About a week ago, the Co-Prosecutors have requested the Chamber
to reconsider the Order.
In the Co-Prosecutors’ view, more than one trial against
the accused, as foreseen by the Order, is “highly unlikely” having regard, in
particular, to the advanced age of the accused (86, 85, 80, and 79 years).
The Co-Prosecutors opine that the Order is not representative
of the indictment.
Given the substantial risk that the accused will only stand trial once, the Order has the effect of excluding crimes that represent the core and most serious alleged criminal conduct in the indictment.
Given the substantial risk that the accused will only stand trial once, the Order has the effect of excluding crimes that represent the core and most serious alleged criminal conduct in the indictment.
Accordingly, the Co-Prosecutors
propose an alternative form of severance of the indictment which, in their view, is more
representative of the core criminal allegations.