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, 'THE INTERNA TIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL , ' FOR'THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

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, CASE NO:IT:-98.;32/1,.R77.2

THE PROSECUTOR OF THKTRIBUNAL

INDICTMENT

AGAINST

JELENARASIC t :;' -... ' "

" The , Prosecutor of the International ", CFiminal Tribunal for the former , f , ' , ' , ' , ,'

Yugoslayia("Tribunal"),':purS'l,aht ~o Rule '77 of the Rules ofPtocedure , and , EVldel1ce of the ·lnternatio'nalCriminal Tribunal for the -former

, Yugos~ahat"th~'Rules of ;th~Tri.b,un£li;');charg~s : · "

JELENA RASIC

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with CONTEMPT 'OF, ;PHE:fJi.BUNAL. ' ;., "

THEACCUSED

1. JELENA RASIC, daughter of MomCilo, was born on 19 April 1983'in ,'Sibenik;' Crbatia: At·aU,mate"riaLtil1les, lelena Juste was aCtlng' as ,me1nber of4he, Milan' LUKI.C 'Defence in the case' of The

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CHARGES

COUNT1. '

CONTEMPT OF THKTRIBUNAL

2. On Of.;' abqut ,18 9Gtober , 2008,Jel~ml , : l~ASJC i 1<.riowingly ~nd wilfuUy int,~rfered}vi th,,theTrtounalisadirlinlstr(itionofju'stice ' in thatsn~" .pr66.11t~~a: ' JalSe : witness ':statement ,from: i;uhdija TABAKOVIC,' ' / '

3. , Jeh;~~a:~,$I c.. rn~~ ,Zug~ijaT ABAK,qVIC.:',in ,Sar~ jeyo, Bosni~ and Herzegoyi'ila' :""al1d ,s}:}owed 'Zuhdija ' J;ABAKOVIG , a :pre-p~epa~yd

,wiitlless " st~t~W€I}t'Jor3 ~se , in",the"LU[<lC,,: &L[jKIG casy,}Jel~n~, JtA$.~Q,."',~~ke4 ::"'?l.!f1,~ij'1 ', T~J?:i\~QV{q' '.,~f ':·~f? ; \Y~pld ,' GP:nf~; ·i ~'~:gn', arid' verify:' th~,:; sfatell1ent in exdlallge,fo,r :r, 000 '~uj!osc'a'~h:She pr6mised ;hitn-'hior~s'D.16:nyy ifhe " caIh~ ,to 'The ,Hagtie'andtestif\ed

" in : acc:ord~,fi6e ;\vith, ;the: stateIhent onbeh&Tf of Milan LUKICin ihe ' LUKIC &: LUKIC ,' cas'e: <JelenaRASICkn~w that,the ' statement was for use in the LUKIC & LUKIC'proceedings r~lating to Milan LUKIC. '

4. On 20 October2o.Q~. , J~Jen~·" RASiC .. metZuhdijaTABAKOVIC' at 'the (RQvi', ' Ora9 ,( '(Saiaj~vo) . M.uQi~ipalitY:' "buHding : , Re ,'signed ,muliipleco'piysqf,thestatem~nrdated' 20;'Octbber2008, ,and these , sigl1a'ture$ \v~r~Ve~ifie~.' and. :'ceItified': py a: 'Mufiicipa1ity' offic,:ial 'qn , the~a:me4ay; ,Jele~a J~AS,J: Ckept · theoFiginal state~ent ,andgave a copy: of .. it to" zufi~M(i/!fi\!1AKQVIC>Tne:; statement'\VasJa~$e' (is

, , " ZllP~ij~~~ ~A~~K9\T~.R',hCld':'·;noknowl,ed'g~ ~9f. a,nY ' of : the , events desd;ioed','in th(!$tatement.

