Weekly Press Briefing - 13 October 2010

Date: 13.10.2010
Time: 12:00

Registry and Chambers:

Nerma Jelačić, Spokesperson for Registry and Chambers, made the following statement:

Good afternoon,

First, I would like to update you on where we stand on the Mladić notebooks issue:

In the trial of Jadranko Prlić and others, the Chamber partially granted the Prosecution request to tender into evidence extracts from Ratko Mladić’s notebooks and documents related to them. Of the 15 extracts which Prosecution sought to present, the Chamber has granted that eight be tendered into evidence. The Defence has until 20 October to appeal the decision.

In another related decision, rendered also on Thursday, the Chamber said it was not in a position to allow or forbid the Defence to discuss the contents of Mladić’s notebooks as some have already been tendered publicly in the trial of Radovan Karadžić. The Chamber however denied Jandranko Prlić’s request to lift the confidentiality and discuss or disclose the content of the three notebooks which have not been admitted in the Karadžić case and which remain confidential.

In the Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović case, the Chamber last Thursday granted the Prosecution’s request to add the notebooks to its 65ter list of exhibits. The Chamber found that the notebooks appear to contain contemporaneous notes of and references to a large number of military, political and private meetings with countless persons, allegedly including the Accused. Considering the notebook’s volume and so as to avoid imposing additional burden on the Defence, the Chamber has asked the Prosecution to notify the Defence on an ongoing basis of the portions of the notebooks on which it intends to rely. The Chamber will allow adequate time from the moment of notification for the Defence to prepare before these portions are to be used in court. 

Onto a separate issue:

In Vojislav Šešelj’s second contempt of court case, in which he is accused of disclosing information on 11 protected witnesses in a book he authored, the President of the Tribunal on Thursday dismissed a motion filed confidentially by the Accused to remove Judge Orie from a three-Judge panel assigned to decide on an earlier motion in which he requested Judge Kwon and Judge Parker to be disqualified from his contempt of court case. According to President Robinson, Šešelj has failed to substantiate his claims that Judge Orie has any conflict of interest that will affect his impartiality as a judge deciding on the first motion to disqualify Judges Kwon and Parker.

Onto the courtroom schedule:

The Review Hearing in the case of Veselin Šljivančanin was held yesterday. The media will be informed as soon as a Scheduling Order has been filed announcing the date at which the Appeals Chamber will render its decision.
   
A Rule 54bis hearing will be held in the trial of Radovan Karadžić on Friday morning in Coutroom I. Its purpose will be to hear from representatives of the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina on their efforts to provide the Accused with a number of documents on the alleged clandestine supply of arms.

Hearings in the trial of Momčilo Perišić will resume on Friday morning in Courtroom III.

All other hearings in the case of Radovan Karadžić, Mićo Stanišić and Stojan Župljanin, Zdravko Tolimir as well as Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović continue this week and next as scheduled.

Office of the Prosecutor:

Frederick Swinnen, Special Adviser of the Prosecutor, made the following statement:

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will be in Bosnia and Herzegovina (18 – 20 October) and in Croatia (on 20-21 October) next week.

This will be the first of his planned working visits to the region of the former Yugoslavia in preparation for the Office of the Prosecutor's report to the UN Security Council. The Prosecutor plans to travel to Belgrade early November. He will address the Security Council early December.
 
In Bosnia and Croatia, Prosecutor Brammertz will meet with representatives of the national government and judicial authorities to discuss ongoing cooperation with the Office of the Prosecutor and other matters related to the Tribunal’s Completion Strategy.

The Prosecutor will also meet with representatives of the victims in Sarajevo.

Questions:

No questions were asked.

Documents:

Case

Title

Date

Gotovina et Al.

