Tribunal Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

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1 Monday, 6th September, 1999

2 [Rule 77 Hearing]

3 [Open session]

4 [The appellant entered court]

5 --- Upon commencing at 10.17 a.m.

6 JUDGE SHAHABUDDEEN: The Appeals Chamber is

7 now in session, Mr. Registrar.

8 THE REGISTRAR: This is case IT-94-1-A-R77,

9 the Prosecutor versus Dusko Tadic, in a matter

10 concerning allegations against prior counsel.

11 MR. ABELL: As Your Honours are aware, I

12 appear on behalf of the interested party, Dusko Tadic.

13 May I firstly say how grateful I am to Your Honours for

14 allowing me just a little time this morning before Your

15 Honours came into court. It has been helpful and

16 useful, if I may say so.

17 Secondly, the next witness who is to give

18 evidence, I understand, would wish to give his evidence

19 in closed session. There was a letter written by

20 Mr. Livingston to the Tribunal on the 17th of November

21 of last year indicating firstly that he wished to give

22 his evidence in that way, and secondly indicating the

23 reasons why he would wish to give his evidence in that

24 way. I hope I don't need to say more than that in open

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1 JUDGE SHAHABUDDEEN: Are there any objections

2 to the motion?

3 MS. HOLLIS: Your Honour, we're not exactly

4 sure who the next witness is, but regardless of who

5 that is, we would not object to a closed session.

6 JUDGE SHAHABUDDEEN: Mr. Abell, would you

7 like to explain a little more?

8 MR. ABELL: Yes. The next witness is

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10 JUDGE SHAHABUDDEEN: I thought that placed

11 the responsibility on you to call the name, just in

12 case there were any difficulties.

13 MR. ABELL: Your Honour, certainly.

14 JUDGE SHAHABUDDEEN: Mr. Domazet, any

15 objections?

16 MR. DOMAZET: No.

17 JUDGE SHAHABUDDEEN: Then it is so ordered.

18 There will be a closed session.

19 Mr. Registrar, will you make the

20 arrangements?

21 THE REGISTRAR: Of course, Your Honour.

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18 --- Whereupon the hearing adjourned at

19 5.45 p.m., to be reconvened on

20 Wednesday, the 8th day of September,

21 1999, at 10 a.m.

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