ICTY TO HOLD TWO HEARINGS AT DOKMANOVIC CASE

THE HAGUE, Sep 1 (Hina) - The Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), announced two hearings at the case of Slavko Dokmanovic, accused of war crimes committed against patients of the hospital in the eastern Croatian town of Vukovar, the ICTY said in a statement on Monday. The first, closed-door, session hearing, scheduled for September 5, will deal with the arguments of the Defence and Prosecution regarding the videotape of the arrest of the accused Croatian Serb. The Defence claimed that Dokmanovic was arrested in an illegal manner, and the Prosecution refused to hand over the videotape. Three judges of the ICTY Trial Chamber should view the videotape in order to make a decision on the subject. The other hearing, scheduled for September 8, the Hague- based Tribunal will hear a witness, proposed by the Defence, as part of its complaint that Dokmanovic's arrest was not legal. According to the decision of the Tribunal, the witness would be granted additional safety and security. The three-member Trial Chamber at the Dokmanovic case is chaired by Judge Gabrielle Kirk-McDonald. (hina) jn mš 012000 MET sep 97