| Please note that this is not a verbatim transcript of the Press Briefing. It is merely a summary. ICTY Weekly Press Briefing Registry and Chambers: Jim Landale, Spokesman for Registry and Chambers, made the following statement: Good afternoon, This week, a delegation of the Bosnia and Herzegovina State Court is conducting a working visit to the Tribunal. The visit, which was requested by the BH State Court, has been organized by the ICTY's Office of the Prosecutor and the Registry's Outreach Programme and is assisted by the United States Department of Justice Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training and the Open Society Fund in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the visit, BH State Court representatives have been given presentations by members of the Tribunal's Prosecution, Chambers and Registry and have followed court proceedings. This working visit forms part of the ICTY's ongoing efforts to assist in the capacity building of local judiciaries. This week Outreach is also hosting a documentary crew from the Forum for South Eastern Europe, an NGO aimed at expanding the democratic values in politics and economics of South Eastern Europe. As part of their ‘Arena’ series, which is shown in Serbia and Montenegro, they are producing a documentary on the work of the Tribunal. The Forum crew is interviewing a number of senior staff and will produce a 50-minute programme they plan to air next week on Radio Television Serbia (RTS). As last Friday was Human Rights Day, Alex Milenov, the Registry Liaison Officer for Serbia and Montenegro, took part in roundtable in Belgrade organized by the Youth Initiative for Human Rights. The event was also attended by the OSCE and US Ambassadors to Serbia and Montenegro, as well as the Spokesperson and Registrar of the War Crimes Chamber of the Belgrade District Court. Copies of the speech given by Alex Milenov are available on request. In terms of the court schedule: In The Prosecutor v. Dario Kordic and Mario Cerkez, the Appeals Chamber will render its judgement on Appeal on 17 December 2004 at 12.30 p.m. in Courtroom I. There will be a status conference in The Prosecutor v. Milan Babic on 17 December at 4.30 p.m. in Courtroom II. This Friday is the last court day before the recess. Trials resume on Monday 10 January. A few dates for your 2005 calendar: The Judgement in The Prosecutor v. Blagojevic and Jokic will be rendered on Monday 17 January 2005 at 1130 a.m. The trial of Sefer Halilovic is expected to commence on Monday 24 January 2005. As this will be the last scheduled briefing before the recess I wish you all a very happy festive season and look forward to seeing you again in the New Year. We will inform you of the precise date and time of the next press briefing in the New Year. Office of the Prosecutor: Florence Hartmann for the Office of the Prosecutor made no statement. Questions: A journalist pointed out that the deadline set out by the Security Council for the Prosecution to conclude their investigations by the end of 2004 was fast approaching. Asked, whether or not, any new indictments would be issued by the end of the year, Hartmann said that the prosecution would submit for confirmation all its last indictments before the end of the month. Due to the court recess, she did not know when the indictments would be confirmed, but that she did not expect any new indictments before January. Hartmann added that there would not be any updates from the Office of the Prosecutor and according to the rules, from the press office until the indictments were formally issued or unsealed, which would mean the public would know about the indictments only when the accused were transferred. Landale added that the Tribunal would follow exactly the same procedure that was always followed regarding new indictments. Once an indictment was confirmed, if it was public, then it would be made public. Otherwise, it was not made public, he said. Also, Landale reiterated not to expect a big announcement on New Year’s Eve. Asked if the number of individuals related to the indictment the OTP was going to ask for confirmation would be disclosed, Hartmann answered no and referred journalists to the last update in the speech that was given by the Prosecutor before the Security Council on 23 November 2004. Asked if there was any confirmation on the transfer of Vinko Pandurevic, Landale stated that he had no comment. Hartmann added that whenever someone was transferred and physically in the Detention Unit, the Tribunal would inform the public. Hartmann said that Vinko Pandurevic, among other indictees from the Srebrencia (Vujadin Popovic, Ljubomir Borovcanin, and Dragan Nikolic), was awaited by the Tribunal to be joined with Ljubomir Beara, currently in detention, for one trial in The Hague. All of the fugitives related to the same case were expected to be transferred as soon as possible to The Hague, she said. Asked if a decision was expected on the prosecution’s motion to admit additional evidence in the Kordic and Cerkez case, Hartmann replied that the motion was ongoing and that she would not comment. Documents: The Prosecutor v Slobodan Milosevic 14 December 2004 – Decision. 2pgs The Prosecutor v. Vojislav Seselj 10 December 2004 – Order on Submission No. 58. 3pgs 9 December 2004 – Decision on Motion for Disqualification of the Appeals Chamber. 8pgs 9 December 2004 – Decision on the Accused’s Submission Number 60 and 61 for Request for Leave to Reply and for Extension of Time to Reply. 3pgs 1 December 2004 – Submission no. 61. 2pgs 30 November 2004 – Submission no. 60. 2pgs 28 October 2004 – Prosecution’s Pre-Trial Brief. 72pgs The Prosecutor v. Momcilo Krajisnik 14 December 2004 – Report Under Rule 15bis (C) by Judge Orie. 8pgs The Prosecutor v. Jadranko Prlic et al 14 December 2004 – The Accused Valentin Coric’s Motion Requesting a Separate Trial. 6pgs 14 December 2004 – Berislav Pusic’s Preliminary Motion on the Flaws in the Form of the Indictment Rule 72a (II). 13pgs. 14 December 2004 – The Accused Berislav Pusic’s Motion Requesting a Separate Trial. 7pgs The Prosecutor v. Sojan Zupljanin 1 December 2004 – Order Lifting the Confidentiality of Warrants of Arrest. 3pgs The Prosecutor v. Naser Oric 14 December 2004 – Urgent – Defence Motion to Exclude Exhibits Pursuant to Rules 89 and 95. 6pgs The Prosecutor v. Radoslav Brdjanin 13 December 2004 – Motion to Strike or Otherwise Set Aside "Corrigendum to Judgement". 2pgs The Prosecutor v. Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic 14 December 2004 – Defence Report to the Trial Chamber on the Activities of Certain Persons After the Taking of the Decision on Provisional Release of Franko Simatovic. 5pgs The Prosecutor v. Milan Milutinovic et al 14 December 2004 – General Ojdanic’s Fourth Application for Provisional Release. 9pgs The Prosecutor v. Momir Nikolic 9 December 2004 – Decision on Motion for Leave to Supplement Conformed and Supplemented Motion to Admit Additional Evidence. 2pgs 9 December 2004 – Decision on Motion to Admit Additional Evidence. 13pgs ***** |