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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 20th Jun 2007

ICTY Weekly Press Briefing

ICTY Weekly Press Briefing

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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing



Date: 20.06.2007


Time: 12:00




Registry and Chambers:



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


Judge Theodor Meron, former president of the Tribunal will today receive the highest French national distinction, the Legion of Honour, of which he has been made an Officer. The award will be presented by the Ambassador of France to the Netherlands, acting on behalf of the French President.


A national of the United States, Judge Meron has served as a Tribunal judge since 2001. He is a Member of the Institute of International Law, the US Council on Foreign Relations and is a Judicial Fellow and Charles L. Denison Professor Emeritus at NYU Law School.


He served as Editor in Chief of the American Journal of International Law. He received the 2005 Rule of Law Award of the International Bar Association, the Hudson Medal of the American Society of International Law for extraordinary contributions to international law, and been selected for the 2008 Haskins prize awarded by the American Council of Learned Societies to a distinguished humanist.



SCHEDULE:



As for the schedule, there will be a further initial appearance for Zdravko Tolimir on Tuesday, 3 July at 9:00 a.m. in courtroom I.


Also in July, an appeals hearing for Sefer Halilović is scheduled for the 10 and 11 July at 14:15 in courtroom I.


The schedule for the remainder of this week and next includes a pre-defence conference in the Milutinović et al. case on Friday at 9:00 a.m. in courtroom I and the on-going cases at their regularly scheduled times.



Office of the Prosecutor:



Anton Nikiforov, Senior Political Advisor for the Office of the Prosecutor, made no statement.



Questions:



Asked if the address Đorđević gave at his initial appearance was from before he went into hiding, Hodžić said that according to the transcripts the Judge asked Đorđević where he resided at the time of his arrest to which Đorđević replied Belgrade, Batallion 39. There was no further discussion on what this meant in terms of his arrest, Hodžić said.


Nikiforov added that the prosecution was very interested in more details of when and how he returned back from Russia and how he obtained passports and Serbian false documents in the name Novica Karadžić born in Kosovo.


Asked if the OTP maintained that Đorđević was in Russia, Nikiforov said that they continued to believe that he had been in Russia but that it was not clear when he returned. Nikiforov said that they had not yet had an opportunity to speak with him.


Asked if there was any information from the Montenegrin police on the circumstances of his arrest, Nikiforov answered that they had not yet received full information.


Asked if the Prosecutor was surprised that he was arrested in Montenegro, Nikiforov stated that they were working on specific information and that he could not go into details because it could affect other cases. He added that the OTP had been working on it for some time.


Asked if once the information was obtained would it be made public, Nikiforov answered yes it could be considered when and if it was clear.


A journalist asked if these "other cases" were the cases of the four remaining fugitives. Nikiforov replied that yes, and added that actually the prosecution was satisfied with the co-operation put in place on a regional level. The prosecution established a specific framework of cooperation on the regional level between particular services and police forces. Nikiforov added that the OTP participated in this coordinated effort through regular contact and meetings. The two latest successful arrests were a result of this initiative to establish regional cooperation, which proved to be working well. It was done effectively, quickly and successfully.


Asked if this was set up last week during the Prosecutor’s visit to Belgrade, Nikiforov said no that it was a result of more than a year’s effort. He said what was actually crucial to establish was cooperation with the Republic of Srpska, Montenegro and Serbia working together on all issues and it was the most important thing to establish. Nikiforov said that this was the real basis for any future success and that he could not go into further details.


Documents:


Case Description

Signature Date

DocumentTitle

Boskoski et al

15-Jun-07

Prosecution's Reply To The Boskoski Defence Response To Prosecution's Motion For Admission Of Exhibits From The Bar Table - Img Documents

Delic

15-Jun-07

Decision On Joint Motion For Pre-Trial Admission Of "Law Library" Documents

Delic

19-Jun-07

Defence Notice Pursuant To Rule 94 Bis Concerning Prosecution Witness Evan Kohlmann

Delic

19-Jun-07

Defence Notice Pursuant To Rule 94 Bis Concerning Prosecution Witness Robert Cooper

Delic

15-Jun-07

Notice Of Compliance With Court Order

Dordevic Vlastimir

18-Jun-07

Order For Release Of Audio-Visual Record

Dordevic Vlastimir

18-Jun-07

Order To Permit Photography

Dordevic Vlastimir

18-Jun-07

Order Assigning A Case To A Trial Chamber

Dordevic Vlastimir

18-Jun-07

Scheduling Order For Initial Appearance

Dordevic Vlastimir

18-Jun-07

Order For Detention On Remand

Dordevic Vlastimir

19-Jun-07

Decision By The Registrar Assigning Ms Nikolic As Duty Counsel

Halilovic (Appeal)

19-Jun-07

Addendum To Scheduling Order For Appeal Hearing (Questions To The Parties)

Haradinaj et al

20-Jun-07

Prosecution's Amended Witness List

Jankovic G. et al.

