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ICC-01/04-01/06
Case The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  

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During the status conference in the case The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo held on 24 August 2006, Judge Sylvia Steiner, acting as single judge for Pre-Trial Chamber I, issued the following decisions:

The Hague, 25 August 2006

Situation: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Case: The Prosecutor vs. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo 

1- The status conference of 4 September 2006 as originally scheduled in the Decision on the Postponement of the Confirmation Hearing and the Adjustment of the Timetable has been postponed to the 5 September 2006 at 11.00.

2- A hearing in closed session with the Prosecution, the Defence and the Victims and Witnesses Unit on general measures concerning general recommendations on protection of the Prosecution and the Defence witnesses for the purpose of the confirmation hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday 29 August 2006 at 14.00.

3- A status Conference ex parte Prosecution only with the presence of a representative of the Victims and Witnesses Unit on the Prosecution’s Applications pursuant to Rule 81 (2) and (4) will be held on Wednesday 30 August 2006 at 14.00.