji.0111 /he bus. arid for t ~ r e ~ i aged henl~een 15 ond 65 10 ~.enrcrin 011 111e br~s clent~11~ irirlicc~red 10 rliose 118lio ~.er~rairied rhur /lie>r coc~lclnor gel orcr. Ar~nerl ~ I INI .C/S i . e ~ ~ ~ c ~ i ~ i e c / i)i /lie brrses 10 p~.er~erit ~ n y rt~en .fr.0111 escaping: ~c~ l i i le the convoy ~vas ericir~cleel b!: /va/iy soldie~~s. T l i e f i ~ c ~ 11ic11 rhese nren were forced 10 ~tjarcli die choos u~li icl i roas rc~king place ~ v i r h /he r~pser 11lonren being sepcrrurecl ji.0111 the g~.olrp O I ~ ~ J J

e~rr/~hasizecI 10 /lie dercrinee.~ 111e Iiol~eless~iess of /heir sirr~orion. p c r ~ . ~ i c r ~ I r ~ ~ l ~ ~ 1vheri one \vorr~ar~ \\)as fo~.cibh: r~eri~o\~edf,orr~ rho bus. Wlren rhe convoy ~ I ~ ~ I S

leaving: rlie Accr~seel. I I J / ~ O 1tlas a~.nred \11i/h on a1110111aric ~ I I I ~ . elire~.ec/ one of rke buses ~ohick 111e1.e leaving onel in ,vhicli were /he cleroinecl ~iren.

L)!J rhe cleso.ibed actions. the Accrrsed c o r ~ i ~ ~ ~ i r r e d / l ie cr.i111i,ia1 oflense refet.red to roicier 172 (1) (e) of rlie Bit1 CC.

The Panel also cor ic l~~des rlrar on tlie C/CI!J co~ice~.~iecl. rhe Accrrsed nlns one of die 1rre1i1be1.s of ern cr~.rnecl grorrp ndiich led ond esco~~tecl rhe COI~\JOJJ \11i/li civilian 11re1i in rlie brrses. He is nor rhe on!!: pe~yer~.crro~; brrr lie acreel CIS cr CO-

pe~per~.c~ror ~ v h o bv tiis acrions corirribr~ted in a clecisive 111o111ier 10 (he c o ~ ~ ~ r ~ ~ i s s i o n of /lie ofle~ise.

Tlie croions of 111e Acctised Ivere inclr~ded in his rlirecr inrenrion. beccrrrse he I ~ J N S C O I ~ S C ~ O ~ I S of r l ie ocrions lie conrnrirrecl crnd he \vc~nrecI rheir. cotn~~~ission. This is i ~ l s o itid&ctred by tiis coninrenr /liar he 11~orile1 rerro.~i rite copri~ws 111ho liod s/q~ed in rhe hr~ses on/!l o j e r rliev "gel r l ie i , rlren hack ". 111 11ic11 I I J ~ I ~ J , lie ~~ncloubrecl(~~ sliol~led tiis c~glg,.eenreri/ 11lirl7 /he plan 10 i~rrp~.ison /lie IIreri.

T l ~ e Deferise objecred rhar rlie o . i ~ ~ i i n u l r.osponsibilirv of rlie Accr~seel ~ l ~ c r s 1101

es~ablishecl rvirh r e g a ~ d 10 Cbr~rir .5 of /he Ind ic r~~re~ i r . becar~se rlie Acc~rsecl is 1701 ~ ~ ~ e n r i o ~ i e c l o.v ari o~xonizer of ,lie alleged r l e~~o~~ tc~ t i o r i , nor ~t:us 11;s ocrivip ~ v i l h l.ego1~1 10 the clisprtrecl crcrions proven by clnv eviclenric~~j: ~ ~ ~ e o ~ i s . H1i/li regard 10 rhis objection. /l ie Panel d id nor f ind rliar /lie Accrrsed 1110s rlie organizer of /he d e p o ~ . l ~ l i o ~ i . Ho~ l~e~ le r . he ivas wi~lot~b/ec/ iv presrnr d ~ ~ r i l i g rile enlire moven~enr of /l ie convov. If ir is rcrke~i in10 UCCOIII~I 11ior lie IIJOS arrrred anel; as pr.eviotrsI\; esrablished. ct nrelnber of n~ i l i ra l y fo~.~rrarions, as an i ~ c c o ~ ~ ~ p l i c e lie rllas roidorr brecl(~~ a p c ~ r ~ of /lie orgcniizorio~i


oj' [lie ~.eloccttio~i plan, i ~ ~ i t h \11hose pa~.ricipario~i the uction IYOS cc~rrieel ortl. Even ~ ~ r o r e so, he verbally expressed liis c~gl~ee~rrent ~vir l i the taki1l.g auJav of rlie I I I ~ I I \11he1t /hey nJe/.e sepa~.~/edjj.onr ivonren 011~1 cliillr.en.

The Accrrsed is charged 11~irh clriving one of rlie brtses b j ~ \~~ l i i c l i rhe ci\~ilicr~is ,!:ere rl.o~isj~or.ted fi.or,r Vijegrod ro the re~.riror y cotirr~olled b j ~ {lie BiH A I . I ~ ~ . l - lo~~~eve~., COII~I.UI:!J to the foregoi~ig, on l !~ one \~~irness stcrtecl that he had seen rlie Acci~sed dl.i\~irig 011 enrpo~ bus. Tlie Panel 11~1s no eviclence tlior rlie Accrlsed e\;er rlrove N brrs ill u~hich there were a,ijJ passengei.s, civiliuri according ro this Colin/ of rhe Inelicrnrenr~ or any orher for rhar liiorrer. M'l~ctt is i~irportrrnt is /hot [ l ie ilccr~secl was r~nclor~brecl!)~ prese/ir in /lie C O I ~ \ J O ~ J arid rliar Ile porricipied ill rlie forced fi.c~o~sfer in rile rimnner clesc~.ibed clbove.

7. I11 ~.elc/tion 10 Corrnt 7 of rhe lnrlicm~enr, cliorginy the Acciiserl rc~irh the c ~ , i ~ r ~ i ~ l o l ofle~ise rlnder. Article 1 7 (1) (a), (e) ~ o i ~ d (11) of /lie BiH CC. [lie Panel 1iee11.d resrintony f i o ~ i l Prosecclrion \vir/iesses: /\drrla Kristiirn and Sabalietc~ Roll1 il..

Borli ~viriiesses rlescribed liou~. rogether 1vir11 six orher Mr~sl i~r i civilians. tl iej~ \t:ere ~.etrrr~iing front rlie lefr bank of the Dririo River (Horel Vijegrad side) ,follo~uing an r~nsrrccess/i~l atteuillt ro leave ViSegrad on a corivov. Sabahero H ~ ~ i l i i . testijiecl thar origitiall~v riien lvere nor pr~.niit/ecl 011 illis convoj~. Ho\tle\~er.? CIS the \t~o~rien 1ver.e being c~ssignerl to pc~~.ticrrla~. brises, it IVOS

an1row1ced /lint i,leri roo ,iJere a l lo~~~ec l on rlie co~ivo!; and rhrls 0iver KII~OI~CIC: ~Wt~ la k'~~siw.a's son. hod joinecl this gro i~p of civil ic~m. Ad~rla Kl~srrtrcr described how lie/. son was not l~ealr l i j~ arid lrad bee11 rerir.ed f io~ i r work, hc~vi~ig hod a serior~s accic/enr. dcrnii~ Kopii. IIJUS also c~~iiongst rliis grolrp of civilic~lls. Tlie Panel based tliis conclrcsio~i on ilic facr rliar borh ~c~itiiesses ideilrifird o certoi~i Zilkc~ CIS being tliere 111iih lier hrrshun~l: Allr~la Kitsrri/.a sroreil Zilka's hr~sbnnd bud the sru.no~~re Kopii and Sc~brrhercr R ~ ~ ~ i i i i . ~ .ec~~ l led rho/ the rian~e of Zilka iv krrsbond IIJUS Ca~~r i l . Tliis ideririficario~i is co~rfi~.nred b j ~ rlre fact t l ~ c r / borli ~~~ i r~ i r sses liver1 in the sonre briilding as CCI I I~~I Kopii., albeir rlior S~~baliera Ha~rrii. 1tJc1s ori!!~ residilig there renrpor.a~.ily. Borh ~clirnesses corlfi~vrl rhat the convov \c~os posr/~onerl clrre ro rhejigh~ing. Subaliero Rcrnrii coulel not i.ecall /he esact (lare \\{lien tliis 11uppe17ed, she was able to ~ C I I ~ I . O ~ I ~ ir donw ro 14 or 15 June, or on or ororrnd 16 J I I I I~ . lvliich is the dctre crlleged in rhe Indictnrenr.

h~frtln Krtstrcra stared tile follo11~i11g rlien occ~rrrecl: k ~ v i l ~ g / J U . S S ~ ~ b ) ~ [he grorrp. rhe Accr~sed rhen clorlble-backed in rhe vehicle he ieas civiving, ~erll!./! iny ro rlieir location. He stoyyed rlie car nest to the g r o r ~ j ~ and said:


re~e~s al.lrred rvirh a ~t~enpori rt~liicli /lie rtjin7ess desc~.ibec/ CIS a hrachine glrn '. hfrrla Kr~stitra stcrled tltnf Kltla I~JNS her son s nickria~tte. E I ~ I J ~ I . K i i lo~~c~c en/er.ed the veliicle: sirririg on /he bock sear ne.vr lo a11 t~ti iele~i~ij ied soldier ~ t d ~ o ltlas crccorrrl~an!~ing ilte Accrued The solelier. placecl his arlrr orottricl &n~:er. Krlrrlo~~oc. The Accrrsed also orcle~.ed ~a r r r i l Kopii ro erirer rlte ccrr. Iio~~leve, Kopic rvns denf arid cotllcl 1101 hear hi~rt. Tlie Accrlsed ccrlled hi111 (1 seconcl ri~rre to yer in. ~ c i ~ t r i l K0piC.k ZiIka tt.ied ro e.vp/crin ~IINI lie rcras deed bur in 1.esponse ro this opl~arent NCI of defiance, [lie Acct~secl sliortred or liirrrt crrrsing his Balijo 's marlier.. He tlieri poinred his lvecl/Joti //i~.ozty/i /he ~vindo~c: of rhe car. NI &rlrril clnd Zilkcr. Zilka cried orrr and he r.eplied: "Sl i~r/ rtp: I ' l l kill yo11 11011~. '' CC(IU~/ KopiC /hen entered /lie vehicle c~nd the Accrlsed drove a~ua!~ in the di~.ec/ion of /he Old Bridge and rhe rort~n. Da.irig /he nigh/. 1\4rrla KI ISI I I I .~ e.v/~loined re~har had liappetied ro Veljko Planidid, a Serbian neighbortl and fiiend of Eriver Klrlovac. This Veljko rook ttl~on hirrrself ro check Enver Krrlovac 's rc~lie~~eabortrs. 011 rlie follo~eirig dav, rl~lien Mtllo Krrsrr~r.~ rvc~s 017 /Ire corivoy bus rvhicli r~~otrlcl evenrtroli~; toke her to O l o ~ ~ o , Veljko fotrricl her. errid e.vl~lai~tecl rhot Enver evos in pr.ison.

hl/irness Sohahero Ranrii. co~.~.obo~.rrred Wirness Mtrla Krisrto.o's crccovnt. smtirig rltcrr ns /he grottp \\)as r.erurnilig ro {lie I'ctviliori, the Accrtsecl srol~l~ed 17;s car h!~ [ l ie gl.otll~. l-le ~vas acco~r~pnriied hy o soldier ~t~ectririy carrror~jlflrrye r i o t . The Acclrsed or.cler~ecl Liver Ktclovac coid ~ a r t l i l Kol~ic 10 C I / J ~ I ' O C J C / ~

/lie vehicle: rt~liere~rpon /he): etire~.ed /lie vehicle ancl /lie Accrrsed clrove tlre~rr anIo!J. Acco~~ l ing ro this rvirriess. Enver Ktr lo~~ac and daritil Kopic "did nor have an!] other oprion 01. a IIJNJJ 0111 of it. '' Tlie n~i/ness S~CII~CI ' 11re process of e~ppreIretisio~i II~CIS over very cirrickl!~. Moreovel.. the Accttsed did 1101 offer ativ e.vplcnic~rio~i for. 11~1ij: 17e was c~pp~~elrencling //rese rnen. Witness Sobohera Rcr~rric corifirarecl Molo Ki~str t ru: .~ slate of exrrertre clisrress ajier /Iris iricidenr l ~ o d occrn.~.ed. jVi/ness Mrrlct Kltsrtrra teslrjied tliar she never so111 her son ct1ir:e ogoiri c~ricl rhot .v/ie I I I R C / ~ 0 1 7 idenrr~cotio~r of her. so11 in Visoko 011 /he bnsis of !lie rer~r~ ins. All c~rrrops!~ l.epo1.1 confirnred thar corrse of decitli 1110s o gr~ri slior ro rke l7eacl. Tlie colpse of ~ a ~ ~ r i l Kopid rtJas crlso sttbsec,rrentl!~ ~.ecor;erecI. The N ~ I I O ~ S ! J rep01.r also conclrrcled rhert the cclrrse of clectrh rt~crs a yrm shor rt~orr~id 10

rlie cliesr.

