IT-09-92-T D63368 - D63304 01 July 2013

UNITED NATIONS

63368
MB

International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991

Case No.

IT-09-92-T

Date:

1 July 2013

IN THE TRIAL CHAMBER I

Before:

Judge Alphons Orie, Presiding Judge Bakone Justice Moloto Judge Christoph Flgge Mr. John Hocking THE PROSECUTOR v. RATKO MLADI]

Registrar:

Public with Public Annexes A and B

URGENT PROSECUTION RULE 92TER MOTION: CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE (RM613)

The Office of the Prosecutor:

Mr. Dermot Groome Mr. Peter McCloskey Counsel for Ratko Mladi}:

Mr. Branko Luki} Mr. Miodrag Stojanovi}

63367

THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

Case No. IT-09-92-T

THE PROSECUTOR v. RATKO MLADI]

Public with Public Annexes A and B

URGENT PROSECUTION RULE 92TER MOTION: CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE (RM613)

I. 1.

INTRODUCTION The Prosecution seeks leave of the Trial Chamber to adduce the evidence of

Christopher Lawrence (RM613), pursuant to Rule 92ter of the Tribunals Rules of Procedure and Evidence (Rules). The Prosecution files this motion on an urgent basis, as Dr. Lawrence is currently scheduled to testify the week of 15 July 2013. In an Oral Decision on 24 May 2013, the Chamber instructed the Prosecution to make Dr. Lawrence available for cross-examination. The Prosecution used the intervening time between that Decision and this filing to select appropriate Rule 92ter material from Dr. Lawrences prior testimony in four ICTY trials, spanning four days of testimony and numerous associated exhibits. 2. Dr. Lawrence testified in Prosecutor v. Krsti},1 Prosecutor v. Popovi} et al.,2

Prosecutor v. Tolimir,3 and Prosecutor v. Karad`i}.4 After a careful review, the Prosecution tenders excerpts of his Krsti} and Karad`i} testimony (Transcript Excerpts). The Transcript Excerpts comprise approximately 39 pages with 11 associated exhibits from the Krsti} case and approximately 10 pages from the Karad`i} case. Their admission will allow for an efficient and focused presentation of his evidence.
1 2 3 4

Prosecutor v. Krsti}, Case No. IT-98-33-T, (Krsti}), 31 May 2000. Prosecutor v. Popov} et al., Case No. IT-05-88-T, 21 February 2007. Prosecutor v. Tolimir, Case No. IT-05-88/2-T, 8 November 2010. Prosecutor v. Karad`i}, Case No. IT-95-05/18-T, (Karad`i}), 8 December 2011.

Case No. IT-09-92-T

1 July 2013

63366

3. sought.

Attached at Public Annex A, is a chart summarizing Lawrences Rule 92ter

evidence. Public Annex B attaches the Transcript Excerpts for which admission is

II. APPLICABLE LAW 4. The Prosecution incorporates by reference its summary of the applicable law

set forth in paragraphs 5 and 6 of its Prosecution 92ter Motion: RM505.5

III.

DISCUSSION

A. The Chamber should admit RM613s Transcript Excerpts pursuant to Rule 92ter. 5. Dr. Lawrences Transcript Excerpts satisfy all of the admissibility requirements of Rules 89 and 92ter(A). The witness will attest to the accuracy of his testimony; he will be present in court; and he will be available for cross-examination by the Defence. The Transcript Excerpts are therefore admissible under the Rules, and permissible under the Chambers Guidelines. 6. Dr. Lawrence is a qualified forensic pathologist and has been the state

pathologist for Tasmania, Australia, since 2000. In 1998, he worked for the Office of the Prosecutor as the Chief Pathologist for Bosnia Exhumations. In this capacity, Dr. Lawrence performed and oversaw autopsies on victims recovered from mass graves associated with the fall of Srebrenica, including the primary grave site of Petkovci Dam and the secondary grave sites of ^an~ari Road 12, ^an~ari Road 3, Hod`i}i Road 3, 4 and 5, Zeleni Jadar 5 and Liplje 2. He has produced a report for each of these grave sites summarising the results of the post mortem examinations of the remains and authored a report on the recovery of human remains during a preliminary assessment of the Kozluk site (Reports). 7. The Reports are relevant to matters at issue in this case and have probative

value. The Reports relate to the post-mortem examinations of bodies recovered from one primary and seven secondary Srebrenica-related grave sites in 1998, as well as the examination of remains recovered during a preliminary assessment of the Kozluk mass grave. They describe the state of the human remains, associated artifacts such as blindfolds and ligatures, and detail findings as to injuries and cause of death.

