100607-98-41-A-URGENT REQUEST-ENG-07JUNE2010[1]

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Intemational riminal dbunalor RwandaTribunal 6nal ntemadonalour e RwandaINTHEAPPEALS HAMBERBefore: Judge atrick obinson,residingJudgeMehmet tineyJudge austo ocarJudge iuDaqunJudge heodor eronRegisbar: AdamaDiengDate: 7 June 010

THEPROSECUTORv.

AloysNTABAKUZECase No: CTR-9841-A

URGENTREQUEST FTHE NTERNATIOML RIMIMLFORLEAVETO FILEAMICUSCURIAESUBMISSIONS URSUANT ORULE74 OFTHERULESOF PROCEDURENDEI/IDENCE

ffice of the ProsecutorHassan . JallowAlexObote-OdoraGeorgeW. MugwanyaInnekeOnseaRenifaMadengaMadeleine chwaaAbubacarr ambadouEvelynKamauWilliamMubiruPriyadarshiniarayananAishaKagabo


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rq 7/4Pursuanto Rule74 of the Rules f procedureandEvidenceRpE), heExecutive ommittee f the nternationalriminalBar "lcB") espectfullyrequestseave o filesubmissionsn relationo thependingequest y AloysNtabakuzeor injunctiveefieflandsubmitshe ollowingn supportof thisrequestor eave o fileamicus ubmissions:I. INTRODUCTIONl. Thecircumstancesf the casesub udiceareof greatconcerno the

Members f the nternationalriminalBarand o everycounselwhopractices eforeany nternationalribunal,whether hey representhedefence rvictims.This s especiallyrue or counselappearing eforethe nternationalriminal ourt or woreasons: 1) he nationalityf theperpetratorr thevictim an riggerurisdiction,rrespectivef the erritorywherein hecrimeswerecommitted,o nvestigations illneed o beconductedn manypartsof heworld, ndsometimesn areaswhere hegovernments ess hanenthusiasticbout he nvestigations;nd 2) t isnotunusualor counsel or either hedefence r or victimswhoareparticipatingn ICCpre-trial roceedingso have elevant rguments ndcomplaintselatingo crimes ommittedy hegovernmentshocontrolthe erritory here nvestigationseed o be conducted.2

2. TheAppeals hamber's ecisionn hiscasewiilhavean mmediateimpact n he ability f Counsel roundheworld o conductheirworkindependentlyithconfidencen heirprotectedtatus nd herefore ntheproperunctioningf al lof the nternationalriminat ourts ndtribunals ndnot us ton he ICTR.For hat eason,t is importanthat hesubmissionsf the cB be considered hendecidinghismotion.

I AloysNlabakuze'sxtremelyrgentequestor njunctionsgainsthegovernmentfRwandaor he llegal nestof andnvestigationgainsteadcounsel, . Erlinder,orstatementsaden hecourse f appellant'sefencearticles9,20,28&29 f hestatuteand ule54of heRPE hereinafter'Mr.tabakuze'sequest").' A thirdsource f nterestor CBmemberssthat hesolution fthecase subudicecouldconsofidaterinciplesnd ules f nternationalaw elevantn CCcases ndeiarl.21,b),ICCStatute.


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RtshCIRCUMSTANCES FTHECASEHavingnterviewedo-counseln hiscaseandconsulted ithourmembers,he ICBnotes he ollowingacts:

PeterErlinder asassigned s LeadCounselo Mr .Ntabakuze uring hetrial n hiscaseandhascontinued s LeadCounselor approximatelyixyears.

At trial,Mr.Ntabakuze asacquitted n31 charges ndconvictedn3charges f genocide,heappeal fwhichare hesubject f the casesubjudice.

Mr.Ntabakuzeiledhisappeal riefon 25 May2009,andan amendedappeaf riefon 24 June 009.

Mr .Ntabakuzeequestedeveranceromhisco-defendantsn24 June2009.Therequest asdenied n24 July2009'

Since hat ime, nitial riefing y all hree o-accusedndprosecutionresponsesavebeen iled. Oralargumentsrenotyetscheduledbecause f delayswith ranslationntoFrenchequested yco-appellantsBagasora ndNsengyiumva. agasoras notexpectedo filehisreplybeforeSeptember r October.

g. since astseptember,Mr .Ntabakuzeasno tbeenprovided nopportunityo meetwithhiscounsel.

10. eadCounsel mailedhe Registry n 13 May2010, ubmitting workpfanandaskingor authorizationo travel o Arusha n or about22May norder o consultwithMr .Ntabakuzen order o review llof the pleadingsin ightof thearguments ade n thebriefs f theco-appellantsnd heprosecution. eadcounsel equestedegalaid or ivedaysof

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t1t5/*consultationsnArushanorder o completeinalpreparationsor heappeal nddetermine hetherhere sa basis oradditional otions.

I l. Mr. Ntabakuze xpected o meetwith hisattorney uring he weekbeginning1 May2010.

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12.Mr .Ntabakuze'seadCounsel riginallyntendedo traveltoArusha nThursday, 7 May,butwasdelayed ue o a courthearingn an unrelatedcasewhichhadbeenscheduled t shortnotice or28 Mayandbecause ehadscheduled meetingor he ollowingMondayo completehe stepsnecessaryo be properly uthorizedo appearn the Rwandan ationalcourt.

