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IT-95-5/18-PT 18182 D 18182 - D 15860 18 May 2009 PvK UNITED NATIONS International Tribunal for the Case No. IT-95-5/18-PT Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of Date: 18 May 2009 International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Former Yugoslavia since 1991 IN TRIAL CHAMBER III Before: Judge Iain Bonomy, Presiding Judge Christoph Flügge Judge Michèle Picard Registrar: Mr. John Hocking THE PROSECUTOR v. RADOVAN KARAD@I] PUBLIC WITH PARTLY CONFIDENTIAL APPENDICES PROSECUTION’S SUBMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 65 TER (E)(i)-(iii) The Office of the Prosecutor: Mr. Alan Tieger Ms. Hildegard Uertz-Retzlaff The Accused: Radovan Karad`i} 18181 THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA Case No. IT-95-5/18-PT THE PROSECUTOR v. RADOVAN KARAD@I] PUBLIC WITH PARTLY CONFIDENTIAL APPENDICES PROSECUTION’S SUBMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 65 TER (E)(i)-(iii) 1. Pursuant to the Trial Chamber’s order of 6 April 20091 and Rule 65 ter (E)(i)- (iii) of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence (“Rules), the Prosecution hereby files: (i) the final version of the Prosecutor's pre-trial brief (Appendix I); (ii) the confidential list of witnesses the Prosecutor intends to call (Appendix II); and (iii) the confidential list of exhibits the Prosecutor intends to offer into evidence (Appendix III). 2. Attached to Appendix I, the final pre-trial brief, are the following: - Confidential Attachment Detailing Events in the Municipalities: these set out the political background and events in the 27 municipalities;2 - Confidential Appendix A: Schedules A-G setting out additional particulars and the supporting evidence for the scheduled incidents; 1 Order Following on Status Conference and Appended Work Plan, 6 April 2009. 2 Referred to in paragraph 48 of the Third Amended Indictment. Case No. IT-95-5/18-PT 1 18 May 2009 18180 - Confidential Appendix B: a list of victims relevant to Schedules A, B, F and G; - Appendix C: maps of Bosnia and Herzegovina depicting the ethnic composition of municipalities and depicting the Strategic Objectives geographically; - Appendix D: organigrams on military and MUP structures; - Appendix E: charts and tables on the SDS and political structures; - Appendix F: a list of abbreviations and authorities used in the brief (Glossary). 3. The evidence cited in the final pre-trial brief, attachment and appendices thereto is not exhaustive. 4. Rule 65 ter (E)(i) requires that the brief shall include any admissions by the parties and a statement of matters which are not in dispute; as well as a statement of contested matters of fact and law. The Accused stated at the Status Conference held on 2 April 2009 that he contests all matters of fact and law.3 At this time, there are no admissions by the Prosecution. 5. Attached to Appendix II, the confidential list of witnesses, is Confidential Appendix II.A, Prosecution List of Witnesses and Related Exhibits, which sets out the exhibits relevant to each of the witnesses. 6. Rule 65 ter (E)(iii) requires the Prosecutor to state, where possible, whether the Defence has any objection as to authenticity of any or all of the exhibits offered. The Prosecution is not in a position to state whether the Accused has 3 Prosecutor v. Karad`i}, Case No. IT-98-5/18-PT, Status Conference, 2 April 2009, Transcript, page 180, lines 8-15: “I wish to say, though, that I do not wish to assist the OTP in any way. I am going to challenge everything. I am going to adduce evidence. We can only agree perhaps on whether it was sunny on a particular day or rainy. Everything else is going to be challenged, starting with joint criminal enterprise and everything that happened on the ground. Everything is controversial. Everything is going to be challenged and the Prosecution should be aware of that. We are going to challenge everything.” Case No. IT-95-5/18-PT 2 18 May 2009 18179 any objection as to authenticity of any or all of the exhibits listed in confidential Appendix III. Word Count: 490 words _____________________ ____________________ Alan Tieger Hildegard Uertz-Retzlaff Senior Trial Attorney Senior Trial Attorney Dated this 18th day of May 2009 At The Hague, The Netherlands Case No. IT-95-5/18-PT 3 18 May 2009 18178 APPENDIX I FINAL PRE-TRIAL BRIEF 18177 UNITED NATIONS International Tribunal for the Case No. IT-95-5/18-PT Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of Date: 18 May 2009 International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Former Yugoslavia since 1991 IN THE TRIAL CHAMBER Before: Judge Iain Bonomy, Presiding Judge Christoph Flügge Judge Michèle Picard Registrar: John Hocking PROSECUTOR v. RADOVAN KARADŽI] PUBLIC WITH PARTLY CONFIDENTIAL APPENDICES PROSECUTION’S FINAL PRE-TRIAL BRIEF The Office of the Prosecutor: Alan Tieger Hildegard Uertz-Retzlaff The Accused: Radovan Karad‘i} 18176 CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 3 II. KARAD@I] WAS A KEY MEMBER OF AN OVERARCHING JCE TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE BOSNIAN MUSLIMS AND BOSNIAN CROATS FROM BOSNIAN SERB CLAIMED TERRITORY IN BIH................ 5 A. BOSNIAN SERB RESPONSE TO INDEPENDENT BIH.......................................................... 5 B. TERRITORIES CLAIMED BY THE BOSNIAN SERBS ........................................................... 