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Last Updated: Nov 8, 2007 - 10:23:02 AM |
Press Releases
New Appeals Judge For Special Court for Sierra Leone
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Nov 7, 2007 - 9:45:27 AM
Justice Jon Kamanda was sworn in today as Justice of the Special Court’s Appeals Chamber. The Appeals Chamber of the Special Courtfor Sierra Leoneis set to have the appeals hearing in the AFRC trials from Monday 12th November at 10:30 A.M.On the 19th July 2007, Trial Chamber II of the Special CourtSpecial Courtfor Sierra Leone (SCSL) issued the Court’s first sentences in the case of alleged Armed Forces Revolutionary Counsel (AFRC) leaders Alex Tamba Brima, Brima Bazzy Kamara and Santigie Kanu. The judgement sentenced Brima and Kanu to fifty years in prison and Kamara to forty-five years with credit for the time they were detained pending trial.
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Justice El Hadji Malick Sow of Senegal Sworn in as Alternate Judge
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May 11, 2007 - 2:00:09 PM
Pursuant to Article 12 (4) of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Trial Chamber II today Friday 11th May, 2007, appoints Justice El Hadji Malick Sow from Senegal to serve as Alternate Judge for the Chamber. Article 12 (4) provides for the Presiding Judge to designate responsibilities to an Alternate Judge to be present at each stage of the trials and to replace any of the three sitting Judges if the need arise.