5. AftyI Zuhdija TA!~A.I<'OVIC' s: sigl1atu{y':" OIT: th'~ ,staternentwas ... -"' ~,. '..' ',1'., .. v _ ', .'" ._ ~. ~., ., ... ' < • 0' ~ .. . :. >. ' ~ . . " . . .

ceJ:tified"J,ele:riaRASI~ g£,lyeZuhdijCl TABAJ<QVIC an env~10pe " " contain'ing"q~000'euros· ; , ,

, ,6. ," ()n' ol"'~~out 20 ·()ctoper:2QQ8, .• JeleIia ~~SIC :pn?vided ~~uhd~ja ' , " , ,T A.B,A.~9XI~: lac. ~ClP~' p'!;l!]J0t.t~dly . cJ.t~wp, by ,Mit an . L ~~I~' ,to ~id , Zuh~ij~ TABAI<OVIC?(s , ' testi~'()ny~,;'wfi~n"'recalling' , the':, maiters

cohtaineclwithiit;his false'siaiem€nt " , "

'By all these acts and omissions, Jelena RAS.IC knowingly and wilfully interfered with the Tribunal's adrriiriistration::of jlistice'and'committed:

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Count 1: Co'ntempJ oftt(~ :Tdl;nlnal"J)4nishableundet ::this il'ribunal' s inherent powersand"Rules 17(.A),and, (G}of-th~ Rules df:th'eTribunaL

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7, On or. about 18 October 2.008, JelenaRASl(~ kllowingly and wilfully interfered · with the Tribunal'sadministnitiqn of justice . in thar~he encouragedand/or perslladed ,Ztihdija , TABAKOVIC to proq.ire falSe witIie~s statem~·rits. . .

8. On .or about 18 Octqber,2008 :during a meeting with ·Zuhdija TABAkoVIC,<Jeleii~ RASIC , pr~duce(;L,t6 'hihi ,the ', sUbstance' of . two 'otherpre~prepared . statements '. to be: used in the . LVKIC& LUKIC.·case with'the details' of thernakers left blank. She offered 'Zuhdij~' TABA&0VI~ ;. are~ard.".,?to; Ji~d ;;btqe~ "':ITleh '<'l~orn .in

" ' : Yis~'gra<:l to , sigl1th~sef~l~esta~ements; .J~I~na. RA:S}C told :Zuh4ija ::fAB'AKQVIC '!bo.se . meriW;Q~lldb,e#)aid,:rorslgning the statemehts. and thatthe}/would 'receive .: !riofe . money once they testiriedin the LUKIC& LUKICcase ina manner :c6nsistent with

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the statements. Zuhdija: TABAKDVIC . agreed to. 'find other men born"ihYisegract'to sign the'statements. · '

By all, thes~.),aGts and omissi0ns, ' Jelena. RA:SIC·i~I1owinglY and ·wilfully . , irit,~rfered. 'w,ith .thetribUi1al ';sadir)ihistrat19I1 of justice anqcoI11mitted ' or

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Count 2: Contempt of th~ Tribunal,punishab.leunde,r ,this Tribunal's , inh~rt;nt 'P9"Ye_tsa~d ,Rul~s 77 (A),a'nd/or '(B} and Rule77(G)oftheR\j!es . oflheTriburial. '

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CONTEMPT OFTHETRillUNAL

9.J~Iena .. ' RASIC :knq~4nglYc and\\{i}fqUy" ~in!crferyd' "\\IiJh .. ·the Tribu:6ar,~~q1riil!ist(ati6n .of justice . in .thatshe ,J>l"ocured{l . false witneSs .stat~illerit,fr'6In ·hpth ,tvft':'X · ~ncf]VJ:f; ~y:> ;'> .. '. ' , '. . '

10. ' Paragraph'8ofthydndictIllent' (ap6ve}is,":incOl"P(jl~tedj;by, referenc;e herein. " .,. , .. , , ,

11. Onad~te . betweenJ70dob,er200S ' ~nd2.4· .OctOber200S, 4uh~ija TA]{A~0 Yl~ ,rne~ . \Vith :M,c ."X '(iq<:l,";Mc .X / b.oth ,b9rninVisegr~~:l, . and ' a~ked ., eac~ ;'t~(ip· " ~hethei ",he '\yolli4' be: ' wilhrig"to ': sigr{a . statem-eIl(lrl eicharigefor paymento(tOOQ.eutos. ;,. . .