IVirness rMrrlcr Krrstrt~.a knert~ the Accraedfi~onr before rlie \ijat.. Slie raus fiorii Lijesko? /lie same village as /he Accrrsed, and ~.ecalled rho1 he \elas a co~icltlrrc~o~. 1vlio111 slle rc~oltld see i/ she i~~ovelled sotrte~t~here bv brrs. Addi~ionol!!, she stored rl7ar iiis fallier u~or.ked in a sliop. She lesrijied rliar Ta~iaskovid and her son kriertl orie anorher. This fact is co~lji,.nrecl by /lie trroririer in 11~1iich /he -- - Accirsed addressed Etiver K I I ~ O V ~ C . bv liis tiickr~nrrte. lYi/riess Scibahero Ro~rliC


erlso krielcl / l ie Accrrsed before /he \clot.. She \18orked as a cook in (1 t.esroIrt.otir 01

Sloboclcc, 11~1iet.e /lie Accrised ~vorrld take o break drrritig Itis cltrries os a brrs coticlrictor err Viiegrad f i ~ ~ n s . On the basis of'tliese icIe1it1j7cc1/ions. the Panel coticlrrcle.s ir is bqloricl doltbt rhar ir nlcts the Accrrsed rctho apprelietidecl Etil~er Krrlo~:c~c c r ~ i c l datiril Kopic.

As dercriled above oriel evidericecl, in porr, by rhe tesr i~t io~i j~ t~elatecl to {his C o ~ i it7 Jrrtie 1992 rliere ~vas cr ~videspt~eacl anel sj~srerrrotic crtruck crgoitisr 1I4r1slittr civilians iii Viiey~.crcl. Accorclitig to the restirnori~~ of \~~iniesses A4rtl(i h'rrsrrr~.~ ntrd Sobolietcr Ro~rriL, Enver Krrlovcrc dicl nor resist the Accrised's ot.clet. to enter. his vehicle. The Pone1 co~iclucles that iri r.eolity Eliver Ktrlovcrc Irad rio choice brlr ro obey /his order, Vorie tokes iriro coriside~.orion rke joct rhe~r the Accrtsecl \lJos arxred ancl acconlpanied by o solclier. A4ot.eove1.~ {lie ,Iccrrsed's crggressi\:e oric/ t/ir~euteriiny it.eat~~le~it of dattr i~ Kopi i oiid his 11@e ~irortreti/s lcrrer, rnade ir evidenr ro Oiver K~rlovnc ilicrt he had no choice brrr 10

t.erlroiti in rhe vehicle. Thru, /he Panel coriclrrdes that neither. /anti vo l r~t i ro t~ i l~~ occo~rrpatiied rlie Accrrsecl, br~r r.atlier rliej1 1uere coe~zed ro etirel /Ire vehicle anrl tliet.eb); clept.ived of rlieir 1ibu.r)~. There is no clolrbt thal j iwrr this nrortretir 011, f i i \ ~ e ~ ~ ' ~ r r l o \ ~ c r c and datnil KO& ti0 longer liael conrrol oJrheir deslir~ies and rheir.firtes 10): in rhe liancls of the Accrrsed and orhers. Accot.cling!)~, their. dereririori >cv~s cotirr.crr:\~ ro Arricle I7?(l)(e) of rhe BiH CC. The Defence /lave callecl tio evidetice to sho~v that /lie Accuser1 at cruy poi171 trririgared the severin) of this derenriori by releasitig r1ie.w rtren. IVO e.\-plonorioli lvos offered eitliel to &tiver Krrlovcrc atid ~ a r ~ r i l KopiC. or. their r.elcrrives. F,rrthet.. in light of the Accrrsed's belinvioro. ro\vo~.cls Cnrrril h'opii; it is ob~: ior~s rlror this opp~.eherisiori \cjcrs riot ~ / / e ~ i c / e d by otij) of / l ie riecessat:y p~.ocecltrrol scfeglra~.c/s. Tli~rs, their. cletenrion ~oc~s aa,birr.o~y.

The Accltsecl roicloribredLv cor~r~r~ittecl rhis acriori r l ~ i r l ? a c1it.ecr itiretit. being cril*crr.e of rlie NCI Ire corrrrrrirted atid ~ ~ ~ h i c l i lie ~~lcrtired ro cot~itnir. Also. rlie riccrrsed 11~a.s rior ulorie \llheti he took C I I I ~ ~ I J J those nc~o persons? tlirrs he acred os ari occor~rplice atid corir~~ibrrred iti rhe decisive rrrotinet. to the con~ttrission of the act in rlie joinr crcrion ~ ~ ~ i t l i [he other solclier~ rrr7krio11~n ro the Panel.

M'irli regard ro rliis Courir of rite Itidictnretir, /lie Deferise objecrs rlrar it1 /Ire period indicateel in Corrnr 7 of the indicrnretit. {lie Accr~secl~~~os in the Republic of,Ye~.bicr. t/ iet.eh~~ ir is clear tlial l ie camior be cri~rritiol!y lioble . for ._- !lie acrioris refirred to rindel. rhe Corinr of rlie lnrlicrrtre~it coticer~ne~l. Also.: !h,e.':De[ense c~crir~rerl tliar Etiver. Krilovnc l h d beeti killed iri a batrle.


objecriori, //?e Pariel conclrrderl /Iia/ /lie Accraec/'s alibi is nor creclible,fo~. rhe reoso,i.y ol~~ecrc!!, e.v~~lui~iecl above (see Secriori 6 abo~~e). 111 r~eltrioci 10 rlie allegarioris 11ra~1e bv rhe Defense. rlie Panel ~ l s o I t eu~~c l j i ~o~~ r Defence 11~irnesses Boiko Arsic o ~ i d ~ l i ~ ~ r e c l SecliL. BoSko Arsik resrijied rliar on 17 bI(ry I 992 lie ~c~as rtrobilised inlo [ l ie o~.nt!< jiw~r 11~1iicli r i~i ie lie was /.or.e!)l or /lie P ~ ~ ~ i l i o n b r r i l l i ~~g clrrr.irig rlic dm$ /.erri~.~iirig o~ i l j j every secorid 01. ~ h i ~ n ' 1iig111 ro sleep in 11;s o p r t ~ ~ i e ) i r , He srcrred //lor he II~CIS not in /lie upurtn~erir on 16 Jiuw 1992. TI~IIs, lie ~ i ~ o s i~noble to observe or. co~in.rrclicr any of /lie evenrs (lescribed abo~~e. He stared he clid riot k1io11~ an,vrhi~ig oborrr ~v l i c r r happened ro Enver Krr101;oc. Wirli ~.egor.d ro [he Defence's aver~)ie~i/s / / in/ E ~ i w Kulovoc rc~r~s invol~ied i ~ i lios/ili/ies. All~rred Seclic resriJiec1 rliar /lie reference ill /?is book ('TO Be o NGrness of [lie firrth 9 to o fello~v COIII~CIINIII Etiver I(;jr/ovac 11~0s CIC~ I IN / / ! ~

a prinring iiri~rc~ke. Tlie ~ialire of rlie figltrer 10 ndiicli he was referring I~ICIS

Olver. Krrlovii fi.orr~ Roclit. Hill: rm~ i . Viseyrnd. 111irh ~tlhonr /he wimess ri~cls

acyrroi~ired 6ejoI.e [he 11~01.. Tliis iri~livirlrrrrl ~vrls killer1 by CI shell drtr.i~ig a 111i1ir01.y o / ~ e ~ . ~ r i o n on(/ rlie n~i/ness desc~.ibecl 11011~ his body ~vos recove~.erl in /io-~rra;i's larid neor hdec7eJc1. Acco~.c/irig to Ali~lred SediL! ;his ~icrnre. n~riorigsr J o l i s I I ~ N S spelled ~ I ~ C O I . ~ ~ C I ! \ J iri /he f i ~ . s t ptrblica/io~i! 0 s o resr~lt of h i r ~~ ro~ i e~.r.or 01. N ,vr.inri~ig ~r,isruke. Wlien s l io~ i l~ i o p l io roy~~u~~t t of E~i \ je~. Krrlo~lcrc (l~r~osecoror s e.vliibir 7. I), A hnred SediC conJrtrred ihcrr /his l~erson ) I J O ~ 1701 rile pa.soli lie krie~c~ orid ro 1c~11o1rr he ~vas ~.eJer.r.irig in /]is book. Tl7irs. / l ie Panel conc/rtc/es the Deferice 's cr.sse1.lior7 II~NI E I ~ I J ~ I . K~IIOVOC 111os a jg / i [ e r 111ho 11los killed in cortibnr is g~.oi~ndless.

Frrrrhe~.r~~o~.e. [lie Defe~ise kolcls /liar r1ier.e ore cermi~i clflererices a~r io~iy rhe ~~lirnesse.~ ' [e.s/i~)~orric.s. 111ir)l izyaid 10 boll? Ole q ~ / ~ @ O ~ . r / ~ i c e o//)?e Atroscrl 01

/he r i~l ie of /lie nllegerl conrnrission of [lie oJense nricl /lie ocrions of rhe Accrrsecl! rtier.efoo,.c (lie iclerifijicarior~ of /lie Accrtserl bjj rhose \virriesses i.s qrrestiorioble. .4ccording!\< [lie Defense liolds rlior it ccr~l~ior be es/oblislied beyo~~d OI ! !~ reaso~~ohle (Iorrhr tlior 111e person ~~?sl~onsib/e for rlie c~pp~.elie~isio~i of Ci i~~er. Ki1101:oc crric/ Ca l~ l i l Kopid is [l ie Accr~serl Tc~nr t~ko~~ ik .

Tliere are ntirior iricorisisre~icies benueeii /he accormrs of rlie.se nvo ivir~iesses. IYir~iess ~blrrlcr Krcstrlro srared /hat ~ieirher !lie Accrrsecl rior /he soldier lefr rlte vehicle clrtr.irig illis i~iciclenr, 11:hereas Wir~iess Sobc~liero l t a ~ ~ r i i recollecl rhctr /\lei0 did e.v;r die ca~., olrhoirgh he (lid 1101 upp~.oacli the g,.orlp, biir si~rrpl,; colled oiler ro En~ier. and ~cr~r r i l . Tlie Pc~~iel co~iclttdes lhor /his discre/~o~ic,~ is 017 ir~.ele\~ari/ ewer of ~~rerrror:!:. iri which reg(/~.d Sabaliera Rar~tik resri/;ecl / l i ( r r slie 118as in poor pli,vsical lienlrti and e.vliarwted o/ / l ie ri~rre. Secoricll!l. Wir~iess Sc~bcrIte~o Rcr))rii. S I N I C ' ~ //in1 rhe Accirsed crrldi~essecl hi l ler bv his sln.,icrn,e. - '- 'Krrlo~~crc. To ~ l i e e.vrerir rliar ~h is sor~~ids sinii la~. lo Iris


Por7el concl~~cles rhar 117;s cor~~~obot~ates Adrrla Krtsrtrr.cr's accortrir of lio\cl rhe Accrtsed odc/r~essecl her sort: 11~1reri lieal.ir7g /lie Accrtsed's corrirrret7rs~ ,Snboliero Rc111ri6 sitirl~!,; osstrt~red rlie Accrtsecl IWIS rtsirig Er7ve1.'~ /I111 srtr~~icrrire. Tlirts. it7 rlie o.rrcial aspects, /l ie resrirrtoriy of rliese 111imesses is cor~sisrertr ur7cl serves 10

cot~~~ohor~crre rhe facts 11~liic11 the Patiel/iticls ro esrublish rlie ct.irtrit7crl l icrbilin of rlie Acccrsecl.

