16 Dec 2011

ICTY / TUPAJIC

Milan Tupajić, former chief of the crisis staff and president of the Serb municipality of Sokolac appeared at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today, charged with contempt of the Tribunal for failing to comply with two subpoenas in which he was ordered to testify in the case of Radovan Karadžić. ICTY

Posted at: December 16, 2011 2:56 pm

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STORY: ICTY / TUPAJIC
TRT: 1.00
SOURCE: ICTY
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: SERBIAN / ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 16 DECEMBER 2011, THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS

SHOTLIST:

1. Wide shot, court
2. Med shot, Milan Tupajic stands up
3. Wide shot, Judge Liu Daqun takes his seat
4. SOUND-UP (English) Liu Daqun, Judge, ICTY:
"Mr. Tupac you are charged with contempt of court on the rule 77a3 of the Tribunals rules of procedure and evidence. How do you plead?"
5. Wide shot, Milan Tupajic listening to judge
6. SOUND-UP (Serbian) Milan Tupajic, defendant, Serbia:
"Inocent." 
7. Med shot, judges thanks Tupaji
8. Med shot, Milan Tupajic sits down
9. Various sots, judges asks to record the plea of not guilty

STORYLINE:

Milan Tupajic, former chief of the crisis staff and president of the Serb municipality of Sokolac appeared at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today, charged with contempt of the Tribunal for failing to comply with two subpoenas in which he was ordered to testify in the case of Radovan Karadžic.

An order in lieu of indictment for contempt was made confidentially by the trial chamber on 30 November. It set out that Tupajic was informed on 5 October and 8 November of the contents of two subpoenas, and of his obligation to appear before the chamber or give a valid explanation for his refusal to appear.

Tupajic is accused of having "knowingly and willfully interfered with the administration of justice by refusing to comply with the chamber's subpoenas," the ICTY said.

Tupajic was arrested by Bosnian authorities on Tuesday and will be transferred to the Detention Unit shortly.