ICTY WEEKLY PRESS BRIEFING Latest Developments

ICTY Weekly Press Briefing

Date: 12.03.2008

Time: 12:00

Registry and Chambers:

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

Good morning,

Welcome to a very busy week here at the Tribunal with the commencement of the trial of Ante Gotovina, Ivan Čermak and Mladen Markač. We are happy to see high media interest for this case and warmly welcome the journalists who have come from Croatia to cover the opening of the trial.

And next week another important trial commences with the Prosecution’s opening statements in the case of Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović due to be made on 17 March 2008 immediately after the pre-trial conference. You will recall that a decision made by the Trial Chamber delayed the commencement of this trial by seven days on request of the Prosecution.

Elsewhere, Jadranko Prlić, Bruno Stojić, Slobodan Praljak, Milivoj Petković and Valentin Čorić will remain in the Tribunal’s Detention Unit during the break in trial proceedings after the Appeals Chamber yesterday overturned the Trial Chamber’s decision to provisionally release them during a break in trial.

In the courtrooms this week:

This morning Gotovina’s Defence team is making its opening statement. The trial will continue tomorrow with the first Prosecution witness taking stand in Courtroom III from 9:00 to 13:45.

Two status conferences have been scheduled for this afternoon in Courtroom III; one for Zdravko Tolimir at 14:15 and one for Milan and Sredoje Lukić at 16:00.

The trials for Boškoski and Tarčulovski, Šešelj, Delić, and Milutinović et al. continue as scheduled.

There will be no statement from the Office of the Prosecutor.

Questions:

Asked about the reason for the postponement of the Stanišić and Simatović trial, Nerma Jelačić replied that last week’s decision specified the start of trial was moved on request of the Prosecution with no other details.

Document List:

Case

Title

Document Type

Date

Boskoski et al

PROSECUTION RESPONSE TO "TARCULOVSKI MOTION FOR PERMISSION TO ADD ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS TO ITS 2D DEFENCE EXHIBIT LIST"

Response

11-Mar-08

Boskoski et al

BOSKOSKI DEFENCE MOTION REGARDING TRANSLATIONS OF EXHIBITS 1D319 AND 1D320

Motions

11-Mar-08

Delic

DEFENCE MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT OF HEARING

Motions

10-Mar-08

Delic

PROSECUTION RESPONSE TO DEFENCE SUBMISSION OF EXPERT REPORT OF PAUL CORNISH PURSUANT TO RULE 94 BIS

Response

11-Mar-08

Delic

ODLUKA PO ZAHTJEVU ODBRANE ZA PRIHVATANJE DOKUMENTARNIH DOKAZA

Decision

11-Mar-08

Gotovina et Al.

PROSECUTION'S SECOND MOTION TO AMEND THE EXHIBIT LIST

Motions

10-Mar-08

Gotovina et Al.

ODLUKA PO ZAHTJEVU ANTE GOTOVINE TEMELJEM PRAVILA 73 KOJIM SE OD PREDRASPRAVNOG VIJECA TRAZI DA SE IZBRISU DIJELOVI PREDRASPRAVNOG PODNESKA TUZITELJSTVA KOJIMA SE FAKTICKI MIJENJA SPOJENA OPTUZNICA, TE PO ZAHTJEVU TUZITELJSTVA ZA IZMJENU OPTUZNIE

Decision

10-Mar-08

Gotovina et Al.

DECISION [BY THE REGISTRAR RE: ASSIGNMENT OF COUNSEL TO MR CERMAK]

Decision

10-Mar-08

Gotovina et Al.

DEFENDANT MLADEN MARKAC'S JOINDER TO ANTE GOTOVINA'S RESPONSE TO PROSECUTION'S FIRST MOTION FOR TRIAL-RELATED PROTECTIVE MEASURES (WITNESS 136)

Response

07-Mar-08

Gotovina et Al.

NALOG O IMENOVANJU SUDACA AD LITEM U PREDMETU PRED RASPRAVNIM VIJECEM

Order

10-Mar-08

Gotovina et Al.

ADDENDUM TO PROSECUTION'S SECOND MOTION TO AMEND THE EXHIBIT LIST

Motions

11-Mar-08

Gotovina et Al.

CORRIGENDUM TO ADDENDUM TO PROSECUTION'S SECOND MOTION TO AMEND THE EXHIBIT LIST

Corrigendum

11-Mar-08

Gotovina et Al.

