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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing
Date: 30.03.2005
Time: 12.00

Registry and Chambers:

Jim Landale, Spokesman for Registry and Chambers, made the following statement:

Good afternoon,

As we announced yesterday, the initial appearance of Vinko Pandurevic will be held tomorrow at 2.15 p.m. in Courtroom I before Judge Antonetti.

The further initial appearance of Radivoje Miletic has also been scheduled for tomorrow at 4 p.m. again in Courtroom I.

The initial appearance of Ljube Boskoski will be held on Friday at 2.15 p.m. in Courtroom I before Judge Agius.

The further initial appearance of Ljubisa Beara has been scheduled for 4 p.m. on 5 April in Courtroom II.

The appeal hearing in The Prosecutor v. Milan Babic has been scheduled for Monday 25 April 2005, starting at 10 a.m.

The appeal hearing in The Prosecutor v. Miodrag Jokic has been scheduled for 26 April, starting at 9.30 a.m.

There will be status conferences in The Prosecutor v. Miroslav Deronjic this afternoon at 2.30 p.m. in Courtroom II; in The Prosecutor v. Momir Nikolic tomorrow at 2.15 p.m. also in Courtroom II; in The Prosecutor v. Milutinovic, Sainovic and Ojdanic on 14 April at 3 p.m.; and in The Prosecutor v. Slobodan Milosevic on 15 April at 3 p.m. in Courtroom I.

This last status conference in the Milosevic case will be to review the progress of the Defence case.

Next week, proceedings will continue in the Krajisnik, Milosevic, Oric, Limaj and others, Hadzihasanovic and Kubura and Halilovic cases.

Office of the Prosecutor:

Florence Hartmann for the Office of the Prosecutor made no statement.

Questions:

Asked to comment on repeated claims in the Serbian press that the accused Borovnica was dead, Hartmann replied that the OTP was aware of this and had received the death certificate but still had to check some information indicating that the accused could still be alive.

Documents

The Prosecutor v. Momcilo Krajisnik

15 March 2005 – Decision On Defence Application For Certification On Interlocutory Appeal.

The Prosecutor v. Milan Gvero

16 March 2005 – Decision On Assigned Counsel.

The Prosecutor v. Naletilic and Martinovic

16 March 2005 – Prosecution’s Response Sixth Status Report."

The Prosecutor v. Mrksic, Radic, Sljivancanin

24 March 2005 – Prosecution Response To Motion Of The Applicant Mile Mrksic For Leave To Appeal For Leave To Appeal Filed On 16 March 2005.

The Prosecutor v. Milan Babic

24 March 2005 – Prosecution’s Response To The "Appellant’s Brief Pursant To Rule 111."

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