THE HAGUE, Jan 13 (Hina) - President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), judge Antonio Cassese, on Monday reached a decision by which General Tihomir Blaskic's conditions of detention have been
further modified, ICTY said in a statement issued in The Hague on Monday.
THE HAGUE, Jan 13 (Hina) - President of the International
Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), judge
Antonio Cassese, on Monday reached a decision by which General
Tihomir Blaskic's conditions of detention have been further
modified, ICTY said in a statement issued in The Hague on
Monday. #L#
Blaskic's defense counsel had filed a request for a
change in the conditions of the accused's detention on 5
December 1996.
The President heard the prosecutor and the defense
counsel in a closed session on 6 December 1996.
"Striking a balance between 'the right of all detainees
to be treated in a humane manner in accordance with the
fundamental principles of respect for their inherent dignity
and the presumption of innocence' and 'the imperatives of
security and order', President Cassese decided that the
accused:
- 'be granted two hours of physical exercise per day, such
exercise to be taken in the living room of the accused's
quarters';
- be granted 'seven hours of fresh air per week, to be taken
on the terrace of his quarters, but not in the garden';
- be permitted to receive the visit of his wife and children
'for up to seven consecutive days per month';
- be allowed 'to use the living room of his quarters from 9
a.m. to 8 p.m.' each day;
-and that 'the present regime concerning the use of the
toilets facilities not be discontinued, at least until such
time as technical modifications, if any, are made to the
accused's quarters which would allow him and his family free
access to those facilities without jeopardizing security and
order'", the statement said.
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