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Please note that this
is not a verbatim transcript of the Press
Briefing. It is merely a summary.
ICTY Weekly Press Briefing
Date: 13.07.2005
Time: 12.15 a.m.
Registry and Chambers:
Jim Landale, Spokesman for Registry and Chambers, made the following statement:
Good afternoon,
As some of you will be aware, at the end of last week, Trial Chamber III granted the Prosecution’s motion for the accused Milutinovic, Ojdanic, Sainovic, Pavkovic, Lazarevic, Dordjevic and Lukic to be jointly charged and tried in one joint indictment. The Chamber ordered the Prosecution to submit a consolidated indictment to it by Monday 15 August 2005. Copies of that Decision are available to those interested after the briefing.
You should also be aware of the two Decisions rendered at the end of last week pursuant to Rule 11 bis of the Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure and Evidence in The Prosecutor v. Rasevic and Todovic and in The Prosecutor v. Dragomir Milosevic.
In The Prosecutor v. Rasevic and Todovic, the Referral Bench ordered that the case be referred to the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina "so that those authorities should forthwith refer the case to the appropriate court for trial within Bosnia and Herzegovina".
Furthermore, in the Decision, the Bench stated the following:
"Having considered the matters raised, in particular the gravity of the criminal conduct alleged against the Accused in the present Indictment and the level of responsibility of the Accused, and being satisfied on the information presently available that the Accused should receive a fair trial and that the death penalty will not be imposed or carried out, the Referral Bench concludes that referral of the case of Prosecutor v. Savo Todovic and Mitar Rasevic to the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina should be ordered."
In The Prosecutor v. Dragomir Milosevic, the Referral Bench denied the Prosecutor’s motion for referral. In the Decision, the Bench stated the following:
"The campaign alleged in the Indictment and the crimes with which Dragomir Milosevic has been charged stand out when compared with other cases before the Tribunal, especially in terms of alleged duration, number of civilians affected, extent of property damage, and number of military personnel involved. It is also evident that the Prosecution’s case imputes significant authority to Dragomir Milosevic. The Referral Bench therefore concludes that the gravity of the crimes charged and the level of responsibility of the accused, particularly when they are considered in combination, requires that the present case be tried at the Tribunal. Therefore, there is no need to consider other factors."
I would also like to draw to your attention the fact that the Referral Bench has scheduled a hearing in The Prosecutor v. Mejakic, Gruban, Fustar and Knezevic on Wednesday, 20 July 2005 at 2.30 p.m. in Courtroom III in the presence of all the accused and their defence counsel, in order to deliver its Decision on the Prosecution’s Motion for referral. The Bench stated in the Order that it considered it appropriate to deliver its Decision at a public hearing.
ICTY Outreach is currently hosting a two day visit of Serbian judicial officials. This visit is part of a wider programme, the USAID funded "Serbia Rule of Law Project" implemented by the National Centre for State Courts.
This particular study tour entitled, "Managing Caseflow to meet Case Performance Standards", has visited both Denmark and the Netherlands to utilize the experience of two European judicial systems that have successfully implemented proactive caseflow practices. While at the Tribunal, the group is meeting with the Registrar and other senior ICTY officials.
In terms of upcoming court proceedings:
Please note that the Appeals Judgement in The Prosecutor v. Milan Babic will be rendered on Monday 18 July at 2.15 p.m. in Courtroom III.
In addition, the Appeals Judgement in The Prosecutor v. Miroslav Deronjic will be rendered on 20 July at 2.15 p.m. in Courtroom I.
Finally, in the coming week, status conferences have been scheduled in The Prosecutor v. Prlic et al tomorrow at 2.30 p.m. in Courtroom I (accused on provisional release); in The Prosecutor v. Pasko Ljubicic on Friday, 15 July at 2.30 p.m. in Courtroom II; in The Prosecutor v. Martinovic & Naletilic on Monday, 18 July at 2.15 p.m. in Courtroom III; and finally in The Prosecutor v. Momir Nikokic on Tuesday 19 July at 2.15 in Courtroom II.
Office of the Prosecutor:
Jean-Daniel Ruch, Spokesperson for the Office of the Prosecutor, made no statement.
Questions:
Asked whether the OTP was satisfied with the 11bis decision in the Dragomir Milosevic case, denying the Prosecution’s motion to refer the case to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ruch responded that he had no specific comment to make. He stated that the Prosecution filed the 11bis motion because it felt it met all the conditions necessary. Ruch added that the OTP had seen the decision and was studying it.
