Order Appointing a Pre-trial Judge

Case No.: IT-97-24-PT

IN TRIAL CHAMBER II

Before:
Judge Wolfgang Schomburg, Presiding
Judge Florence Mumba
Judge Carmel A. Agius

Registrar:
Mr. Hans Holthuis

Order of:
28 November 2001

THE PROSECUTOR

v.

MILOMIR STAKIC

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ORDER APPOINTING A PRE-TRIAL JUDGE

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Counsel for the Prosecutor:

Ms. Susan Somers

Defence Counsel:

Mr. Radomir Lukic

THIS TRIAL CHAMBER 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 ("the International Tribunal");

NOTING the "Ordonnance du Président relative a la composition d’une chambre de première instance pour une affaire" filed on 23 November 2001 assigning the case of the Prosecutor v. Milomir Stakic to Trial Chamber II composed of Judges Wolfgang Schomburg (Presiding), Florence Mumba and Carmel A. Agius;

NOTING Rule 65ter of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Tribunal ("the Rules") which provides that the Presiding Judge of the Trial Chamber shall "designate from among its permanent members a Judge responsible for the pre-trial proceedings" ("the pre-trial Judge");

NOTING the powers of the pre-trial Judge as set out in Rule 65ter of the Rules;

PURSUANT TO Rule 65 ter of the Rules;

HEREBY DESIGNATES Judge Wolfgang Schomburg to be the pre-trial Judge in this case, such appointment to take effect forthwith;

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

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Wolfgang Schomburg
Presiding Judge

Done this 28^th day of November 2001,
At The Hague,
The Netherlands.

[Seal of the Tribunal]