I~l/irli ~.egc~t.cI 10 / l ie tr111r.der. of EI I IJ~I . K r t lo~~nc e11icl Celr~til KopiC: / l ie It7clicrriierir clicrrges tlte Accrlsecl as a co-l~er~~errctror. it1 cor7jrrricrioti 1vir17 Ar.ricle 29 BiH CC. 117 /he absence offrtr,/her ericler7ce CIS 10 I IJ~ICII hetpperied ro iliese rite17 cgrer rl~eir nrvesi by ihe ,Icotsed, rlie Pollel cor7riot co17clrrde bejtor7d dotlhr rlrcrt 1l7e /Iccrrsecl rr l~c/e CI c/ecisi\~e c~r~r r ib r r~ io r i 10 ilieir nrrt~.c/er;~, 1701. rho! lie spec~f icuI1~~ ir~rericlecl rlieir. clecrrl7s. Tlie evider7ce srt.q,qesrs rlre sole foci rlinr he or7d nr7orlret. .solc/ier fot.cecl liitrr to erlrer the car. 11 f o l l o ~ ~ ~ s f i . o n ~ /l ie pr~rsetiied eviderice rlrnr 17;s acriot7 is lirrrirecl ro tltnr crlorie. l /or ie cortsie1et.s /lie eviderice pr.eserr/ed or1 rlre Coro7r.s of rlie Inclic/rrrerir for. 11~1iich /lie Patiel lrus fortrid /he Accctsecl r.esl~otisih/e, a si111l~le co~iclr~.sioti ro follolv is tlinr //re depr.ivorio11 of libet.nl oncl rclkitig civilictou ro il7e pretrrises 11j1iet.e rliejl 11:er.e t.oroic/ed 1111 for /lie prtrpose of obrcririirig cermirt itfor~r~rcrrio~i artd bectren il7er~en1er c11.e spec;fic crctio~is b!) /lie Accrtsed 017 sevet.cr1 occosiotis or7d con.s/i/rt/irig sorrte sot'! of pnrret.17 it! 17;s helirrvior~. Alrl7ottgh rlte .4ccrtsed is c l ta~~ged \1~i/l7 /he ki l l i t ig of persons ~ v h o 11:el.e tcrkeri CI\I:CI!: ill several Cortrirs, liis it7volverire1ir it7 017.v of /he killi17gs 1vas tior pr.overi iri crri!) of /l ie Corllirs. Tlie~.efoo,e, CIS rhe Pclnel clid 1101 receive eviclerice 1l;irli t.esl~ecr lo this Cocltrr derer.rrririirig rlie Accrtsec/'s cre/c/i/io~ia/ c1crivii-y cipclt~rfiol~l rlie orle relatecl to the ccrking ct\rcry of ihese t ~ \ ~ o persoris, the Pelriel \tJos ttrioble ro or.r.ive ar CI r~elic~ble cor7clrrsiot7 rl7nr he is linble ns o CO-

l~ery~err.clrot.jo~. rlieir c/eorlis.

Tlre l'c~tiel clicl rior ctccepr rhe pr.ol~osal bv rite Defetue fot. prese~irc~rio~? of evidence r l~vot~yl? esltrl~iiofion and DNA ai7olysis of riror~ral r.et~roiru of Et71:er K/~/OVNC 117~11 t1~e1.e recovet.ed iti h e area. Tlie Pcrr7e/ belie\~es rlinl /his is a

t~edr~nclnrir pt.oposc11 becrr.ilig in r~rincl /lie foci il7c1r Eriver Krtlovuc c/isuppec~r.ecl si17ce 16 Jr117e 1992 1vI7eri he I~JCIS deprived of l i be ry by / l ie Accrtsed. l\.loreover /he Pclriel clicl 1701 Ji17d /lie Accr/sec/ ro be t.espo17sible for /he killirig of Erivet. KIIJOVCIC. t.el7der.irig /Iris piece of e~)iclerice ir~.elevolrr ro deret.mine rl7e c t ~ i ~ i i i ~ i o l t ~ e s ~ ~ o t u i b i l i / ~ of /he Accrrsecl r .ela/ i~~e ro orher acrions 11~it1t ~clhicli lie is c1inr:ged.

As r.eyc11~~1s /he rer~roili irig pr.ese17red e\liclerice it1 ~.elc~rioti ro o l l corrrirs of rlie l~~clictttietir, rhe i'ariel 110s evolriored it! brr/ jirids the11 ir liacl, no clecisive


S. Tlie iriclicr~~te~if chcr~ges il7e ~cctrsecl 111ifh /he c ~ ~ i ~ t t i ~ i d offt.~ise of Crit~res ngoitis~ Hr~~, tat i i / j~ defirted i~nder Arficle I72(l)(lt)-pe1.~ec11ti01i, r/rlde~. eocli Cor~tlr of /he lnclicrnretir. Ho\caeve~., ape,. c o ~ i ~ i e l e ~ ~ o r i o ~ ~ of 011 r11e ocfiotts of the ctcc:osec/, it beccrr~re obvior~s rliot iltey ol l cotisri/trte et s i~iy le c~.i~ttinal offense of pe~sectc/ion consis/itig of se~~erul nintincrl ocrio~is 01. 1110c1es of perpetrariori. Tlie Potie1~1.1~ived CII srtcli o coticlr1sio17 becc~r~se:

I . A / / ~cr ior is of \11lrich /lie occrrsed hos been fortnd crit?titio/ly resl>oruible hv /lie fi17e/ cotisrilt~fe r l~e c r i t~~ ino l oflen.se rlefi~ieel ~t~tclele,. A~,ticle 172 cc;

2. The occrtsed c o ~ ~ t n ~ i r ~ e d a rl7ose ucfions 11lir11 /lie itttenrio17 to ci iscri~~ti~iole ngninsf /he vic/i~ns on poli~icctl! etlr~tic oncl/or reliyior~s g~.o/rnds; a t d

3. Conr~.c~~.!: to in/ernu/ionol lu118, /he uccrtsed inrencled o ~ i d se~~iorrsl~l cley~.il~ec/ /lie vicrir~rs of /lieirJl~tidatrren~ul t.iglt/s.

Severe clel>~.iva/iot~ o f ' o i ~ l ~ ~ i r e r i ~ o l 1.ig11rs; Of a ~ i j : itle~i/,J;c~ble grozrp 01. c o l / e c / i ~ J ~ ~ (inclr~rltng rep~.esenffrfive ~rracks ott itidividr~uls largered s/~ecifical!\i becartse of their rrretrrbet~sl~ip of srrck u gt.or/y): M'irlt itire~tr to contnrit /lie tttidet.!yi~ig offense; m7el

.A s/>ecfic itirenf ro cliso.irt~i~ictre oti /Ire g~.orr~icls of die grottl~:.s yolirictrl. net/iotict/. erl117ic. cttI1r1rc11 01. ~.e/igio~ts idetitify: 111 con~iecrion ic~ith otij' ofense lisred in Arricle 172(1). c11ij1 otlie~. offetise listed in the CC or. on)) oflense Jklling ir~lcler /he co~nperence of the C o r ~ t ~ of RiH.

For ectcli Coonr of /lie lndicn~tenr for ivhicli the ~~esl>orisibilin~ of r l~e occlrsecl I S c l e t r t ~ i ~ e c l i / IIJOS f o t ~ i d // i(t t his ctctiotis inclrtcleed his cli~ee/ iti/eti/. The acctised ~vas CIIIJOI.~ of ectch pctt~ricctlut. uc/iott 11e cctn~nrinect, (//if/ l i ~ i / l r ltis bo/lr verb01 onel ~ ~ o ~ i - ~ ~ e r . h a l espt.essiora lie sl iol~~ed /her/ he herd 11~isliec1 to cottr~~rir rite ocriot~s co~ice~~ned.

41: /heir narv~.~., 11ie ocrions of /lie ctccr~secl bj: ~c~lricli /lie ofle~rse tc~as cont~r/i//ed ore as fo / /o~~;s : d ~ / l ~ ~ i \ ~ ~ l i ~ l l of liber~jj! lo1.1rrre. rctye: .forcible rr.a~isfet. crtid c/esrrr~c/io~i of pt.ol>e~.!!~. Tliej; crre 011 in p~.esc~.ibed cinder Ar~ ic le 3 of /he Ge17eva Conven~io~i urid sever.e elep~.ivution of rhe r.igI~/s of inrlividlrrtls crnd. ill


11 orise.r fionr encli Cor~~ i r of /lie f~iclicn~lent for ~ ~ d ~ i c l i rile occr~sed is ~.espo~isible /hut the ofle~ise ,cws co~n~lrirred ~v i rh rhe rtecessar;!; e le~r~e~ir qf c l i s c r . i ~~ r i ~ i ~ r i o~~ by rlie accr~sed agoi~isr a11 iriclivid~~crl/yroccy 017 the grounds of rlrei~. erli~iiciry and religion.

Tllr~s i ~ i ~ ~ e l c ~ r i o ~ i to Corcnr / of the I~icl icr~~re~ir, /lie Panel lias clere~~rrri~ied rlmr the c~cc~i.sec/ inte~ilioncr/!\~ a11d I I I ~ / C I I I ~ / ~ I / / ! ~ del~ri11ed 1vit11ess 11 of her / ibe/ ,r~~. CI~C/L'C/ it1 lie/. 1.cp.e N I ? ~ ~IIIIS c~ided in her torrrrr.e in v iolrr io~i of s r~b/~c l r~g~.aph 0 or /lie sc~~rte o~.ricle of rlte CC of RiH 1~es1111irig j.0111 the crinri~ic~l oflense of ral~e. M'irr~ess A is o Bos~iian Mr~s l i ~~ r , rke f i rs / of I I~CI I IV to be arresred a~icl/ol. clertrined by rlie accrrsed arid the Panel co~iclrrcles I/& i / is clear fi.or,r rhr ci~~c:corrs/c~~ices of her nrresr rrncl clerenrio~i 11ic11 she IIJUS being singled otrt ,for ~rrist~~ec~t~~renr NS CI ~.ep~.ese~itc~ril~e of CI Ic~rge Aos~iiak po /~ l~ la / i on r.esieliny in Vi.?eg~.acl. 11 is i~idi.~/~trrc~bIeji~orrr /lie i~is~tlrs u ~ d degr.adi~ig cor~r~~rerirs ~rrode b j ~ /lie nccr~sec/. ~vl i ich ~.efe~.recl to /lie politico/ 1eacle1.s of /lie Serbs c/nc/ Bosniaks ~~e.s/~ec/ ive l~~ ond to /he Cltrisrian 1.eligio11, rhcrr he deprived \cli/ness A of /re, l i h e ~ . ~ ~ ; hecortse of her c~fllic~rion \virli cr sl~ecijjc religio~ts and etlinic gror~p. I I O I I I ~ ~ I , Bosnict~i Mr~slinls. Tllis is also r1.11e for J~IIIIII T~fekdic II:/IO 111s rake~i 11~ir1i lie/. 011 /lie S C I I I I ~ clo!l to (he police sratiorr for irirerrogatiori, whe1.e they 1ve1.e derc~i~ied.

11 is ericle~irj.onr /he ~ i u ~ r ~ r e o/ / / le (lets es/c~blis/ier/ in respect of Cowir 2 11ic11 111e occrtsecl I ,O~IS r.es/~onsib/e for i~rrenriona//!; and sell ere/)^ depriving Ke~~ ro l c~ricl S~r\:acl Dolovcrc of their jirn~l~i~nentcrl r.igh/s bv clepri~~itig t11e11r of their. l ibe / *~r c11ic1 r a k i ~ ~ g ~CI I . ; iri /heir bearing. Flr~,rher, in liglir of borli the qrl~stions osked of /lie ht.orhe1.s u~ll i le a1 Don;!io Ljjeskcr crnd /lie clrg,~acIing irisr~lts lisetl ro~vc~o~cls the111 rliror~glio~rr /heir cal~riviry. i r is ir~clispr~rahlc rho! rhqv were in f i e / /crr.qe/ed .- hecc~rc.se of /heir Bos~iic~k erhriiciry. The occ~tsecl's beliar:io~:, \~: l i i le 11e was in /heir p~.esence, i~iclr~clecl clr~.siny nncl i~isr~lririg rlte b~.orlre~s ~ ~ i d their /OIII~!!J. n~liicli if seen os pa/.r of a 11~1iole: clenronsr~.ares t / i c ~ t he was utro~.e r l i c~ r his cu/~rives I I ~ ~ I . ~ M~~sl inrs a11c1 IIJCIS disc~~ir~ri~raring ogai~ist tlie~rr CIS sr~cli c111d 11rc11 t11i.s \I~CIS ~.VCIC//J~ /lie recrson ~vhv rliev lvere rrearecl as described in /l ie src~re~~re~irs of rvir~iess Dolor~c~c.

I cIc l i / io~i I I i in 1,especr to COIIIII 3 of /lie hc l i c~~ne~ i r , /he e~iclence sr~gge.s/s a larger operutio~i 10 rorr~id rtp all /lie ~Mr~slirrrs ill Kc~berrlik in r~lliicli rhe accused pc~~.ticipc~rec/. The eri~rrincrl offenses eslablisl~ed in respect 10 rliis COIIIII IIIIISI be vie~ved in r l i i s co~ire.~/. 117 this lig/rr. i r is cteor //rut ~c,ittless B s


Viiegr.ud. In liglir of [lie uccrrsed's cliscr~irrri~io/or? behavior rorvorcls orlier Bosriiok,~, clerailed i r 7 Cor~rirs I arid 2. oriel rlie facr /lia/ ~l~irriess B's son orid hrrsbarid rvere of Rosriicrk erlinici!~. /he Pone1 .fincls ir be~oricl clorrb/ rho/ rhe rriide1.111irlg offerices 1ver.e co~rii~rirreel ~rvirlt discr~irrri~iator~~~ irirerrr or1 /lie pcrrv of rlie Accrrsed.

