ICTY WEEKLY PRESS BRIEFING Latest Developments

Please note that this is not a verbatim transcript of the Press Briefing. It is merely a summary.

Date: 16.11.2005
Time: 12:20

Registry and Chambers:

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

Good afternoon,

You will have seen that the judgement in the case against Sefer Halilovic was rendered earlier today. Copies of that judgement will be available in the course of the day.

Yesterday, the Appeals Chamber issued its decision on Gojko Jankovic’s appeal against a ruling on 22 July this year to refer his case to Bosnia and Herzegovina pursuant to Rule 11 bis of the Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure and Evidence.

In its decision, the Appeals Chamber allowed in part one ground of appeal, "insofar as it objects to the Referral Bench’s order instructing the Prosecutor

  1. to continue her efforts in co-operation with the OSCE or another international organization to ensure the monitoring and reporting on the proceedings of this case before the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and

  2. to seek further direction from the Referral Bench if arrangements for monitoring and reporting should prove ineffective."

The Appeals Chamber dismissed the remainder of Jankovic’s grounds of appeal. This means that arrangements will be made for his transfer to Bosnia and Herzegovina within 30 days. Copies of that decision are online and available on request.

Furthermore, as you will have seen from our press release this morning, Mladjo Radic has been transferred to France to serve his 20-year sentence, which was upheld by the Appeals Chamber in February of this year.

Tomorrow, a ceremony will be held in Courtroom I starting at 9 a.m. in order for the new permanent Judge of the ICTY, Judge Moloto, to be sworn in, and for Judge Christine Van den Wyngaert, formerly an ad litem judge, to be welcomed as a permanent judge. This is a public event that you are all welcome to attend.

Folllowing this, there will then be an extraordinary plenary session of the permanent judges where the new President and Vice President will be elected. We will of course let you know the results as soon as we have them.

Office of the Prosecutor:

Florence Hartmann, Spokesperson for the Office of the Prosecutor, made the following statement:

Regarding the judgment today related to Sefer Halilovic, the OTP would like to underline that even though the Court was not satisfied that Halilovic had control at the time and decided to acquit him, the Chamber has established that a number of inhabitants, innocent civilians, of Uzdol and Grabovica were victims of brutal murders committed by ABiH units.

Questions:

Asked whether the OTP would appeal the Halilovic acquittal, Hartmann answered that it was too early to say as the Prosecution had to study the judgement before making a decision.

Documents:

Signature Date

CaseDescription

DocumentTitle

14-Nov-05

Blagojevic et al. (Appeal)

Urgent Prosecution Motion To Suspend Scheduling Order With Respect To Defence Appeal Briefs

11-Nov-05

Blagojevic et al. (Appeal)

Prosecutor's Response To The Submission Of The Registry Pursuant To Rule 33(B) Of The Rules Of Procedure And Evidence Regarding Defence Motion Seeking Access To Confidential Material In Several Cases

15-Nov-05

Boskoski et al

[Decision On Prosecution Motion For Leave To Amend The Original Indictment And Defence Motions Challenging The Form Of The Proposed Indictment]

11-Nov-05

Boskoski et al

Motion To Compel Disclosure Of All Exculpatory Evidence In The Possesion Of The Office Of The Prosecutor Pursuant To Rule 68

15-Nov-05

Boskoski et al

[Scheduling Order Setting Time For Submissions]

15-Nov-05

Boskoski et al

[Order Concerning Supporting Material]

15-Nov-05

Boskoski et al

[Decision SBy The Deputy Registrar Extending Assignment Of Counsel]

15-Nov-05

Boskoski et al

[Decision SBy The Deputy Registar SRe Assignment Of Counsel And Co-Counsel To Mr Boskoski]

15-Nov-05

Boskoski et al

[Second Scheduling Order Setting Time For Submissions]

16-Nov-05

Boskoski et al (Interlocutory)

[Decision On Ljube Boskoski's Interlocutory Appeal On Provisional Release]

11-Nov-05

Delic

Amended Indictment SProposed CorrectedC

11-Nov-05

Delic

Defence Response On Behalf Of Rasim Delic To Jadranko Prlic's Motion For Access To All Confidential Material In The Delic Case

11-Nov-05

Delic

Prosecutor's Response To The Submission Of The Registry Pursuant To Rule 33 (B) Of The Rules Of Procedure And Evidence Regarding Defence Motions Seeking Access To Confidential Material In Several Cases

11-Nov-05

Hadzihasanovic et al.

