Case No.: IT-03-69-PT

IN THE TRIAL CHAMBER

Before:
Judge Richard May, Presiding
Judge Patrick Robinson
Judge O-Gon Kwon

Registrar:
Mr. Hans Holthuis

Order of:
3 July 2003

PROSECUTOR
v.
JOVICA STANISIC
FRANKO SIMATOVIC

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ORDER GRANTING PROSECUTION MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO SERVE SUPPORTING MATERIAL

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Office of the Prosecutor:

Ms. Susan Somers
Ms. Camille Bibles

Counsel for the accused:

Mr. Vladan Vukcevic and Mr. Slobodan Vukcevic, for Jovica Stanisic
Ms. Neda Gajovic, for Franko Simatovic

 

I, O-GON KWON, 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 ("International Tribunal"),

HAVING BEEN DESIGNATED as pre-trial Judge in this case by virtue of an Order of the Trial Chamber dated 2 June 2003,

BEING SEISED of a confidential "Prosecution’s Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Supporting Material" filed by the Office of the Prosecutor ("Prosecution") on 2 July 2003 ("the Motion"),

NOTING that the Trial Chamber is currently seised of an "Prosecution’s Motion for Protective Measures for Victims and Witnesses, filed by the Prosecution on 5 June 2003, ("the Protective Measures Motion"),

NOTING that pursuant to Rule 66 (A)(i) of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Tribunal ("Rules") the time-limit for disclosure of the supporting material which accompanied the indictment on confirmation expires on 2 July 2003 in respect of the accused, Franko Simatovic and on 13 July 2003 in respect of the accused, Jovica Stanisic,

NOTING the reasons given in support of the Motion and CONSIDERING that it would be in the interests of judicial economy to grant the Motion,

PURSUANT TO Rule 65 ter of the Rules

HEREBY GRANT the Motion and extend the time-limit for disclosure by the Prosecution to both accused of the supporting material which accompanied the indictment on confirmation to a date to be set by the Trial Chamber on determination of the Protective Measures Motion.

 

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

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O-gon Kwon
Pre-trial Judge

Dated this third day of July 2003
At The Hague
The Netherlands

[Seal of the Tribunal]