TRIAL CHAMBER I

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CORRIGENDUM
DECISION ON GBAO REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO CALL ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND FOR ORDER FOR PROTECTIVE MEASURES

TRIAL CHAMBER I (“Trial Chamber”) of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (“Special Court”) composed of Hon. Justice Benjamin Mutanga Itoe, Presiding Judge, Hon. Justice Bankole Thompson and Hon. Justice Pierre Boutet;

NOTING the Decision on Gbao Request for Leave to Call Additional Witnesses and for Order for Protective Measures filed on the 16th of October 2007;

HEREBY ORDERS THAT

The Order:

CONSEQUENTIALLY ORDERS

1. that the existing protective measures ordered in this case for the Defence witnesses be extended to the aforementioned witnesses; and
2. that within 15 days of the present Decision the Defence file with the Court, with redactions as necessary and within five days of the present decision, a “core” and a “back-up” Updated Witness List of all the witnesses that it intends to call, including:

(a) the pseudonym of each witness;

(b) a detailed summary of each witness’ testimony. The summary should, subject to any protective measures that have been ordered by the Chamber, be sufficiently descriptive to allow the Prosecution and the Chamber to fully appreciate and understand the nature and content of the proposed testimony;

(c) the points of the Indictment about which each witness will testify, including the exact paragraph/s and the specific count/s;

(d) the estimated length of time for each witness to testify and the language in which the testimony is expected to be given; and

(e) an indication of whether the witness will testify in person or pursuant to Rule 92bis, 92ter or 92 quater of the Rules.

Shall read as follows:

CONSEQUENTIALLY ORDERS

1. that the existing protective measures ordered in this case for the Defence witnesses be extended to the aforementioned witnesses; and
2. that within 15 days of the present Decision the Defence file with the Court, with redactions as necessary,[1] a “core” and a “back-up” Updated Witness List of all the witnesses that it intends to call, including:

(a) the pseudonym of each witness;

(b) a detailed summary of each witness’ testimony. The summary should, subject to any protective measures that have been ordered by the Chamber, be sufficiently descriptive to allow the Prosecution and the Chamber to fully appreciate and understand the nature and content of the proposed testimony;

(c) the points of the Indictment about which each witness will testify, including the exact paragraph/s and the specific count/s;

(d) the estimated length of time for each witness to testify and the language in which the testimony is expected to be given; and

(e) an indication of whether the witness will testify in person or pursuant to Rule 92bis, 92ter or 92 quater of the Rules.

[1] Emphasis added. Footnotes contained in the Decision have been omitted from this Corrigendum.