PROSECUTOR v ISSA HASSAN SESAY & ORS - ORDER TO PERMIT FILMING IN COURT (SCSL-04-15-T ) [2008] SCSL 28 (04 March 2008);


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THE TRIAL CHAMBER


Before:
Hon. Judge Benjamin Mutanga Itoe, Presiding Judge
Hon. Judge Bankole Thompson
Hon. Judge Pierre Boutet
Registrar:
Herman von Hebel
Date:
4th of March 2008
PROSECUTOR
Against
ISSA HASSAN SESAY
MORRIS KALLON
AUGUSTINE GBAO
(Case No.SCSL-04-15-T)

Public Document


ORDER TO PERMIT FILMING IN COURT


Office of the Prosecutor:
Defence Counsel for Issa Hassan Sesay:
Peter Harrison
Reginald Fynn
Charles Hardaway
Vincent Wagona
Wayne Jordash
Sareta Ashraph

Defence Counsel for Morris Kallon:


Charles Taku
Kennedy Ogeto
Lansana Dumbuya
Tanoo Mylvaganam


Court Appointed Counsel for Augustine Gbao:
John Cammegh
Scott Martin

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;

HAVING CONSIDERED the request from the Zeitenspiegel Reportagen of Germany on behalf of Mr. Lukas Coch (photojournalist), for permission to film in the Public Gallery of Courtroom I on Thursday, the 6th of March 2008, received by the Trial Chamber on the 3rd of March 2008;

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

ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:

  1. That Mr. Lukas Coch is authorised to film in the Public Gallery of Courtroom I during the trial proceedings of Prosecutor v. Sesay, Kallon and Gbao on Thursday, the 6th of March 2008;
  2. That, unless specifically authorised, he may not film any of the Accused before the Court;
  3. That the use of the images and any commentary related thereto, should not, in any circumstances, be used in any way that could compromise or impair the fairness of the proceedings;
  4. That a representative of the Press and Public Affairs Office of the Special Court shall accompany him at all times during the filming.
Done at Freetown, Sierra Leone, this 4th day of March 2008

Hon. Justice Pierre Boutet
Hon. Justice Benjamin Mutanga Itoe
Hon. Justice Bankole Thompson

Presiding Judge
Trial Chamber I

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