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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 31st May 2007

ICTY Weekly Press Briefing

ICTY Weekly Press Briefing

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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing


Date: 31.05.2007


Time: 13:30



Registry and Chambers:


Refik Hodžić, Spokesman for Registry and Chambers, made the following statement:


SCHEDULE:


In terms of the schedule, there is a status conference in the Šešelj case next Tuesday, 5 June, at 9:00 in courtroom I. This will be followed in the afternoon with the first sitting of the Limaj et al. appeals hearing. This is scheduled to sit until Wednesday.



Other than this, the four on-going trials will continue to sit this and next week, with the Boškoski and Tarčulovski trial set to continue next Wednesday afternoon.


Office of the Prosecutor:



Olga Kavran, Spokesperson for the Office of the Prosecutor, made the following statement:



As previously announced, next week ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte will conduct an official working visit to Belgrade, Serbia. During her visit, the Prosecutor will meet with President Boris Tadić, Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica, numerous other government officials as well as representatives of the various services involved in the operational aspect of cooperation with the Tribunal.



The Prosecutor is ready to work with the new government on their efforts to achieve full cooperation with the ICTY, which includes the arrest and transfer to the Tribunal of Ratko Mladić, Radovan Karadžić and the remaining fugitives. She welcomes the declared readiness of the newly elected government to do everything in its power to fulfil its international obligations so that Serbia can move forward and hopes that her visit to Belgrade will be fruitful and will demonstrate that this declared commitment is confirmed by concrete action and results.



Questions:



Asked if anything could be done by the Tribunal regarding the escape of Radovan Stankoviæ, Hodžić said that the case had been transferred and as such was under the jurisdiction of BiH authorities. He added that the case was conducted before the BiH State Court and the court proceedings were seen to be of satisfactory standards. However, his escape was of grave concern to the Tribunal.



Kavran responded that the Prosecutor had stated that she was concerned with the escape of Radovan Stanković and urges the relevant authorities at all levels to take every necessary action to re-arrest him and return him to prison, and also to find out what exactly happened and to hold all those involved responsible for their actions and to prevent similar situations from happening again in the future.



Asked if this would have any influence on the 11bis cases pending before the Tribunal, Hodžić said that that something like this could not pass without being noticed and could be taken into account by the judges who were to make the decisions on the pending cases.



A journalist asked if there were any comments on the publication by Croatian media of names contained in an alleged confidential annex filed by OTP in the Gotovina et al. case and if there was a draft amended indictment. Kavran answered that there was a draft amended indictment that was submitted to the Trial Chamber a few weeks ago. The speculation in the Croatian media did not correspond to the draft amended indictment. The document that they referred to was not in the public domain and if such a document existed, it would exist as a confidential document and therefore, could not be commented on.



Kavran further added that there was no new indictment and there would not be a new indictment. In accordance with the Completion Strategy, the last indictments were issued and investigations completed by the end of 2004.



Hodžić said that if there was a confidential document that was leaked in the media, this would be a breach of the document's confidentiality, and it could cause consequences for those responsible.



A journalist asked theoretically speaking, if there was a possibility of a confidential annex to the public indictment. Kavran stated that it was not helpful to speak theoretically. She said that the following was relevant: Gotovina, Čermak and Markać were the only three individuals who would be on trial at the Tribunal in relation to that specific case. Anything beyond that right now was a speculation. Regardless of whether or not there was a confidential document, there was a very specific issue: Three people would be on trial at the Tribunal in relation to these crimes.



Hodžić said that if a document was filed confidentially and was leaked through the media, it could constitute contempt of court. There was a very strange interpretation in the media that it would be a fair game to publish a document filed confidentially before the Trial Chamber ruled to lift its confidentiality. Publishing a document filed confidentially constituted a breach of Tribunal’s rules and there were no two ways about it, said Hodžić.



Asked if the Tribunal intended to start contempt procedures, Hodžić said that he could not speculate.



Asked if there was any reaction to EU Commissioner Ollie Rehn’s comments on the progress of Serbia going in a positive direction, Kavran said that she would not comment on his opinion but that the Prosecutor would be going to Belgrade next week and would make her assessment based on that visit.



Documents:


Case Description


Signature Date

DocumentTitle

Boskoski et al

30-May-07

Décision Relative À La Demande De Communication De Documents Et De Fixation De Délais, Présentée Par Ljube Boskoski

Boskoski et al

30-May-07

Ordonnance Portant Désignation D'un Juge Ad Litem Pour Connaître D'une Affaire Pendant La Mise En État

Boskoski et al (Interlocutory)

30-May-07

Décision Relative À L'appel Interlocutoire Interjeté Par Ljube Boskoski Contre La Décision Dur Sa Deuxième Demande De Mise En Liberté Provisoire

Delic

29-May-07

Joint Motion Concerning Agreed Facts

Delic

29-May-07

Correspondence From Slo, Tci Addressed To The Parties Re: Rule 65 Ter Conference

Haradinaj et al

30-May-07

Response On Behalf Of Ramush Haradinaj To Prosecution's Submission On The Admission Of Portions Of Witness Statements Put To Prosecution Witnesses In Cross-Examination