In vier,, ofrhejocrs esmblislied crbove iri rrspecr of Cortrir 4, rhe Pe11ieljrir1.s it indisprtrcrble rlior rlie grorrp of rrrole civilioru /hot 1eer.e forred 10 r~rerrcli fi.0171 rlieir. 170nres (0 the scliool iri O r~~ I i o r~c i co~isisreel e.~clltsive/!~ of tl~l~rslirirs. Tlie circrrrrrsrorices of f l ie i~ . crppr~elierisiori derrrorisrr~are rliar /hey riei/lier joineel /lor. reriroiried 113irli flre gr.orr/~. of rheir. olvri Jize roil/. The coristotil s/ioo/itig etrrc/

brrr.ning of horises en r.orrte creorerl art it7tiririclaring ond hostile envir~orirrrenr ~vli icl i rtriderscor~erl ro /lie civiliaris rliar rhqv 1c)er.e nor f ree lo l ea~~e (lie c o l w r ~ ~ ~ . The fircrs esrc~blislied above c/ea~! l , cler~~o~isrr~ore rliof /lie ~ccrrsed trrode a e/ecisive corirribrr/iori ro / l ie severe de~~r.ir~a/iori of l i b e r ~ ~ of these civilioris. He rvos presenr or vcrr.iorrs stciges rlirorrghor~r rke lerigrliy ~)rcrr.c/i: per~sonoll~ forced Soban Ajcoiovik m join rlie yrorrl~? orirl /rrr.rlier.: ccrt.r.ied or// acrs 1t4rich corirr.ibrrred ro rlie /hr.ea/enirig orrrrosl~1ier.e (brrr.riirig IIOIISW h~vi r ig checked erne1 lecrr.ned rliar rliq!~ beloriged ro Mr,slirrrs). Ir is obviorrs rliar rliese civilicrris 1ret.e cli.soirrri~iured crgoi~isr on rhe basis of rheir e / l i r i i c i ~ ~ errid rlicrr the occrrsecl bro.17eel IIVO Iiorrses oril!~ becatrse r k e ~ ~ belorigec( ro rlie r\/lr,sli~~rs. iMoreo\ler.. ir is c1eerrfi.0111 rhe Serb erlrriici~!: of rhose escor.ririg 01. par.rici/~aririg in rlre corivo,!~ ~ i l d /he beliovior. of those irirlivicll~als as c/eroilerl crbove, ilia/ this forrible rrc~risfer. ~tlcrs conrrrri/red ~ i ~ i r l i discrimiriatory irirerir. Iri acldriori ro rlior. r l~e .4ccrrsec/ rt~us pr.eserir clrrr~ing /he beoririg rvliich j b l l o ~ t ~ t iri Or.ohor~ci 11lhe1i Srrvod Dolovoc and anorher r11a11 1ver.e bearerr. As it lias beer, alreodv esrcrblished. al l his ocrions shorll rho/ on rho/ r~elevo~ir clr~j; lie rtJas one of / l ie e.vecrr/or.s if rhe plori ,IJ/IO rook [lie groccp of h1rrsli1ir.s 10 rlie scliool. His o\~er.oll coridr~c~ gove ari irirl~ressiori nrid nrecrtir rho/ lie crgt.eecl ~vir l i rhe eriri1.e iriciclcrir er~ic l rhc~r lie .shc~).er/ 11ie inrenr of of lie^ .Serb so1die1.s - ro l>lr,ce MIISI~III Bos~inl i civilicrrrs iri ern 10iee11rc11 orid srrbjrrgared posifiori sole11~ on rlie gr.oriric1.~ of [heir efh~iici!!: rrr~d r e l i g i o~ , becnrrse rlre ~~elevorir colrrrrrri of nreri 11~1io ltJer.e roke~i ro rlie scliool did 1701 i~iclrtde cr sirigle rrrotrber of orher etliriicih: or. t.eligiori escepr trreri - Bosriicrk rblralirrrs.

/ t i ~.eloriori ro Corrrir 5 of / l ie t~idicrrrreri/. it is CIC'NI. r/ierr /he nc~ioris of forcible rrorisfer of die popnla/ion Ji.orrr Vi.fegi.0~1 were olso corrrrrrirred rvirh d i s c r i ~ ~ ~ i t i o t o r i e i . Tlte persons who rc1er.e rr~crrispor.red ori /lie convo~: 1iler.e Bosriicrk /\.lrrslinrs. Forcible /r.u~isfer. of rliis gr.otrp of civiliaris was pat./ of o plaii lo 'Yo/.ciblv rrurufir." Mrrslinl poprtlorion fi.otii Viiegracl. Iri porric~rlor. llte accrrsed's co1irnter7~ rejerring 10 A/@'$ srole detnotisrr.o[e


cliscrirrrit~cr/or:~~ iri/elt/ and his ~~greertrerii n~irlt /lie plot1 of fot.cible /r.arisfer.. Al.ro, rite stcore applies ro rke ir)rpr~isonrtrerir of rtleri. rl~lio had been separored ,f,.otrr rlie ~~~orrreri and chilchen and rokerifrrr.lIier.. Tlie c o ~ t r p l i c i ~ ~ ~ of rlie Accrrsed irt rltis prrt.r. olso. i~iclrr~leled a clecrr. irirertr ro (liscrirlriliote cr~c,irtsr rrrett - /he!, 11~e1.e all Bosniak i\4rislinrs oticl rlte occrisecl's cottrrrrerir giveti to onret re ti as art otis~cter. ro //lei/. pleas rofi.ee rhe trrert. ~vlieri lie s(ri(l so~rrerlritlg like they 11*orr1l . . be r.errr~.~iecI 11dteri /lie-v get "rheir nrert. hack, s l io~i~s the rinr~ire of /lie accrrsed s acriori orid Itis trrokitig a clis/i~ictiori henveert "or//." arid "/heir." l~eolde ~vi/liorrr r.efer.r.irig to sollier~s, becartse all rke captro.ec1 ~Mrtslirtu Bosriicrks 011 /lie brrs 11~er.e civilinris.

i r t c 1 1 ~ it is CIISO c l e ~ r ft.orrr /he ocrioris refer.r.e(I ro rrrtder Corrnr 7 of rlie Irtdicrrr~erir r h ~ r rhere are eletrrettrs of discr~i~~ri~iarion 011 /lie porv of /he rrccttsed oti ethnic gr.orrri~/S ogoinsr /he pevsom ~vliotrr he cleprived of 1iber.y. 011 the basis of the accrtsed's irisrtlrs ortd /lie foci //tar lie kriov Ertver. Krrlo~~ac. ir is cleerr. rlicrr lie was o111crt.e rliur his cnl~tives I I J ~ I . ~ Rosriicrk A4r~slirtrs (/rid was ror:yeririg rherrr (1s srtch. Tlre Pmtel coriclrr~les rlior il7e accrrsed it ite~irio~tcrl l~~ sor/ghr lo disc~.i~tririore agcririsr rlrese nren or1 the basis of their crknicir,~ orid r,eligiort, crrtcl rltrrs illis severe deprivo~iorl of rlreir~firricln~rre~i~aI t.igllr ro liberql N I I I O I I I ~ / ~ ( / 10 N o~ in r i~ ia l acr ofpersecrrriori.

T11et.efor.e. ~11rIiorrgli /lie In~licrrrrerir e /oa l~~es rhe acr of persecrrriori i t i respecr of euch iricli~~i(l~tcil corrnt of die lndic/rrren/, raking irtro crcco~rrit /ha/ rhe acrioris of rlre accr~sed referred ro in Corrrirs 1-5 arid Corrril 7 of rhe Irtdicri~rerir 1clo.e direciecl e.vclraive!\~ agairisr rlte ~Mrrslirrr civilicrris, ihe Panel fincls ilinr it is tiecessor:!l ro qrralrfi rlre over.all acrioru of rite nccraecl as cr sitigle acr - per.socrttiori. becorrse this is efecrivel~: otie ocr regatdless of /lie tirrrtrber of l~e~~~er r~urec l acrioris clrsiriy otle ibre period. Eacli i~tdividrrol acriorr of rlie c~ccrrsed corisrir~rres aj logr~rri i violation of irtdi~~idrrols'frrti~la~r~eri/ol riglirs ottd SIICII N ~ I ~ O I I S cotir701 be viervecl (1s 011 isolared iticidenr, birr e...rclrrsir~el~~ as a ~clltole 111iicI r l i o ~ ~ g l t rite descr.ihed acrioris, has or i l !~ o17e goal - d i s o ~ i ~ r r i ~ ~ ~ ~ i o r t . 111 r.egat.cl of oll ocrioris rtreririoried above: 1v1ier.e ltis oitrrirtol resporisibilin~ 110s been esrcrblislted, the crccrtsed ocrecl ~c~ir l i ch.ecr irirenr, a~~:crr~e rkar h , ~ the cired crctiotu he ~c~crs violtrir7y the rilles of irire~~~iorioricrl law, brii rtorterlieless ~c~mired rhe conrr~rissiori of rhose acrs. Tlie Panel jirids tliar all of /lie cirecl NCI~OI~S, ~.egordless of the nlirtrber of acrioris in this par.ticrrlur~ case. cotisrirrrte o sirtgle crittrirtal offerise - Crirrre agairisr Hrrrtrartii~~ - Persec~rriort.

T1ier.e nre rirrrtrer.orrs esorrryles irt rlte ivr.isyr.udertce of /he ICT)' ~eher~e seve1.01


9. 111 conrrasr to die fo~.egoitig, rlie Panel did ttor f i t id s~tficie~tr er~i(1etice to cotitlict /lie Accrtsed of rhe charge trncler C011tit 6 of the ltielicrnietit. lc~liereb!~ lie rtsas charged rclith /lie crirrritic~l ofense of C~.ilttes .stgc~ittst H ~ / t t ~ o n i ~ : r/tic/et. Article 172 (l)(fl-rortl~re, (10-persec~ttion and (k)-othet. itilirr~t~otie ac/s. This Corttit of the Indictnrettt is sol el^: basecl oti /lie tesril)roti~ of 1vitriess C. HOIY~ IJ~ I . . ~crit~iess C's identificct~io~i of tile accrtsed as a perperrotor is ittstr@cient. Wi1t7ess C pointed orti tho/ lie xtlus tortot~ecl b j ~ cln rrnkti~tt~ti yer~so17 icle~irijied bjl nvo rc~o~r~erlfiot~c i/iSegrad as /lie accrtsed. Becarrse he \vns cfifioic/ to look direcrly at rlie petperrotor, the t~lirness's pl7j~sical descril~rioli of hi111 is vogrte. He cloes retlre~lrber ilia/ the pelpetrotor IIJNS rvec/t.irig a red beret, brtt tkor is also yrohlen~utic sitice tio other ~eittress 111ho test~>ed crbour oriy of rlie ctcctrsed's oflenses eve/. n~entiotied tho! he Ittore stlch o /MI. F~~~.~ l i e t~ r t~o~ .e . rc~itness C II:CIS ~tnctble to idenr$l the occtaecl NS rhe pety~ert~ttor iti /lie cor~r~rt~oot~r ellre ro poor y!;esiglit. Finoll!t, t1iet.e tcvrs no iticli,.ect er:iclence fi.0111

11~1iich the P ~ ~ t e l co~clcl concl~cde thar the pelpett.urot. 1eos in f ic r rlte ctcc~tsec~. s11c1t as rlie presence of ohel. idetiti/iec/ co-pe~pet~~o/ot.s ull~ose cor~tiecriori tritl7 the Accrtsed is ktiouln bnsed 011 descr~iprioru j i w t i orliet. corttits of rlle iticlictttre~ir. for ins~once, the presence of ~WiloS Potirelib 01. ~\~ovo Rcljak. Tlterefore. sitice the Prosecrrrioti Iias failed to pt.e.renr anjl uddiiio~ial evidetice inclicatiny /liar i t is the Accrtsed who is responsible fov 111e cor~irr~issior~ of the ofelise rtuder Corn71 6 offhe /rrr/ ic/~~te/i~. //re Pallel J70s 1.111ed as se~/b,./li iti /lie operarive pat./ lier~erc~irl7.

