Weekly Press Briefing - 11th January 2012

Proceedings in the trials of Radovan Karadžić, Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović as well as Mićo Stanišić and Stojan Župljanin resumed yesterday.

In the Karadžić trial, the Chamber is currently hearing the testimony of Freddy Peccerelli, a forensic anthropologist. He is the 148th witness to be called by the Prosecution. The trial is in the final phase of the Prosecution case, covering the crimes committed in Srebrenica. This follows completion of the Sarajevo, hostages and municipalities phases.

In the Stanišić and Simatović case, Simatović's defence case resumed yesterday with the continuation of the testimony of protected witness DFS-014. This witness is testifying about events in the Serb Autonomous Region of Krajina during the period relevant to the indictment.

As to the case of Stanišić and Župljanin, the defence case closed on 8 December. The Prosecution called yesterday its first witness in rebuttal, Mirza Lišinović, formerly a police inspector in Doboj. Following this testimony, another OTP rebuttal witness is expected to take the stand.

Tomorrow afternoon in Courtroom III, a hearing has been scheduled to be held in the case of Zdravko Tolimir. His defence case has been scheduled to start on Monday, 23 January at 14:15 in Courtroom III.

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