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Judge Mose

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2004-11-23
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2006-12-15
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  1. “The Committee is in contact with the various defence teams and has facilitated the trial readiness of several cases by identifying problems and solving them in a proactive way. Let me emphasize - as I did in the General Assembly last week - that the ICTR can comply with the time frames established in Security Council resolution 1503 (2003) only if it is provided with sufficient resources. Unfortunately, certain Member States have failed to pay their contributions to the two ad hoc Tribunals. As a consequence, the recruitment of new staff to the Tribunals has been frozen. So far, that has not had any significant effect on the ICTR completion strategy. We have been able to keep the trials going, but the situation is becoming critical. More than 80 staff members have left the Tribunal since the freeze was imposed.”

    2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source

  2. “The shift system implies that each morning and afternoon session is about two hours shorter than a full day session. More courtroom capacity would be an important element in our completion strategy as it would make it easier to give priority to certain multi-accused trials and thereby reduce the total periods necessary to complete them. In view of the present climate of budgetary constraint, the construction of such a courtroom and its running costs should be based on voluntary contributions. We have therefore been exploring that possibility with two interested Governments. I should also reiterate that our experience with the Trial Committee, composed of representatives of Chambers, the Prosecution and the Registry, continues to be very positive.”

    2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source

  3. “In order to ensure maximum judicial output, it is important to find the right balance between the multi- accused and the single-accused trials. The eight trials currently in progress are taking place in three courtrooms only. That makes our task difficult and requires careful long-term planning. Single-accused trials are normally slotted in when there are breaks in the voluminous trials - so-called twin-tracking * or they are heard in morning or afternoon shifts simultaneously with other trials. We are anxious to ensure the steady progress of the five multi-accused trials. Once they are completed, there will be only single-accused cases left. From then on, our task will be easier. During our June meeting with the Security Council I mentioned the possibility of constructing a fourth courtroom.”

    2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source

  4. “The Gacumbitsi trial started on 28 July 2003, and judgement was delivered on 17 June 2004 after 31 trial days. The Ndindabahizi case commenced on lSeptember 2003, with judgement on 15 July 2004 after 27 trial days. In the Muhimana trial, which started on 29 March 2004, the parties presented their evidence in the course of 34 trial days. As already mentioned, judgement is expected in early 2005. Those three recent trials confirm the Tribunal's capacity to complete single-accused cases in less than a year even though the judges sitting in those cases are also conducting multi-accused trials. Two weeks ago, the prosecution also closed its case in the Simba trial, which started on 30 August 2004. I should add that we are now in the process of scheduling a new single- accused case from early 2005.”

    2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source

  5. “The achievements in these three multi-accused trials are significant elements in the implementation of our completion strategy. Our experience with other multi-accused cases shows that the presentation of the defence case usually requires less time than the prosecution case because of less extensive cross- examination. The two remaining multi-accused cases are at a very early stage. The Military [I trial commenced on 20 September 2004 and has been slowed down by illness. The Karemera et al. trial, which started in November 2003, will commence de novo, following a recent Appeals Chamber ruling to that effect. Those two trials will be given priority in 2005. The single-accused cases are less complex than multi-accused trials and require less time.”

    2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source

  6. “The ongoing trials involving the 25 accused may be divided into two groups: multi-accused and single- accused cases. Five trials are multi-accused cases, comprising a total of 22 persons. These trials are voluminous, complex and time-consuming, because the prosecution and the defence will call a large number of witnesses. I am, therefore, pleased to report that there has been considerable progress in the Butare trial, involving six accused, and the Military 1 trial, with four accused. In both trials, the prosecution recently closed its case after having called 59 and 82 witnesses, respectively. The defence teams will commence their cases in January 2005. In the Government trial, with four accused, there are only about 12 remaining prosecution witnesses.”

    2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source

  7. “In June and July, the Trial Chambers delivered judgements in the Gacumbitsi and the Ndindabahizi trials. The third trial, Muhimana, has been completed and is now at the stage of closing arguments. Judgement is expected in early 2005. The third point is that, according to the completion strategy of April 2004, three trials involving six accused would commence from May to September this year. That projection too was accomplished. The Simba case started on 30 August; the Seromba case and the Military Il trial commenced on 20 September 2004. On that basis, I am pleased to confirm that the ICTR is on schedule. We intend to complete all trials by 2008, as required by resolutions 1503 (2003) and 1534 (2004). Let me now provide a more detailed assessment.”

    2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source

  8. “In 2004, we started a total of four new trials concerning seven detainees, six of them after the period covered in the annual report. Consequently, 25 persons are currently on trial. I would like to reiterate our appreciation to the Security Council for having adopted resolution 1512 (2003). This brings me to three points that are relevant to the implementation of our completion strategy. The first point is that the ICTR now has a total of completed and ongoing cases involving 48 accused. That means that we have reached the number that was promised in our completion strategy of April this year. Secondly, the members of the Security Council will recall that, in that completion strategy, it was projected that three trials would be completed in 2004. That aim has also been achieved.”

    2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source

  9. “It may be seen from the annual report that, during the period under review, the ICTR delivered five trial judgements involving nine accused. Another judgement was delivered on 15 July 2004. That brings the total number of trial judgements rendered by the ICTR since the first trial started in January 1997 to 17, involving 23 persons. The next judgement is expected in early 2005. Never before has the judicial output been so high. In 2003, the ICTR commenced four new trials involving a total of 10 accused. This was due to the arrival of five ad litem judges that year. Security Council resolution 1512 (2003) increased their number to nine. The remaining four ad litem judges arrived in Arusha in September 2004 and made it possible to start two new trials.”

    2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source

  10. “Judge Mose: It is a great honour to address the members of the Security Council. I welcome this opportunity to present the ninth annual report of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) (S/2004/601), which was presented to the General Assembly last week at its 53rd plenary meeting, and to provide an assessment of the implementation of our completion strategy, in conformity with Security Council resolution 1534 (2004). Even though only five months have elapsed since the ICTR President and Prosecutor last appeared before the Council, at the 4999th meeting, held on 29 June, much has been achieved. The ICTR submitted an updated version of its completion strategy to the Security Council last week. I understand that this document is now available to the members of the Council.”

    2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source