ICTY WEEKLY PRESS BRIEFING Latest Developments

ICTY Weekly Press Briefing

Date: 27.02.2008

Time: 13:00

Registry and Chambers:

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

Good morning,

Dragan Zelenović, a former Bosnian Serb soldier, was today transferred to Belgium to serve his 15 year sentence of imprisonment for torture and rape of women and girls in the town of Foča in Bosnia and Herzegovina during 1992. On 17 January 2007, Zelenović pleaded guilty to seven counts of rape, including gang rape, and torture of women and girls, one of them merely 15 years old, following the take over of Foča municipality by Serb forces in April 1992

Yesterday Trial Chamber I issued its 98bis ruling in the Rasim Delić case in which it acquitted the accused of count three of the indictment. In this count the prosecution alleged Delic was responsible for the failure to prevent rape of three Bosnian Serb women in the El Mujahed-run camp of Kamenica in late 1995. The Trial Chamber ruled Delic had a case to answer in respect of the other counts: murder and cruel treatment. The defence will begin presenting its case next Tuesday, 4 March 2008 when the first defence witness will take the stand.

Last Friday, the Appeals Chamber stayed the order to provisionally release Jadranko Prlić, Bruno Stojić, Slobodan Praljak, Milivoj Petković and Valentin Čorić. All five accused have filed their response to the Prosecution’s appeal for the provisional release to be revoked. We are now waiting for the Appeals Chamber to rule on the matter.

This Friday morning, there will be a status conference in the case of Milan Martić in courtroom I at 9:30.

Please note that the decision in the 98bis hearing in the Popović et al. case will take place on 3 March at 2:15 in courtroom III.

As regards the trials for Šešelj, Boškoski and Tarčulovski, and Milutinović et al., these continue as scheduled.

And lastly, please be advised that there will be no press briefing here next week as both the Prosecution Spokesperson and I will be in Zagreb holding a media event for Croatian media.

Office of the Prosecutor:

Olga Kavran, Spokesperson for the Office of the Prosecutor, made the following statement:

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will be in Zagreb tomorrow and Friday and in Sarajevo next week, on Thursday and Friday. These will be his first official visits to the region of the former Yugoslavia and their purpose is to meet with the representatives of the local authorities and the international community involved in issues of cooperation.

In Zagreb, there will be a brief media opportunity at approximately 5.15 PM on Thursday, at the Ministry of Justice.

A brief media opportunity is planned for Sarajevo as well. Since there will be no press briefing, we will issue a press advisory with the details next week.

Questions:

Asked whether Serge Brammertz still had plans to visit Belgrade, Olga Kavran responded that the visit was still planned but that no dates have been confirmed yet. The Prosecutor is hoping to go as soon as possible but is mindful of the current situation in Belgrade.

Related to the media opportunity in Zagreb, a journalist asked whether this will be the first press conference held by the Prosecutor, upon which Olga Kavran replied that the Prosecutor will not hold a press conference but will give a brief statement to the media.

Document List:

Description

Title

Type

Date

Boskoski et al

Internal memorandum re. Verification of accuracy of interpretation in case no. It-04-82-t, hearing of 30 august 2007

Internal Memorandum

22-Feb-08

Boskoski et al

Motion seeking to reply and reply to the prosecution's response to the tarculovski defence motion for admission of exhibits from the bar table

Reply

25-Feb-08

Delic

Motion for leave to amend exhibit 106

Motions

25-Feb-08

Delic

Defence reply to prosecution response to motion for the admission of documentary evidence

Reply

25-Feb-08

Gotovina et Al.

Defendant ante gotovina's rule 73 motion to dismiss counts 6 and 7 of the amended joinder indictment

Motions

25-Feb-08

Gotovina et Al.

Proposed amended joinder indictment

Indictment

22-Feb-08

Gotovina et Al.

