I, Florence Ndepele Mwachande Mumba, Vice-President of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 ("International Tribunal") exercising the functions of the President pursuant to Rule 21 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Tribunal ("Rules"),

NOTING the "Request to Appeal Against the Decision of 9 March 2000", filed in French by Counsel for Momir Talic on 17 March 2000 ("Application for Leave to Appeal");

NOTING that Application for Leave to Appeal is made pursuant to sub-Rule 72(B) (ii) of the Rules;

HAVING CONSULTED the Judges of the International Tribunal;

PURSUANT to Article 14(3) of the Statute and Rules 21, 27 and 72 of the Rules;

HEREBY DECIDE to assign the matter of the Application for Leave to Appeal to a bench of three Judges of the Appeals Chamber, subject to sub-Rule 22(B) of the Rules, composed as follows:

Judge Lal Chand Vohrah

Judge Rafael Nieto-Navia

Judge Fausto Pocar

Done in both English and French, the English text being authoritative.

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Florence Ndepele Mwachande Mumba
Vice-President

Dated this twenty-fourth day of March 2000
At The Hague,
The Netherlands.