ICTY WEEKLY PRESS BRIEFING Latest Developments

ICTY Weekly Press Briefing

Date: 30.01.2008

Time: 12:00

Registry and Chambers:

Nerma Jelačić, Spokesperson for Registry and Chambers, made the following statement:

Good morning,

The President of the Tribunal, Judge Fausto Pocar, will be in New York next Tuesday where he will meet the Security Council’s working group on ad-hoc Tribunals. Issues to be discussed include the temporary increase of ad litem judges necessary to speed up the completion strategy as well as residual mechanisms to be put in place after the completion of our mission.

And in the Tribunal’s courtrooms this week: Opening statements were made by the defence council of Ljube Boskoski today with the first witness due to take the stand tomorrow. Johan Tarculovski’s defence will make its opening statement at a later stage. Fifty Prosecution witnesses were heard before the Trial Chamber in just over 100 trial days in this case.

A Trial Chamber decision issued earlier this week in the Prlic and others case moved the start of the defence case to 5 May 2008. As you know, 98bis hearings are ongoing in this case and are due to continue next week.

The trials of Vojislav Seselj, Milutinovic and others and Popovic and others will continue this and next week.

A status conference will take place this Friday in the case of Pavle Strugar. A decision issued by the Appeals Chamber earlier this week scheduled the appeals hearing to take place on 23 April this year. The former JNA commander was convicted for the crimes committed during the military campaign in Dubrovnik area and sentenced to 8 years’ imprisonment.

Office of the Prosecutor:

Olga Kavran, Spokesperson for the Office of the Prosecutor, made no statement

Questions:

No questions were asked.

Document List:

Case

Document Title

Signature Date

Boskoski et al

CORRIGENDUM TO PROSECUTION'S MOTION TO ADMIT INTO EVIDENCE TRANSCRIPTS OF VIDEO MATERIAL WITH ANNEXES A-M

29-Jan-08

Boskoski et al

PROSECUTION RESPONSE TO "BOSKOSKI URGENT MOTION FOR AN ORDER TO DISCLOSE MATERIAL PURSUANT TO RULE 66 (B)"

28-Jan-08

Boskoski et al

DECISION ON PROSECUTION'S MOTION TO ADMIT INTO EVIDENCE TRANSCRIPTS OF VIDEO MATERIAL WITH ANNEXES A-M

29-Jan-08

Boskoski et al

BOSKOSKI DEFENCE URGENT MOTION FOR AN ORDER TO DISCLOSE MATERIAL PURSUANT TO RULE 66 (B)

25-Jan-08

Boskoski et al

BOSKOSKI DEFENCE MOTION FOR ADMISSION OF EXHIBITS FROM THE BAR TABLE - "ARMED CONFLICT" AND RELATED REQUIREMENTS UNDER ARTICLE 3 OF THE STATUTE

25-Jan-08

Delic

PROSECUTION CORRIGENDUM TO MOTION TO RECONSIDER

28-Jan-08

Gotovina et Al.

PROSECUTION'S RESPONSE TO GOTOVINA'S DEFENDANT ANTE GOTOVINA'S NOTICE TO THE TRIAL CHAMBER PURSUANT TO RULE 94 BIS CONCERNING THE EXPERT REPORT OF REYNAUD THEUNENS

28-Jan-08

Haradinaj et al

PUBLIC FILING OF REDACTED FINAL BRIEF ON BEHALF OF RAMUSH HARADINAJ

25-Jan-08

Haradinaj et al

DECISION ON IDRIZ BALAJ'S REQUEST FOR EVIDENTIARY HEARING REGARDING INTERVIEW OF CARLA DEL PONTE

29-Jan-08

Martic (Appeal)

PROSECUTION RESPONSE TO STANISIC'S MOTION FOR ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL TESTIMONY AND EXHIBITS IN THE MARTIC CASE PURSUANT TO RULE 75(G)(I)

28-Jan-08

Milutinovic et al.

REVISION OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXHIBIT NUMBER 6D10004 IN CASE IT-05-87-T (MILUTINOVIC ET AL)

29-Jan-08

Milutinovic et al.

VLADIMIR LAZAREVIC'S EIGHTH MOTION TO AMEND RULE 65TER EXHIBIT LIST

29-Jan-08

Popovic et al

DECISION ON PROSECUTION'S MOTION TO ADD EIGHTEEN WITNESSES TO ITS 65 TER LIST AND TO ADMIT THEIR WRITTEN STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 92 BIS

29-Jan-08

Popovic et al

NOTICE TO WITHDRAW 'EXPEDITED DEFENCE MOTION SEEKING AN ORDER REGARDING ANY FURTHER INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY THE PROSECUTION WITH DRAGOMIR VASIC, FOR IMMEDIATE PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER'

29-Jan-08

Prlic and Others

DECISION ON PROSECUTION MOTION FOR VARIATION OF THE EXHIBITS LIST AND FOR ADMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 94 BIS OF THE RULES (VRANICA)

28-Jan-08

Prlic and Others

THE ACCUSED PRALJAK LIST OF EVIDENCE REGARDING WITNESS "DZ"

25-Jan-08

Prlic and Others

CORRIGENDUM TO DECISION TO ADMIT PRESIDENTIAL TRANSCRIPT EVIDENCE

29-Jan-08

Prlic and Others

ORDER CONCERNING STATUS OF EXHIBITS MARKED FOR IDENTIFICATION

25-Jan-08

Prlic and Others

NOTICE BY THE ACCUSED MR. PUSIC (ABSENCE FROM COURT)

