Case: IT-98-30/1-A
IN THE APPEALS CHAMBER
Before: Pre-Appeal Judge, Judge David Hunt
Registrar: Mr Hans Holthuis
Decision of: 3 October 2002
PROSECUTOR
v
Miroslav KVOCKA
Milojica KOS
Mladjo RADIC
Zoran ZIGIC
Dragoljub PRCAC
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DECISION ON ZORAN ZIGIC’S MOTION FOR TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO HIS APPEAL
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Counsel for the Prosecutor:
Ms Susan L Somers for the Prosecutor
Defendant:
Zoran Zigic (un-represented)
I, Judge David Hunt, Pre-Appeal Judge,
NOTING that, on 8 July 2002, the Registry withdrew the assignment of Mr Slobodan Stojanovic ("Stojanovic"), lead counsel for Zoran Zigic ("Zigic") upon evidence that he had split his fees with his client;
NOTING that, in his letter filed on 15 August 2002, Zigic requested the Registry to allow Stojanovic to continue to represent him in relation to these proceedings;
NOTING that, in his "Statement of Zoran Zigic’s Defense [sic] Counsel" filed on 25 September 2002, Stojanovic undertook "as a temporary solution" to represent Zigic on a "non-assigned basis";
BEING SEISED OF Zigic’s "Request for Providing All Material Translated in BCS", dated 25 September 2002 but filed on 1 October 2002 ("Request"), whereby Zigic requests that he receive "all material translated in BCS, submitted to the ICTY and all decisions rendered by ICTY since 08.07.2002 until now";
NOTING that the prosecution informed the court that it did not have any objection to Zigic’s Request;
NOTING that, in his Request, Zigic states that he does not accept the representation of Mr Stojanovic on a pro bono basis;
CONSIDERING that Zigic is now without legal representation and that he must therefore prepare his appeal by himself;
CONSIDERING that it is essential for an appellant who is not represented, as in the present case, to receive in a language which he understands, all the documents directly relating to his appeal;
HEREBY GRANT the Request and ORDER that the following documents be translated into BCS, if that is not already the case, and DIRECT the Registry to provide these documents in BCS to the appellant as soon as they have been translated or immediately if they have already been translated in that language:
FURTHER DIRECT the Registry to provide Zigic, from the date of this Decision and for as long as Zigic remains un-represented, with BCS translations of all documents filed by the prosecution or co-accused relating to the appeal of this appellant, as well as all orders, decisions and letters filed by the Appeals Chamber which concern the appellant.
Done in English and French, the English text being authoritative.
Dated this 3rd day of October 2002,
At The Hague,
The Netherlands.
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David Hunt
Pre-Appeal Judge
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