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Weekly Press Briefing
21 July 2010
| This morning, the Appeals Chamber, by majority, partially quashed the acquittals and ordered a partial re-trial of the case for former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) Ramush Haradinaj, former member of the KLA and commander of a... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 14 July 2010
14 July 2010
| Closing arguments are being heard this week in the case of Vlastimir Dorđević, former Assistant Minister of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs and Chief of its Public Security Department, on trial for war crimes committed against Kosovo Albanians... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 07 July 2010
7 July 2010
| The Appeals Judgement in the case of Ramush Haradinaj, Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj, three former commanders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), will be rendered on Wednesday, 21 July 2010 at 9:30 in Courtroom I. The case concerns crimes... |
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President Robinson Visits Croatia
5 July 2010
| The President of the Tribunal, Judge Patrick Robinson, is visiting Croatia this week at the invitation of the Supreme Court of Croatia. During the three-day visit commencing today, the President will meet with Branko Hrvatin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court... |
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Tribunal Welcomes Extension of Judges’ Mandates
30 June 2010
| The Tribunal welcomes the resolution of the United Nations Security Council extending the terms of office of its 23 judges and the resolution’s recognition of the critical importance of staff retention to the expeditious completion of the Tribunal’s mandate... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 30 June 2010
30 June 2010
| Yesterday the Appeals Chamber terminated the appellate proceedings in the case of Rasim Delić, the former Commander of the Main Staff of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ABIH). Delić died on 16 April 2010 while on provisional release in Sarajevo... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 23 June 2010
23 June 2010
| On Monday, the ICTY Referral Bench dismissed Gojko Janković’s April 2010 motion, in which he sought either a trial at the Tribunal, or a re-trial in Sarajevo, on the basis of alleged flaws in his trial in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Referral Bench dismissed... |
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President Robinson’s Address Before the Security Council
18 June 2010
| The Tribunal’s President, Judge Patrick Robinson, today delivered his fourth Completion Strategy report to the United Nations Security Council in which he highlighted the adverse impact that the alarming rate of staff attrition has had on the expeditious... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 16 June 2010
16 June 2010
| This Friday the President and the Prosecutor of the ICTY will present their reports on the Tribunal’s Completion Strategy to the United Nations Security Council in New York. The reports, filed every six months, set out both the measures that have been... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 10 June 2010
10 June 2010
| Trial Chamber II today convicted seven former high-ranking Bosnian Serb military and police officials of a range of crimes committed in 1995 in relation to the fall of the enclaves of Srebrenica and Žepa, eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Vujadin Popović, the Chief of... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 26 May 2010
26 May 2010
| At the invitation of the President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Treaty establishing the ICC, President Robinson, Prosecutor Brammertz and Registrar Hocking will travel next week to Kampala, the location of the first ICC Review Conference... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 19 May 2010
19 May 2010
| The Appeals Chamber today affirmed the conviction of Johan Tarčulovski, a former police officer of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for having ordered, planned and instigated crimes committed against ethnic Albanians during a police operation ... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 12 May 2010
12 May 2010
| The Tribunal notes with concern the reports that Krstić was assaulted while serving his sentence. The Tribunal's convicts serve their sentences in the states with which the Tribunal has entered an enforcement of sentence agreement. Conditions of detention... |
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Media opportunity in Belgrade on 13 May 2010
12 May 2010
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Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will be in Belgrade today and tomorrow. Please be advised that there will be a brief media opportunity tomorrow at 12:15 in the Media Center of the “Special Court” in Belgrade, Ustanička Street 29, 4th floor.
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Weekly Press Briefing - 5 May 2010
5 May 2010
| Trial Chamber II will pronounce its judgement in the Popović et al. case on Thursday, 10 June 2010 at 10:00 in Courtroom III. This judgement will bring to an end the largest trial ever held at the Tribunal, involving seven accused. The seven co-accused in... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 29 April 2010
29 April 2010
| This week the Tribunal’s Registrar, John Hocking, has been visiting the region for the first time since his appointment as Registrar. He was in Zagreb on Monday and Tuesday and has been in Belgrade since Wednesday. The Registrar has been accompanied by... |
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Media Opportunity in Srebrenica on 27 April 2010
23 April 2010
As part of his working visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will be in Srebrenica on Tuesday, 27 April 2010. Please be advised that there will be a brief media opportunity at 15:30 at the Srebrenica Municipality Office, Srebreničkog...
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Weekly Press Briefing - 21 April 2010
21 April 2010
| Trial Chamber II postponed yesterday the Initial Appearance of Vojislav Šešelj in his contempt of court case due to the unavailability of the Amicus Curiae Prosecutor at the scheduled time as a result of the current widespread air traffic disruption... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 14 April 2010
14 April 2010
| The trial of Radovan Karadžić resumed yesterday afternoon with the start of the Prosecution case. Hearings will be held three days per week for the remainder of April and until further order. The trial of Vojislav Šešelj was adjourned on 30 March until further notice... |
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Radovan Karadžić Trial to Resume on 13 April 2010
1 April 2010
The trial of Radovan Karadžić is scheduled to resume on 13 April 2010 at 14:15 in Courtroom 1 with the start of the presentation of the Prosecution’s evidence. The order was made on the back of the Appeals Chamber’s dismissal...