Appendix c to prosecution's first motion for trial-related protective measures. Witness 136. Sources referred to in the motion

Motions

22-Feb-08

Gotovina et Al.

Correspondence from slo, tci addressed to the parties re: rule 65 ter conference

Correspondence

26-Feb-08

Krajisnik (Appeal)

Motion of momcilo krajisnik to reschedule the date of status conference and for permission for alan dershowitz to make a special appearance

Motions

22-Feb-08

Limaj et al (Appeal)

Vendim mbi mocionin e vllastimir gjorgjeviqit për përdorimin e të gjithë materialeve në çështjen prokurorja kundër limajt dhe të tjerëve, lënda nr. It-03-66

Decision

22-Feb-08

Limaj et al (Appeal)

Vendim në lidhje me mocionin në emër të haradin balës për lirim të përkohshëm me kusht

Decision

22-Feb-08

Lukic et al

Order scheduling a status conference

Scheduling order

27-Feb-08

Martic (Appeal)

Decision on motion by jovica stanisic for access to confidential testimony and exhibits in the martic case pursuant to rule 75(g) (i)

Decision

22-Feb-08

Milutinovic et al.

Lazarevic defence notice regarding mfi documents

Notice

25-Feb-08

Milutinovic et al.

Second order on exhibits p2885, 1d279, 1d671, 4d3, 4d95, 4d106 and 5d272

Order

26-Feb-08

Milutinovic et al.

Defence request regarding exhibit 2d383

Motions

26-Feb-08

Milutinovic et al.

Waiver from milutinovic for absence from court on 22 february 2008

Miscellaneous documents

22-Feb-08

Milutinovic et al.

Verification of accuracy of interpretation in the milutinovic trial (it-05-87-t) of 06 december 2007

Internal Memorandum

25-Feb-08

Milutinovic et al.

Sreten lukic's third motion to amend rule 65ter exhibit list with annex a

Motions

25-Feb-08

Milutinovic et al.

Verification of accuracy of interpretation in the milutinovic trial (it-05-87-t) of 21 february 2008

Internal Memorandum

25-Feb-08

Mrksic (Appeal)

State report on provisional release of mr. Sljivancanin

Reports

27-Feb-08

Perisic

Request for alteration of conditions of provisional release with annex a

Request

22-Feb-08

Popovic et al

Scheduling order

Scheduling order

25-Feb-08

Popovic et al

Prosecution response to gvero's and miletic's motions for provisional release during the forthcoming break in the proceedings

Response

22-Feb-08

Popovic et al

Request for leave to reply and reply to prosecution response to milan gvero's application for provisional release during the forthcoming break in the proceedings

Reply

25-Feb-08

Popovic et al

Demande d'autorisation de réplique et la réplique du général miletic à la réponse du procureur relative à la mise en liberté provisore

Reply

25-Feb-08

Prlic and Others

Décision portant ordre du jour des audiences de mise en état des 17 et 26 mars 2008

Decision

22-Feb-08

Prlic and Others

Décision portant lignes directrices pour les demandes de mesures de protection des témoins de la défense

Decision

22-Feb-08

Prlic and Others

Petkovic defence request for certification to appeal the trial chamber's rule 98bis oral decision on its submission to the trial chamber to order the prosecution to strike from the amended indictment certain parts alleging co-perpetration, indirect perpet

Request

26-Feb-08

Prlic and Others

Decision on the agenda of the status conferences of 17 and 26 march 2008

Decision

26-Feb-08

Prlic and Others

Corrigendum à l'ordonnance portant calendrier en date du 14 fevrier 2008

Corrigendum

25-Feb-08

Prlic and Others

Decision on prosecution request for stay of the decisions on motions for provisional release

Decision

26-Feb-08

Prlic and Others

Decision portant sur une demande de clarification

Decision

25-Feb-08

Prlic and Others (Interlocutory)

