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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 16th May 2007

ICTY Weekly Press Briefing

ICTY Weekly Press Briefing

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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing


Date: 16.05.2007


Time: 12:00



Registry and Chambers:


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



This week, the Tribunal hosts a group of Macedonian judges and prosecutors as part of a six-week training program in international humanitarian law. During this study visit, the judges and prosecutors take part in lectures focusing on various aspects of the work of the Tribunal.

The programme began in Skopje on 31 March, with a course in international humanitarian law. Following their visit to the Tribunal, the judges and prosecutors will participate in lectures at the Academy of Judicial Training in Skopje every month for the remainder of the programme.

The group is one of two groups expected to visit the Tribunal. A second group of judges and prosecutors are expected in early June. The programme is supported by the OSCE Spillover Mission to Skopje, the US Department of State, The Ministry of Justice of Macedonia and the Academy of Judicial Training in Skopje.


SCHEDULE:

Dragomir Milošević’s defence case will start next Thursday, 24 May at 14:15 in courtroom I. The hearing will begin with a pre-defence conference, immediately followed by the defence opening statement and evidence from the first witness. You can find the details of this hearing in the revised scheduling order dated 30 March 2007. The trial will continue in the last week of May in courtroom II.

As I mentioned last week, there are a couple of status conferences scheduled for this and next week: this afternoon for Mico Stanisić at 15:00 in courtroom I and next Tuesday for Vojislav Šešelj at 15:30 in courtroom I. A status conference in the Rasim Delić case has also been tentatively scheduled for next Monday afternoon, but has yet to be confirmed. And finally, next Wednesday, 23 May, there will be a status conference in the Perišić case at 10:00 in courtroom I.

The trials for the Popović et al., Prlić et al., Haradinaj et al. and Boškoski and Tarčulovski will continue this week and next. A hearing to render the 98bis decision in the Milutinović et al. case will take place on Friday, at 14:15 in courtroom III.


Office of the Prosecutor:



Olga Kavran, Spokesperson for the Office of the Prosecutor, made no statement.



Questions:


Noting the new government in Serbia and the alleged search for Ratko Mladić in Belgrade announced yesterday, a journalist asked if there had been developments with the Action Plan to fulfill its obligations to the EU. The journalist also noted that EU officials had consulted with the OTP on Serbia’s co-operation and asked for more information. In response, Kavran confirmed that the search carried out yesterday was conducted on the basis of information shared with the Belgrade authorities and that the OTP was trying to re-start co-operation and relations with the authorities working on the action plan. She stated that the OTP received information about the possible whereabouts of Mladić and immediately passed it on to the local authorities who decided to act. Unfortunately, she added, it appeared that this particular search did not lead to results but the OTP would keep trying. So far, there had been no concrete results; which meant the arrest and transfer of Ratko Mladić, Radovan Karadžić and the remaining fugitives. She added that the Prosecutor welcomed any and all activities which formed part of the search for Mladić and other fugitives and that the Prosecutor was still waiting for results – their arrest and transfer to the Tribunal. She made it clear that the Office of the Prosecutor was eager to work together with the Belgrade authorities on this issue.



Kavran pointed out that co-operation had been virtually at a standstill for over a year now and the OTP was awaiting contact from the new government as there was a lot of work to do to achieve the desired results. She added that the government had a very unfortunate inheritance, noting that Serbia was the only country in the world in violation of the statute of the ICTY, several UN Council Resolutions and the Genocide Convention. It would remain in violation of all these very important legal instruments and international obligations until it arrested and transferred to the ICTY Ratko Mladić, Radovan Karadžić and the other remaining fugitives. Kavran stated that this was why, like the EU, the OTP expected the new government to take immediate steps, in close co-ordination and co-operation with the Tribunal, to remedy this situation.

Asked whether the Prosecutor was satisfied with Serbia’s response concerning the search for Mladić, Kavran answered that that assessment would have to be made at a later date.

A journalist also wondered what the position of the Prosecutor’s office was in relation to the announcement by the EU that it would resume negotiations with Serbia and Montenegro almost immediately. In response, Kavran stated that it remained to be seen what would happen. She added that the Prosecutor’s position remained the same: full co-operation with the ICTY should be an absolute requirement. She emphasized that full co-operation meant the arrest and transfer of Ratko Mladić, Radovan Karadžić and the other remaining fugitives to the Tribunal. In that respect, the position of the prosecutor was unchanged.

Asked whether the OTP had been consulted yet by the EU, Kavran answered that it was too early to make an assessment as the government was only announced yesterday and it would require some time before any assessment could be made of what it may or may not do. She reiterated that consultations with the EU were an on-going process.


Documents:



Case Description

Signature Date

DocumentTitle

Boskoski et al

14-May-07

Decision On Prosecution's Motion For Admission Of Exhibits From The Bar Table With Confidential Annexes A To E

Boskoski et al

15-May-07

Internal Memorandum Re: Exhibit Numbers Assigned To Documents Admitted Pursuant To Trial Chamber Decision Dated 14 May 2007

Cermak (Interlocutory)

11-May-07

Defendant Ante Gotovina's Response In Opposition To Ivan Cermak's Interlocutory Appeal Against The Trial Chamber's Decision On Conflict Of Interest Of Attorneys Cedo Prodanovic And Jadranka Slokovic

Cermak (Interlocutory)

14-May-07

Ivan Cermak's Urgent Motion For Leave To Reply A Consolidated Reply To Responses Filed By The Prosecutor And Ante Gotovina

Cermak (Interlocutory)

14-May-07

Prosecution's Response Brief To Ivan Cermak's Interlocutory Appeal Against Trial Chamber's Decision On Conflict Of Interest Of Attorneys Cedo Prodanovic And Jadranka Slokovic

Delic

14-May-07

Scheduling Order

Haradinaj et al

14-May-07

Prosecution's Motion For Admission Of Evidence Pursuant To Rule 92bis Or Rule 92quater

Haradinaj et al

14-May-07

Prosecution Reference To Supplementary Authority In Relation To 'Prosecution's Written Submissions Opposing Verbatim Recording Of Proofing Sessions With Witnesses"

Haradinaj et al

15-May-07

Submission Of Additional Information In Regards To "Prosecution's Written Submissions Opposing Verbatim Recording Of 'Proofing' Sessions With Witnesses"With Confidential Annex

Jankovic G. et al.

