ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 9 July 2008
Date: 09.07.2008
Time: 12:00

Registry and Chambers:

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

The rest of this week will be rather busy in the courtrooms starting this morning with the pre-trial conference and commencement of the trial against Milan and Sredoje Lukić. The two cousins are accused of murder, torture and extermination committed against the Bosnian Muslims in eastern Bosnian town of Višegrad during the 1992-1995 conflict.

Staying with the Lukić and Lukić case, in a decision rendered yesterday, the Trial Chamber denied the Prosecution leave to amend the indictment at this late stage. The Prosecution had sought to include a pleading of joint criminal enterprise and to include five new counts alleging sexual violence (rape, enslavement and torture). If you require a copy of this decision, please let the Media Office know at the end of this briefing.

Tomorrow afternoon the Trial Chamber will render its judgement in the case of Ljube Boškoski and Johan Tarčulovski who stood trial on charges of war crimes allegedly committed during August 2001 by forces under their control in the village of Ljuboten, near Skopje in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Boškoski, a former Macedonian Interior Minister, and a security aide of his, Tarčulovski, stood trial for the alleged unlawful attack on Ljuboten during which seven ethnic Albanian men died, at least 14 houses were intentionally set alight and more than 100 ethnic Albanian male village residents detained and subjected to beatings, humiliation, harassment and psychological abuse. This is the Tribunal’s only case concerning the six-month conflict in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Next Thursday, 17 July at 9:30 in courtroom I, the Appeals Chamber will render its judgement in the case against Pavle Strugar, a former Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA) commander convicted of attacks on civilians and destruction or willful damage of the UNSECO protected Adriatic town of Dubrovnik. Pavle Strugar was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment on 31 January 2005: both the prosecution and defence appealed. The appeals hearing took place on 23 April this year.

And with regard to the ongoing cases, the trials for Popović et al., Prlić et al., Gotovina et al. and Vojislav Šešelj will continue this week and next. This afternoon, the special sitting in Milutinović et al case will conclude with the end of former General Aleksandar Dimitrijevic’s testimony via video link. Aleksandar Dimitrijevic was Chief of Security Department of the General Staff of the Yugoslav Army during the period relevant to the indictment. He is a Chamber's witness.

Office of the Prosecutor:

Olga Kavran, Spokesperson for the Office of the Prosecutor, made no statement.

Questions:

There were no questions.

Document List:

Date

Case

Document title

07-Jul-08

Dordevic Vlastimir

Decision on prosecution motion for leave to amend the third amended joinder indictment

08-Jul-08

Gotovina et Al.

Decision on defence objections to the admissibility of witness 81's suspect interview under rule 95

04-Jul-08

Krajisnik (Appeal)

Decision on momcilo krajisnik's request for reconsideration of the pre-appeal judge's decision of 11 june 2008

04-Jul-08

Lukic et al

Decision

08-Jul-08

Lukic et al

Scheduling order regarding the prosecution opening statement

08-Jul-08

Lukic et al

Order regarding composition of trial chamber for trial proceedings

08-Jul-08

Lukic et al

Decision on prosecution motion seeking leave to amend second amended indictment and on prosecution to include un security council resolution 1820 (2008) as additional supporing material to proposed third amended indictment as well as on milan lukic's requ

04-Jul-08

Milutinovic et al.

Order re exhibit 6d1486

04-Jul-08

Milutinovic et al.

Order on exhibit 4d397

04-Jul-08

Milutinovic et al.

Order regarding outstanding documents marked for identification

04-Jul-08

Milutinovic et al.

Order in relation to exhibit 6d1305 - mup internal rules of procedure

08-Jul-08

Milutinovic et al.

Waiver from pavkovic for absence from court on 08 july 2008

08-Jul-08

Milutinovic et al.

Order re exhibits p985 and 3d670

04-Jul-08

Mrksic (Appeal)

Book of authorities prosecution's reply brief

04-Jul-08

Mrksic (Appeal)

Veselin slljivancanin's motion for leave to filed a reply and the reply to the prosecution's response to veselin sljivancanin's motion for the modification of conditions of the provisional release

04-Jul-08

Naletilic and Martinovic (Review)

Order assigning judges to a case before the appeals chamber

04-Jul-08

Popovic et al

Requête du general miletic aux fins d'obtenir les instructions relatives aux entretiens des parties avec les temoins cites sur la liste des temoins du general miletic

04-Jul-08

Popovic et al

Borovcanin defence notice of filing of the official clss english translation of prof. Radovan jovic's expert report

04-Jul-08

Popovic et al

Borovcanin defence notice of filing of the official clss english translation of branislav ristivojevic's expert report

04-Jul-08

Popovic et al

Borovcanin defence notice of filing of the official clss english translation of mladen bajagic's expert report

05-Jul-08

Popovic et al

Ljubisa beara's motion for testimony of witness tomislav savkic to be heard via video-conference link

07-Jul-08

Popovic et al

Vujadin popovic's defence notice of cross-examination time estimates for the week of 7 july 2008

04-Jul-08

Prlic and Others

Décision relative à requête de l'accusation concernant les questions directives, le temps d'audience alloué pour les exposés de la défense et le contre-interrogatoire des témoins, ainsi que les exigences afférentes en matière de notification

04-Jul-08

Prlic and Others

Prosecution's response to accused slobodan praljak's request for admission of exhibits tendered through expert witness slobodan jankovic

04-Jul-08

Prlic and Others

Opinion dissidente du président, jean-claude antonetti, relative à la décision relative à requête de l'accusation concernant les questions directives, le temps d'audience alloué pour les exposés de la défense et le contre-interrogatoire des témoins, ainsi

05-Jul-08

Prlic and Others

Slobodan praljak's reply to prosecution's response to accused slobodan praljak's request for admission of exhibits tendered through expert witness slobodan jankovic

08-Jul-08

Prlic and Others

Prosecution response to jadranko prlic's motion to be relieved from the strict application of guideline 9 of the guidelines for the presentation of defence evidence

07-Jul-08

Seselj

Order to redact the public transcript and the public broadcast of a hearing

04-Jul-08

Stanisic

Decision by the deputy registrar: assignment of mr slobodan cvijetic as co-counsel

04-Jul-08

Stanisic

Prosecution's request for leave to exceed word limit for prosecution's motion for joinder and for leave to consolidate and amend indictments

04-Jul-08

Stanisic & Simatovic

Decision on the prosecution's motion to amend the revised second amended indictment

04-Jul-08

Stanisic & Simatovic

Decision on prosecution motion for leave to amend 65ter list (documents relevant to the evidence of expert witness theunens)

07-Jul-08

Stanisic & Simatovic

Decision on prosecution motion to add 31 documents to its rule 65ter exhibit list

07-Jul-08

Stanisic & Simatovic

Decision on second prosecution motion to amend its rule 65 ter exhibit list (documents tendered pursuant to rule 92 bis/ter/quater)

04-Jul-08

Zupljanin

Prosecution's request for leave to exceed word limit for prosecution's motion for joinder and for leave to consolidate and amend indictments