Milivoj petkovic response to the prosecution's consolidated appeal from decisions to provisionally release the accused prlic, stojic, praljak, petkovic and coric prior to the defence case

Response

25-Feb-08

Prlic and Others (Interlocutory)

Décision relative à la demande de l'accusation de surseoir à l'exécution des décisions de mise en liberté provisoire des accusés prlic, stojic, praljak, petkovic et coric

Decision

26-Feb-08

Prlic and Others (Interlocutory)

Decision on prosecution's request to stay the decisions to provisionally release the accused prlic, stojic, praljak, petkovic and coric

Decision

22-Feb-08

Prlic and Others (Interlocutory)

Order assigning judges to a case before the appeals chamber

Order

22-Feb-08

Prlic and Others (Interlocutory)

Jadranko prlic's response to prosecution's consolidated appeal from decisions to provisionally release the accused prlic, stojic, praljak, petkovic and coric prior to the defence case

Response

25-Feb-08

Prlic and Others (Interlocutory)

Stojic, praljak and coric response to prosecution's consolidated appeal from decisions to provisionally release the accused prlic, stojic, praljak, petkovic and coric prior to the defence case

Response

25-Feb-08

Seselj

Procès-verbal of reception of bcs translation of "corrigendum"

Miscellaneous documents

25-Feb-08

Seselj

Professor vojislav seselj's response to prosecution's clarification for admission of statements pursuant to rules 89 (f), 92 bis, 92 ter and 92 quater (submission no. 380)

Response

26-Feb-08

Seselj

Procès-verbal of reception of bcs translation of "ordonnance aux fins de clarification des deux requêtes de l'accusation relatives au constat judiciaire de moyens de preuve documentaires"

Miscellaneous documents

25-Feb-08

Seselj

Redacted version of the "decision on the prosecution's consolidated motion pursuant to rules 89 (f), 92 bis, 92 ter and 92 quater of the rules of procedure and evidence" filed confidentially on 7 january 2008

Decision

26-Feb-08

Seselj

Procès-verbal of reception of bcs translation of "décision relative à la requête de l'accusation visant à la saisie de documents concernant le témoin vs-038"

Miscellaneous documents

25-Feb-08

Seselj

Procès-verbal of reception of bcs translation of "decison [by the deputy registrar (...)]"

Miscellaneous documents

25-Feb-08

Seselj

Procès-verbal of reception of bcs translation of "ordonnance relative à la requête de l'accusation aux fins d'ajouter un témoin à sa liste établie en vertu de l'article 65ter du règlement de procédure et de preuve"

Miscellaneous documents

25-Feb-08

Seselj (Interlocutory)

Procès-verbal of reception of bcs translation of "decision on vojislav seselj's appeal against the trial chamber's oral decision of 7 november 2007"

Miscellaneous documents

22-Feb-08

Seselj (Interlocutory)

Procès-verbal of reception of bcs translation of "prosecution's response to the accused's interlocutory appeal against the oral decision of 9 january 2008"

Miscellaneous documents

22-Feb-08

Stanisic

Prosecution's motion for leave to reply and proposed reply to defence response to prosecution's supplement to the prosecution's motion of 9 may 2007 for leave to amend the indictment

Reply

25-Feb-08

Stanisic & Simatovic

Ordonnance fixant la date d'une conférence de mise en état

Scheduling order

22-Feb-08

Stanisic & Simatovic

Decision on motion by jovica stanisic for access to confidential testimony and exhibits in the martic case pursuant to rule 75 (g) (i)

Decision

22-Feb-08

Stanisic & Simatovic

Ordonnance fixant une date d'une conférence de mise en état

Scheduling order

22-Feb-08

Stanisic & Simatovic

Ordonnance fixant une nouvelle date pour une conférence de mise en état

Scheduling order

22-Feb-08

Stanisic & Simatovic

Defence motion on prosecution failure to disclose unredacted witness statements

Motions

22-Feb-08

 

 

****