29-Jan-08

Prlic and Others

DÉCISION RELATIVE À LA DEMANDE DE DÉLAI POUR LE DÉBUT DE LA PRÉSENTATION À DÉCHARGE ET PORTANT NOUVEAU CALENDRIER

28-Jan-08

Prlic and Others

ORDER TO ADMIT EVIDENCE RELATIVE TO WITNESS ANTOON VAN DER GRINTEN

29-Jan-08

Prlic and Others

ORDER ON REQUESTS TO ADMIT EVIDENCE RELATING TO WITNESS CYRIL RIBICIC

25-Jan-08

Prlic and Others

DECISION TO ADMIT PRESIDENTIAL TRANSCRIPT EVIDENCE

29-Jan-08

Prlic and Others

ORDER TO ADMIT EVIDENCE RELATIVE TO WITNESS MIROSLAV RUPCIC

25-Jan-08

Prlic and Others

ORDER ADMITTING EVIDENCE RELATED TO WITNESS AMOR MASOVIC

25-Jan-08

Seselj

PROCÈS-VERBAL OF RECEPTION OF BCS TRANSLATION OF "DÉCISION RELATIVE À LA REQUÊTE CONSOLIDÉE DE L'ACCUSATION EN VERTU DES ARTICLES 89(F), 92 BIS, 92 TER ET 92 QUATER DU RÈGLEMENT DE PROCÉDURE ET DE PREUVE"

29-Jan-08

Seselj

PROCÈS-VERBAL OF RECEPTION OF BCS TRANSLATION OF "DÉCISION RELATIVE À LA DEMANDE DE DÉLIVRANCE D'UN SAUF-CONDUIT POUR LE TÉMOIN VS-032"

29-Jan-08

Seselj

PROCÈS-VERBAL OF RECEPTION OF BCS TRANSLATION OF " PROSECUTION'S CORRIGENDUM TO "NOTICE REGARDING CLARIFICATION OF THE PENDING MOTIONS FOR ADMISSION OF STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULES 89(F), 92BIS, 92TER AND 92QUATER""

29-Jan-08

Seselj

PROCÈS-VERBAL OF RECEPTION OF BCS TRANSLATION OF "MOTION OF PROFESSOR VOJISLAV SESELJ FOR TRIAL CHAMBER III TO INSTRUCT THE REGISTRAR TO CORRECT MISINTERPRETATION FROM THE SERBIAN LANGUAGE INTO THE FRENCH LANGUAGE IN THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE TRIAL HEARING OF

29-Jan-08

Seselj

PROCÈS-VERBAL OF RECEPTION OF BCS TRANSLATION OF "PROSECUTION NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION BEARING REGISTRY NO. D26227-D26191"

29-Jan-08

Seselj

PROCÈS-VERBAL OF RECEPTION OF BCS TRANSLATION OF "PROSECUTION'S RESPONSE TO SERBIA'S SECOND REQUEST FOR PROTECTIVE MEASURES"

29-Jan-08

Seselj

PROCÈS-VERBAL OF RECEPTION OF BCS TRANSLATION OF "PROSECUTION'S RESPONSE TO SUBMISSION NO. 364"

29-Jan-08

Seselj

PROCÈS-VERBAL OF RECEPTION OF BCS TRANSLATION OF "CORRIGENDUM PROSECUTION'S NOTICE OF FILING OF THE ORIGINAL EXPERT REPORT OF YVES TOMIC IN FRENCH"

29-Jan-08

Seselj

PROCÈS-VERBAL OF RECEPTION OF BCS TRANSLATION OF "PROSECUTION'S MOTION FOR ISSUANCE OF SAFE CONDUCT ORDER FOR WITNESS VS-032"

29-Jan-08

Seselj

PROCÈS-VERBAL OF RECEPTION OF BCS TRANSLATION OF "CERTIFICATE"

29-Jan-08

Seselj

PROCÈS-VERBAL OF RECEPTION OF BCS TRANSLATION OF "DÉCISION RELATIVE À LA DEMANDE DE DÉLIVRANCE D'UN SAUFCONDUIT POUR LE TÉMOIN VS-017"

29-Jan-08

Seselj

PROCÈS-VERBAL OF RECEPTION OF BCS TRANSLATION OF "PROSECUTION'S NOTICE OF FILING OF THE REVISED TRANSLATIONS OF EXPERT REPORT OF YVES TOMIC AND C.V."

29-Jan-08

Seselj

PROCÈS-VERBAL OF RECEPTION OF BCS TRANSLATION OF "CERTIFICATE"

29-Jan-08

Seselj

PROCÈS-VERBAL OF RECEPTION OF BCS TRANSLATION OF "DÉCISION RELATIVE À LA DEMANDE DE DÉLIVRANCE D'UN SAUFCONDUIT POUR LE TÉMOIN VS-011"

29-Jan-08

Stanisic

PROSECUTION'S THIRD MOTION FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE OF ADJUDICATED FACTS, WITH ANNEX

25-Jan-08

Stanisic & Simatovic

PROSECUTION RESPONSE TO STANISIC'S MOTION FOR ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL TESTIMONY AND EXHIBITS IN THE MARTIC CASE PURSUANT TO RULE 75(G)(I)

28-Jan-08

Strugar et al. (Appeal)

SCHEDULING ORDER FOR APPEALS HEARING

29-Jan-08

Zdravko Tolimir

SUBMISSION OF THE ACCUSED TO THE PRE-TRIAL CHAMBER, THE REGISTRAR AND THE PROSECUTOR CONCERNING THE NEED FOR COMMUNICATION WITH THE ACCUSED IN A LANGUAGE AND SCRIPT THAT HE UNDERSTANDS

25-Jan-08

Zdravko Tolimir

PROSECUTION MOTION FOR AN ORDER PROTECTING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF DISCLOSED MATERIALS

28-Jan-08

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