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Closing Arguments heard in the Stanisic and Simatovic Case for War Crimes April 15, 2021 9:45 AM by Y.Z
The Trial Chamber at the Hague Branch of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), composed of Judges Burton Hall (The Bahamas), presiding, Joseph Masanche (Tanzania), and Seon Ki Park (South Korea), yesterday concluded the hearing of the parties’ closing arguments in the case of Prosecutor v. Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović.
The closing arguments were heard from Monday, 12 April, until Wednesday, 14 April 2021.
In his final remarks, the Presiding Judge expressed appreciation to the parties and to all those who assisted during the retrial, while acknowledging that the Mechanism has been able to successfully complete the hearings in this case at a time when the global COVID-19 pandemic is still deeply affecting everyone’s life.
Closing arguments in Jovica Stanisic Case for War Crimes to take place on April 12th April 6, 2021 12:15 PM by Y.Z
The closing arguments in the case of
Prosecutor v. Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović before the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) will take place on Monday, 12 April 2021, Tuesday, 13 April 2021 and Wednesday, 14 April 2021 in the Courtroom of the Mechanism’s Hague branch, pursuant to the Scheduling Order issued by the Trial Chamber on 18 March 2021.
The Prosecution will have four hours to present its closing arguments. The Defence teams will have five hours in total for the presentation of their closing arguments, equally divided between them, unless both Defence teams agree otherwise. The Prosecution will have one hour for rebuttal arguments and the Defence teams will have one hour in total for rejoinder arguments.