Special Court for Sierra Leone, CDF Trial, Update 59

CDF Trial

Special Court for Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

English

The prosecution rested its case against the three CDF accused in July 2005. On 20 September 2005, Trial Chamber I heard comments and arguments on the CDF Motions for Judgment of Acquittal. On 21 October 2005, Trial Chamber I reconvened and the Presiding Judge read an extract of the bench’s decision on these motions into the record. On 27 October 2005, the Trial Chamber reconvened again for a status conference. The proceedings against the three CDF accused are scheduled to continue with the commencement of the defense case on 17 January 2006. At least one more status conference will be held prior to that date.

This is the first defense case to be heard at the Special Court, and Trial Chamber I is working with the Office of the Prosecutor and the Defense Office to hammer out the procedural details for this new trial stage.