12. Both rpen agreed to sign a statcment in~xchan'ge for payment of 1 ;000 e~r6s. Mc X·anQ:- tv1r . . Yeac;h;knew ,"that by. puttipghis name to the stat~rl1eIi.iartdbY sig'pihg it,:hev\iQuld 'be 'proyidinga false stateHlent. · . . , . . ' .

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. 13 . . ' bn~ 23 .:Odob6r '~()Q8~, ' Ztilitlija"TA~A~()VICrIlet';" ~lith , Mc )('and ·· IyIX., Y' at ,a caf~': rjeaf . fu~ ··Novi · 6ra(l ,T~araje.vp} ; MuniCipality

' buildlng.):leac90mp~nie,cLea.Ch , man. indiyiau~Hy' C}h&irl tum '·>Mr. X: firsJ,:· · th~n . Mt. " Y .. :' from . the, .·.~?fe fo .. t~~. NlunjsiRql'i :~tblliI9~ng. TIiere.~ / he;' il1tFogl\cedeach ~: rhan .. · · · !9.::: J~I,en~l .·' MSI<:, < who accompanied0t~X 'a'nd' Mr: yj.n,:.turB ' . >jritotl1e iM.uhi~ii)'ality .

. bui1diTlg~h~re:· sl1·~ . ~cjmpl~t.e4 :,tlie st,a,t.y,pjenIs,;T:h~y .~l~,en .sigQed Jbeir,.~tflt~rileI]tsd~ted '+3. O~'to1?~r: ,~00S .··. ir1d ; had their "' S'ignatllres c'b:1:1'fied by a Municfpa1lty'officiaL . '"

14. Jeleilil RASICk~pt the ~riih~~l . of ~ach stai~riien·t · dated 23 . '. October200S.

15. As a result of their .putting their. :names ,llponth~,' st~tements> aI1d ' signing ' them, both 'Mr, . Xand'Ml< Yeachreceived 1,000euros.

By' all of these acts and O1;.r11SS1Ons, . Jele~na 'RASiC ".kngwil1gJy and wilfullY , i,Pter:fered with '· the Tripunal'-s a~dmiril§trati9n .. of justice and commiW~d: .

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Count. 3 (in relation toi\1r .k):-'Coiltemptof"the TribUnal, ptmishable under this Trlbunal's inherent power and Rules 77(A) and (G) of the

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Count 4 (in relation tolYfr. V): Contempt oftl1e :T,ribuna.kpunishable , under this Tribunal's inherent power and Rules' 77(A) and (G)of the Rules of the Tribunal. "

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CONTEMPTOF 'THETRIBUNAL

' 16. Jeleha RASI(~ knowingly and , wilfully interfered with the Tribunal's administration of justice in that she procured a false witness 'statement from each of Zuhdija TABAKOVIC,Mr. X and Mr. Y.

17. Ort a day or days between 2.3'O~tober 2Q08 'and 6IJjec~mbet 2Q08, Jelt~na RASIC ret,l1rnedlo Sarajevo with unsigned revised versIons of the false, sighed.'.statements ' ofZundi.j a TA'13AKOVI C, Mr. X and

, 'Mr.' :Y;' J 'elena 'Ri\SlCmadecontacJ~ witp ZuhdijaTABAKOvtc, gave ' him' th~ three unsigned, revised··statement~ ' an'd •. askedhirn to sign his own statement al1d to,asIs.Mr: Xand Mr.-yb;spectively to sign theirs; Each statement' was Jalse. ' ' ,

18. Zuhdija TABAKOVIC agreed to and did sign his statement and agreed , to obtain the sigI1atures ' of theot~er men on their statements. All ' threestatefub'Iits dated 5 December 2008 were signed and returned to Jelena RASIC.

19. On 2QJ anuary 2099 ,l--ea9 ,Cq~pseIf6rthe " Mi~an. L;tJKlC , befence handed 'oyer topics, : ()ftii~ ;" signed ,5.,pe~eDiber,.: 2008: 'stateihents ~ gf ZuhdijaTABAKOVIC; Mr. Xalld Mt. Y to 'theProsecution.

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By all of these acts and OITnSSlOnS, Jelena RASIC knowingly and "wiifuHy interfered with the Tribunal's administration of justice and

committed:

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Dated this8lh day of July 2010 ' AtTheHague The Netherlands

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