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Prosecutor v. Brima, Case No. SCSL-04-16-T, Corrigendum to the Separate and Concurring Opinion of Justice Sebutinde on Defence Motion for Judgement of Acquittal Pursuant to Rule 98 (Apr. 3, 2006).




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TRIAL CHAMBER II

 

 

Before:      

Justice Richard Lussick, Presiding Judge

Justice Teresa Doherty

Justice Julia Sebutinde

 

Registrar:

 

Lovemore G. Munlo, SC

Date:

3 April 2006

PROSECUTOR 

Against

Alex Tamba Brima

Brima Bazzy Kamara

Santigie Borbor Kanu

(Case No.SCSL-04-16-T)

 

 

 

CORRIGENDUM TO THE SEPARATE AND CONCURRING OPINION

OF JUSTICE JULIA SEBUTINDE ON DEFENCE MOTION FOR

JUDGEMENT OF ACQUITTAL PERSUANT TO RULE 98

 

 

 

Office of the Prosecutor:

 

Defence Counsel for Alex Tamba Brima:

Jim Johnson

Karim Khan Agha

James Hodes

 

Kojo Graham

Glenna Thompson

 

 

 

Defence Counsel for Brima Bazzy Kamara:

Andrew Daniels

Mohamed Pa-Momo Fofanah

 

 

 

Defence Counsel for Santigie Borbor Kanu:

Geert-Jan Alexander Knoops

Carry Knoops

Abibola E. Manly-Spain


I, Justice Julia Sebutinde, Judge of Trial Chamber II;

NOTING the “Separate and Concurring Opinion of Hon. Justice Julia Sebutinde on Defence Motion for Judgement of Acquittal Pursuant to Rule 98”, filed on 31 March 2006;

CONSIDERING THAT the third sentence of paragraph 3 should read as follows:

“However, care must be taken to ensure that the joining of crimes in an indictment is done in a manner that does not offend the rule against multiplicity, duplicity, uncertainty or vagueness, and that is not likely to embarrass or prejudice the accused person or violate his right under Article 17 (4) a. of the Statute “to be informed of the nature and cause of the charge against him”.

FOR THE FOREGOING REASONS,

PURSUANT to Rule 54 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the Special Court,

ORDERS that the Separate and Concurring Opinion be amended as set out above.

 

Done at Freetown this 3rdday of April 2005.

 

 

 

 

Justice Julia Sebutinde

 

 

 

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