NALOG O SASTAVU RASPRAVNOG VIJECA

Order

10-Mar-08

Gotovina et Al.

PROSECUTION'S RESPONSE TO GOTOVINA'S MOTION TO DISMISS COUNTS 6 AND 7 OF THE AMENDED JOINDER INDICTMENT

Response

10-Mar-08

Gotovina et Al.

PROSECUTION'S RESPONSE TO GOTOVINA'S REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATION TO APPEAL THE DECISION ON RULE 73 MOTION TO STRIKE PARTS OF THE PROSECUTION'S PRE-TRIAL BRIEF

Response

07-Mar-08

Gotovina et Al.

ORDONNANCE PORTANT DÉSIGNATION D'UN JUGE DE LA MISE EN ÉTAT

Order

11-Mar-08

Gotovina et Al. (Interlocutory)

CORRIGENDUM

Corrigendum

11-Mar-08

Krajisnik (Appeal)

POVJERLJIVO DODATAK A - B

Motions

11-Mar-08

Krajisnik (Appeal)

ZAHTJEV TUZILASTVA ZA RAZJASNJENJE I PREISPITIVANJE "ODLUKE PO ZAHTJEVU MOMCILA KRAJISNIKA DA SE PONOVO ZAKAZE STATUSNA KONFERENCIJA I ODOBRI PRISTUPANJE ALANA DERSHOWITZA"

Motions

11-Mar-08

Krajisnik (Appeal)

DECISION ON PROSECUTION'S MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION AND RECONSIDERATION OF THE DECISION OF 28 FEBRUARY 2008

Decision

11-Mar-08

Lukic et al

SREDOJE LUKIC'S RESPONSE TO "PROSECUTION'S MOTION FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE OF ADJUDICATED FACTS WITH PUBLIC ANNEX A"

Response

10-Mar-08

Lukic et al

DECISION BY THE REGISTRAR REGARDING ASSIGNMENT OF MR. JASON ALARID AS CO-COUNSEL TO MR. SULEJIC

Decision

10-Mar-08

Martic (Appeal)

DECISION ON MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ORAL DECISION ISSUED ON 29 FEBRUARY 2008

Decision

10-Mar-08

Martic (Appeal)

ODLUKA PO ZAHTEVU ZA PONOVNO RAZMATRANJE USMENE ODLUKE DONETE 29. FEBRUARA 2008.

Decision

12-Mar-08

Milutinovic et al.

ORDER RE EXHIBIT 6D202

Order

11-Mar-08

Milutinovic et al.

PAVKOVIC MOTION TO EXTEND PERIOD OF TIME FOR RESPONSE TO 29 FEBRUARY JOINT (OJDANIC AND LUKIC) REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO CALL HANDWRITING EXPERT PROFESSOR ZIVODIN ALEKSIC, MOTION TO ADMIT ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS, AND MOTION TO AMEND RULE 65TER WITNESS AND EXHIBIT

Motions

10-Mar-08

Milutinovic et al.

SRETEN LUKIC MOTION TO ADMIT INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT 6D202 WITH CORRECTED TRANSLATION

Motions

10-Mar-08

Milutinovic et al.

WAIVER FROM PAVKOVIC FOR ABSENCE FROM COURT ON 11 MARCH 2008

Miscellaneous documents

11-Mar-08

Milutinovic et al.

CORRIGENDUM TO JOINT (OJDANIC & LUKIC) REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO CALL HANDWRITING EXPERT PROFESSOR ZIVOJIN ALEKSIC, MOTION TO ADMIT ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS, AND MOTION TO AMEND RULE 65TER WITNESS AND EXHIBIT LIST

Corrigendum

07-Mar-08

Milutinovic et al.

WAIVER FROM MILUTINOVIC FOR ABSENCE FROM COURT ON 07 MARCH 2008

Miscellaneous documents

07-Mar-08

Milutinovic et al.

VERIFICATION OF ACCURACY OF INTERPRETATION IN THE MILUTINOVIC TRIAL (IT-05-87-T) OF 05 FEBRUARY 2008

Internal Memorandum

10-Mar-08

Milutinovic et al.

DECISION ON SIXTH LUKIC MOTION TO AMEND RULE 65TER EXHIBT LIST

Decision

07-Mar-08

Milutinovic et al.

