PROSECUTOR v ISSA HASSAN SESAY & ORS - ORDER ON PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR ADDITIONAL WITNESSES ( SCSL-04-15-T ) [2004] SCSL 211 (24 November 2004);


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THE TRIAL CHAMBER


Before:
Hon. Judge Benjamin Mutanga Itoe, Presiding Judge
Hon. Judge Bankole Thompson
Hon. Judge Pierre Boutet
Registrar:
Robin Vincent
Date:
25th of November, 2004
PROSECUTOR
Against
Sam Hinga Norman
Moinina Fofana
Allieu Kondewa
(Case No.SCSL-04-14-T)

ORDER TO PERMIT FILMING IN THE COURT ROOM


Office of the Prosecutor:

Defence Counsel:
David Crane
Luc Côté

Simone Monasebian







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

HAVING CONSIDERED the request from the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), a United States based network, for permission to film in the Courtroom during the trial proceedings of The Prosecutor v. Sam Hinga Norman, Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewa;

PURSUANT TO Rule 81 (D) of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the Special Court;

ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:

  1. That one representative of the NBC, chosen and designated by itself, is authorised to film in the Courtroom during Trial proceedings on Monday the 29th of November, 2004;
  2. Unless specifically authorised, this representative of the NBC may not, under any circumstances, film any of the witnesses before the Court or be present in the court room during closed sessions, and must comply with all orders of the Court regarding protective measures for witnesses.

Done in Freetown, Sierra Leone, this 25th day of November, 2004



Hon. Judge Pierre Boutet

Hon. Judge Benjamin Mutanga Itoe
Presiding Judge,
Trial Chamber

Hon. Judge Bankole Thompson

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