Odluka Po Prigovoru Gotovinine Obrane Na Odgodu Rokova Za Podnosenje Zavrsnih Podnesaka I Zahtjev Za Ponovno Otvaranje Dokaznog Postupka Tuziteljstva

12-Oct-10

Karadzic

Twenty-Third Motion For Finding Of Disclosure Violation And For Remedial Measures

12-Oct-10

Karadzic

Decision On Request For Reversal Of Limitations Of Contact With Journalist: Profil Magazine

11-Oct-10

Karadzic

Décision Relative À La Demande De Suspension De La Procedure Présentée Par L'accusé

08-Oct-10

Karadzic

Odluka Po Sedmom I Osmom Zahtjevu Optuzenog Da Se Utvrdi Krsenje Objelodanjivanja I Mjere Za Njegovo Otklanjanje

08-Oct-10

Karadzic

Odluka Po Zahtjevu Optuzenog Za Dodatno Vrijeme Za Pripremu Unakrsnog Ispitivanja Momcila Mandica

08-Oct-10

Karadzic

Décision Relative À La Demande Présentée Pas L'accusation De Témoignage Par Voie De Vidéoconférence

08-Oct-10

Karadzic

Odluka Po Drugom Zahtjevu Optuzenog Da Se Utvrdi Krsenje Objelodanjivanja I Mjere Za Njegovo Otklanjanje

08-Oct-10

Karadzic

Décision Relative À La Sixième Requête De L'accusation Aux Fins D'admission De Déclarations Écrites Au Lieu Et Place De Témoignages Oraux En Application De L'article 92 Bis Du Réglement (Témoins Otages)

08-Oct-10

Karadzic

Décision Relative À La Troisième Requête De L'accusation Aux Fins De L'admission, En Vertu De L'article 92bis Du Règlement, De Déclarations Écrites Et De Comptes Rendus De Dépositions Au Lieu Et Place De Témoignages Oraux (Témoins De La Municipalitéde Sar

08-Oct-10

Karadzic

Motion For Admission Of Evidence From Bar Table: General Michael Rose

11-Oct-10

Karadzic

(Public Redacted) Internal Memorandum Re Exhibit List Following The Testimony Of Witness General Sir Michael Rose 

12-Oct-10

Karadzic

Twenty-Fourth Motion For Finding Of Disclosure Violation And For Remedial Measures

13-Oct-10

Karadzic

Prosecution's Final Notification Of Documents To Be Used With Witness Frase (Kdz280) With Confidential Appendix A

12-Oct-10

Karadzic

Response To Bar Table Motion: Thomas Testimony

11-Oct-10

Karadzic

Lettre Adressée Aux Autorités Françaises

11-Oct-10

Karadzic

Prosecution's Consolidated Response To Karadzic's Eighteenth And Nineteenth Motions For Finding Of Disclosure Violation And For Remedial Measures

11-Oct-10

Karadzic

Prosecution's Second Motion For Testimony To Be Heard Via Video-Conference Link For Witness Hajir With Confidential Appendices A & B

11-Oct-10

Karadzic

Prosecution's Response To Accused's Request To Have Assistance Of Defence Expert In Courtroom For Testimony Of Witnesses

11-Oct-10

Karadzic

Décision Relative La Demande De Certification De L'appel Envisagé Par L'accusé Contre La Décision Relative Aux Demandes De Prorogation De Délai : Article 92bis Du Règlement Et Calandrier Pour Le Depôt Des Réponses

08-Oct-10

Karadzic

Correspondence From State [Bosnia And Herzegovina]

12-Oct-10

Karadzic

Prosecution's Request For Leave To Reply To Karadzic's Response To Bar Table Motion : Thomas Testimony

12-Oct-10

Karadzic

Prosecution's Reply To Karadzic's Response To Bar Table Motion: Thomas Testimony

13-Oct-10

Krajisnik (Appeal)

Zahtev Tuzilastva Za Produzenje Roka Za Odgovor Na Zahteve Stanisiceve Odbrane Za Pristup Poverljivom Materijalu U Predmetima Simic I Krajisnik

12-Oct-10

Krajisnik (Appeal)

Zahtev Jovice Stanisica Za Pristup Poverljivom Materijalu U Predmetu Tuzilac Protiv Krajisnika

12-Oct-10

Perisic

Décision Relative À La Requête Urgente De Zdravko Tolimir Aux Fins De Communication De Pièces Confidentielles De L'affaire Perisic

12-Oct-10

Perisic

Mr. Perisic's Motion For The Admission Of Evidence Pursuant To Rule 92bis

12-Oct-10

Popovic et al

Décision Relative À La Demande De Milan Gvero Aux Fins De Mise En Liberté Provisoire

08-Oct-10

Popovic et al

Décision Relative À La Demande De Mise En Liberté Provisoire Présentée Par Milan Gvero