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Weekly Press Briefing - 31 March 2010
31 March 2010
| A major project is underway at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to convert audio-visual recordings of its court proceedings to high-resolution digital video files. This UN-funded project is due for completion by the end of 2010. Some 60,000... |
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ICTY to Digitise Video Recordings of its Court Proceedings
31 March 2010
A major project is underway at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to convert audio-visual recordings of its court proceedings to high-resolution digital video files. This UN-funded project is due for completion by the end of 2010. Some 60,000...
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Weekly Press Briefing - 24 March 2010
24 March 2010
| On Friday, the Security Council adopted a resolution allowing the total number of ad litem judges to temporarily exceed the maximum of 12, as allowed under Article 12 of the Tribunal’s Statute, to a maximum of 13. This is to enable Judges Prost and Stole to... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 17 March 2010
17 March 2010
| The trial of Vojislav Šešelj has been adjourned until further notice, pending checks on the health status of the remaining four Chamber witnesses. In the case of Gotovina and others, the third of the expected seven Chamber witnesses will testify this Friday... |
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Zuhdija Tabaković Trial to Begin on 15 March
11 March 2010
| The trial of Zuhdija Tabaković, charged with contempt of court committed during the trial of Milan and Sredoje Lukić, has been scheduled for Monday, 15 March 2010 at 9:00 in Courtroom I. Tabaković is charged with six counts of contempt of the Tribunal… |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 10 March 2010
10 March 2010
| The trial of Zuhdija Tabaković, charged with contempt of court committed during the trial of Milan and Sredoje Lukić, has been scheduled for Monday, 15 March 2010 at 9:00 in Courtroom I. Tabaković is accused of having agreed to sign and testify to a... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 3 March 2010
3 March 2010
| Welcome to a record breaking week at the Tribunal in terms of the number of trials going on simultaneously. A total of nine trials involving 18 accused have been scheduled to take place this week. With the case of Zdravko Tolimir commencing last Friday, there... |
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Zdravko Tolimir Trial to Begin on 26 February
24 February 2010
| The trial of Zdravko Tolimir, former high ranking official of the Bosnian Serb Army (VRS) is scheduled to begin on Friday, 26 February at 14:15 in Courtroom III. He is the last Accused in Tribunal custody to be put on trial. The pre-trial conference is… |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 17 February 2010
17 February 2010
| I’ll turn first to a decision issued on 12 February by the Appeals Chamber in the case of Radovan Karadžić. In the decision, the Appeals Chamber dismissed in its entirety Karadžić’s motion to vacate the appointment of Richard Harvey as standby counsel... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 10 February 2010
10 February 2010
| With regard to proceedings in the case of Momčilo Perišić, the Pre-Defence Conference will resume this afternoon at 14:15 in Courtroom I. Timings for the start of the Defence case will be determined by the Trial Chamber in due course. Second,... |
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Vojislav Šešelj Charged with Contempt of Court
5 February 2010
| Vojislav Šešelj, the leader of the Serb Radical Party currently standing trial at the Tribunal for alleged war crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia between 1991 and 1994, has been charged with contempt of court. Yesterday, Trial Chamber II… |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 04 February 2010
4 February 2010
| The Tribunal today welcomed a visit of Reverend Jesse Jackson as part of a wider European Tour. He met with President Patrick Robinson and Vice-President O-Gon Kwon, Registrar John Hocking and representatives of the Office of the Prosecutor. Rev. Jackson... |
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Reverend Dr. Jesse Jackson to visit the Tribunal
3 February 2010
| Reverend Dr. Jesse Jackson will be visiting the ICTY on Thursday 4 February 2010 as part of a wider European Tour. Rev. Jackson will be meeting with the Tribunal’s President Patrick Robinson and Vice-President Kwon, Registrar John Hocking and representatives... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 27 January 2010
27 January 2010
| In the trial of Momčilo Perišić, the Office of the Prosecutor rested its case on Monday with the testimony of the last prosecution witness. In total, 82 viva voce witnesses were called by the Prosecution. Parties will meet on Friday for a 65ter conference... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 20 January 2010
20 January 2010
| The Tribunal is convening a two-day conference “Assessing the Legacy of the ICTY” in The Hague on 23 and 24 February, 2010. The Conference is co-organised and co-sponsored by the Government of the Netherlands and the Sanela Diana.... |
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Weekly Press Briefing - 13 January 2010
13 January 2010
| Welcome back to the Tribunal. Monday marked the end of the winter recess and the courtrooms will return to their full capacity next week. The Trial of Vojislav Šešelj resumed yesterday with the testimony of one of the remaining Prosecution witnesses... |
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