Jevic et al: Evidence About Murdered Srebrenica Residents
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The evidence, which was used at trials held before the Hague Tribunal in previous years, included reports made by police inspector Dean Manning, who led a team of Hague Tribunal investigators from 2000 to 2007.
“The report dated November 27, 2007 contains updated data about mass graves and DNA analysis. It says that at least 4,017 have been identified,” Prosecutor Ibro Bulic said, presenting the evidence.
The reports indicate that, during the exhumation of mass graves, physical evidence was found. It included concrete, door parts, hay and similar objects which suggest the existence of a link with the warehouse in Kravica, where, as alleged under the indictment, more than 1,000 Bosniak men were shot.
Dusko Jevic, Mendeljev Djuric, Goran Markovic and Nedjo Ikonic are on trial for having participated in these murders as well as the forcible resettlement of Bosniaks from the Srebrenica area.
The Prosecution alleges that Jevic was Commander of the Jahorina Training Center with the Special Brigade of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Republika Srpska, MUP RS, Djuric and Ikonic were company commanders and Markovic was a squad commander.
The Prosecution’s material evidence mentions the conclusions about the transfer of bodies from primary mass graves and indications that wounds caused by firearms were found on the bodies. A report made in 2003 indicates that at least 7,475 people from the Srebrenica area had gone missing.
The Defence teams objected to the inclusion of these reports, claiming it was unacceptable to introduce material evidence without inviting witnesses or expert witnesses whom the Defence attorney could examine.
“The transcript of Dean Manning’s testimony was made seven years ago. He visited the mass grave associated with this case three years later. I think it is absolutely not right to introduce evidence in such manner at a genocide trial,” said Miodrag Stojanovic, Defence attorney or Djuric.
The Trial Chamber accepted all of the presented documents, explaining it would assess their value as evidence at a later stage.
The trial is due to continue on Thursday, February 10, when a protected Prosecution witness will be examined.