08-Oct-10

Popovic et al

Décision Relative À La Demande De Drago Nikolic Aux Fins De Mise En Liberté Provisiore

08-Oct-10

Prlic and Others

Petkovic Defence Joinder To Slobodan Praljak's Request For An Extension Of Time For Possible Certification To Interlocutory Appeal Of Certain Decisions Of 6 October 2010

11-Oct-10

Prlic and Others

Decision Portant Sur Les Demandes De Jadranko Prlic Relatives Aux Elements De Preuve Lies A Viktor Andreev Et Au General Bo Pellnas

12-Oct-10

Prlic and Others

Joinder Of Bruno Stojic To Slobodan Praljak's Request For An Extension Of Time For Possible Certification For Interlocutory Appeal Of Certain Decisions Of 6 October 2010

11-Oct-10

Prlic and Others

Jadranko Prlic's Joinder To Slobodan Praljak's Request For An Extension Of Time For Possible Certification For Interlocutory Appeal Of Certain Decisions Of 6 October 2010

11-Oct-10

Prlic and Others

Decision Portant Sur La Demande D'extension Du Delai De Certification D'appel De Deux Decisions Rendues Par La Chambre Le 6 Octobre 2010

12-Oct-10

Prlic and Others

Decision On The Prosecution's Motion To Reopen Its Case

12-Oct-10

Sainovic et al (Appeal)

Odluka Po Zahtevu Vladimira Lazarevica Za Privremeno Pustanje Na Slobodu  U Kracem Trajanju Iz Razloga Saosecajnosti

12-Oct-10

Seselj

Version Expurgée De La "Décision Relative Aux Requêtes De L'accusation Aux Fins D'admission Des Documents Présentés Par L'entremise Du Témoin Nenad Jovic"

11-Oct-10

Seselj

Corrigendum Drugog Zahteva Tuzioca Za Prihvatanje Dokaza Bez Posredstva Svedoka

11-Oct-10

Seselj

Procés-Verbal To "Ordonnance Relative Aux Requêtes De Vojislav Seselj Aux Fins De Communication De Documents Par L'accusation Avec En Annexe L'opinion Individuelle Du Juge Antonetti Président De La Chambre"

11-Oct-10

Seselj

Procés-Verbal To "Corrigendum To Prosecution's Second Motion For Admission Of Evidence From The Bar Table"

13-Oct-10

Sljivancanin (Review)

Internal Memorandum Regarding Assignment Of Exhibit Number And Change Of Status To Documents Tendered By The Prosecution And Admitted By The Appeals Chamber

08-Oct-10

Sljivancanin (Review)

Internal Memorandum Regarding Verification Of English Transcript In It-95-13/1-T, Hearing Of 2 November 2006

13-Oct-10

Sljivancanin (Review)

Notice Of Filing Addendum To Exhibit Rp7 (Theunens' Expert Report)

11-Oct-10

Stanisic & Simatovic

Odluka Po Zahtevu Tuzilastva Da Se Redigovane Kopije Poverljivih Dokaznih Predmeta Prihvate Kao Javni Dokazni Predmeti

11-Oct-10

Stanisic & Simatovic

Prosecution Response To Jovica Stanisic's Request For Access To Confidential Materials In The Prosecutor V. Stanisic & Zupljanin

11-Oct-10

Stanisic & Zupljanin

Decision Granting In Part Prosecution's Motion Seeking To Add Witnesses To Its Rule 65 Ter List Of Witnesses And To Expand The Testimony Of Two Other Witnesses In Response To Challenged Adjudicated Facts

12-Oct-10

Stanisic & Zupljanin

Prosecution's Response To Jovica Stanisic's Request For Access To Confidential Materials In The Prosecutor V. Stanisic & Zupljanin

11-Oct-10

Stanisic & Zupljanin

Notice By The Accused Mr. Zupljanin (Absence From Court) 

11-Oct-10

Stanisic & Zupljanin

Internal Memorandum From Cmss Regarding Notification Of Change Of Exhibit Numbers Regarding 65ter 00543

08-Oct-10

Zdravko Tolimir

Décision Relative À La Requête Urgente De Zdravko Tolimir Aux Fins De Communication De Pièces Confidentielles De L'affaire Perisic

12-Oct-10