Prosecutor v. Ratko Mladi}, Case No. IT-09-92-T (Mladi}), Prosecution 92ter Motion: RM505, 2 April 2012.

Case No. IT-09-92-T

1 July 2013

63365

8.

Dr. Lawrence has written a report summarizing the results of these 1998 post

mortem examinations, and a summary of his findings reflects: a minimum of 883 bodies were found in the graves, all of the victims for whom gender was identifiable were male, and the majority of victims died of wounds caused by shots from medium, high-powered rifles, consistent with mass execution. Additionally, his examination revealed that a portion of the victims in ^an~ari Road 3 and ^an~ari Road 12 grave sites were found with ligatures and/or blindfolds. 9. The Prosecution has analysed Dr. Lawrences evidence in light of the accepted

Adjudicated Facts. While some of his evidence touches on the accepted Adjudicated Facts 1626, 1627, 1642, 1643 and 1649, the overlap is not complete and Dr. Lawrences evidence adds important context and detail. Accordingly, no redactions to the Transcript Excerpts have been made. 10. The Prosecution seeks the admission of 11 associated exhibits, comprising (1)

Dr. Lawrences Curriculum Vitae; (2) a chart showing bodies moved from primary to secondary grave sites, indicating the sites worked on by Dr. Lawrence; (3) nine expert reports written by Dr. Lawrence, which have been admitted as exhibits in the Krsti} case and for which Rule 94bis notice was provided6. These exhibits form an inseparable and indispensable part of the Transcript Excerpts. They are relevant, have probative value, and meet the requirements for admission as associated exhibits under the Tribunals jurisprudence. Each was used with the witness in explaining his work and will reasonably assist the Trial Chamber in comprehending his evidence. The Prosecution will separately tender Dr. Lawrences expert reports concerning the ligatures found in the ^an~ari Road 3 and ^an~ari Road 12 grave sites7. IV. 11. RELIEF REQUESTED For the foregoing reasons, the Prosecution requests that the Chamber grant the

Prosecution leave to present the evidence of Christopher Lawrence pursuant to Rule 92ter, and admit the Transcript Excerpts and associated exhibits.

Mladi}, Prosecutions Notice of Disclosure of Expert Reports of Six Forensic Expert Witnesses Pursuant to Rule 94bis, 6 November 2012. pp. 4-5. 7 Ibid, p. 4.

Case No. IT-09-92-T

1 July 2013

63364

Word Count: 927

Respectfully submitted,

Dermot Groome Senior Trial Attorney

Peter McCloskey Senior Trial Attorney Dated this 1st day of July 2013 The Hague, Netherlands

Case No. IT-09-92-T

1 July 2013

63363

THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

Case No. IT-09-92-T

THE PROSECUTOR v. RATKO MLADI]

Public

ANNEX A
TO

URGENT PROSECUTION RULE 92TER MOTION: CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE (RM613) 92TER SUMMARY CHART FOR CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE (RM613)

Case No. IT-09-92-T

1 July 2013

63362

CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE (RM613)

Previous testimony to be admitted pursuant to Rule 92ter

Statement Date ERN / Transcript Pages Under Seal No

Prosecutor v. Krsti}, Case No. IT-98-33-T

31 May 2000

T.3973:23-25 T.3974:25-3997:6 T.3997:17-3998:3 T.4002:19-4008:18 T.4008:22-4017:20

Prosecutor v. Karad`i}, Case No. IT-95-5/18-T

8 December 2011

T.22445:21-22446:1 T.22446:13-19 T.22452:22-22455:17 T.22455:23-22456:22 T.22457:7-22462:5

No

Associated Exhibits
Description

Transcript Reference from

Prosecutor v. Krsti}, Case No.

