TRIAL CHAMBER I

SCHEDULING ORDER FOR STATUS CONFERENCE

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.

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