/ t i tet.tt~s of c~pp/icotion of the slrbsrcrnrive Ia~v to be applied in /he case of rhis criminal offetise. it1 the colitesi of the titpre of the perperratioti of /he crittririul offertse, ancl bear.irtg in ruind (111 the objecrions by ilte Defense to rkcrr eflect. /he Polre1 /ins rrtlecl us set/or~l i in the ol~et.ctrive pot./ Iierei17 111irh the ctpplicotiot~ of /lie follo~vitig /~~.orlisiotis:

Article 3(2) of /he CC of UiH -principle of leguliry - clefittitig tlle pt.iticil11e of legalin). .. . t.ectcls: ,,No prmishtrretir 01. orher ct.i~tiittal S N I ~ C I ~ O I ~ 111qt be irtrl~osed otr

? I'ruscrr~ror I.S. R(I(/OS~II. KrsriC. Ap~xIIore C11111trbrr Judgtr~ertr. ycrrr~yr~r~>l~s 2 j I - 2j2: Prosec~r~or 15,

1, fr.ul/r~,ii. .. . (2002). / ~ r r< r~ roph 2J7: "ll'lrlror cnrrsifleri~rg u.lro111er car oct or o~ni.vxiur~ scrtisjies tlt is tthresIcolct( ...) acts s11uulfl1111r be corrsiclrrrfi i ~ r isu~ulic~r hrrr .vIr~rrlI he errrmirrrfl in rhrir conrevr f l~e i r crrrnt,/rrrhr eflecc. ": 'O Coun of UiH. crinrinal case So. X-KKIOS116 PnunoviC. Verdict oi?G Mny 2006: and C KRZIOS149 Sn~nnrdZi t Verdict of I3 Deccncber 2006;


ar7y per.sort for. an crcr \rlhich. pt.ior. ro being perperrutecl, has nor bee11 defineel CIS CI cri111it7c11 oflense by l a ~ t ~ 01. inte~warional law, andfor 11~liic17 CI p1117i~Iittte1it 110s nor been p~.escscribecl by ICIIIJ".

The c~crs of perl~erration of tltis pot~ricrrlat~ offense 11~e1.e corltniitred it1 1992. ar /lie litlie 11~11etl rke 1ur1~ in effeecr r~los rlie CC of SFR)' r~~h ic l i clicl 1701 t~ecognize /lie c~.imrit~crl offense rc~irli a separcrte norrre - Crittres ctgai17sr Hrintor7i~~ - os a separore ofletue. The /te1v CC of Bi1-I clefines rhcrt offettse as o sepot.ote cri1tli17c11 o f i~we. Accot.cli17g 10 rhe tI7eo1:~l of lcrrv. rhe law rc~hicl7 is in eflecr or /he li~rre of the co~iiiirission of a17 oflertse \vhich cloes nor qtraljfi thar oflense os et c t~ i~ t r i~ in l oflense sl7011ld be cot7siclerecl a t ~ o r e let7ietlr larv. 117 rllar case /Itere 11~o11ld be on obligarion to appl!~ 0 1riol.e Ienienr law becarrse in case 117e 1o1t~ is ottrenclecl in relc~riotl to tl7e ri~lte of the petpetrotion of rhe offense. f o l l o ~ ~ ~ i n g /lie

Hot~~eve~.. it7 rertiis of /lie c r in t i~~a l ofletises of Critties against Hiinianin,. 1t~lticl1 IIYIS not clefit7ecl by /he Icirl~s 11ll1icll were it7 eflecr it1 Bost7ia atrcl Ner~zeyovinu cIr11.it7g rhe cot7Jlicr henveen 1992 ctnd 1995, tlte Paneljinrls rho/ /his ct.it11i17~11 offense is covet.ec1 by the itrre1~nnriot7ctl cirsrorttat?~ la~v 1tlI7ich I I ~ ~ I S it1 eflecr ar rhe tirlre of po.l~etrc~tion. at7d i t7 aclclirion ro rllar. ir IIJNS also defit7ecl bv tile {hen CC of SFR Y /ht.or~gh iticlivid~~nl c1.i111it7al ofletlses rrrnclet. Articles 134 (lncirit7g A1o~ional. Racial or Religiotrs No~red. Discorcl 01. Host i l i~,) . 112 (War Crittte C I ~ C I ~ I ~ S I the Cir~il ian Popr~lorion). 143 (WCII. C~. i l~ te agcrinsr /he H'o~~n(led 0 1 7 ~ 1

(lie Sick). 144 (Wot. C~.inies ogoinsr Pt.isor7ers of Wol;). 145 (Organizing ottd 117srig~1ti17g tlte Co~~r~t~ iss ion of Genocicle ci t7( / WCI~ Crir~tes). 146 (Utilc1111/11/ Killit7g 01. bY011t7clit7g of /he E17et11jr). 147 (~Icrrcr~~ding). 154 (Racial o17d orher. Di.sc1~itt1it7orio1~. I55 (Estcthli.sliitig Slcive~p Relario~is and Transpot~ting Peol~le ill S1ar:et.r~ Kelorioti) o~icl 186 ( l~l j i . inge~t~ei l~ o f / / ~ e E c l ~ o l i r ~ ~ of Citizens). Tlt~is. c1lrhoiigl7 .4r.ricle 17-7 of [he CC of BiH no111 p~.escribes rhis oflerue cis o .ve/~c~t.ore c ~ . i ~ t i i n ~ I ~Jfense. it (lie/ e.visr eljet7 ot rile rittte of pety~er~.arion of rlle oflei7se it1 rhe ser~se iltor ir \r:cis pt.o/~ibitetl by irirertluriot?al sratldords ttnd, incli~.rcr!!, tltror1gl7 rhe cited ofettses it7 e.\.is/etlce 01 the tiltre.

Tlie cirsro~irt~t:~~ stcttr~s of pr111isl7obili1y of ct.it~ies crgait7st l7r11ttaniry at7cl rlte itr~pr~/o/iotr of it7dir~idr1ol critnitral respotisibi l i~~ for irs cot~rt~ri.ssiot~ in 1332 170s been co17fit~1ttecl b j ~ rhe I Secrerot?~ ~er7et~al", 1 t e r i o t LCIUI

" UN Secrztnry Ccnernl Rcpon on parngmph ? of the Secllrity Council Rcsolu~ion paragm~hs j 3 . 2 and 47-48:


~o~i i~ i t iss io t i " . NS rveII NS rhe crrse lun~ of /he ICTY ~ n c l the In~erna~iotirtl Criniirial Tribrttial for Rrvatickr (ICTR)". Tltese itis/i/rr/ions esrablislled rho1 /lie prtttishrrbili~~ ofo.itties agoins/ hr~trranip repi.esenrs an irrrperorir~e sre~tirlat~d of ii?rei~~?crrior?cil INM~ or ills cogeris", rherefore r1ier.e oppeo1.s itidispc~roble rhnr iti 1992 critries ngoirisr l i i t n i a ~ i i ~ ~ 1vet.e pot./ of internuriorial crts~o~trat:~~ lo~c~.

. . /Ir/icle 40) of CC of B i t / refers 10 ,.getieroI l~t~iriciples of inrernc~rio~ial le111~. . Sitice rieirher rlre ititer1iario17ol 1r11v nor rlre &rrr.opean Colr~terrrioii recoyriize sitch a17 ir/etrricrrl coricepr, /Iris rerrrr oc/rtal!l~ t.epreseii/s a conibitrr~rion oj: 011

one / i ~ ~ i c / . "p~.iticip/es of inlet.noriona/ /ale" as recognizer/ by /he Un' Get te i~~I Assetrrbl!~ ortd /he l t i~er~~o/ io t io l Lo~v Co~rittiissioti arid 011 rlie orlier hand . , "genet.01 pri~iciples of /(III> r.ecognized b j ~ {he cot?rnrrt~iir?, of ricrliotis 0s 1.ecogiiizee1 b j ~ rlie Sroricre of rlie I~i~er i icr~io~~crI COIII.~ ofJitsrice atid Article 7(2) ofrhe Errropenir Cotiveti~ioti.

Pt~iticiples of liiret~nrrriontrl Lal11 as recogrlizerl b ~ l /he Ge~ier.ol Assetitbl~~ Resolritio~i 95 (1) (1946) onrl rlle Itirer~nc~rio~ial Law Cotii~ttissiort (1950) OII~I<IJ

10 /he ?. Chcorer of the iVco.enrbe~.g Tribunal and Jildynrenr of rhe Tribroial" oiiel rlirts also ro ci.ii~res ogcriiisr iirrirtar~itj~.

"Principles of /he lnrer~r~arioncrl Larc~ r.ecognized it1 rlre Chorrer of rite ~\'trr.etrrhet.g Tribtoial" cr17cI " in the Jrtclgnrerir of /lie Tt.ib~lt?o/" OCIOI)IC~I b j ~ rhe Inre1.17nrional LNIIJ Cottr~iri~siort in 1950 01irI srtbtiri~~ed lo /he Geliet.ul Assetrrb!~~. Prirtciple I'1.c. sriprtlare Critrtes ngnirisr Hitntail i!~ as a cririie puriislic~ble itncler i~iret~tiarioncrl Iri11. P1,inciple I sripr~lrres I~CI I : " A t i j ~ person ~ r ~ l i o conttr~irs o)i ncr 111hich co~i,rrir~~res o critrte rt~icler i t i ~ e r ~ i c ~ ~ i o ~ i a l IOIIJ is t~esporisible rherefor orid licrble 10 prtti isl i~rrm~". Pt.inciple I1 sr ip~~lo~es 11ictr: "The facr rhnr iittertwl la11~ rloes tior i~trpose a petialr~~ for 011 acr 1c~llic11 co~isrir~rres a o.ittte rtnder inre i~~io~io~in l 1e11t~ does trot relieve the persoti i ~ ~ l i o cotitniirred /lie acr f,.otir ~~esponsibilit?, rtnrlev iti1er1iariot7al lcr~c;'. Thet.efot,e. ~.egclt.c//ess of rczl7erhet. it is vie~l~ed .fionr the l~osirion of the crts~o~ira~:v i~irerrmrioriul lcrrc~ 01. rhe posirioi? oj"r1te principles of intrrtiorio~iol lorv"; ir is itdisprrmble rliar Crirrtes ogairisr Hroi lot~in~ co~isrirrr~ed a ct~itrii~tol offense in the ~~eler~crtir ritrre period 01. triore preciselv. rllor rlre prittciple of legal in^ hers beerr snrisfiecl.

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I : lnlcninlionnl Ln\v Comniission. Conimenlary on lhc Drnn Code of Crimes n ~ a i n s l [he Pcncc nnd Securiiy o f Mankind (1996); Aniclc 18. " IC7'R. T r i n l Chan~ber Akuyesu. ? Septclltbcr 1998. p i~ rn~ rnphs 563-577: I 4

ln lcrnnrio~inl la%\. Conlnlissio~i. Co~nmcnlnry lo Drafl r\niclcs on Rcsponsibil i ly of \\'rongful Acts (200 I ) . Article 26.


The legctl grortncl for pr.osecrtrio11 or. prtnishrrrenr of criririncrl oflenses prrrs~rorir ro rlie geriet.ctl pritic(ules of irirernorioncrl lo111 is provicIec1 rrrider ilrricle 4a of [he /-cot1 011 Antenrl,ireri/s ro rho Crirrririol Cocle of BiH (O/licial Gozerre BiH. /\lo. 61/04) ~vhicli prescribes rhctr Arricles 3 and4 of /Ire Ct.irrriria1 Code of Bil.1 sholl nor prejrrdice rhe n ia l and yrtnislitiren~ of an.v persori for a?) ocr or orrrissiori rvhich, or rhe rit~re lehe~i it ~ ~ o s cortr~rrirred. ~vas ct~i~~riricrl occor.dirig lo /lie getrerol pr.iriciples of i~irerticrriorictl 10111. BJJ this Arricle, [he pro~~isiori of /Irricle 7(2) of rhe Eltropeon Co~ir:eririori hos beeti odoprecl in irs eririrey ancl r/ier.eb!~ e~istn~ecl C I I ~ e.vcepriotiol derogarioti fi.otti ,Ire pt.iriciple r.eferr.ed ro iri Arficle 4 of /he C~. in~inal Cocle of BiH, CIS I I J ~ / / as c/er~ogct/iori fi-or11 r~ronclo/or:~~ c ~ p p i c a o i of CI 1iror.e leriietir lcnv iri proceediigs ~clliicli cotisrirrrre crittri~tol oflenses prrr.srrurir to irirer.rioriori~I low. sr~ch os the pt~oceeclirigs agoirisr [he C I C C ~ I S ~ ~ . becarrse ir coticertu cltarges ~vliiclr iticlrrde o ~~iolar iot i of rlie rrrles of i1irer~~ic1riorio1 lulc~. 111 focf. Ar.ricle 4a of /he LUIV on Arrrendtttenrs ro rlie G.inriric11 Code of RiH is opplicohle ro oi l ct.inririal offetises firlling rrtider rlie scope of I I J ~ aitrres, sitice rhese po~~riculctr crirrrinal offrnses are cotituiriecl iti Chup~er. .YVll of the Cr~irrritial Code of BiH. rlie rirle of 1clhicl7 is "Crirrres Ayctitisr Hrrrticttiity arid Va/tres Pr.oreclec1 by lr?let.~iu/io~io/ Lo111". Crirrres ayc~itisr l i r~ t r ro t i i ~~ are uccepred as par.! of itiret~ticrrio17crl crrs/orrru~;~~ ICIII~ atid rlie!~ corisrirrrre a r~ori-der.ogorive provisiori of interr7ariorial lubv.

