ICTY / TUPAJIC

The trial of Milan Tupajic, former chief of the crisis staff and president of the Serb municipality of Sokolac began at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today. He is 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. ICTY

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:24
• Production Date: 3 February 2012
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA - ICTY
• Subject Topical: CRIMES; CRIMINAL JUSTICE
• Geographic Subject: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; YUGOSLAVIA
• MAMS Id: U120203c

Description

STORY: ICTY / TUPAJIC
TRT: 1.24
SOURCE: ICTY
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: 03 FEBRUARY 2012, THE HAGUE, THE NEATHERLANDS

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, judges seated
2. Med shot, Milan Tupajic addressing the judge
3. Med shot, judge listening
4. Wide shot, Milan Tupajic standing with guard next to him
5. Wide shot, judge

Storyline

The trial of Milan Tupajic, former chief of the crisis staff and president of the Serb municipality of Sokolac began at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today. He is 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.

The defence called Milan Tupajic as its only witness.

An order in lieu of indictment for contempt was made confidentially by the trial chamber on 30 November. 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 13 December 2011.