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ICTY Weekly
Press Briefing
Date: 25.06.2003
Time: 12:20
REGISTRY AND
CHAMBERS
Jim Landale,
Spokesman for Registry and Chambers, made the following opening statement:
Good afternoon,
First, the Tribunal
welcomes the transfer of Ivica Rajic from Zagreb into the custody of the Tribunal
yesterday morning. His initial appearance will be held on Friday at 2.15 p.m.
in Courtroom III before Judge Liu.
Among the court
documents we have received since the last briefing, the following are brought
to your attention:
In the Appeals
Chamber:
On 24 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Dario Kordic and Mario Cerkez, we received from the
Appeals Chamber (Judge Meron, presiding, Judges Pocar, Hunt, Guney and Weinberg
de Roca) a "Decision on Application By Prosecution for Leave to File
Further Response and for Extensions of Time and Page Limits", in which
the Appeals Chamber "grants leave to the prosecution to file a further
response, consisting of not more than forty pages, on or before 4 July 2003".
The Appeals Chamber further stated that "Cerkez may file a reply to
that further response, if he wishes to do so, within seven days of the filing
of that further response".
On 17 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Dario Kordic and Mario Cerkez, we received an Order
from the President of the ICTY, Judge Meron, ordering that the Appeals Chamber
in this case be composed of Judges Meron, Pocar, Hunt, Guney and Weinberg De
Roca.
On the same day,
in The Prosecutor v. Tihomir Blaskic, we received another Order from
President Meron, ordering that the Appeals Chamber in this case be composed
of Judges Meron, Pocar, Hunt, Guney and Weinberg De Roca.
On 18 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Darko Mrdja, we received an Order from President Meron
ordering the transfer of the case from Trial Chamber II to Trial Chamber I.
Trial Chamber I shall be composed of Judges El Mahdi, Orie and Canivell.
In the Trial Chambers:
On 24 June we
received an "Order Terminating Proceedings Against Janko Bobetko",
from Trial Chamber II, following the issuance of a Death Certificate on 29 May
2003 in Zagreb.
On 19 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Mile Mrksic, we received a "Decision on Form
of the Indictment", in which Trial Chamber II granted the Motion in
part, as follows:
The Prosecution
is ordered to amend the Second Amended Indictment in the terms set out in
paragraphs 46 and 65 of this Decision; and
The Prosecution
is ordered to disclose to the Defence the particulars highlighted by the
Trial Chamber in paragraphs 29, 35, 41, 42, 43 and 48 of this Decision,
or show good cause why it cannot do so at this stage.
The amended
Indictment is to be filed no later than 12:00 on 21 July 2003. A table indicating
all the amendments and changes made to the Indictment shall be filed by
the same time (reorganisation table).
The Defence
is to file complaints, if any, resulting from the amendments made in accordance
with the above directions within thirty (30) days of the filing of the amended
Indictment (i.e., no later than 12:00 on 20 August 2003).
The remainder
of the motion was denied.
On 18 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Enver Hadzihasanovic and Amir Kubura, Trial Chamber
II (Judge Schomburg, presiding, Judges Mumba and Agius) issued its "Decision
on Motion for Leave to Amend the Amended Indictment", in which the
Trial Chamber:
"DENIES
the request by the Prosecution in the Motion where it seeks leave to amend
the Amended Indictment in order to plead an international armed conflict,
in the alternative, before the Appeals Chamber has issued its Decision
on the joint Interlocutory Appeal filed by the Defence on 27 November 2002
against the Decision on Joint Challenge to Jurisdiction of this Trial Chamber
of 12 November 2002, unless the Appeals Chamber would order the Trial Chamber
to do so,
DISMISSES
the Request for Stay of Proceedings filed by the Defence for the accused
Enver Hadzihasanovic,
DECIDES
to postpone the final decision on the Motion until the Appeals Chamber has
issued its decision on the joint Interlocutory Appeal and will, depending
on the outcome of the decision by the Appeals Chamber, decide on all then
remaining issues relating to the form of the Indictment."
