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Post by vinjak on May 1, 2008 17:56:34 GMT -5
UN prosecutors to appeal war crimes acquittal of Kosovo’s ex-Premier Haradinaj, Associated Press May 1, 2008 on 6:52 am | In In Focus, Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A U.N. spokeswoman says prosecutors plan to appeal the acquittal of Kosovo’s former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj. Yugoslav war crimes tribunal spokeswoman Olga Kavran says details of the grounds of appeal are to be released Friday. The U.N. court acquitted Haradinaj April 3 of the 1998 murder, torture and rape of Serbs and their supporters during Kosovo’s fight for independence from Serbia. Haradinaj was a commander in the rebel ethnic Albanian-dominated Kosovo Liberation Army during the 1998-99 conflict. Kavran said at a briefing Thursday that prosecutors will file a document Friday outlining their appeal. It is not clear if they also will appeal the acquittal of Idriz Balaj, a commander under Haradinaj. news.serbianunity.net/2008/05/01/7308/
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Post by Novi Pazar on May 2, 2008 1:16:55 GMT -5
^ The organ harvesting was too much to handle, its stuffed him ;D
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Post by karabin on May 2, 2008 1:56:52 GMT -5
slowly but surely things are starting to turn around.
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Post by CiKoLa on May 2, 2008 2:06:31 GMT -5
^^ an appeal is usually the course of action taken no matter the outcome. I wouldnt go interpreting this as some sort of serbian diplomatic win.
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Post by Fender on May 2, 2008 4:14:50 GMT -5
^^ an appeal is usually the course of action taken no matter the outcome. I wouldnt go interpreting this as some sort of serbian diplomatic win. Your statement proves you have no idea on what an appeal means. In a western based system, the trigger for an appeal is if there is new evidence to be introduced or if there was an error in law. The outcome is not predetermined.
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Post by CiKoLa on May 2, 2008 5:50:05 GMT -5
^^ or if one side perceives that there was an error
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Post by Novi Pazar on May 2, 2008 6:21:39 GMT -5
^ The point here Cikola as Fends has stated, they want to review this case.
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Post by bordura on May 2, 2008 6:36:13 GMT -5
The Appeals Division is composed of judges primarily elected from List B, with established competence in relevant areas of international law, such as international humanitarian law and the law of human rights.
The judges assigned to the Appeals Division are:
Judge Philippe Kirsch, President of the ICC, and Judge Georghios M. Pikis Judge Navanethem Pillay Judge Sang-hyun Song Judge Erkki Kourula
Appeals Chamber The Appeals Chamber is composed of all the judges assigned to the Appeals Division (Article 39(2)(b)(i) of the Rome Statute)
The Prosecutor or the convicted person can appeal against the decisions of the Pre-Trial and of the Trial Chambers to the Appeals Chamber.
A sentence may be appealed on the ground of procedural error, error of fact, error of law, or any other ground that affects the fairness or reliability of the proceedings or decision, such as disproportion between the crime and the sentence issued by the lower Chambers.
The Appeals Chamber may decide to reverse or amend the decision, judgment, or sentence or order a new trial before a different Trial Chamber.
The revision of the sentence can be requested if new evidence has been discovered that was not available at the time of the trial and is sufficiently important or decisive for the Appeals Chamber to revise or amend the sentence according to article 84 of the Rome Statute.
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Post by Fender on May 2, 2008 8:15:51 GMT -5
The Appeals Division is composed of judges primarily elected from List B, with established competence in relevant areas of international law, such as international humanitarian law and the law of human rights. The judges assigned to the Appeals Division are: Judge Philippe Kirsch, President of the ICC, and Judge Georghios M. Pikis Judge Navanethem Pillay Judge Sang-hyun Song Judge Erkki Kourula Appeals Chamber The Appeals Chamber is composed of all the judges assigned to the Appeals Division (Article 39(2)(b)(i) of the Rome Statute) The Prosecutor or the convicted person can appeal against the decisions of the Pre-Trial and of the Trial Chambers to the Appeals Chamber. A sentence may be appealed on the ground of procedural error, error of fact, error of law, or any other ground that affects the fairness or reliability of the proceedings or decision, such as disproportion between the crime and the sentence issued by the lower Chambers.The Appeals Chamber may decide to reverse or amend the decision, judgment, or sentence or order a new trial before a different Trial Chamber. The revision of the sentence can be requested if new evidence has been discovered that was not available at the time of the trial and is sufficiently important or decisive for the Appeals Chamber to revise or amend the sentence according to article 84 of the Rome Statute. Basically what I had said but in not so many words.
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Post by vinjak on May 2, 2008 17:00:48 GMT -5
There is talk now that the prosecution will make new evidence available to the public on Friday.
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Post by Fender on May 3, 2008 7:22:27 GMT -5
There is talk now that the prosecution will make new evidence available to the public on Friday. They are expecting a new re trail. Whats Ramush going to do now that Ruecker is on the way out and hasn't had time to corrupt the new guy. I believe that this has been co-ordinated with the UN to ensure that Ruecker has no influence indirectly on the new impending trial. Interesting times indeed.
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