PROSECUTOR v ISSA HASSAN SESAY & ORS - ORDER TO PERMIT FILMING IN COURT ( SCSL-04-15-T ) [2008] SCSL 32 (06 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:
6th 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;

Mindful of the Order of the Trial Chamber on the 4th of March 2008, authorising Mr. Lucas Coch to film in the Public Gallery during the session on Thursday the 6th of March 2008;

NOTING that the session on Thursday the 6th of March was a closed session;

HEREBY ORDERS that the Order of the Trial Chamber of the 4th of March 2008 remains in force save that the Proceedings to be filmed shall be that of Friday the 7th of March 2008 or a subsequent open session should such session be closed to the public.


Done at Freetown, Sierra Leone, this 6th 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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