ICTY TO ANNOUNCE ITS DECISION ON CROATIA'S APPEAL ON 29 OCT

( Vidi vijest: 5031 ) THE HAGUE, 22 Oct (Hina) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will hand down on Wednesday 29 October 1997 its judgment on the appeal filed by Croatia against ICTY's subpoena duces tecum, a Tribunal's statement said Wednesday. This means that the ICTY has postponed the adoption of the decision, since it should have been released last week. The ICTY statement recalled that Croatia had objected to the decision of the Trial Chamber which establishes 'the authority and power of the Tribunal to issue compulsory orders to States and individuals, including high government officials, for the production of documents required for the preparation or conduct of a trial'. Following Croatia's appeal, a hearing was held on 22 September 1997 in the Appeals Chamber, which was presided over by Judge Antonio Cassese. After representatives of the Republic of Croatia and ICTY prosecutors presented their arguments and after legal experts presented their opinions, it was decided that the ICTY decision would be made known in about three weeks. (hina) mm rm 222008 MET oct 97