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1 Thursday, 14 February 2002
2 [Status Conference]
3 [Open session]
4 [The accused entered court]
5 --- Upon commencing at 3.25 p.m.
6 JUDGE POCAR: This Status Conference is called to order. Good
7 afternoon to everybody.
8 Madam Registrar, would you please call the case.
9 THE REGISTRAR: Good afternoon, Your Honour. This is case number
10 IT-95-14-A, the Prosecutor versus Tihomir Blaskic.
11 JUDGE POCAR: Thank you. So may I call for the appearances. For
12 the Prosecutor.
13 MR. FARRELL: Good afternoon, Your Honour. Norman Farrell, with
14 the case manager, Mr. Wolfgang Sakulin, for the Prosecution.
15 JUDGE POCAR: Thank you. For Mr. Blaskic.
16 MR. HAYMAN: Good afternoon, Your Honour.
17 JUDGE POCAR: Thank you. May I now ask, Mr. Blaskic, do you hear
18 me? Do you hear the proceedings correctly?
19 THE APPELLANT: [Interpretation] Good afternoon, Your Honour. I
20 can hear you well. Thank you.
21 JUDGE POCAR: Thank you, Mr. Blaskic. Please sit down.
22 Now, the purpose of this Status Conference is well known. I don't
23 have to elaborate on it. On the one hand, under Rule 65 bis (B) of the
24 Rules, the purpose is to allow the appellant to express any concerns he
25 may have as to his detention conditions directly or through his counsel.
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1 On the other hand, we should update the appellant with respect to the
2 status of the appeal.
3 Now, as to the first point, are there any problems concerning the
4 detention of General Blaskic or other questions?
5 MR. HAYMAN: I don't know about any problems, but you can ask Mr.
6 Blaskic.
7 JUDGE POCAR: Thank you, Mr. Hayman.
8 Mr. Blaskic, is there any problem that you would like to raise in
9 this context, as to your detention?
10 THE APPELLANT: [Interpretation] Your Honour, there are no problems
11 concerning my detention. Officials have a very professional attitude with
12 respect to me, and they conduct their obligations in a professional
13 manner.
14 JUDGE POCAR: Thank you, Mr. Blaskic. You know that in case any
15 problem arises, you may follow the procedures under the Rules to raise the
16 problem.
17 Well, if there is no problem of this kind, as to the status of the
18 appeal, I would only wish to say that the -- the Appeals Chamber has not
19 yet taken any decision on the motions to admit additional evidence
20 submitted by the appellant. In respect of those motions, all the briefs
21 have been filed. The Appeals Chamber is considering the motions also in
22 light of the appellant's brief on appeal that has been filed on the 13th
23 of January, and a decision will be made in due course when the Appeals
24 Chamber will have revised all the voluminous documents submitted, and
25 that's why it will take -- it still takes some time.
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1 Of course as to the -- as to the briefs, as to the appeals brief,
2 the Appeals Chamber still will have to receive the Prosecution response
3 brief and later, by the 30th of April, and by the 15th of May the
4 appellant's reply, if any.
5 Is there any problem on the -- oh. Well, there are another number
6 of pending motions concerning access to materials. Also, not all of the
7 motions pending are before the Appeals Chamber, so not all of these
8 decisions have to be made by the Appeals Chamber but some have, and I can
9 say that in a short time these questions will be disposed of in order to
10 allow the parties to have all the materials available.
11 Well, this is what I wanted to say. Is there any problem that the
12 Defence or the Prosecution would like to raise in this respect? May I ask
13 the Defence first?
14 Mr. Hayman.
15 MR. HAYMAN: Yes, no other questions for the time being. Thank
16 you.
17 JUDGE POCAR: Thank you, Mr. Hayman
18 Mr. Farrell.
19 MR. FARRELL: No, Your Honour. There are no matters on behalf of
20 the Prosecution. Thank you.
21 JUDGE POCAR: Thank you, Mr. Farrell. Well, if there are no more
22 questions that the parties would like to raise in this Status Conference -
23 I think it's now the case - I think we can adjourn the Status Conference.
24 The Status Conference stands adjourned.
25 --- Whereupon the Status Conference adjourned
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