M'heti rlrese provisions o1.e cor~elored wirh Arricle 7 of rhe Eto.opeori Cotir~eririon on H~orturi Riyhls (hereinojiet.: /he Etrr.opecrn Co17venriori) lt~liich 110s pt.ior.ip over 011 orlier low in BiH (Arricle I/(?) of [he Coris~irrrriori of BiH)! ir car? be coticlr~clecl rlior rliar /lie pr.iriciple of legalir)~ t.eferr.ec1 ro it1 Atvicle 3 oj' /lie Ct.inritial Cock is cori/ained iri rhe Jrsr senrertce of Arricle 7(/) of rlie Ero.opecrti Corive171io17. while the secoricl senrence of pat.ngrctph I of Article 7 of rlre Errropecrri Corivettriort pt.oliibirs i~rrposirion of a lienvier perialn~ rhcrri /he one rhcrr ~vos applicable or rhe rirtre rlie critriirial offense 111~1s cotirnrirred. Tlirrs. rliis pt.o\~isiori j>r.esc~.ibes o proliibiriori of irrrpositlg a tr1ot.e severe p~aiislirrierir. ctticl if cloes rior l>rescr.ibe rrrctrirlcrror:!~ c~p/>liccrriori of ct rrrol.e le~iietir low for. / l ie per~~etr.aror it1 r.eloriori ro [ l ie proiislirrrerir rhcrr IVUS applicable or /lie ritrre of rlie co~rr~irissiori of /lie critrritial offerise.

Hol~~e\:er, pcrragroph 2 of Arricle 7 of rho Etrropeon Con~~enriori co~irains ctri

e.vcep~iorifiorir poragr.crp/i I , for i t ct/lo~c~s o /r ia/ ~r ic lp~rt i ishr i re~i~ of crriypersori for c t r i j~ acr or onrission ~t~lticlr? or [he ritrre ~c~lieri ir ~vas co~rriirirred~ ~oos ct~irrririol ctccot~clitig to /he gene1~11 pririciyles of l c t ~ v recogriizecl by ci~~il izecl riurions. The sortre priricil>le is corirairied irr Arricle 15 of rhe inrernarionol Co\~eriurlr on C i ~ ~ i l and Poliriccrl Righrs. This e.rcep/iori is irico/por.otec/ with a specr$c gocrl


o/ erisr~ri~tg rhe crpplicurion of no/ioncrl and inrerr~orioncrl legislcrrion ~ ~ ~ h i c l i cattie iriro force dro.itig nnd afrer World War 11 lvirh regard 10 rvnr crittte.~.

Accor.cling(!~, rlte cove INIIJ of 11w European Corrrr of H~rr i~on Riglirs (n'rrlerilii: v. Cr.ooricl tie. 5IS9//99. Kolk orid K~S/!J(IJ 1'. Esronio, no. 23052/04 arid 40/S/04) stresses the c ~ ~ ) / ~ l i c ~ t b i / i ~ ~ of rke pr~uvision of pur.ag~.oph 2 1,arher rhari of pcrt.agruph I of Arricle 7 ofrlie Ero.ol~ecrn Convertrion, ~vlten srrch offenses c r r ~ in qr~esriori~ n~/ric/i also jus/i/ies [lie applicarion of Ar./ic/e 40 ofrjre Lour 011

/Inrencl~l,rre~irs ro rlie Cr i~rr i~ in l Code of Bil-l ill rltese ccrses.

Also. /his issire \tlos consi(iele,.erl by /he Co~isrirtrrioncrl Corrrr of Bi1.l in 111e crppenl by A. ~M~rk/or~f(AP 1785/06), i ~~h i ch lteld in irs clecisiotl dcrred 30 rl~lo~~clt 2007: :,6S. 117 rhe legi.~lar~rr.e of on!) c0rrtir1.1~ of rlie fo / . t~ io )'rrgosln~~io /here ~ ~ t c r s no poss i b i l i ~~ for itlrl~osing rlie sente17ce ro lye irript.iso~irtrerit 01. long rerrti ittrl~risorirrte~i~! ~clltich the inrk~.~irrriona/ Cr~itiiinal Tr.ibrtrto1 for [lie Crit~ie.s Cot~rttrirred ill /lie Te~.riro~.!~ of rlre For.trier Y ~ r g o s l ~ ~ ~ i a did \Jer!l ofleri (cases Krs~iC, ColiC, e~c.). Ar /lie sorrre ritrre, /lie concept of the CC of SFR Y ivcrs strclt rlior ir clid tior yt.escr.ihe lottg /err11 i ~ r ~ / ~ ~ . i s o t t ~ ~ ~ e n / or lfe hrpl.iso/inenr: btrr ir pt.escr.ibed rhe cletrrh yer icr l~~for~ rile tires/ severe crinritial oflenses, on(/ for. less se1~el.e oflet7ses a ~trasitrru~ri seriretice of rrp ro 15 years i r r~ l~~. i .~o / i / i~e~t t . Tlieref0r.e. ir is clectr rltur one sunc~ion canno/ be sepc~rorecl fi.o/tr /lie over.oll gocrl 11~11icll nlos i~irerirled ro be ocltie~~ed by /lie penal policv (11 /Ire ritr~e of applicobilirj~ of tltut INII~. ,, 69. IVirfi regor~d ro rho/: /he Co~tsrirt~tioncrI COII I .~ is of /lie opitiion rlinr ir is 1101 possible ro silrrl111~ "~.etrrorle" one soncriort and uppl!~ orher rtrore lenient suncrioris atid /hereby praoicc~l!y l ea~~e rhe triosr severe cr.itr~inal offenses jncrdeqrrcrle!!~ p r ~ ~ i i ~ l t e d "

Tlie pr.ittci/>le of ~ r i o ~ t r l o r o ~ ~ ~ c~pplicorion ofo 11rore letiieni I ~ I I J . in the opinion of 11ie Pcittel. is e,vclrided in /lie prosecr/liorr of /hose cr~it~ririnl offerues \1~1ricIi or / l ie /illre of ilteir corii~rrissiort lc,ere f ~ t l l ~ l foreseeable and gener.ol!\: knoic~rt cis cotrrror:!J ro rlte general rrrles of inrer~ta/iorial Im~r.

/ / I o~ to / ! ; z i~~g rt7e p~.ovisio)t of Arricle 172 (I) of /lie Cri~t i inul COCIL' of RiH. it is ob\;iorrs rhor illis ofleelise is u p r . ~ of one gr011p of c~ .~ ) I I ~ I~c I I oJ/erises ~ g c ~ i ~ i s l hrr~rrrrriirj~ and rlie valrres pt.orecred rotder inrerncr~ioncrl Ictu~ (Cli~prer SVII of rhe CC Bit-I). This yrorrl~ of offenses is sl1ecrj7c becalise i r is nor srrflcienr ro corririiir cr crit)~irtcrI ofinse ~ ~ ~ i r h cer.r~rili p l~~siccr l crcrivin~. btrr ins/e(rcI ir is reclrtired rhor rhe pe~pe/r.aror. be art1at.e thar by rlre conrnrission of rhe o/lee,t.se lie is i~ioloring inrer~rtntio~iol lo~vs, and tho! ir is crsslrt~red tlior rlie perperraror ~111.~1 be u I I V I ) . ~ /hut the pe~.iod of I vu,: 01. conflicts! or olrociries. is /ICII'I~CII/NI./I~ seti.~i/ir:e orid par.ticrcln1~1~~ pr.orecred by rhe gener.ollv accepted .p~;)ii2i/?leSs if i~i~err io i io~tol l ou~ and. 0.v srrch. rlior ofletue ohroiris evert


o~icl irs cottrtitissioti bears nrore ser1er.e cot~seclrretices rhmn rlie offerise conrnrirred i t i sotrre oilier periocl 01. circi~trrsrotices. Tlitrs, it? /lie ol~iriioti of / l ie Pcrtiel. rhe applicarion of the CC RiH is jrisrijed arid ir is in accor.clo17ce rvirh /lie tiot,~trs r~~l i ic l i esrabli.sli smtidcir.ds for t.esl~ecritig l ir~t~rari t.ighrs.

Tlre trreririg ortr of o setiretice is t.elored ro rhor, sirice Arricle 7 of /lie Gtt~opecrti Coti\;etirioti 011 H~trrtari Nighrs also eticottrpasses o reginre of ct~inritic~l soticriotis. Arricle /72(1), in crdclirioti ro rlie lisred sribpot.agt.ol~lis of the CC. BiH p~.e.s.scrihes cr pwiish~ttenr of ittiprisotit~retii for 1701 less ~ l i c r t i I 0 ~ ~ e o r s or lo~ig-ret.ttr irrrpt.isotinietir.

The pr~rposes of prtnishnrenr ore pt.orlicled ,for both iti getiet.crl arirl special secriotrs of r l i e ' ~ ~ of BiH. Arricle 2, ets a general priticiple. pror~ides rl~or p i i s e i s be "tiecessoty " oticl "pt.opor.rioriore " to /lie "t1orrtt.e " and "clegt.eet' of rht.ecrr to pt.orecred r;c~lrtes ~virhiri rhe "ppe" otid "t.otige" per.~trirrecl rtticler. rlie l o ~ t ~ . 111 \vat. crirrles cases, rlie tio/ro.e of risk is C I / \ I ~ C ~ ~ J S CI

set.iotrs otie: ho~ver~et:. {lie degree of srrcli ihrear dej~eticls 017 cit~crorrsrcr~ices s l~ec j ic to eocli cctse. The type of soricrioti ro be inrposed by the Cortt.r iti a \ear cr.irire cose, prrr.srtor~r ro (he lorv, is a prtnislitrrenr of inlpt~isorlrrietir for o rer.r~r henl~eeti 10 ~ t i d 20 years, 01. a lotig-ret.rn itrrpt~isotinrerir benc~eeti 20 c~tid 45 !:curs.

117 acldirioti 10 [he genet.al pr.iticiple se/ orti in At.tic/e 2: /he CC of BiH pt.ovides ,for. aclclirioriul pinposes atid corisidera/ioris rliar rhe Patiel trtrvr rake ittlo accorrtir iti /lie cour.se of orclet.itig anclpt.orio~rncing prmishtnetirs. Tl7q iriclrtcle: rliose t.elcrririg ro rlie objecrir~e cr.inritio1 offetise arid irs itrrpacr or7 rhe cottrtrrrrriinl. , . vicrittrs inclrtdec/: citid those t.elc~ririg iti pctt~ricular 10 /lie convicred per.sotis. Tlie fot.tirer cctlls ,for r e pti isl ittreti ro be tiecessor!J otid pt.oj~or~rio~iure ro rlie gt.ar~iiy of rhe cotrrttrirred ofletise. The lorret. colls for rlie l~rttiislitrrerir ro be tiecessot:!l otic/ pt.o/)orrioticrte 10 /lie iriclivihlal ofleticlet..

In t.egeirc1 ro /he ct.itiiitirt1 offeerise irseK /he Patiel consi&r~ec/ rhe punisl7rtrerir rhor ~vcts riecessar!, atid j~ro/mt . r io t~/e ro the f o l l o ~ ~ ~ i n g starrtto):?, p>trpo.vc.r om1 C~I.CIIIIISIOI~C~S.


(A) The seti~ence i~irisr be /iecessco>J cr~idp~.opo~.~io~rct/e to the risk crricl rhrecr~ lo tlle p ro~ec~ed I J ~ ~ S O I I S nnd 1~a1l1e.s (Arlicle 1 oft l~e CC). 117 co~inec~ioti ~ l~ i / l i illis pri~pose pr,escr.ibed by the /(tic, the Prrriel ~ v i l l also keep in nririd ~.eleilrrnt circrr~~~srrr~ices presoibecl by Ioti~, tho/ is, the srflerirtg of !/re clirect CIIIC/

iliclirect victims (Ar.ricle 48 of /lie CC). The clirect victir~rs of this offence 1vei.e: ivirness A, Jiuiin TrijekCic, Srt\:oc/ and Kelirol Dolovoc, caimess 8 ' s hvsbn~icl on(/ so~i: Isloni Cero, Sr~lko Sobr~~io~iC. iaimess D. Rnhi~no ZilkiC, Fericl SpahiC! E~i\:er. Krilovc~c crricl ~ n n r i l Kopic.