Prosecutor's Response To The Submission Of The Registry Pursuant To Rule 33(B) Of The Rules Of Procedure And Evidence Regarding Defence Motion Seeking Access To Confidential Material In Several Cases

15-Nov-05

Jankovic (Appeal 11bis)

Decision On Rule 11bis Referral

11-Nov-05

Krajisnik

Transcript/Interpretation Clarification Request - Krajisnik Hearing Of 25 October 2005

14-Nov-05

Ljubicic

Request For Modification Of Conditions Of Detention

15-Nov-05

Milosevic

Serbia And Montenegro's Response To Prosecution Application For Further Actions In Relation To Previous Rule 54 Bis Applications, Dated 24 August 2005 (Public Version)

16-Nov-05

Milosevic

Prosecution Submissions On Additional Defence Documents Marked For Identification

11-Nov-05

Milosevic

Prosecutor's Response To The Submission Of The Registry Pursuant To Rule 33 (B) Of The Rules Of Procedure And Evidence Regarding Defence Motions Seeking Access To Confidential Material In Several Cases

15-Nov-05

Milosevic

Order For Expert Medical Reports

14-Nov-05

Milutinovic et al.

Notice Of Withdrawal Of The Prosecution's Response To The Request By General Ojdanic For Leave To File A "Reply Brief " (Rule 126bis) And Request For Leave To File A Sur-Reply

15-Nov-05

Milutinovic et al.

Order Arising From Prosecution's Submission Regarding The Order Of Pre-Trial Judge From Status Conference

11-Nov-05

Oric

Prosecution Declaration Stating Searches, Location Of Searches, And Results Of Searshes As Ordered By The Trial Chamber On The 27th Of October 2005

15-Nov-05

Oric

Motion For Certification Of The Decision On The Defence Motion On Behalf Of Drago Nikolic Seeking Access To All Confidential Material In The Oric Case

11-Nov-05

Oric

Prosecutor's Response To The Submission Of The Registry Pursuant To Rule 33(B) Of The Rules Of Procedure And Evidence Regarding Defence Motion Seeking Access To Confidential Material In Several Cases

11-Nov-05

Popovic et al

Prosecutor's Response To The Submission Of The Registry Pursuant To Rule 33(B) Of The Rules Of Procedure And Evidence Regarding Defence Motions Seeking Access To Confidential Material In Several Cases

11-Nov-05

Popovic et al

Consolidated Amended Indictment

15-Nov-05

Popovic et al

Motion For Certification Of The Decision On The Defence Motion On Behalf Of Drago Nikolic Seeking Access To All Confidential Material In The Oric Case

15-Nov-05

Prlic and Others

Order To Trial Chamber Ii To Entrust The Pre-Trial Judge With The Functions Pursuant To Tule 73 Of The Tules Of Procedure And Evidence

15-Nov-05

Prlic and Others

Supplemental Order To Trial Chamber Ii To Entrust The Pre-Trial Judge With The Functions Pursuant To Rule 73 Of The Rules Of Procedure And Evidence

11-Nov-05

Prlic and Others

Prosecutor's Response To The Submission Of The Registry Pursuant To Rule 33 (B) Of The Rules Of Procedure And Evidence Regarding Defence Motions Seeking Access To Confidential Material In Several Cases

11-Nov-05

Prlic and Others

Defence Response On Behalf Of Rasim Delic To Jadranko Prlic Motion For Access To All Confidential Material In The Delic Case

14-Nov-05

Strugar et al. (Appeal)

Defence Motion: Request For Providing Medical Aid In The Republic Of Montenegro In Detention Conditions