THE TRIAL CHAMBER

KALLON – ORDER FOR EXPEDITED FILING

THE TRIAL CHAMBER (“Trial 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;

SEIZED of the Motion of Issues of Urgent Concern to the Accused Morris Kallon filed on 1st October 2004 (“Motion”) by Defence Counsel for the Second Accused;

NOTING the Decision and Order on Prosecution Motion for Joinder and the Corrigendum thereto of 28th January 2004;

NOTING the Kallon – Decision on Motion for Quashing of Consolidated Indictment of 21st April 2004;

NOTING the Decision on Prosecutor Request for Leave to Amend the Indictment of 6th May 2004 and the Corrigendum and Consequential Order thereto of 12th May 2004;

NOTING the Scheduling Order for the Further Appearance of the Accused on the Amended Consolidated Indictment of 12th May 2004;

NOTING the Amended Consolidated Indictment filed by the Office of the Prosecutor (“Prosecution”) of 13th May 2004;

CONSIDERING the need for the Motion to be dealt with expeditiously;

CONSIDERING that a fair and expeditious consideration of the Motion necessitates the imposition of an expedited timetable for the filing of any remaining written submissions thereto;

PURSUANT to Rule 7(C) of the Rules;

HEREBY ORDERS as follows:

1. Any Response to the Motion by the Prosecution shall be filed within three days from the receipt of the present Order; and consequently,
2. Any Defence Reply to a response by the Prosecution shall be filed within two days from the receipt of such response.