VERIFICATION OF ACCURACY OF INTERPRETATION IN THE MILUTINOVIC TRIAL (IT-05-87-T) OF 10 DECEMBER 2007

Internal Memorandum

10-Mar-08

Milutinovic et al.

ORDER RE EXHIBITS 5D1289 AND 6D237

Order

07-Mar-08

Milutinovic et al.

DEFENCE NOTICE REGARDING EXHIBIT 5D1417

Notice

07-Mar-08

Milutinovic et al.

DECISION ON OJDANIC RENEWED MOTIONS FOR ADMISSION OF DOCUMENTS (COMBAT REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS) FROM BAR TABLE

Decision

10-Mar-08

Oric(Appeal)

PROSECUTION'S NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF ITS THIRD GROUND OF APPEAL

Notice

07-Mar-08

Oric(Appeal)

ADDENDUM TO ORDER SCHEDULING APPEAL HEARING

Scheduling order

10-Mar-08

Perisic

ODLUKA PO JEDANAESTOM ZAHHTEVU ZA IZMENU USLOVA PRIVREMENOG PUSTANJA NA SLOBODU

Decision

11-Mar-08

Perisic

DECISION ON ELEVENTH REQUEST FOR ALTERATION OF CONDITIONS OF PROVISIONAL RELEASE

Decision

11-Mar-08

Popovic et al

DÉCISION RELATIVE AUX NOUVELLES MODIFICATION DE L'ACTE D'ACCUSATION ET AUX EXCEPTIONS PRÉJUDICIELLES Y RELATIVES

Decision

10-Mar-08

Popovic et al

DECISION ON DEFENCE MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION OF DECISION ADDING EIGHTEEN WITNESSES TO PROSECUTION'S WITNESS LIST AND ADMITTING THEIR WRITTEN STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 92 BIS

Decision

11-Mar-08

Popovic et al

DECISION ON DEFENCE OBJECTIONS TO ADMISSION OF THE EXPERT STATEMENT OF GENERAL RUPERT SMITH

Decision

11-Mar-08

Popovic et al

DEFENCE MOTION ON BEHALF OF DRAGO NIKOLIC SEEKING CERTIFICATION OF TEH TRIAL CHAMBER RULE 98BIS DECISION

Motions

10-Mar-08

Popovic et al

INTERNAL MEMORANDUM RE. VERIFICATION OF INTERPRETATION IN CASE IT-05-88-T, HEARING OF 6 DECEMBER 2007

Internal Memorandum

11-Mar-08

Prlic and Others

SLOBODAN PRALJAK'S MOTION UNDER RULE 6 (D) REQUESTING THAT THE AMENDMENT OF RULE 67 NOT OPERATE TO PREJUDICE THE RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED

Motions

11-Mar-08

Prlic and Others

JADRANKO PRLIC'S MOTION FOR EXPEDITED RENEWED & EXPLICIT CONSIDERATION OF HIS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED REQUEST FOR PROVISIONAL RELEASE

Motions

12-Mar-08

Prlic and Others

CORRIGENDUM NALOGA O RASPOREDU OD 14. FEBRUARA 2008

Corrigendum

10-Mar-08

Prlic and Others (Interlocutory)

DECISION ON PROSECUTION'S CONSOLIDATED APPEAL AGAINST DECISIONS TO PROVISIONALLY RELEASE THE ACCUSED PRLIC, STOJIC, PRALJAK, PETKOVIC AND CORIC

Decision

11-Mar-08

Seselj

DECISION ON THE EVIDENCE OF WITNESS VILIM KARLOVIC PURSUANT TO RULE 92 TER OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE

Decision

10-Mar-08

Seselj

PROSECUTION'S MOTION TO RESTORE 10 EXHIBITS TO THE 65TER LIST

Motions

10-Mar-08

Seselj

DÉCISION RELATIVE À L'ADMISSION DES ÉLÉMENTS DE PREUVE PRÉSENTÉS LORS DU TÉMOIGNAGE DE GORAN STOPARIC

Decision

07-Mar-08

Seselj

DECISION ON ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE PRESENTED DURING THE TESTIMONY OF GORAN STOPARIC

Decision

12-Mar-08

Seselj

DÉCISION RELATIVE À LA DÉPOSITION DU TÉMOIN VILIM KARLOVIC EN APPLICATION DE L'ARTICLE 92TER DU RÈGLEMENT DE PROCÉDURE ET DE PREUVE

