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Statement by Carla Del Ponte, Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for Rwanda.

Press Release . Communiqué de presse

(Exclusively for the use of the media. Not an official document)


TRIAL CHAMBER:
CHAMBRE DE 1ÈRE INSTANCE

The Hague, 29 March 2000

CC/P.I.S./483-E






SIMIC AND AVRAMOVIC FOUND NOT GUILTY OF CONTEMPT OF COURT




Today, Wednesday 29 March, Trial Chamber III (Judges Robinson (Presiding), Hunt and Bennouna) delivered its oral Judgement in the contempt proceedings against Milan Simic and his counsel, Mr. Branislav Avramovic.




The Trial Chamber unanimously found that neither the allegations against Milan Simic nor those against Mr. Avramovic had been "established beyond reasonable doubt" and therefore neither Respondent was found to be in contempt of the Tribunal.




A written opinion will follow in due course.




BACKGROUND




On 25 May 1999, the Prosecution filed an ex parte confidential request for a hearing on "bribery, intimidation of witness and suborning perjury of witness" said to have been committed by the accused Milan Simic and Mr. Branislav Avramovic.




The contempt hearings began on 29 September 1999 and closed on 2 December 1999.