Srebrenica massacre survivor testifies at trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic

Srebrenica survivor testifies at Karadzic trial

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Muslim has told judges at the trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic that he survived the Srebrenica massacre by playing dead under the bodies of men gunned down around him.

The witness is testifying under a pseudonym and with his image distorted, saying he fears Karadzic supporters could find him and exact revenge for his appearance at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal.

Prosecution lawyer Julian Nicholls has read a summary Wednesday of the man’s written statement to judges as a way of saving time.

Nicholls said the witness was among dozens of Muslim prisoners taken to a meadow for execution by Bosnian Serb soldiers during the July 1995 massacre.

Karadzic faces 11 charges, including two genocide counts. He insists he is innocent.