Or: ENG 

TRIAL CHAMBER II

Before:               
Judge Asoka De Silva, Presiding
Judge Flavia Lattanzi
Judge Florence Rita Arrey

Registrar:  Mr Adama Dieng

Date: 10 February 2005

The PROSECUTOR
v.
Tharcisse MUVUNYI

Case No. ICTR-2000-55A-PT


DECISION ON MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE FOR THE DEFENCE TO SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THE PROSECUTOR’S MOTION FOR ADMISSION OF TESTIMONY OF EXPERT WITNESS PURSUANT TO RULES 54, 73, AND 92 BIS UNTIL MONDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2005, Rules 73 (E) and 54 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence


Office of the Prosecutor:

Defence Counsel:

Mr Charles Adeogun-Phillips
Ms Sola Adeboyejo
Ms Renifa Madenga
Mr Dennis Mabura

Mr William Taylor
Mr Jean Flamme
Ms Cynthia Cline

THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA (the “Tribunal”),

SITTING as Trial Chamber II, composed of Judge Asoka De Silva, Presiding, Judge Flavia Lattanzi and Judge Florence Rita Arrey (the “Chamber”);

BEING SEIZED of the “Motion for Continuance for the Defence to Submit a Response to the Prosecutor’s Motion for Admission of Testimony of Expert Witness pursuant to Rules 54, 73, and 92 bis until Monday February 14, 2005” (the “Defence Request”) filed on 10 February 2005;

CONSIDERING the “Prosecutor’s Motion for Admission of Testimony of Expert Witness pursuant to Rules 54, 73 and 92 bis” (the “Prosecutor’s Motion”) filed on 2 February 2005 and in its complete version served on the Defence on 7 February 2005;

CONSIDERING the Rules of Procedure and Evidence (the “Rules”) in particular Rules 73 (E) and 54 of the Rules;

CONSIDERING that the Defence Request for extension of time to file its Response was filed within the time limits;

CONSIDERING that the Prosecutor’s Motion and its Annex A contain several hundred pages of information;

CONSIDERING that, in this particular instance, an extension of the time limits prescribed by Rule 73 (E) of the Rules will not delay the proceedings;

I. GRANTS the Defence Request;

II. DIRECTS the Defence to submit its Response to the Prosecutor’s Motion by Monday 14 February 2005.

Arusha, 10 February 2005, done in English.

Asoka De Silva

Flavia Lattanzi

Florence Rita Arrey

Presiding Judge

Judge

Judge

 

[Seal of the Tribunal]