The srcffer.iiig of the direo vic/ii,is iriclir(lec1: /lie i~iiprison~lienr of Jrtnrn Ttr/ekCiC n ~ i d t11e /,cl/Je of ~vi/rtess A; /lie ilriprisolinrelr/ nlid to~./r~re of Ket~lnl and Srtvod Dolovoc and Esad DL'eno~iovii.: the inrprison~rre~it of ivi~~iess R 's l i r~sbc~~id a ~ i d son: the forced ~ircrrcliirig of ~irenfi.o~rr /lie villcrges of Osoj~rico. Kaber~iik. Holijaci and 01,okovci. i~ichrcli~ig lslcrrrr Ce1.o. \vit~iess D crncl Sc11ko ,$oba~ioviC. / / i c i~ . i i i~pr iso i i~~~er i t arid SC\JC/'e dej~rivatio~i of liberrv uric/ /lie p l i~~s ica l abrlse of solire of /lielit: the fovcible t r u ~ i ~ $ ~ of hrnidr~ecls if ~/lrtsli/ns fi.0111 Vi ieyr~~cl . inclrrdirig Rahi~rrc~ Zrikii. a~icl Ferid S ~ ~ c ~ h i i : a ~ i d 111e severe clel~rivo/ion of l i b e r . ~ ~ of Enver Krrlovoc and ~ a ~ i r i l Kol~iC.

The srlffe~.i~ig ~/ir.ect/v i~ijlicrerl 011 these vicri~rrs cctrrsed srrfle~.i/ig to their fariiilies o ~ i d ilieir co~rr~~~roi i t ies CIS tvell. A large ritrirrber of f i~~ir i lv ir ie~r~bei.~ of rlirect vicrinrs ericlrrrcd nre~itc~l urigirish fionr observing their ~iicrle ~.elorives illegcrIIy oppr~elierirletl arid forced f io~ i r their ho~ires. never to r.etco.~i 10 tlrel~i. Alloreover. ivitness B cotitirir~es to sit& / i w 1 1 lier ttlentories of l ~av i~ l g been forced 10 participate i ~ i her so~i 's ctpp~~eliension becartse of / l ie (rccr~secl's rh.ears to brir~i o l i i~e otlierfrrmilv 11re1irbe1.s. i~ ic l r~c l i~ ig her so11 's preg~iorit ~vfe. The rrre~itc~l srfleririg of tliese. fu~irilies is co~ i t i ~ i ~ ro r~s uric1 incctlcltloble. lri d d i i o the occirsed's actio~is against tlie direct victinrs also hod n iiegrrrive i n~ lx~c t 011 the corrrrr~rr~iities in ivhicli they livecl becc~use tliey cotinibrr~ecl 10

arre~riprs of forcible I I . N I ~ . S ~ ~ I . of /Ire MIISI~III po,v111~11ion fi.0111 rile Vi.tey/.crd cti.ea. coi~/ corlfirnrecl 10 the /crntilies and neiyhbnrs of rhese vic/inrs thr~t the11 cotclrl ~ i o t cotiri~irre lo live in their ho~~res and co~~r~~rrr~i i r ies. As a r~esttlr. /lie crcltrii~e of llte ~~il lcges. l ic~~~rlets o17cI o 118irier n~.eo of Visegt.crrl ~vrts .siy,ii/icc~tl/!,~ c l~a~~gecl ond rl iesefir~~~il ies o ~ i d rieighbors lost rlieir. Iiotrres. coir~r i r rr~i i t~~ orid tvqv of lye.

The se~iterice nirtsr be propor.tiotiote to this degree of sif ler i~ig crnrl? in u(I(1i1ioii: it ~irr~st be srrficierit to (B) derer others fiorrl co~ i rn t i~ t i~ ig silirilor cri~rres (Arriclrs 6 uric1 39 of the CC). The pirrpose of cr~in~iric~liririg /lie acts of /his / y e conrliritted by /lie acctrsed os cririres c~gcrinst I i w ~ ~ n ~ l i t ! ~ u~rder. i i i te~~~iat io~io l low is 10 prevent tliose engaged ill ividespread or. s~lste~~iot ic critncks to e/i.page - - ill this l)roliibited for1,r of co~idr~cr. Tliar prirpose ivill liar be


corrr~rri~ srrcli acts are nor prinished srrficierirl~~ ro prr/ others involved in/trrru.e conjlicrs on riotice rhar rllere is a serious price ro pa.v for rrsirig rlie cover of ~~iolerit co~tflicr. or /lie emotions gener.crted ~ J J ir, ro violare the lo\e. The senrence I I I I IS~ cilso sejlecr ilicrl. in tinres of cortflicr, rlre persons i~i\:olvec/ conrinrie ro hove rhe legal responsibilir!~ ro obey rhe la~v . even if rhey ore o~.(IerecI ~ J J srrl~eriors ro co~ i~ r r i t c r i ~ e s The occr(sec/'s co~icl~rcr o l~r /y ~Ie~iror ist~~a~es tIicr/ \ I J ~ / / ~ O I I I /lie ~vil l ir ig iri\~olve~irenr of slrbo~.dinores. i / I I JO~I /C / be irrrpossihle for iliose srr/~er.io~.s 114io co~rceive a widespr.ead and sj~sre~rraric crrrcrck to srrccess/rrl!l,persecu~e a ~ i d rerr.o~.ize a11 eririre people.

111 addiriori, rllis selirence iirrrsr reflecr (C) rhe cotrrnrr~rii~v coriclenr~ia~iori of /lie occrrsecl's condrrct (A~.ticle 39 of the CC). The co~rrnrrrnirj~ in tliis case is rlie peol~le of Bosnin and Herzegovina and /he i r i rer~iat io~~al co r i rn tu~ i i~~~ \vho have. b j ~ clori~estic and inrernationol law, ri~acle the co~~drrcr of rhis narrrre a critrre agoi~rsr l iunroi i i t~~. Tliese co~~r~irrr~iiries have rrrode it clear rlior rliese crir~re.~. ~~eg.yor.clless of the side 114iicIr conr~irirred rhenr 01. the plcrce in \vliich rliey 111e1.e co~iri~ritred. a1.e eqlrnl!!~ reprehensible crricl ccrnnor he condo~ted wirlt i~irprrnin,.

Tlie serire~ice 11rrrsr also be necessa~;!~ and pr.opor.riorrore ro rhe (D) /lie eclrtcotio~ial propose ser 0111 in rhe Iu\v. r~diicli is ro ecirrcc~te on tl7e clanger of cr.i111e NIICI rliefi~i~.iiess of pritiishing pe~petrntor.~ (Arricle 39 of /lie CC). Trial cr~ ic l se~irericirig 101. this acriviiy IIIIISI dernorurr.ore tior 0114~ thcrr critires pe~penc~ied in rirne of war wil l nor be rolerared. b~ ~ h c i ~ orhe legcrl solrrrion is rlre c~/~/~r .o l~r iare \vay ro recognize /Ire cri~rre arid break the cvcle of privcrre r e ~ i b r i o i . Reconciliation cannot be or.der.ed by a corrrr, nor earl CI se~irence rria~ida~e ir. Ho\ver:er, a se~irence ihar/rrl l!~ reflects rlie serior~s~ies.~ of /he acr con contr.ibrrte lo ,~econciliorion ~ J J providing cr legal. 1~1111er tlian viol en^. r.e.s/?ori.se: cincl rlirrs pr~ori~ore rile goal of replacirig (lie desire for p~.ivare or co~rrtt~u~ial i)e~?geunce i ~ ~ i ~ l i the recognition ilmr justice is ocliieved. Tlie cr in~e of yersecrrtiori ereares o hnger nor o ~ i i l ~ ro /lie i~~trnedicire victi~rrs, brir ro socier!~ NS a u~Ii01e in 111ar if con/ribitres 10 an 011110sl117ere of ICIIIJI~SSI~WS. wher.e rhe rlrle of law is ~rnderririned and rlrose people who ident$~ \virh /lie O~~I.ES.YOI. are e~icor~rcrgec/ 10 UCI 118irh i r )~p~r~ i i r j ~ .

,411 of tliese coriside~~arions ~~e l r~~c t i i r to /Ire ~. i t t r i t iaI crcts ~ot~lntittecl 61' 111e /Iccrrsecl leacl rlir Panel lo conclrrde thu/ a necessary and proporrioncrre seritence rejlecririg rlie graviry of /lie crir~re irselfshorrld be 15 years.


l-lo~ve~:et., senreticitig cot~sidet.oriotis tttris/ ctlso mke itiro accotiti~ /he srcttrtto~:!~ tetritetttetit of jrrirt7e.r~ (Arricle 39 of rhe CC) ond rhe itidividtol cir.crrtrrs/arices tior oti!y of rlie ct.inrinal acr ~ I I I ctlso /he ct~itttitial perper~'o/or.. T1iet.e ore hvo sru~trtot:l~ ptctposes relevori~ 10 /lie iticIi~~iclriaI cotivicrecl of /lie ct.ittre: ( I ) sl~ecific cleter.r.ence ro keep /lie coti~:icred persoti /i.otir offeticlitig ogrtin (Articles 6 c117d 39 of the CC): onel (2) t~eliabilirct~ion fArricle 6 of /lie CC). Rel i~bi l i ra~iot i is tior oti!,: a ptttpose that ilie Ct.itrrincrl Code itrtposes oti [lie Corrrr: brtr ir is /lie ori(1~ l~ttrpose /.elated ro seti/etrci~ig, r.ecogtiized crtid e.v/~t.ess(~: rec/trit.ed r~ticler inret.naiiono1 hrtttrc~ti riglirs 1ct10 10 u~li ich /lie Pctriel is coti~/i/tr/ iotie~N!~ botttid: Ar~ ic le 10.3. of /he ICCPR: 'Tlic petiireririor:~ s!~s/etrr shcrll cotrrpr.ise rt.eartrren/ of yt.isoner.s rl7e esset7riul a i t~ t of which slictl/ be rheir t~efornrctrioti urid social t~el7obilirc1rioti. '

There rtrr N n t~~ rhe ) . ofstott/to~:)~ consi~/e~'ali~)i.s t.e/e~~rtt?t to tltese ptttposes cts /hey affecr /he setitencitig of the inciividrtal corl\~icred person (4rricle 48 of the CC). Tliese iticlrrcle: degree of lictbilin~: .. . /he cotidttct of /he pet~ert.oror pt.iot. 10

!he offense, a / or ctro~i17d the ~itrre of rhe offetice c117cl sirice rite offense; titori~~e; m7d tlie pe rso t ia l i~~ of /lie petpe~t~a~ot.. Tlrese consiclet~uriotis cnti be rr.sed in /er.ttts of aggr.avaring or. rrririgaritig ci~~ctrr~rsrc~iices oftl7e setirerice, as rlre,fuc~s o t t i t The point oflhese consicler.a~ions is 10 assisr /lie Pctnel in cleret.tttitiing rhe senrerice ri7cr1 is tiof orily 17ecessat:v o~ ic lp t~o~~ot~~ io t ia re for. tlie porl~oses arid cotisirler~a/ions ult.ectc!~~ cctlcrtlored it7 connection 11~irli /lie crcr ;/self o~i r l /lie eflecl or? the cot?t t~i t~t i iQ~ b r~ / 10 railor llial senretice 10 /lie dere~.t.eti/ atid r~el~ctb i l i~ct~ i~~e t.eyrrire~rteti/s riecrssaty f i t . /he yu~.~ ic t t la~ . offinder

(4) Tlie clegree of lieihilitjr it7 [his cctse is ct tiri/iga/it7g JNcrot.. Tlie el,' 1 ence es/c~blishes rlinr /lie Accrtsed ~cws 1101 n deci.rioti-ntrrket: hrrr t.orhr~ 0 .volcIiet. of u 1o1v roti/i, cat.ryitig err/ ot.c/ers giveti 10 hint. otid tt~ho die1 rior clevise c ~ t i r ~ of /he cr.itrres in ~t~ l r ich he ~vi l l i t ig[~r />nt./icipared. Tlila, Iiavitig been soicl. ir is clecir /hot /lie /I ccitsed 11los l>er.nr i~lccl sonre degree of au~onotr!!~ t.egctt.cli,ig the rtmtrr7er iti 1vliic17 he e.recttted his o rdet~ , choositig to be violet^^ arirl uggt.essive in his etc/iotis. Holvevet., CIS /lie Pt.osect~/ot. poitirecl orrr in his clositig or.grrn~e~ir. gi~lert /lie se~lrencing linti/a/io~is ~ ~ ~ i / h i t i 11lliich we ro.e consrrctitiecl b~ ICIIIJ. o t~r setirerice tttttst t.ecogtiize /lief 11iet.e n1.e orliers l~~l iose ~~esj)oti.sibili!~~ ~ t ~ c t s grertret. oticl for ~ l h o ~ r t gt.ecrret, sen~etices shortld be reservecl.

