PROSECUTOR v SAM HINGA NORMAN & ORS - SCHEDULING ORDER FOR STATUS CONFERENCE (SCSL-04-14-T ) [2005] SCSL 165 (18 November 2005);
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TRIAL CHAMBER I
Before:
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Hon. Justice Pierre Boutet, Presiding Judge
Hon. Justice Bankole Thompson Hon. Justice Benjamin Mutanga Itoe |
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Interim Registrar:
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Lovemore Green Munlo
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Date:
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18th of November 2005
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PROSECUTOR
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Against
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SAM HINGA NORMAN
MOININA FOFANA ALLIEU KONDEWA (Case No.SCSL-04-14-T) |
SCHEDULING ORDER FOR STATUS CONFERENCE
Office of the Prosecutor:
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Court Appointed Counsel for Sam Hinga
Norman:
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Luc Côté
James Johnson Kevin Tavener |
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Dr. Bu-Buakei Jabbi
John Wesley Hall, Jr. Clare da Silva Court Appointed Counsel for Moinina
Fofana:
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Victor Koppe
Arrow Bockarie Michiel Pestman Andrew Ianuzzi |
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Court Appointed Counsel for Allieu
Kondewa:
Charles Margai Yada Williams Ansu Lansana Martin Michael Susan Wright |
TRIAL CHAMBER I (“The Chamber”) of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (“Special Court”) composed of Hon. Justice Pierre Boutet, Presiding Judge, Hon. Justice Bankole Thompson and Hon. Justice Benjamin Mutanga Itoe;
NOTING the “Order Concerning the Preparation and Presentation of the Defence Case” filed on the 21st of October 2005;
NOTING that a Status Conference was held pursuant to this Order on the
27th of October 2005 for the purpose of considering the preparation
and
presentation of the Defence case and in particular:
a.) the number of
Defence witnesses that will be called for each Defence Team;
b.) whether
joint witnesses will be called by the Defence Teams;
c.) whether expert
witnesses will be called, and if so, the nature of such witnesses;
d.)
whether the Accused will testify at trial;
e.) whether protective measures
are necessary for Defence witnesses;
f.) the anticipated length of the
Defence case;
g.) whether opening statements will be made by the
Accused;
NOTING the “Joint Defence Materials Filed Pursuant to 21 October 2005 Order of Trial Chamber I and Request for Partial Modification Thereof” filed on the 17th of November 2005;
CONSIDERING that Article 17(4)(c) of the Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone provides that the Accused shall be entitled “to be tried without undue delay”;
CONSIDERING that it is in the interest of the parties and in the interest of justice to hold a further Status Conference in order to consider the Joint Defence Materials and the preparation and presentation of the Defence case;
PURSUANT TO Rule 54 and Rule 65 bis of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the Special Court;
HEREBY ORDERS that a Status Conference shall be held on Wednesday, the 23rd of November 2005 at 10:00am in Courtroom 1.
Done at Freetown, Sierra Leone, this 18th day of
November 2005,
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Hon. Justice Benjamin Mutanga Itoe
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Hon. Justice Pierre Boutet
Presiding Judge, Trial Chamber I |
Hon. Justice Bankole Thompson
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