14-May-07

Prosecution's Sixth Progress Report (Jankovic)

Krajisnik (Appeal)

11-May-07

Decision On Momcilo Krajisnik's Request To Selfrepresent, On Counsel's Motion In Relation To Appointment Of Amicus Curiae, And On The Prosecution Motion Of 16 February 2007

Lukic et al

11-May-07

Prosecution's Position Regarding Submissions Of The Registrar Pursuant To Rule 33(B)

Lukic et al (Appeal)

11-May-07

Order On Second Motion To Disqualify President And Vice-President From Appointing Judges To Appeal Bench And To Disqualify President And Judge Meron From Sitting On Appeal

Lukic et al (Appeal)

14-May-07

Prosecution Response To Brief Of Milan Lukic

Milosevic Dragomir

15-May-07

Notification De La Liste Contenant Les Noms De Deux Premiers Témoins De La Defense (Annex A) Accompagnée Des Résumes Des Faits Au Sujet Desquels Lesdits Témoins Déposeront (Annex B)

Milutinovic et al.

11-May-07

Order On Prosecution Notification Of Interference With Prosecution Witness

Milutinovic et al.

14-May-07

Prosecution Response To Nikola Sainovic's Defence Motion Requesting Provisional Release During The Upcoming Court Recess

Milutinovic et al.

14-May-07

Report On Use Of Time In The Trial Period Ending 30 April 2007

Oric(Appeal)

11-May-07

Defence Appellant's Brief

Oric(Appeal)

14-May-07

Decision On Prosecution's "Notice Of Supplemental Authority"

Perisic

15-May-07

Order Scheduling A Status Conference

Perisic

15-May-07

Motion For Extension Of Time To File Defence Responses To Prosecutions Motions Seeking The Introduction Of Evidence Pursuant To Rule 92 Bis, Ter And Quater And 89

Perisic

15-May-07

Decision On Application Of Rule 73 Bis And Amendment Of Indictment

Popovic et al

11-May-07

Response On Behalf Of Drago Nikolic To Prosecution's Motion Seeking Leave To File A Sur-Reply And Sur-Reply To Defence Reply To Prosecution's Response To "Request On Behalf Of Drago Nikolic For Certification Of The Trial Chamber's Oral Ruling Regarding T

Popovic et al

11-May-07

Pandurevic Waiver Of Right To Be Present At Trial On 29 & 30 May

Popovic et al

11-May-07

Joint Defence Request For Leave To Reply And Reply To Prosecution Consolidated Response To Defence Submissions Pursuant To Rule 94 Bis Related To The Evidence Of General Sir Rupert Smith

Popovic et al

14-May-07

Stipulations Between The Office Of The Prosecutor And The Accused Vujadin Popovic Regarding The Testimony Of Drazen Erdemovic

Popovic et al

15-May-07

Stipulations Between Representatives Of The Office Of The Prosecutor And The Accused Drago Nikolic Regarding The Testimony Of Drazen Erdemovic

Prlic and Others (Interlocutory)

11-May-07

Decision On Prosecution Appeal Following Trial Chamber's Decision On Remand And Further Certification

Prlic and Others (Interlocutory)

14-May-07

Petkovic Defence Corrigendum To Its Appeal Submitted Pursuant To Rule 72 (B) On 10 May 2007

Seselj

11-May-07

Procès-Verbal Of Reception Of Bcs Translation Of " Prosecution's Reply To Accused's Response (No. 273) (D17920) To The Motion For Admission Of Written Statements Pursuant To Rule 92 Ter (Hrtkovci Crime Base) (D14566)"

Seselj

11-May-07

Procès-Verbal Of Reception Of Bcs Translation Of " Decision On Appeals Against Decisions Of The Registrar Of 4 January And 9 February "

Seselj

11-May-07

Procès-Verbal Of Reception Of Bcs Translation Of "Prosecution's Submission Of Revised Witness List With Confidential Annex A"

Seselj

11-May-07

Procès-Verbal Of Reception Of Bcs Translation Of " Professor Vojislav Seselj's Motion For A Decision By Trial Chamber Iii Ordering The Prosecutor To Disclose Material To The Accused Pursuant To Rules 66 (B), 67 (C) And 68 (I) Of The Rules Of Procedure And

Seselj

15-May-07

Order Regarding Ms. Seselj's Motion For Contempt Proceedings

Seselj (Interlocutory)

11-May-07

Procès-Verbal Of Reception Of Bcs Translation Of "Professor Vojislav Seselj's Reply To The Prosecution's Response Of 21 February 2007"

Seselj (Interlocutory)

11-May-07

Procès-Verbal Of Reception Of Bcs Translation Of "Decision On Vojislav Seselj's Interlocutory Appeal Against The Trial Chamber's Decision On Form Of Disclosure"

Stanisic & Simatovic

14-May-07

Prosecution's Notification On Motion For Judicial Notice Of Adjudicated Facts

Stanisic & Simatovic

15-May-07

Corrigendum And Supplementary Annex E To Prosecution Consolidated Pre-Trial Brief