IT-98-33-T T.3975, T.4033

Mladi} 65ter
Number

Krsti}
Exhibit Number

ERN (Eng/BCS)

Under Seal

Curriculum Vitae (CV) of Dr. Christopher Lawrence

04574

P221

0184-5723-0184-5727 0184-5723-0184-5727BCSDT

No

Chart showing primary to secondary grave sites with the sites worked on by the expert highlighted Report on Bodies Recovered Near Kozluk in 1998 Report on Autopsies of Human Remains from the Dam Site June 1998

Report on Autopsies of Human Remains from ^an~ari Road Site 12, August 1998

Report on Autopsies of Human Remains from ^an~ari Road Site 3, August-September 1998

T.3978, T.3979, T.3997-3999, T.4033 T.3980, T.3981, T.4033 T.3980, T.3992-3994, T.3996, T.4016-.4018, T.4033 T.3980, T.3982-3984, T.3996, T.4016-4018, T.4033 T.3980, T.3985, T.3987, T.3988, T.3995-4016, T.4016-4018, T.4030, T.4031, T.4033

04575

P259

0219-4150-0219-4151 0096-7519-0096-7519

No

04576

P260

X003-7940-X003-7940 0091-7954-0091-7954

No

04577

P261

X003-7941-X003-7966 0092-1689-0092-1721

No

04578

P262

X003-8185-X003-8238 0092-0426-0092-0479

No

04579

P263

X003-8135-X003-8184 0092-0597-0092-0652

No

Case No. IT-09-92-T

1 July 2013

63361

CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE (RM613)

Report on Autopsies of Human Remains from Hod`i}i Road Site 3, October 1998 Report on Autopsies of Human Remains from Hod`i}i Road Site 4, October 1998 Report on Autopsies of Human Remains from Hod`i}i Road Site 5, October 1998 Report on Autopsies of Human Remains from Zelani Jadar Site 5, October 1998 T.3980, T.3996, T.4016-4018, T.4033 T.3980, T.3996, T.4016-4018, T.4033 T.3980, T.3996, T.4016-4018, T.4033 T.3980, T.3996, T.4016-4018, T.4020-4022, T.4033 T.3980, T.3996, T.4016-4018, T.4033 04580 P264 X003-8011-X003-8034 0092-4122-0092-4145 No

04581

P265

X003-8035-X003-8064 0092-2932-0092-2961

No

04582

P266

X003-8065-X003-8093 0092-3855-0092-3880

No

04583

P267

X003-7967-X003-8010 0092-3784-0092-3827

No

Report on Autopsies of Human Remains from Liplje Site 2, October 1998

04584

P268

X003-8094-X003-8134 0092-1321-0092-1361

No

Case No. IT-09-92-T

ii

1 July 2013

63360

THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

Case No. IT-09-92-T

THE PROSECUTOR v. RATKO MLADI]

Public

ANNEX B
TO

URGENT PROSECUTION 92TER MOTION: CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE (RM613) TRANSCRIPT EXCERPTS FROM KRSTI] AND KARAD@I] LAWRENCE (RM613)
OF CHRISTOPHER

Case No. IT-09-92-T

1 July 2013

IT-09-92-T

63359

IT-09-92-T

63358

IT-09-92-T

63357

IT-09-92-T

63356

IT-09-92-T

63355

IT-09-92-T

63354

IT-09-92-T

63353

IT-09-92-T

63352

IT-09-92-T

63351

IT-09-92-T

63350

IT-09-92-T

63349

IT-09-92-T

63348

IT-09-92-T

63347

IT-09-92-T

63346

IT-09-92-T

63345

IT-09-92-T

63344

IT-09-92-T

63343

IT-09-92-T

63342

IT-09-92-T

63341

IT-09-92-T

63340

IT-09-92-T

63339

IT-09-92-T

63338

IT-09-92-T

63337

IT-09-92-T

63336

IT-09-92-T

63335

IT-09-92-T

63334

IT-09-92-T

63333

IT-09-92-T

63332

IT-09-92-T

63331

IT-09-92-T

63330

IT-09-92-T

63329

IT-09-92-T

63328

IT-09-92-T

63327

IT-09-92-T

63326

IT-09-92-T

63325

IT-09-92-T

63324

IT-09-92-T

63323

IT-09-92-T

63322

IT-09-92-T

63321

IT-09-92-T

63320

IT-09-92-T

63319

IT-09-92-T

63318

IT-09-92-T

63317

IT-09-92-T

63316

IT-09-92-T

63315

IT-09-92-T

63314

IT-09-92-T

63313

IT-09-92-T

63312

IT-09-92-T

63311

IT-09-92-T

63310

IT-09-92-T

63309

IT-09-92-T

63308

IT-09-92-T

63307

IT-09-92-T

63306

IT-09-92-T

63305

IT-09-92-T

63304