On March 6, the trial chamber in the Gotovina, Cermak and Markac case excluded Separovic from the case after establishing that he was in conflict of interest on two grounds -- he had a personal interest in the case to protect himself as a former justice minister whose ministry may be potentially responsible for omissions, and because the defence team representing General Ante Gotovina had indicated him as an essential witness on the issue of functioning of military courts.
ZAGREB, March 14 (Hina) - The Hague war crimes tribunal on Wednesday granted leave to Croatian lawyer Miroslav Separovic to file an appeal against a court decision to exclude him from the defence team representing General Mladen
Markac for reasons of conflict of interest.
ZAGREB, March 14 (Hina) - The Hague war crimes tribunal on
Wednesday granted leave to Croatian lawyer Miroslav Separovic to file an appeal
against a court decision to exclude him from the defence team representing
General Mladen Markac for reasons of conflict of interest.