![]() ![]() You have subjugated General Bizimungu's right to a fair trial to political and economic pressures imposed upon you by the United Nations Security Council through the completion strategy. ![]() General Bizimungu has chosen not to attend this part of the procedures on the grounds that, primo, you've deprived him of his right to confront, face to face, his accuser, Roméo Dallaire, and secondo, by applying rigid time constraints in preference to less restrictive methods of control over Witness Dallaire's cross examination. We there are four accused I think we should speak for themselves. Would it not be possible for the Defence to organise themselves so as to make just one statement? Because I presume that the reasons to be put forward by the various Defence counsel are more or less similar. Time is against us and we are eating into that time. President, I notice that we will have four statements. My team comprises myself, lead counsel, Seydou Doumbia, co counsel, and Mathieu Sahinkuye, legal assistant. I want to give the reasons for his absence. With me today is Haumli Rety, co counsel, and my legal assistant is Mr. May it please Your Honours, I am chief counsel Taku for the Accused, François Nzuwonemeye. Yes, I'd like the my client is also not here, and I would like permission to state the reasons why as well. So my assistant legal assistant, Etienne Mutabazi, and intern, Sarah Bowghanmi. At this point in time I want to introduce part of my team and will ask you to for your authorisation so I could get on record the very short statement, given the absence of my client, as you would notice. ![]() My name is Ciré Bâ I am senior trial attorney. Felistas Mushi, assistant trial attorney Madams Faria Rekkas and Anne Bodley, case managers we have our two legal interns and Mr. President, Your Honours, the Office of the Prosecutor is represented this morning by Mr. Prosecutor, could you kindly enter the appearances, please? Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, composed of Judge Joseph Asoka de Silva, presiding, Judge Taghrid Hikmet, and Judge Seon Ki Park, is now sitting today, Monday 20 November 2006, for the continuation of the trial in the matter of the Prosecutor versus Augustin Bizimungu, Augustin Ndindiliyimana, François Xavier Nzuwonemeye, and Innocent Sagahutu, case number ICTR 00 56 T. THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDAįor the Accused François-Xavier Nzuwonemeye: ![]()
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