One of these trials (Muvunyi) is in progress.

Undergoing trial Convicted

Trials in Progress

The cumulative time required for the completion of trials that are presently in progress is 837 trial days.

As mentioned above, nine trials are currently in progress of which five are voluminous joint trials.

As mentioned above, ten trials are currently in progress of which five are voluminous joint trials.

Pre trial preparations in those cases are under way.

The cumulative time required for the completion of trials that are presently in progress is 1,046 trial days.

There was a trial.

I will now comment on our trials in progress.

At present, the trials of eight cases involving 11 defendants are ongoing or pending.

On Going Trials Twenty Six Detainees in Ten Cases

Of the child prisoners, 174 were still awaiting trial and 124 had been tried and sentenced.

I'll sit in judgment at your trial!

Sentencing is also reported to take place in closed sessions.

the trial was being conducted in accordance with the due process of the law

The trial, which began on 10 September, is continuing.

At present, several permanent judges are engaged in voluminous trials.

Therefore, 10 trials are now in progress which involve 26 additional accused.

During that period, we were able to commence new trials, conclude the prosecution of some cases after full trial or on a negotiated guilty plea, apprehend some indictees and register steady progress in the ongoing trials of what is now the largest number of accused ever to be put on trial simultaneously at the ICTR.

As a result, three joint trials, instead of nine separate trials, are currently under way in the two chambers of the Special Court.

This trial lasted only 29 days, and judgement was rendered 10 and a half months after its start.

During the public hearing, which was held on 2 February 1998, a large group of members of the Presidential General Staff was present in the room where the hearing was being conducted by the trial court.

A further 25 persons are currently on trial.

The Tribunal is now running trials in the four courtrooms simultaneously.

An overview of on going trials is presented in Annex 2.

An overview of on going trials is presented in Annex 2.

During the reporting period, the Special Panels for serious crimes operated three panels and conducted simultaneous trials in two courtrooms.

According to the Government, the case is being investigated by the Court of Major Jurisdiction of Bobigny.

The Chairman emphasized that negotiations would continue on the basis of the revised text under negotiation (FCCC CP 1997 2).

Negotiations are in progress with the parties concerned on the establishment of a regional centre.

Trials in the Celebici, Blaskic, Aleksovski, and Kovacevic cases are currently being heard.

In January 2004, the Trial Chamber issued decisions ordering three joint trials.

Twin tracking implies that two trials are heard in consecutive slots, for instance according to the following pattern Trial A five weeks, trial B five weeks, trial A five weeks, etc. Defence counsel in trial A will leave Arusha while trial B is heard.

Two courtrooms are operating and concurrent trials are being held.

For a trial to be fair, everyone must have the right to a fair hearing before an independent and impartial judge.

Current operational information indicates that two of the three ongoing trials will be completed by the end of the year, while the third trial will likely continue into the early months of 2006.

Trial Chamber III heard three trials contemporaneously during the second mandate.

That trial has yet to take place.

These cases will result in single accused trials, some of which will commence in 2005, depending on Trial Chamber capacity.

Consideration in informal consultations

Or during or after the trial?

The Trial Chambers have been engaged in an unprecedented amount of trial, pre trial and sentencing activity.

Mr. Liu was tried behind closed doors, in violation of his right to a fair and public hearing, guaranteed by international law and by article 111 of CPL.

25. Mutual legal assistance may be postponed by the requested State Party on the ground that it interferes with an ongoing investigation, prosecution or judicial proceeding.