Case No. IT-01-46-I

I, Judge Fouad Riad, Judge 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");

BEING SEISED of an Indictment and supporting material transmitted and filed on 5 June 2001 by the Prosecutor against Rahim ADEMI ("Indictment");

AND BEING SEISED, of a "Prosecutor's Motion for an Order for the Issue of an Indictment under Seal of Confidentiality", filed on 5 June 2001;

HAVING HEARD the Prosecutor pursuant to Rules 47 and 53 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Tribunal ("Rules") on 8 June 2001;

CONSIDERING on the basis of the material submitted by the Prosecutor that a prima facie case against Rahim ADEMI in respect of the crimes with which he is charged in the Indictment has been established;

PURSUANT to Article 19 of the Statute of the International Tribunal and Rules 47, 53, 54 and 55,

HEREBY CONFIRM the Indictment in respect of each and every count therein;

AND ORDER that:

1. The Arrest Warrant that I have issued this day be transmitted in accordance with the "Order for Transmission of Warrant of Arrest and Order for Surrender" of 8 June 2001;
2. There shall be no public disclosure of the Indictment except in accordance with the "Order for Transmission of Warrant of Arrest and Order for Surrender" of 8 June 2001 or until further order by a Judge of the International Tribunal.

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

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Judge Fouad Riad
Judge of the International Tribunal

Dated this 8^th day of June 2001
The Hague
The Netherlands