PROSECUTOR v SAMUEL HINGA NORMAN & ORS - CORRIGENDUM TO THE DECISION ON AMENDMENT OF THE CONSOLIDATED INDICTMENT (SCSL-04-14-AR73) [2005] SCSL 5 (02 June 2005);

O
SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE
JOMO KENYATTA ROAD • FREETOWN • SIERRA LEONE
PHONE: +1 212 963 9915 Extension: 178 7000 or +39 0831 257000 or +232 22 295995
FAX: Extension: 178 7001 or +39 0831 257001 Extension: 174 6996 or +232 22 295996


IN THE APPEALS CHAMBER


Before:
Justice Raja Fernando, Presiding
Registrar:
Robin Vincent
Date:
2 June 2005
PROSECUTOR
Against
Samuel Hinga Norman
Moinina Fofana
Allieu Kondewa
(Case No.SCSL-04-14-AR73)

CORRIGENDUM TO THE
DECISION ON AMENDMENT OF THE CONSOLIDATED INDICTMENT


Office of the Prosecutor:
Luc Côté
  
Court-Appointed Counsel for Norman:
Dr Bu-Buakei Jabbi
James C Johnson
Christopher Staker
Adwoa Wiafe
  
Court-Appointed Counsel for Fofana:
Michiel Pestman
   
Court-Appointed Counsel for Kondewa:
Charles Margai
     

I, JUSTICE RAJA FERNANDO, Presiding Judge of the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone;

NOTING the Decision on Amendment of the Consolidated Indictment, rendered on 16th May 2005 and filed on 18th May 2005 (the “Decision”),


WHEREAS the first sentence of Paragraph 48 of the Decision reads:


“We finally note that while submissions to this Court ought not to contain robust criticism of the impugned Decision, they ought not use exaggerated language which could imply deceit rather than error.” (Emphasis added)

WHEREAS this sentence should read:

“We finally note that while submissions to this Court may contain robust criticism of the impugned Decision, they ought not use exaggerated language which could imply deceit rather than error.” (Emphasis added)

WHEREAS the last sentence of Paragraph 48 of the Decision is deleted,

WHEREAS Paragraph 89 of the Decision reads:


“For reasons given in para 68 above, this court orders that the three original Indictments, with document numbers SCSL-2003-08-I-001 , SCSL-2003-11-I-15, SCSL-2003-12-I (pages 545-554) should not to be proceeded with, and should be so marked.”(emphasis added)

WHEREAS Paragraph 89 should read:


“For reasons given in para 68 above, this court orders that the three original Indictments, with document numbers SCSL-2003-08-I-001 , SCSL-2003-11-I-15, SCSL-2003-12-I (pages 545-554) should not be proceeded with, and should be so marked on the Registry Case files.” (Emphasis added)


HEREBY ORDER the foregoing corrections of the Decision.


Done at Freetown this 2nd day of June 2005.


Justice Raja Fernando


[Seal of the Special Court for Sierra Leone]