Documents:
The Prosecutor v. Slobodan Milosevic
8 July 2005 – Decision on admission of documents in connection with testimony of defence witness Obrad Stevanovic.
The Prosecutor v. Ljube Boskoski and Johan Tarculovski
6 July 2005 – Additional supplements to the oral submissions by the defence of Ljube Boskoski.
8 July 2005 – Macedonian law on witness protection.
12 July 2005 – Scheduling order.
The Prosecutor v. Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic
5 July 2005 – Prosecution reply to Simatovic’s ‘Defence response to prosecution’s motion for leave to amend the amended indictment.’
5 July 2005 – Prosecution’s request for leave to file a consolidated reply, with prosecution’s consolidated reply to Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic’s responses to the prosecution motion for joinder annexed thereto.
6 July 2005 – Prosecution’s submission of supplementary supporting materials to motion for leave to amend the amended indictment.
7 July 2005 – Order referring the joinder motion.
The Prosecutor v. Nebojsa Pavkovic et al
5 July 2005 – Prosection’s notification regarding re-disclosure pursuant to rule 66(A)(i).
8 July 2005 – Decision on Vladimir Lazarevic’s preliminary motion on form of indictment.
8 July 2005 – Decision on Sreten Lukic’s preliminary motion on form of indictment.
The Prosecutor v. Ivica Marijacic and Markica Rebic
5 July 2005 – Defence for the accused Markica Rebic motion for extension of time.
7 July 2005 – Defendant Ivica Marijacic’s emergency motion for clarification from the trial chamber.
7 July 2005 – Prosecution response to motion to dismiss the indictment filed by accused Markica Rebic.
8 July 2005 – Decision on (1) defence for the accused Markica Rebic motion for extension of time; and (2) derendant Ivica Marijacic’s emergency motion for clarification from the trial chamber.
The Prosecutor v. Fatmir Limaj et al
5 July 2005 – Defence motion on behalf of Isak Musliu for admission of curriculum vitae and expert report of professor Wagenaar.
6 July 2005 – Decision on motion by the defence for the accused Haradin Bala to admit the witness statement of Howard Tucker pursuant to rule 92bis.
6 July 2005 – Joint response by the defence for the accused Fatmir Limaj, Haradin Bala and Isak Musliu to prosecution’s motion for admission of expert report filed on 30 June 2005.
8 July 2005 – decision on prosecution’s motion for admission of expert report.
8 July 2005 – Decision on defence motion on behalf of Isak Musliu for admission of curriculum vitae and expert report of professor Wagenaar.
12 July 2005 – Motion by the joint derence for the accused Fatmir Limaj, Haradin Bala and Isak Musliu to admit rejoinder statement via rule92 bis.
The Prosecutor v Vojislav Seselj
17 January 2005 (filed 6 July) – Submission 72
24 June 2005 – Decision
4 July 2005 – Registry notice of lifting confidential status of registry decision (see above)
8 July 2005 – Decision on corrigendum to the amended indictment annexed to the prosecution’s motion for leave to amend the indictment.
11 July 2005 – Order to registry and commanding officer of the UNDU.
The Prosecutor v. Sefer Halilovic
6 July 2005 – Defence appeal concerning admission of record of interview of the accused from the bar table.
6 July 2005 – Response to ‘additional defence rule 92bis motion’.
6 July 2005 – Renewed motion for provisional release.
7 July 2005 – Reply re additional defence rule 92bis motion.
8 July 2005 – Motion for the applant to re-file an oversized appeal brief.
8 July 2005 –Decision on motion for exclusion of statement of accused.
11 July 2005 – Response to prosecution motion for re-filing of defence appeal.
The Prosecutor v Naser Oric
6 July 2005 – Urgent appeal of trial chamber’s decision on length of defence case.
7 July 2005 – Order assigning judges to a case before the appeals chamber.
11 July 2005 – Filing on revised witness list – under protest.
12 July 2005 – Order extending time limit for filing in interlocutory appeal.
12 July 2005 – Prosectution response to the defence urgent appeal of the trial chamber’s decision on the length of the defence case.
13 July 2005 – Addendum to prosecution’s response to the defence urgent appeal of the trial chamber’s decision on the length of the defence case.
The Prosecutor v. Vidoje Blagojevic and Dragan Jokic
5 July 2005 – Prosecution’s brief in reply.
11 July 2005 – Prosecution’s consolidated response to Blagojevic and Jokic’s motions for extensions of time to file an appelant’s brief.
