TRIAL CHAMBER |
CHAMBRE DE 1ÉRE INSTANCE |
The Hague, 19 November 2003
JL/P.I.S./802-e
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK TO TESTIFY IN THE MILOSEVIC TRIAL ON 15 AND 16 DECEMBER 2003
NO PUBLIC ACCESS ON THOSE DATES
RECORDING OF TESTIMONY TO BE MADE PUBLIC AFTER 48 HOURS
On 17 November 2003, Trial Chamber III issued an Order for General Wesley Clark to testify in the Milosevic trial on 15 December 2003 and to be available to complete his testimony the following day.
The Trial Chamber also made public an earlier confidential Decision, dated 30 October 2003, setting out the conditions under which General Clark is to give his testimony. In this Decision, the Trial Chamber granted the addition of General Clark to the Prosecution’s witness list, as well as extensive protective measures imposed by the Government of the United States of America (US Government) under Rule 70 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure and Evidence (RPE).
Background:
The US Government has agreed to allow General Clark to testify in the Milosevic trial pursuant to Rule 70 of the RPE and as such, it is entitled to seek certain protective measures with respect to his testimony. These protective measures were requested through the Office of the Prosecutor.
The Trial Chamber is bound by an Appeals Chamber Decision (Prosecutor v. Milosevic, "Decision on the Interpretation and Application of Rule 70" of 23 October, 2002) which grants the information provider (US Government) a right to impose certain conditions upon the testimony of a witness provided by it under Rule 70 of the RPE.
The protective measures requested by the US Government are sought to protect its national interests and the Trial Chamber has granted these protective measures on this basis.
On 30 October 2003 The Trial Chamber ordered as follows:
An advisory alerting journalists to the media arrangements that will be in place for them to view recordings of General Clark’s testimony after 16 December 2003 will be issued in due course.
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