Case No. IT-01-45-PT

Prosecutor v. Ante Gotovina

DECISION

THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR,

NOTING the Statute of the Tribunal ("Statute") as adopted by the Security Council under Resolution 827 (1993), and in particular Article 21 thereof;

NOTING the Rules of Procedure and Evidence as adopted by the Tribunal on 11 February 1994, as subsequently amended ("Rules"), and in particular Rules 44 and 45 thereof;

NOTING the Code of Professional Conduct for Counsel Appearing Before the International Tribunal (IT/125 REV.1) ("Code of Conduct");

CONSIDERING that Mr Ante Gotovina ("Accused") was transferred to the seat of the Tribunal on 10 December 2005, and that his initial appearance was held on 12 December 2005;

NOTING that on 14 December 2005, the Accused executed a power of attorney in favor of Mr Luka Misetic and that Mr Misetic was admitted to represent the Accused before the Tribunal on 17 March 2006;

CONSIDERING that on 28 March 2006, the Accused executed a power of attorney in favor of Mr Gregory Kehoe, an attorney from the United States, and that the power of attorney authorizes Mr Kehoe to represent the Accused in case IT-01-45 before the Tribunal;

NOTING Mr Kehoe’s obligations under the Statute, the Rules (in particular Rule 44(C)) and the Code of Conduct;

HEREBY DECIDES pursuant to Rule 44(A) of the Rules, to admit Mr Kehoe to represent the Accused before the Tribunal, in case no. IT-01-45-PT.

 

John Hocking
Deputy Registrar

Dated this seventh day of April 2006
At The Hague,
The Netherlands.