7 C. ETHNIC SEPARATION, THE NEED FOR ETHNICALLY HOMOGENEOUS TERRITORIES AND GENOCIDAL INTENT..................................................................................................... 7 D. PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STEPS ......................................................... 11 E. ORGANS AND INDIVIDUALS EXECUTING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE JCE AND KARADŽI]’S ROLE AND CONTRIBUTION ................................................................ 16 1. SDS......................................................................................................................... 17 2. National Security Council (SNB)........................................................................... 19 3. Presidency............................................................................................................... 20 4. Assembly ................................................................................................................ 23 5. Council of Ministers............................................................................................... 26 6. Government ............................................................................................................ 27 7. Crisis Staffs/War Presidencies/War Commissions................................................. 29 8. MUP ....................................................................................................................... 34 9. VRS ........................................................................................................................ 36 10. JNA/TO/VJ........................................................................................................... 39 11. Paramilitaries/Volunteers/Serbian MUP .............................................................. 42 F. EXECUTION OF THE OVER-ARCHING JCE ........................................................ 43 1. EASTERN BOSNIA IN 1992................................................................................ 43 2. THE AUTONOMOUS REGION OF KRAJINA (“ARK”) IN 1992..................... 46 3. SARAJEVO AREA IN 1992.................................................................................. 50 III. SARAJEVO CAMPAIGN OF SNIPING AND SHELLING................................. 53 A. KARAD@I] SHARED A COMMON PLAN TO SPREAD TERROR AMONG THE CIVILIAN POPULATION OF SARAJEVO THROUGH A CAMPAIGN OF SHELLING AND SNIPING .............................................................................. 53 B. KARAD@I] WAS A KEY MEMBER OF A JCE TO SPREAD TERROR AMONG THE CIVILIAN POPULATION OF SARAJEVO .................................................. 55 1. JNA Participation in the JCE.................................................................................. 58 2. Crisis Staffs/MUP/TO Participation in the JCE ..................................................... 58 3. SRK Participation in the JCE ................................................................................. 58 4. Paramilitary Participation in the JCE ..................................................................... 60 5. VJ Participation in the JCE..................................................................................... 60 C. CRIMES COMMITTED IN THE EXECUTION OF THE JCE TO TERRORISE THE CIVILIAN POPULATION ............................................................................. 60 IV. SREBRENICA ........................................................................................................... 63 A. THE COMMON PLAN TO ELIMINATE THE BOSNIAN MUSLIMS IN SREBRENICA.............. 64 B. KARADŽI] WAS A KEY MEMBER OF THE JCE TO ELIMINATE THE BOSNIAN MUSLIMS IN SREBRENICA ......................................................................................... 69 1. Civilian Authorities Participating in the JCE ......................................................... 72 2. Military Authorities Participating in the JCE......................................................... 72 IT-95-5/18-PT 1 18 May 2009 18175 3. MUP Authorities Participating in the JCE ............................................................. 72 C. CRIMES COMMITTED IN THE EXECUTION OF THE JCE TO ELIMINATE THE BOSNIAN MUSLIMS OF SREBRENICA........................................................................................