Haradinaj et al

29-May-07

Prosecution's Submissions On The Admission Of Defence Exhibits D53, D54 And D55

Haradinaj et al

29-May-07

Notification Of The Identification Of An Unnamed Victim In Paragraph 68 Of The Indictment

Haradinaj et al

29-May-07

Idriz Balaj's Opposition To "Prosecution Motion For Admission Of Evidence Pursuant To Rule 92bis Or Rule 92quater" Regarding The Statement Of Witness 16

Haradinaj et al

25-May-07

Trial Chamber's Clarification On Whether The Prosecution Must Request Leave To Amend Its Rule 65ter Exhibit List

Haradinaj et al

25-May-07

Prosecution Submission Regarding Exhibits P160, P184 And P207

Haradinaj et al

25-May-07

Prosecution Motion For Admission Of Documents Tendered During Testimony Of Witness Achilleas Pappas

Haradinaj et al

30-May-07

Idriz Balaj's Objection To Admission Of Portions Of Written Witness Statements, Selected By The Prosecution After Completion Of The Witness's Viva Voce Testimony, For The Purpose Of Putting Viva Voce Witness Testimony "In Context"

Haradinaj et al

29-May-07

Idriz Balaj's Motion To Strike The "Partly Confidential Corrigendum To Prosecution's Motion To Admit Written Statements Pursuant To Rule 92bis" And Request That Proposed 92 Bis Statements Be Re-Filed In Proper Form With Confidential Annexes

Haradinaj et al

29-May-07

Prosecution's Eleventh Motion For Trial- Related Protective Measures (Witness30)

Haradinaj et al

25-May-07

Prosecution's Tenth Motion For Trial -Related Protective Measures (Witness Sst7/6)

Krajisnik (Appeal)

25-May-07

Decision Regarding Registry Submission Of 18 May 2007

Limaj et al (Appeal)

30-May-07

Questions To The Parties For Appeal Hearing On 5 And 6 June 2007

Lukic et al

25-May-07

Order Scheduling A Status Conference

Martic

30-May-07

Prosecution Submission Regarding Individual Circumstances Of The Accused

Milutinovic et al.

25-May-07

Pavkovic Joinder In General Ojdanic's Application For Certification To Appeal Participation In Joint Criminal Enterprise By Omission

Milutinovic et al.

30-May-07

Order Re Exhibit P907

Milutinovic et al.

29-May-07

Mr Milan Milutinovic's Motion To Join General Ojdanic's Application For Certification To Appeal: Participation In Joint Criminal Enterprise By Omission

Perisic

29-May-07

Prosecution's Response To Republic Of Serbia's Report Pursuant To Trial Chamber's Order Of 18 April 2007 (54bis Proceedings)

Popovic et al

31-May-07

Decision On Motion To Convert Viva Voce Witnesses To Rule 92 Ter Witnesses

Prlic and Others

30-May-07

Ordonnance Portant Admission D'éléments De Preuve Relatifs Au Témoin Marijan Biskic

Prlic and Others

30-May-07

Prosecution Request To Reply To The Defense Responses To The Prosecution's Motion For The Admission Into Evidence Of The Transcript Of Slobodan Praljak's Evidence In The Case Of Posecutor V. Naletelic And Martinovic

Prlic and Others

30-May-07

Décision Relative À La Demande De Certification D'appel De La Décision Portant Sur La Demande De La Défense De Supprimer Certains Passages De L'acte D'accusation Du 25 Avril 2007

Prlic and Others

29-May-07

Prosecution Motion For Admission Of Documentary Evidence (Un Documents)

Prlic and Others (Interlocutory)

25-May-07

Petkovic Defence Reply To Prosecution's Motion To Strike Petkovic's Appeal Of 10 May 2007 Concerning The Trial Chamber's Decision To Strike From The Amended Indictment Certain Parts Alleging Co-Perpetration, Indirect Co-Perpetration, Indirect Perpetration

Prlic and Others (Interlocutory)

29-May-07

Petkovic Defence Corrigendum To Its Reply To Prosecution Motion To Strike Petkovic's Appeal Of 10 May 2007

Seselj

29-May-07

Ordonnance Relative À La Protection Des Témoins

Seselj

29-May-07

Professor Vojislav Seselj's Reply To The Prosecution's Response To The Accused's Third Motion That Trial Chamber Admit Submission 210, 211 And 212 (Submission 291)

Seselj

30-May-07

Ordonnance Portant Calendrier D'une Conférence De Mise En État

Stanisic & Simatovic

29-May-07

Defence Motion To Postpone Deadline For Filing Response On Prosecution Motions For Admission Of Written Evidence Pursuant To Rule 92 Bis, 92 Ter And 92 Quater

Stanisic & Simatovic

29-May-07

Defence Response On Prosecution Second Application To Modify Terms Of Work Plan

Stanisic & Simatovic

29-May-07

Defence Response On Prosecution Motion For Judicial Notice Of Adjudicated Facts

Trbic Milorad

30-May-07

Décision Portant Renvoi D'une Affaire En Applicaiton De L'article 11 Bis Du Règlement Avec Annexe Confidentielle

Zelenovic (Appeal)

25-May-07

Defence Appeal On Sentencing Judgement [Public Redacted Version ]