Vladimir Lazarević was initially indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on the 2 October 2003[5] on the basis of his 'individual criminal responsibility' (per Article 7, paragraph 1 of the ICTY Statute) due to his 'criminal responsibility as hierarchical superior' (per Article 7, paragraph 3 of the ICTY Statute) for the following crimes:[5][8]