On 18 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Vidoje Blagojevic and Dragan Jokic, we received a "Scheduling
Order", ordering an adjournment of the proceedings in the case until
7 July 2003.
In terms of
other court documents:
On 23 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Slobodan Milosevic, we received the "Public
in Part and in Part Ex Parte and Confidential Prosecution’s Third Omnibus Motion
for Leave to Amend the Witness List and Request Protective Measures for Sensitive
Source Witness".
On 18 June, again
in The Prosecutor v. Slobodan Milosevic, we received the "Prosecution
Motion for the Admission of Witness Statements relevant to events in Bijeljina,
Bratunac and Zvornik Municipalities in Lieu of Viva Voce Testimony Pursuant
to Rules 54, 75 and 92 bis".
On 18 June, once
more in The Prosecutor v. Slobodan Milosevic, we received the "Amici
Curia Observations on the Addendum to Prosecution Motion for the Admission of
Written Statements in Lieu of Viva Voce Testimony Pursuant to Rule 92 bis Dated
13 June 2003".
On 20 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Darko Mrdja, we received the "Prosecution’s
Pre-Trial Brief Pursuant to Rule ter (E)(i)".
On 20 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Milan Milutinovic, Nikola Sainovic and Dragoljub Ojdanic,
we received the "Reply Brief: General Ojdanic’s Application for Leave
to Appeal Decision on Second Application for Provisional Release".
On 20 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Milan Milutinovic, Nikola Sainovic and Dragoljub Ojdanic,
we received "General Ojdanic’s Further Submission in Support of Application
for Orders to NATO and States for Production of Information".
On 18 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Miroslav Radic, we received the "Defence Motion
for Provisional Release".
On 23 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Radoslav Brdjanin, we received the "Addendum
to Prosecution’s Submission of Statement of Expert Witness Pursuant to Rule
94 bis".
On 24 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Blagoje Simic, Miroslav Tadic and Simo Zaric, we received
the "Prosecution’s Final Trial Brief".
On 20 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Vidoje Blagojevic and Dragan Jokic, we received the
"Prosecution’s Motion to Amend Witness List and Incorporated Motion
to Admit Evidence Under Rule 92 bis".
On 23 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Vidoje Blagojevic and Dragan Jokic, we received the
"Prosecution’s Motion for Judicial Notice of Adjudicated Facts and Documentary
Evidence".
On 23 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Vidoje Blagojevic and Dragan Jokic, we received the
"Prosecution’s Notice of Rule 94 bis Disclosure of Expert Report of
General Patrick Cordingley".
On 19 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Dragan Nikolic, we received the "Motion for
Leave to Amend the Second Amended Indictment".
On 23 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Zdravko Mucic, we received "Zdravko Mucic’s
Supplemental Memorandum in Support of His Request for Early Release".
On 24 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Mitar Vasiljevic, we received the "Defence
Appellant’s Brief Against Judgement of November 29, 2002".
On 24 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Mitar Vasiljevic, we received the "(Additional)
Defence Appeal Brief".
On 24 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Mitar Vasiljevic, we received the "Defence
Motion For Additional Evidence".
On 23 June, in
The Prosecutor v. Mladen Naletilic, we received a Decision from the Registrar,
Hans Holthuis, withdrawing the assignment of Mr. Kresimir Krsnik as lead counsel
and assigning Mr. Matthew Hennessy, attorney at law from Houston, as replacement
lead counsel for the accused.
Copies of all
the documents I have mentioned are available to you on request.
Florence Hartmann,
Spokeswoman for the Office of the Prosecutor made no Statement.
Questions:
Asked for what
reason a new lead counsel had been assigned to Mladen Naletilic, Landale referred
the journalist to the actual decision.
Asked if a date
for the start of the Krajisnik trial had been set, Landale replied that it had
not yet been scheduled but that he would inform the press as soon as it had.
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