Case No.: IT-05-88-PT

THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL

Before:
Judge Theodor Meron, President

Registrar:
Mr. Hans Holthuis

Order of:
26 September 2005

THE PROSECUTOR

v.

Vujadin Popovic
Ljubisa Beara
Drago Nikolic
Ljubomir Borovcanin
Zdravko Tolimir
Radivoje Miletic
Milan Gvero
Vinko Pandurevic
Milorad Trbic

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ORDER ASSIGNING A CASE TO A TRIAL CHAMBER

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Office of the Prosecutor

Mr. Peter McCloskey

Counsel for the Accused

Mr. Zoran zivoanovic for Vujadin Popovic
Mr. John Ostojic for Ljubisa Beara
Ms. Jelena Nikolic for Drago Nikolic
Mr. Alan Newman and Mr. Miodrag Stojanovic for Ljubomir Borovcanin
Ms. Natacha Fauveau Ivanovic for Radivoje Miletic
Mr. Dragan Krgovic for Milan Gvero
Mr. đorđe Sarapa for Vinko Pandurevic
Ms. Colleen Rohan for Milorad Trbic

 

I, THEODOR MERON, President 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 ("Tribunal"),

NOTING the "Order Assigning a Case to a Trial Chamber" in Prosecutor v. Vujadin Popovic, Case No. IT-02-57, filed on 11 November 2004, which assigned that case to Trial Chamber III; the "Order Assigning a Case to a Trial Chamber" in Prosecutor v. Ljubisa Beara, Case No. IT-02-58, filed on 11 October 2004, which assigned that case to Trial Chamber III; the "Order Assigning a Case to a Trial Chamber" in Prosecutor v. Drago Nikolic, Case No. IT-02-63, filed on 18 March 2005, which assigned that case to Trial Chamber I; the "Order Assigning a Case to a Trial Chamber" in Prosecutor v. Ljubomir Borovcanin, Case No. IT-02-64, filed on 1 April 2005, which assigned that case to Trial Chamber II; the "Order Assigning a Case to a Trial Chamber" in Prosecutor v. Radivoje Miletic and Milan Gvero, Case No. IT-04-80, filed on 28 February 2005, which assigned that case to Trial Chamber II; and the Confidential and Ex Parte "Order Assigning a Case to a Trial Chamber" in Prosecutor v. Vinko Pandurevic and Milorad Trbic, Case No. IT-05-86, filed on 8 April 2005, which assigned that case to Trial Chamber II;

NOTING the "Decision on Motion for Joinder", rendered on 21 September 2005, in which Trial Chamber III granted the Prosecution motion for joinder of the above cases;

NOTING that Rule 19 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the Tribunal authorizes the President of the Tribunal to coordinate the work of the Chambers;

CONSIDERING the trial management and case distribution needs of the Tribunal;

HEREBY ASSIGN, effective immediately, Prosecutor v. Popovic et al., Case No. IT-05-88-PT to Trial Chamber II.

 

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

Done this 26th day of September 2005,
At The Hague,
The Netherlands.

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Judge Theodor Meron
President

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