Decision

10-Mar-08

Seselj

ODLUKA U VEZI SA SVEDOCENJEM SVEDOKA VILIMA KARLOVICA NA OSNOVU PRAVILA 92TER PRAVILNIKA O POSTUPKU I DOKAZIMA

Decision

10-Mar-08

Seselj

REDACTED VERSION OF THE SECOND 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 27 FEBRUARY 2008

Decision

12-Mar-08

Seselj (Interlocutory)

DECISION ON APPEAL AGAINST THE TRIAL CHAMBER'S ORAL DECISION OF 9 JANUARY 2008

Decision

11-Mar-08

Stanisic

PROSECUTION'S RESPONSE TO URGENT DEFENCE'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FILING RESPONSE TO PROSECUTIONS'S MOTION FOR ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE PURSUANT TO RULE 92TER

Response

10-Mar-08

Stanisic

PROSECUTION'S RESPONSE TO URGENT DEFENCE'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

Response

07-Mar-08

Stanisic

URGENT DEFENCE'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FILING RESPONSES TO PROSECUTION'S MOTIONS FOR ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE PURSUANT TO RULE 92 QUATER AND FOR ADMISSION OF TRANSCRIPTS AND WRITTEN STATEMENTS IN LIEU OF VIVA VOCE TESTIMONY PURSUANT TO RULE 92 BIS

Motions

07-Mar-08

Stanisic

URGENT DEFENCE'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FILING RESPOND TO PROSECUTION'S MOTION FOR ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE PURSUANT TO RULE 92 TER

Motions

10-Mar-08

Stanisic

DECISION REGARDING RESPONSE TO PROSECUTION MOTION PURSUANT TO RULE 92 TER

Decision

11-Mar-08

Stanisic

DECISION REGARDING RESPONSES TO PROSECUTION MOTIONS PURSUANT TO RULES 92 BIS AND 92 QUATER AND THE DEFENCE NOTICE PURSUANT TO RULE 94 BIS

Decision

10-Mar-08

Stanisic & Simatovic

DÉCISION RELATIVE À LA REQUÊTE DE L'ACCUSATION AUX FINS DE PROROGATION DU DÉLAI DE DÉPÔT D'UN RAPPORT D'EXPERT

Decision

10-Mar-08

Stanisic & Simatovic

ORDONNANCE RELATIVE AUX CONDITIONS DE MISE EN LIBERTÉ PROVISOIRE DE L'ACCUSÉ FRANKO SIMATOVIC

Order

10-Mar-08

Stanisic & Simatovic

NALOG O RAPOREDU

Scheduling order

07-Mar-08

Stanisic & Simatovic

PROSECUTION'S SUBMISSION OF THE EXPERT REPORT OF DR. ROBERT J. DONIA PURSUANT TO RULE 94 BIS AND MOTION FOR THE ADMISSION OF HIS PRIOR EVIDENCE PURSUANT TO RULE 92TER

Reports

07-Mar-08

Stanisic & Simatovic

SCHEDULING ORDER

Scheduling order

07-Mar-08

Stanisic & Simatovic

DÉCISION RELATIVE À LA DEMANDE PRÉSENTÉE PAR LA DÉFENSE DE JOVICA STANISIC CONCERNANT L'APPITUDE DE L'ACCUSÉ À ÊTRE JUGÉ ET ANNEXES CONFIDENTIELLES

Decision

10-Mar-08

Trbic Milorad

DÉCISION RELATIVE AUX NOUVELLES MODIFICATION DE L'ACTE D'ACCUSATION ET AUX EXCEPTIONS PRÉJUDICIELLES Y RELATIVES

Decision

10-Mar-08

Zdravko Tolimir

PODNESAK SEKRETARA SUDA U VEZI SA ZAHTJEVIMA OPTUZENOG OD 13. FEBRUARA 2008. I 3. MARTA 2008.

Submission

11-Mar-08

Zdravko Tolimir

PROCÈS-VERBAL (7X) OF RECEPTION OF DOCUMENT(S) OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA IN CASE NO. IT-05-88/2

Miscellaneous documents

11-Mar-08

Zdravko Tolimir

REGISTRAR'S SUBMISSION REGARDING THE MOTIONS OF THE ACCUSED DATED 13 FEBRUARY 2008 AND 3 MARCH 2008

Submission

07-Mar-08

 

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