(B) The condr~ci arid personal cit~crrttrsionces of ihe Accrrsed pt.iot 10, clt~r.itig . . . .

and n ie r /lie cotitnrission of rlie offence, yreseti~ ,fncrs boih'.iii ... rern~s of

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( I ) 8ejot.e il7e o ffetise VCII.~OIIS P1.0seci11iot7 ~~~irnesses: in pa~~ ico lo r i~~itness D a~icl Sicr~acl Dolovc~c. orresr 10 rlie facr rlior 1l7e Acc1rsecl drank escessively before rlie \IJUI.. Tlte e~ccrisecl src~recl rlrar itpot7 l i is reri ir~i ji.ot~i JrVA set.vice ii7 /982,, c1i7cl in poi.riciilor. dr~i.ing ApiYl - Jlo~e 1992, he ~c~or~lcl clrink c~ltiros~ erter!J dav. Wirriess D srorecl rhur /he acc~tsed r~sed offensive lc~~igirage \1ll7e17 c11.rrrik c11ic1 lrsed 10 ger inro f ig l~rs ar local f i~ i t~s. 011 /lie orher liancl! /here \vcrs eviclence //to/ he I I J ~ I S

noirerlieless conscienrior~s ii7 cart:!~itig or// liis errrplo~~~rret~r drrries. 111 facr l ie lrocl posirive social inre~.octions wirh sotire of his h4ialini tteighbors, incl~iding ctrrenclit~g clc~nces attd co1,1niro7ip.~ ocrir~iries rn~ith ilierii ond drinking ~v i rh rheni i ~ i sociol sirc~c~riotu.

(2) Ci~.citrrlsrc~r~ces sitr~rorciidirig /he ojfense Tlie er~iclence esrablishes a cerroiri l)e~.sisrence orrd sodis117 to rl7e c~ccrtsecl s acrs. The s~ifferirig coiisecl by his cliscrirnitic~m:!~ arrirtrde lias c~lrecrcl!~ been colciilored i t 7 consicle~~ing rhe grovi0~ of /lie offelice c117cI rc~ill nor be calcr~larecl n~~ icc . l-loreeve~., in addirion, he engaged it7 g~.aririrous cr~relr)~ ro\c~ai.d borl7 his cli~.ecr r~icrittis and /heir fonrilies rltcrt u~enr bq~oiicl I I ~ / ~ C I / \llas necesso~:!~ iii cot~r:1~i17g orrr i l ~ rrnlo\~jlitl otders. Tliis i s clertro~isr~~ored b j ~ co~~ i r i~e r ia and insirlrs ~rrctcle: \t~hicii r1w.e i~nnecessa~:~~ 10 /he ~ctsk a/ itond. For esaniple. el/

ljevii. Bi.do (see Coctrir 5): /lie accused so\~l/ir 10 roco7r /lie disrressed r~~ i \~es ancl rrio/l7e1.s, despire /he facr rl7ar i17e ocr of sepc~ruring rhe nren Iic~cI u11.eady beeti cot~il)lerecl. 1l7e birses 1vet.e oborrr 10 cleparr and /here loas 110 longer a need ro 1 l i ~ l ~ t 7 l ~ ~ l 7 or.c/er 111t~oi1gI1 si~ch verbol in,s/~~ric/io~is. Sitirilar/\~. /lie c~cci~sec/k n~isrl.earnret~r of liis colleagite's ivfe: Kc~clcr $ellib: rc~ho t u e ~ i ~ lo hi111 for c~ssistuiice c117cl itifor~~rc~tion. /e~e/s 111e Po17el 10 ~ ~ ~ i c l t r c l e 111ar rhe nccosed rook j~leoslire i17 cle~trotist~~c~/i~rg his c~i~rhot.irr, 1111.01rgli cr.r~el bel io~~io~.. Tliis is porricitlor!l, rep~.ehensible since as a t.esei.ve police oftice, Itis c1111y ~vcts 10

pt.orecr cir~ilions: ond os o 31 jleo~. ole1 / / /on CII rhe titrie his ucrions ccr~ii?or be escrcsed by eirher yorrrh or. iriesl~er~ieiice.

(3) Circi~t~isrances since rho/ ritne Tlie c~cciised cec~secl his pat./iciparion in /he IIJUI. oiil!: becc~i~se of serioirs i~~ji/t. ies. Tliese i~tjio.ies have l e j hi111 conrplelely disabled. a i ~ d have 1.esi11retl ill 11;s l~ospiralizc~/ion,fo~. a series of si~rget.ies 10 iiis face over rhe period benceen . / I I I I ~ 1992 a~icl /lie p1.ese171. He co~tri~iiies 10 si~fle~.f,o~ri liis disabil ip arid wil l likelv need ~ c l c l i ~ i o ~ ~ c ~ I ii~eclicc~l care i n ~ e ~ . ~ i r i / ~ e ~ t t l ~ : for rile i.es/ o f l ~ i s life. He is .~ - - r virlior~r o lowe/. jar 11 o ~ i d reerl7. 1vhicli resi~lrs it2 pliysical

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se~.iot~s d t / l i c r r l~~ in 11tctinroi17ing n~rrr.irion, ~uhich in r~r1.11 hus led 10

(le1e1~iorc11i017 of his ge~ierol I~eolrh. Ir is lo7like/!r rho/ Ire ivill ever be able 10

rr~oi~iruin crny e ~ ~ r p l o ~ ~ ~ r e n r in ihefirittre. He is 111111tor.1.ied.

(4) Conclrtcr drtri17g this case The acctrsed behn\~eeI 118irh c1ecor.11111 dt~/.ing rhe cornse of r11e trial and did norhi17g pet.s017ul(v ro crgg~.ovctre it~irnesses, nor clid lie shoiv rlis~,esl~ecr 10 N I l ! ~

n~irtiess 01. rhe Panel. Ho~ve\~er., he did 1701 clisplcr\~ a t7~~ r.etl~o~.se for. liis actiotrs 017d 1tJets persisrenr in clen~qling 11;s invol~~e~~rettr.

(C) hdo~iile ill rllis case is SJ:IJOI~I~II~OI/.T 1vit11 /he inre171 10 d i s a ~ i n ~ i ~ ~ a ~ e or? e11111ic and religioru gr~ooncls, crncl hrts ctlr.eoc+ been considered us 017 ele~rrenl of lire ofe17.w. aud r1te1.ef01.e \sill 1701 be co~~siclered again as at7 adiriot7rrl fucror of crggroi~olio17.

(D) Tlte Panel has ,ro eviclence regarding rlre yerso17aliil; of rhe accrrserl orher rlia17 rhor revenled b ~ l his acrio~is in c o ~ n t ~ ~ i r ~ i n g rhe c r i ~ t ~ e and rl~ar it~hicll corrld be obss~.ved f i o ~ n 17;s bel7crvior in rlte corrrrr~oorr~, borll of 1t~Iiic11 hnue beer7 discrwsed aboue.

Tl1erefo1.e in e i ~ c ~ l r ~ a r i ~ ~ g lire i.elel~a~?r circr~r~tsrc~nces, beerring iti ~ttirld rlte 11tog17irttcle of p1rnisl711ie11r ' ser otrr or1 Article 45(1). jor /he rectsons es/~lui17etl rrbove rlte Panel conclrtdes [hat borh esre17r1nri17g nt7d ctggrnucr/ing circrt~t~sra~ices esisr. The degtze of i~l j t r~?l ro rhe l~rorecrecl objecr i t ~a .~ alreac+~ calcr~lc~~ecl in PCII,I One of tltis senrencit7g NI~N() IY~S it~he17 c017sicIering /he grc111iy of rhe ofitse irseljond tuiN 17ol be 'corrr~led' Itvice. Tlte oggrotnri17g ci~~crtrt~s~ance l7ovi17g to c/o laivirh rile acctrsecl hir~rself is /he crrrelrl: in Iris rrrc11717er of corn111irri17g rhe offense. Ev/etir,oring circrr~trsrances consiiered by the Po17el i17clrtde his lo111 position it1 117e cotrrnrur7d srt~rrcrtrr~e~ liis lack of otiy crit1ti17nl in\~olve~~letlr heforz or c4er the ivor. at7d the e.vrent of Iris i~ljrrries o ~ i d (heir lorig-rer-111 rirrtttre. 0 1 7 bc~lcrtice, ~ l l e P017el co17cltrdes rhc~t rhe esret7t1ctri17g ci~~ct~~rtsrances sl7orrld be ~,e/lecred in rhe set~re11ce and rlicrr r h e ~ c/o: 10 sonre . c . /.eqrrire u ~ ~ e d t ~ c r i o ~ t of rile senrence ill relorion 10 rhe one calcttlorecl sole!!^ 011 /he basis of g/.cr\:i~y of rhe c~.i/rre irsetf:

Derer.~.e~~ce ond Rehctbili/orion Tlje lengrl7 ofa serlre~~ce c117d rhe rit~re spell/ irr j u i l asp~o7isl7111e11r for the o . i ~ ~ t e ore legirirrtctre clerert.enrs in trros/ coses. Tltev provide /he offenrler rt~irll an opporrr~~~iry ro consider /lie effecrs of Itis ncriot7s on vicrirtrs, 10 r.eJect 011 his petst nlistnkes, lo ~trcrke o1tret7cls for his n~itrri17ol aclions, c~ncl consi&~. tile ivoj~s

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lo irlrpr.ove his Ige 111lien relelrsed so as 17or 10 hove ro ever rerr~rri ro ja i l in the /II/III.P.

Tlre e.vl~e~.ie~ice of /he ~~ea1.s since rhe offense: when /lie accttsecl lived iri art

e r l~ r i i co l l~~ cleansed co~rrnrroiiry ~~~ i / l i o r r r c ~ ~ i ~ ~ r i n o l incidetir. are e~~idetice rhar ~ ~ n d e , s i~rr i la~. living condirion he ~ t ~ o o l d probably nor cor711rrir j i~ r r l~er . cri~rres. Hol~leve~; it cannor be grturarireetl rltcrr /lie c o ~ r r ~ t r w i i ~ ~ in 11~liich lie lived ~c~orrld nor in /he / i / /rr~.e p~.esenr hi111 ~v i rh cholle~iges ro liis e.vpressed erl~riic p r e j ~ ~ i c e s Therefore, o risk of rel~eririotl of crinrinal acr i~~i<v ro111arcl the sa~~ re people he \~icririiized clrrring rile ~ u r connot be 1.111ed or//. For /ha/ rec~son. relrcrbilircrrio~i, a srnrrrrot:!~ p ~ ~ r l ~ o s e / o r sonrencing, is crlso o I J ~ I ? ~ real necessin) in /his case.

T/ierefo~.e: having in nrinrl /lie par~/icrrlc~r~ rehnbilirrr/ive needs of rlie Accr~sed, and /he /reed ro clerer hinr .fio~ir j t r r ~ r e cri~rririol ocrivinz as ~ v e l l os /lie co lc r t l~~r io~ i of rhe g ~ . o v i r ~ ~ of rhe offence ~~ecrso~iecl in Purr 1: aricl rhe e.vrenrccrring ci~.cr~~rrsror~ces 1.easo1iec1 above, /lie Pone1 conclrrdes rhar /he senrence ~~Jr ic l i is 17ece.ssa1.1~ ~ ~ i c I p ~ . o l ~ o ~ . r i o ~ ~ a r e 10 /,reat 011 ofrlre srarrtro~y pr~~poses is 12)1ec11.s.

PIII.SIINIII to A~, / ic le 56 o/rhe CC of B i l l . /lie rirne /he occr~sed spent in pre-r~.iol cr~sroc!~; based ori rliis Co~rrl 's Decisior7jk111 I I J I I ~ J 2006 trnril he i.9 co1711rrirred ro se~.virig 11;s senrence, shall be c/.eclired ro~vord /lie p~~ono~ inced serirence of i1irp1.is017111enr.

P~tr.sr~a~ir 10 At.ricle /88(4) of [he CPC of BiH, rlie ctccrtsecl shall be r.elie\:ed of rlre clr~ry ro /.ei~rrbrolre rlie cosrs of the crinrinol p~~oceerlings a17d /he cited cosrs slic~ll be IICI~CI ~ J J the Coro.r of Uil-I, \tlhicli rhe Pone1 clecidecl bearing in nr i~ id rlie facr rhnr the Accrrsed does nor hove good inco~~re o17d rlrnr he is nor able ro pay /lie cosrs of proceerlirigs.

Rusecl on /he foregoing. rile Pone1 reocliecl /lie verdic/ CIS qr~ored in the operarive pa1.1 prrrsr~a~ir to A ~ ~ i c l e 285(/) of CPC of B iH crnd A/.ricle 284(1)(3) of rhe CPC of BiH.

PRESIDENT OF THE PANEL


Reco~.cl-roke~.:

Dienc111o Deljkic Rlngojevic

LEGAL R E M E D Y : All op/~ealfio~rr illis Ve~.dicr .s l i~l l be pe1.11rissible I I J ~ I ~ I rl7e Appellrr~e Pone1 of the COIIIY of BiH ~t~i th in I 5 fifreen) ~lc~ys,fi.o~rr rhe h y of rite receipr ofa 11~1.irrer7 cop!^ of rile Verdicr.

I Iierchy corljirrri rhtrr rhis dwrinrerr~ is tr rrrrc rro~rsloriorr of rlrc oriyirtrrl ~vrirrerr ~ J I Uosrri~rrdSerhirrrJCrt~t~~i~~r~ I(rrrgrtoye.


prosecutor v. tanaskovic nenad , verdict (wcs bih 1st inst ...drove off ro\vc~~.c/.v do,@ lijeske~....

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