15-Jun-07

Prosecutor's Request For An Extension Of Time To File Seventh Progress Report

Krajisnik (Appeal)

18-Jun-07

Request To Provide Conditions To Work And To Reverse The Decision Of The Registry Of 7 June 2007

Krajisnik (Appeal)

15-Jun-07

Prosecution Request For Clarification Of President's Order Of 16 May 2007

Ljubicic

19-Jun-07

Prosecutor's Fourth Progress Report

Milutinovic et al.

19-Jun-07

Prosecution And Defence Notice Regarding The Translation Of Exhibits Admitted Into Evidence By Agreement Of The Parties

Milutinovic et al.

15-Jun-07

Order Re Exhibit P942

Milutinovic et al.

18-Jun-07

Decision On Lazarevic Motion For Temporary Provisional Release

Milutinovic et al.

18-Jun-07

Decision On Pavkovic Motion For Temporary Provisional Release

Milutinovic et al.

15-Jun-07

Public 65ter Exhibit List Of General Pavkovic

Milutinovic et al.

18-Jun-07

Report On Use Of Time In The Trial Period In May 2007

Milutinovic et al.

15-Jun-07

Defence Submission Of Expert Report Pursuant To Rule 94bis

Milutinovic et al.

15-Jun-07

Defense Submissions Pursuant To Rule 65ter (G) With Annexes

Milutinovic et al.

15-Jun-07

General Ojdanic's 94 Bis Submission Regarding Joint Expert Eric Fruits

Perisic

18-Jun-07

Decision On Motion To Appoint Amicus Curiae To Investigate Equality Of Arms

Perisic

19-Jun-07

Response To Prosecution's Motion For Admission Of Evidence Pursuant To Rules 92 Bis And 92 Ter

Perisic

19-Jun-07

Response To Prosecution's Motion For Admission Of Evidence Pursuant To Rules 89 And 92 Quater With Annex A And Confidential Annex B

Popovic et al

18-Jun-07

Requête Du General Miletic Portant L'association Aux Requêtes De Vinko Pandurevic Et Drago Nikolic Aux Fins D'acces Aux Informations Confidentielles Dans L'affaire Obrenovic

Popovic et al

15-Jun-07

Informed Consent From Accused Beara From Court On 15 June 2007

Popovic et al

15-Jun-07

Informed Consent From Accused Popovic From Court On 14 And 15 June 2007

Prlic and Others

19-Jun-07

Jadranko Prlic's Motion For Severance

Prlic and Others

19-Jun-07

Prosecution Motion For Admission Of Documentary Evidence (Capljina And Stolac Municipalities)

Prlic and Others

19-Jun-07

Joinder Of The Accused Coric In Jadranko Prlic's Response To Prosecution Submission Of Expert Report Of Charles E. Sudetic Dated 14 February 2007, With Corrigendum

Prlic and Others

19-Jun-07

Decision On Motion Of The Accused Prlic For Severance

Prlic and Others

18-Jun-07

Jadranko Prlic's Response To Prosecution Submission Of The Expert Report Of Charles A. Sudetic Dated 14 February 2007, With Corrigendum

Seselj

19-Jun-07

Procès-Verbal Of Reception Of Bcs Translation Of "Ordonnance Relative Au Mémoire Préalable Et À La Liste Des Pièces À Conviction Présentées Par L'accusation Conformément À L'article 65ter (E) Du Règlement De Procédure Et De Preuve"

Seselj

18-Jun-07

Requête De Vojislav Seselj Aux Fins D'examen De La Décision Relative Au Mode De Communication Des Pièces Rendue Par La Chambre De Première Instance I Le 4 Juillet 2006

Seselj

20-Jun-07

Decision On The Re-Examination Of The Decision Of Trial Chamber I Of 2 October 2006 (Motion No. 286)

Seselj

18-Jun-07

Réponse De L'accusation À La Requête De Vojislav Seselj Aux Fins D'examen De La Décision Relative Au Mode De Comminication Des Pièces Rendue Par La Chambre De Première Instance I Le 4 Juillet 2006 (No 289) (D18190)

Stanisic & Simatovic

18-Jun-07

Prosecution's Submission Of The Expert Report Of Prof Dr. Davor Strinovic Pursuant To Rule 94bis And Motion For Admission Of Transcripts Pursuant To Rule 92bis

Stanisic & Simatovic

18-Jun-07

Prosecution's Notification Of Crime Base Witnesses The Prosecution Intends To Call For Partial Viva Voce Testimony With Confidential Annex A

Stanisic & Simatovic

18-Jun-07

Prosecution's Notification Of Intention To Call Witnesses B-200 And C-058 Viva Voce And Notification In Relation To Witness Odobasic

Stanisic & Simatovic

15-Jun-07

Prosecution Submission On Agreed Facts

Stanisic & Simatovic

18-Jun-07

Response To Defence Motion Challenging Prosecution's Reply Concerning Judicial Notice Of Adjudicated Facts

Zdravko Tolimir

15-Jun-07

Order Designating A Pre-Trial Judge

Zdravko Tolimir

18-Jun-07

Order Suspending Time Limit For Filing Response To Prosecution Joinder Motion

Zdravko Tolimir

15-Jun-07

Scheduling Order For Further Initial Appearance