Trial Judgement in Prosecutor v. Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović scheduled for 30 June 2021: Accreditation procedure now closed
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The accreditation procedure for those wishing to attend the pronouncement of the Trial Judgement in the case of Prosecutor v. Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović by the Trial Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) is now closed. The Trial Judgement is scheduled for Wednesday, 30 June 2021 at 3.00 p.m. CEST in the Courtroom of the Mechanism's Hague branch.
Accredited media will be notified by email of the status of their accreditation and collection details today.
Non-media representatives who have requested to be accredited will also be informed by email of the status of their request.
The hearing will be broadcast with a 30-minute delay on the Mechanism’s website.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions on the Mechanism’s premises, the available space allocated to accredited media will be very limited and only include access to the Mechanism’s lobby. Accredited media representatives will be able to follow the broadcast of the proceedings with a 30-minute delay.
Accredited media wishing to record the pronouncement of the judgement will be able to do so with a 30-minute delay from the lobby and/or from the break-out boxes for audio and video feeds available outside of the Mechanism’s building.
Please note that there will only be a limited number of feeds available for accredited media wishing to record the delayed broadcast. Journalists wishing to connect to the feeds for the delayed broadcast should bring compatible equipment and a BNC cable.
Accredited non-media representatives will be able to follow the hearing live from designated areas inside the Mechanism building.
Please note that any recording of the live streaming from designated areas will be strictly prohibited.
For any information regarding the accreditation procedure or the pronouncement of the Stanišić and Simatović Trial Judgement please contact:
Helena Eggleston, Spokesperson at +31 (70) 512 5691 or +31 6 11 92 37 43 and egglestonh@un.org
External Relations Office at +31 (70) 512 5231 and mict-press@un.org
The Mechanism’s proceedings can be followed on the Mechanism’s website www.irmct.org.