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2442. On 29 December 2010, the Trial Chamber partially granted a Stanišić Defence motion
and adjourned for two weeks, in order to give the Defence time to assess the Mladić
notebooks and related materials. 5209
2443. On 16 February 2011, the Trial Chamber issued a scheduling order, which it later
adjusted on 1 April 2011, extending the commencement date of the Defence case from the
earlier anticipated mid-May 2011, to 15 June 2011. 5210 On 22 August 2011, the Trial Chamber
partially granted a Stanišić Defence motion of 22 August 2011, requesting the suspension of
trial proceedings after the summer recess in order to prepare for its defence, and decided not
to sit for four weeks, beginning on 5 September 2011. 5211 On 11 January 2012, the Trial
Chamber announced that due to the unavailability of witnesses, the hearings in the case would
recommence no earlier than 17 January 2012. 5212 On 28 February 2012, the Trial Chamber
orally decided not to sit in the month of April 2012 in order to give the Simatović Defence
further opportunity to prepare for its witnesses. 5213
2444. Close of Defence case, rebuttal, and rejoinder. On 17 September 2012, the Trial
Chamber decided that for the purposes of Rule 85 (ii) of the Rules, the Defence cases were
closed. 5214 On 20 September 2012, the Trial Chamber denied a Prosecution motion requesting
the admission of certain rebuttal evidence. 5215 On 31 October and 5 November 2012, the Trial
Chamber admitted other documentary material as Prosecution rebuttal evidence. 5216 On the
latter date the Trial Chamber also decided that for the purposes of Rule 85 (iii) of the Rules,
5209 Decision on Stanišić Defence Motion for Adjournment of Proceedings, 25 January 2011, paras 3, 5-6. The
Trial Chamber notes that its decision was informally communicated to the Parties on 29 December 2010.
5210 Scheduling Order, 16 February 2011; Scheduling Order and Decision on Defence Requests for Adjustment
of Scheduling Order of 16 February 2011, 1 April 2011, p. 3.
5211 T. 13393; Reasons for Decision Partially Granting the Stanišić Defence Motion for Suspension of
Proceedings After the Summer Recess, 28 September 2011. On 28 November 2011, the Trial Chamber decided
on a Stanišić Defence request for certification to appeal the Trial Chamber’s decision partially granting the
Stanišić Defence’s 22 August 2011 motion, granting the Stanišić Defence’s request for certification to appeal.
Decision on Stanišić Defence Request for Certification to Appeal the Trial Chamber’s Decision Partially
Granting Its Motion for Suspension of Proceedings, 28 November 2011, para. 8. Subsequently, the Stanišić
Defence did not file an appeal.
5212 T. 16037.
5213 T. 17816-17818; Reasons for Decision Partially Granting the Simatović Defence Urgent Request for
Adjournment, 17 April 2012.
5214 Order on Case Presentation, 17 September 2012, p. 1.
5215 Decision on Prosecution Bar Table Motion to Admit Rebuttal Evidence Regarding JF-057, 20 September
2012.
5216 Decision on Prosecution Motion for Admission of Rebuttal Evidence: Mladić Notebooks, 31 October 2012,
para. 12; Decision on Prosecution Motion for Admission of Rebuttal Evidence: Serbian DB Personnel Files, 31
October 2012, para. 12 (ii); Decision on Prosecution Motion for Admission into Evidence of Rebuttal Material
from the Bar Table: Miscellaneous Documents, 5 November 2012, para. 25.
Case No. IT-03-69-T 884
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