IN THE TRIAL CHAMBER

 

Before: Judge Adolphus G. Karibi-Whyte, Presiding

Judge Elizabeth Odio Benito

Judge Saad Saood Jan

Registrar: Mrs. Dorothee de Sampayo Garrido-Nijgh

Order of: 13 June 1997

 

PROSECUTOR

v.

ZEJNIL DELALIC

ZDRAVKO MUCIC, also known as "Pavo"

HAZIM DELIC

ESAD LANDZO, also known as "Zenga"

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ORDER ON DESIGNATION OF EXPERT WITNESS

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The Office of the Prosecutor:

Mr. Eric Ostberg Mr. Giuliano Turone

Ms. Teresa McHenry Ms. Elles van Dusschoten

Counsel for the Accused:

Ms. Edina Residovic, Mr. Ekrem Galijatovic, Mr. Eugene O’Sullivan, for Zejnil Delalic

Mr. Zeljko Olujic, Mr. Michael Greaves, for Zdravko Mucic

Mr. Salih Karabdic, Mr. Thomas Moran, for Hazim Delic

Mr. John Ackerman, Ms. Cynthia McMurrey, for Esad Landzo

 

 

 

THIS TRIAL CHAMBER of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Former Yugoslavia Since 1991;

NOTING the Order of 25 January 1997 (the "Order") (Official Record at Registry Page ("RP") D2673-D2671) whereby the Trial Chamber directed the Prosecution and the Defence for each accused person to provide the other parties with timely notice of potential expert witnesses, including the curriculum vitae of the witness and a statement of the area(s) about which the expert witness will testimomy;

NOTING that the Prosecution and the Defence for each accused person were to comply with the terms of the Order by Friday, 31 January 1997 and Friday, 14 February 1997 respectively;

FURTHER NOTING that paragraph 2(iv) of the Order provides that the Trial Chamber may grant an extension of time to file the notice of expert witnesses testimony, if good cause is shown;

CONSIDERING that on 6 May 1997, the Defence for the accused Hazim Delic filed a Motion for Leave to File Out of Time Designation of Expert Witness (the "Motion") (RP D3563-D3561) in which it seeks to designate Mr. Himo Pasic as an expert witness on the law of citizenship of Bosnia;

CONSIDERING that the curriculum vitae of Mr. Himo Pasic and the scope of his testimony is attached to the Motion (RP D3566-D3564);

NOTING FURTHER that in the course of oral argument before the Tribunal on 29 May 1997, the Prosecution stated that it does not object to the Motion;

HEREBY GRANTS the Motion.

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Adolphus Godwin Karibi-Whyte

Presiding Judge

Dated this thirteenth day of June of 1997

At The Hague

The Netherlands.

[Seal of the Tribunal]