The Prosecutor v. Radoslav Brdjanin
5 July 2005 – Amicus brief of association of defence counsel – ICTY.
The Prosecutor v. Pasko Ljubisic
5 July 2005 – Defence’s additional submission concerning the second application for provisional release.
The Prosecutor v. Zdravko Tolimir et al
2 June 2005 – Appeal of the registry’s decision regarding the assignment of co-counsel.
4 July 2005 – Registry notice of confidential filing.
5 July 2005 – General Gvero’s response to prosecution motion for joinder.
12 July 2005 – Prosecution consolidated reply to defence response to prosecution motion for joinder of accuse.
The Prosecutor v. Zeljko Mejakic et al
8 July 2005 – Scheduling order for a hearing.
The Prosecutor v. Gojko Jankovic
8 July 2005 – Prosecution’s response to defence application for provisional release of the accused Gojko Jankovic with annexes I to III.
The Prosecutor v. Mitar Rasevic et al
8 July 2005 – Decision on referral of case under rule 11bis with confidential annexes I and II (partly confidential).
11 July 2005 Savo Todovic’s defence application for leave to reply and defence reply to ‘prosecutor’s response to Savo Todovic’s defence preliminary motion on the form of the joint amended indictment’.
The Prosecutor v. Jadranko Prlic et al
6 July 2005 – The accused Valentin Coric’s application for leave to appeal the decision on defence’s motion for separate trials and severance of counts.
The Prosecutor v. Dragomir Milosevic
8 July 2005 – Decision on referral of case pursuant to rule 11bis.
The Prosecutor v. Vinko Pandurevic et al
8 July 2005 – Milorad Trbic’s application for extension of time to file response to prosecution’s motion for joinder of accused.
11 July 2005 – Vinko Pandurevic’s application for extension of time to file response to prosecution’s motion for amendment of the indictments.
The Prosecutor v. Miroslav Kvocka et al
8 July 2005 – Defence request for provisional release.
The Prosecutor v. Mladen Naletilic et al
7 July 2005 – Decision on Naletilic’s amended second rule 115 motion and third rule 115 motion to present additional evidence.
The Prosecutor v. Dragoljub Ojdanic
22 June 2005 – Letter from Belgian central authority for co-operation.
The Prosecutor v. Milan Milutinovic et al and Nebojsa Pavkovic et al
8 July 2005 – Decision on prosecution motion for joinder.
12 July 2005 – Certificate
The Proscutor v. Drago Nikolic
8 July 2005 – Prosecution response to appelant’s motion to amend notice of appeal.
12 July 2005 – Motion seeking extension of time limits for the filing of the defence response on behalf of Drago Nikolic to the prosecution’s motion for amendments to the indictments.
The Prosecutor v Rasim Delic
8 July 2005 – Order of pre-trial judge arising from status conference.
The Prosecutor v. Vujadin Popovic
6 July 2005 – Prosecution response to request for provisional release for accused Vujadin Popovic.
11 July 2005 – Defence motion requesting leave to reply to the "Prosecution response to request for provisional release for accused Vujadin Popovic."
12 July 2005 – Defence reply to "Prosecution response to request for provisional release for accused Vujadin Popovic."
12 July 2005 – Defence request for an extension of time.
The Prosecutor v. Mico Stanisic
7 July 2005 – Defence motion in compliance with the chamber’s order requesting additional information and staying the consideration of Mico Stanisic’s motion for provisional release.
The Prosecutor v. Ivan Cermak et al
4 July 2005 – Accused Mladen Markac’s application for variation of conditions of provisional release.
7 July 2005 – Prosecution’s response to the accused Mladen Markac’s application for variation of conditiona of provisional release.
The Prosecutor v. Enver Hadzihasanovic et al
22 June 2005 – Scheduling order.
22 June 2005 – Order on admission of chamber exhibits.
29 June 2005 – Order amending the scheduling order further to the motion by defence for Enver Hadzihasanovic to obtain and extension of time to file his final trial brief.
6 July 2005 – Defence motion seeking leave to exceed pages and time limit.
27 June 2005 – Defence motion to obtain an extension of time for Enver Hadzihasanovic to file his final trial brief.
The Prosecutor v. Stjepan Seselj
4 July 2005 – Decision.
The Prosecutor v. Domagoj Margetic et al
7 July 2005 – Motion for leave to amend the indictment.
The Prosecutor v. Pavle Strugar
8 July 2005 – Defence appeal brief. (105 pages!)
12 July 2005 – Addendum to "Book of authorities for prosecution appeal brief."
12 July 2005 – Prosecution brief in reply.
The Prosecutor v Radovan Stankovic
11 July 2005 – Prosecutor’s response to appelant’s brief.
The Prosecutor v. Miroslav Deronjic
1 July 2005 – Scheduling order.
The Prosecutor v. Mile Mrksic et al.
12 July 2005 – memo
The Prosecutor v. Mlado Radic
11 July 2005 – Guarantees from Republika Srpska Government.
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