IN THE TRIAL CHAMBER

Before: Judge Adolphus G. Karibi-Whyte, Presiding

Judge Elizabeth Odio Benito

Judge Saad Saood Jan

Registrar: Mrs. Dorothee de Sampayo Garrido-Nijgh

Order of: 8 August 1997

PROSECUTOR

v.

ZEJNIL DELALIC
ZDRAVKO MUCIC also known as "PAVO"
HAZIM DELIC
ESAD LANDZO also known as "ZENGA"

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ORDER ON THE PROSECUTION’S ORAL REQUEST FOR THE PROTECTION OF WITNESS BRANKO SUDAR

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The Office of the Prosecutor:

Mr. Eric Ostberg

Ms. Teresa McHenry

Mr. Giuliano Turone

Counsel for the Accused:

Ms. Edina Residovic, Mr. Ekrem Galijatovic, Mr. Eugene O’Sullivan, for Zejnil Delalic

Mr. Zeljko Olujic, Mr. Michael Greaves, for Zdravko Mucic

Mr. Salih Karabdic, Mr. Thomas Moran, for Hazim Delic

Mr. John Ackerman, Ms. Cynthia McMurrey, for Esad Landzo

 

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 ("International Tribunal");

CONSIDERING that on 7 August 1997, the Office of the Prosecutor ("Prosecution") made an oral request for protective measures on behalf of Mr. Branko Sudar, a witness in the present proceedings;

CONSIDERING that the Prosecution sought two measures of protection, namely, the assignment of a pseudonym by which Mr. Sudar will be known to the public and the distortion of his visual image while he is giving evidence;

CONSIDERING that the Trial Chamber may grant the protective measures sought pursuant to Rule 75 of the International Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure and Evidence ("Rules");

CONSIDERING HOWEVER that Mr. Sudar’s name was disclosed to the public in an open session hearing held on 6 August 1997;

CONSIDERING THEREFORE that it will be futile to assign a pseudonym to Mr. Sudar;

CONSIDERING that none of the Defence Counsel who responded orally to the Prosecution’s request took specific exception to the protection of Mr. Sudar;

FOR THE FORGOING REASONS, PURSUANT TO RULE 75

HEREBY:

I. ORDERS that throughout the examination of Mr. Sudar before the Trial Chamber, image altering devices shall be employed to distort is visual image from recognition by the public;

2. DENIES the request for the assignment of a pseudonym to Mr. Sudar.

 

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

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Adolphus Godwin Karibi-Whyte

Presiding Judge

Dated this eighth day of August 1997

At The Hague,

The Netherlands.

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