Case No. IT-04-74-I

BEFORE THE CONFIRMING JUDGE

Before:
Judge Jean-Claude Antonetti

Registrar:
Hans Holthuis

Decision:
5 April 2004

PROSECUTOR

v.

JADRANKO PRLIC, BRUNO STOJIC, SLOBODAN PRALJAK, MILIVOJ PETKOVIC, VALENTIN CORIC and BERISLAV PUSIC

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ORDER ON PROSECUTOR’S MOTION TO LIFT THE SEAL OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE INDICTMENT, THE REDACTED INDICTMENT AGAINST VALENTIN CORIC AND BERISLAV PUSIC, THE "ORDONNANCE CONFIDENTIELLE ET EX PARTE RELATIVE À L’EXAMEN DE L’ACTE D’ACCUSATION" AND WARRANTS OF ARREST AND ORDER FOR SURRENDER

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The Office of the Prosecutor:

Ms. Carla Del Ponte
Mr. Kenneth Scott

 

I, Jean-Claude Antonetti, 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 ("Tribunal"),

BEING SEIZED of the Prosecutor’s Motion of 5 April 2004 to lift the seal of confidentiality of the Indictment (as to all six accused), the redacted Indictment against Valentin CORIC, the redacted Indictment against Berislav PUSIC, the "Ordonnance Confidentielle et Ex Parte Relative À L’Examen de L’Acte D’Accusation" of 4 March 2004 ("Confirming Order"), and Warrants of Arrest and Order for Surrender addressed to the Authorities of the Republic of Croatia with respect to all of the accused ("Motion") pursuant to Rules 53 and 54 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence ("Rules");

NOTING the Confirming Order and the Order on Prosecutor’s Motion to Lift the Seal of Confidentiality on Four Redacted Indictments and Warrants of Arrest of 2 April 2004;

HAVING CONSIDERED the Motion and the reasons for lifting the seal of confidentiality of the Indictment (as to all six accused), the redacted Indictment against Valentin CORIC, the redacted Indictment against Berislav PUSIC, the Confirming Order, and Warrants of Arrest and Order for Surrender addressed to the Authorities of the Republic of Croatia with respect to all of the accused;

FINDING that because all six accused have been served with Warrants of Arrest and all six accused are now in the Tribunal’s custody, there is no longer any purpose in keeping the above mentioned documents sealed, and that the interests of justice are best served by making said documents public;

PURSUANT TO Rules 53 and 54 of the Rules;

HEREBY ORDER that:

  1. In accordance with the Confirming Order, the seal of confidentiality concerning the Indictment (as to all six accused), the redacted Indictment against Valentin CORIC, the redacted Indictment against Berislav PUSIC, the Confirming Order, and Warrants of Arrest and Order of Surrender addressed to the Authorities of the Republic of Croatia with respect to all of accused be unsealed;

  2. Pursuant to the Confirming Order, the supporting material, annexes, and any other related documents remain confidential and under seal until further order by a Judge of the Tribunal.

 

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

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Judge Jean-Claude Antonetti

5 April 2004
The Hague (The Netherlands)

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