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I, RICHARD MAY, 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")

HAVING BEEN APPOINTED as pre-trial Judge in this matter by virtue of an order of the Trial Chamber dated 13 April 2000,

BEING SEISED of a Motion for extension of time filed on 24 May 2000 by the Defence, a Corrigendum filed on 26 May 2000 and an Addendum filed on 29 May 2000 (together "the Request"), seeking an extension of time in which to file preliminary motions pursuant to Rule 72 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Tribunal ("the Rules") until 15 June 2000,

CONSIDERING that the reasons given in support of the Request constitute good cause for the purpose of Rule 127 of the Rules,

CONSIDERING also the need to ensure that the proceedings are not unduly delayed and to prepare for an expeditious trial,

PURSUANT TO Rule 127 of the Rules,

HEREBY ORDER that the Defence shall have until Thursday 8 June 2000 to file its preliminary motions pursuant to Rule 72 of the Rules.

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

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Richard May
Presiding Judge

Dated this thirty-first day of May 2000
At The Hague
The Netherlands