A decision which the tribunal issued on Friday said the Trial Chamber presided by Judge Patrick Robinson had concluded that none of the three medical reports submitted by the defence provided grounds to conclude that the defendant was not fit to effectively participate in his defence in the pretrial hearing or exercise the right to a just and speedy trial.
THE HAGUE, April 28 (Hina) - A Hague war crimes tribunal's TrialChamber has rejected a request by the defence of Jovica Stanisic,chief of the Serbian Interior Ministry's State Security Service, forwithdrawing the indictment because
illness prevented him from standingtrial.
THE HAGUE, April 28 (Hina) - A Hague war crimes tribunal's Trial
Chamber has rejected a request by the defence of Jovica Stanisic, chief of the
Serbian Interior Ministry's State Security Service, for withdrawing the
indictment because illness prevented him from standing trial.