Kosovo Six trial to adjourn until fall?
The defence counsel for the Kosovo Six asks for four months to prepare their case.
Sunday, 11.02.2007.
12:03
Kosovo Six trial to adjourn until fall?
Although the prosecution has indicated it might rest its case by the second half of March, the end of the trial of the six Serbian officials charged with crimes against Kosovo Albanians is nowhere in sight.At the hearing Friday, the defence counsel asked for a four-month adjournment in order to be able to “prepare better” for the defence case. This should make it possible to cut down the time needed to present their evidence, they claim.
The defence counsel needs the time to proof their witnesses and to persuade some of them to take the stand. “The witnesses’ efforts to evade testifying before the court has grown to epidemic proportions”, noted Toma Fila, representing Nikola Šainović.
If the Chamber granted the defense’s demand, the prosecution would get the witness list in four months. The prosecutor indicated that his team would need another adjournment to prepare for the cross-examination of the witnesses. The defence case should thus begin in late summer or early fall of 2007 in that case.
Although the presiding judge noted that he found it “hard to imagine” that the Trial Chamber would grant such a long period for the preparation of the parties, he did not rule out the possibility that the trial might be adjourned, without specifying dates.
After the prosecution rests, the Trial Chamber will decide whether to acquit any of the accused on the counts of the indictment that have not been proven by the prosecution. Both parties will present oral and written arguments on this issue.
The prosecution case which is now in its final stages will continue on Monday, February 19.
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