13.Mr.Ntabakuze'seadCounselwas rrestedn Kigale,Rwanda n Friday,28 May2010andhasnowpleaded otguilty o charges f genocideideology nderarticle (2)of LawNo.18/2008,he "LawRelatingo thePunishmentf he Crimeof Genocidedeology,"dopted 3July2008bythe Rwandan arliament. rti cle (2)provides s ollows:

"Thecrimeof genocidedeologys characterizedn any behaviourmanifestedy factsaimedat deshumanizingsic]a personor a groupofprsonswith he samecharacteristicsn he ollowingmanner:(2) marginalising,aughing t one'smisfortune, efaming,mocking,boasting, espising, egrading reateingsic]confusionimingat negatingthegenocide hichoccurred, tiringsic]up ll eelings,aking evenge,alteringestimony r evidenceor hegenocide hichoccurred;

Thestatements hich orm he basisof theprosecutionre n substanceidenticalo statements adeduring he course f hisrepresentationf Mr.Ntabakuzen the case subTudice.Mr.Erlinders a memberof theInternationalriminal ar.

14. eadCounsels 62 yearsoldand n ll health.Mr .Ntabakuzeives nactualear hathis LeadCounsel il lno tsurvivehe ai lstay n Rwanda.


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nul*15 .Counsel round heworldwhoareauthorizedo appear efore

internationaltribunalsrenow iving nactualear hat heymayno ongerbe able o fulfill heirmandatesn security.

B. THEINTERNATIONAL RIMINAL AR S AN APPROPRIATEORGANISATION O ACTAS AN AMICUS N THE PRESENTMATTER16.Rufe74 RPE,entitled AmicusCuriae" tates:

"A Chambermay, f it considerst desirableor he properdetermination f the case, nviteor grant eave o any State,organization r persono appearbefore t and makesubmissionsn any ssue pecified y heChamber."17. he nternationalriminal ar "lCB")s an associationf national nd

regional arassociations,rofessionalegalassociations,ndividualmembers ndnon-governmentalrganisations.3t is dedicatedoadvancinghegoalsof the CC, ocusing articularlyn he right o a fairtrial or accused ersons,heright o meaningfularticipationor victims,and he ndependencef Counsel ndLegalRepresentativesppearingbefore he Court.a

18. substantialumber fCounsel hoappearncases eforehe CTR,including r.Erlinder,remembersf he CBandare ncludedn heRegistrar'sis tof counsel uthorizedo appear eforehe nternationalCriminal ourt. CBhasbefore een rantedeaveo submit micusobservationsy he CCAppeals hamber.s

3.The CBwas ormally stablished t he Conferencef Montraln June2002.More han350counselwere n attendance t the ounding f the CB, epresentingar associations,counsef ssociationsnd NGOs rom48 countries.Hallers, t als.,eds., he position f thedefenceat thenew lntemationalCriminalCouft and he roleof the Nethedands s fhe hosfstate,2002 t p. vii.4 The developmentf sucha Barassociation asanticipatedn rules20 and 21 of the ICCRulesof Procedure nd EvidenceRPE),whichdirecthe Registrar'to ooperate" ith'anyindependentepresentative ody of counseland egalassociations"o promote hespecializationnd raining f lawyersn the aw of he Statute nd he Rules'and o consultwithany ndependent epresentative ody of counselfiJorpurposessuch as' management fthe egalaidesystem, nd n matterselated o theCodeof Professional onduct.5 See CG-O1104-O1tO6-1289,ecision n "Motionor Leave o FileProposed micusCuriaeSubmissionf the nternational riminal ar Pursuanto Rule 103of the Rulesof Procedureand Evidence",2 April2008.


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tcil3,/A19. CBmembers re n particularoncerned ith he situation f Lead

Counsel ecause f the nature f the CC riggering echanism, hichextendshe urisdictiono territory hich sgoverned y hosewho mayormaynotbe happywith he creation f urisdiction. venwhen hegovernmentas eferredtself o the CC, hereareoften ndividuals hoareparticipatingn thereferringovernmentshoareguiltyof war crimesandcrimes gainst umanity ndwhowant o use he nternationalourtsas a toolof victor'sustice ndas a means or hidingheirowncrimes.The earof Counsel ppearing efore ll nternationalourts nd ribunalsis thatGeneralKagame's ctionsn relationo Mr.Ntabakuze'seadCounselwill mboldenhose n othergovernmentso threaten efenceteamsanddestroyhe ndependencehich s necessaryo ensureai rtrialsandan end o impunity.

20 .The CB espectfullyubmitshat he ssues n hiscase elatingofunctionalmmunity, quality f armsand heright o counsel f choicewillbenefitrombeingaddressed y an associationf Counsel uchas thelCB. The ICBbrings ogetherawyersrom he CC, he ICTR, he ICTYandbarassociationsnd ndividualsromnational ystems ll over heworld. Ourmembers, horepresent oth hedefence ndvictim nterests,arean mportant ar tof he nternationalustice ystem.Theirvoices ftenleadefforts o discover he ruth,no matter he context. The ICBwouldbean appropriaterganizationo presenthose iewsso as o assist heAppealsChambern tswork.

C. AMICUSSUBMISSIONS ILLASSIST HEAPPEALSCHAMBERNRESOLVING HE ISSUESSUBJUDICE21.Thesubmissions hichareproposed il laddressssueswhichhavenot

been aised n thepleadings y heparties. hey elate o basic ssueswhichwill mpact ponal l nternationalndnational riminal ases,includinghose n situationseforehe nternationalriminal ourtandother nternationalribunals round heworld.These ssues recentralomaintaininghe ndependencef counsel nd heability f counselo


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n,z/safelyandeffectivelyepresentheirclientsn an internationalystem hatis seen o be ai randunbiased.

22,1f rantedeave, he cB proposeso filesubmissionsn an expeditedbasisaddressinghe ollowingssues nd/or nyother ssues equestedby theCourt:

A. Whether quality f armsguaranteesre etevant hendefininghescopeof functionalmmunityn hecircumstancesf thiscase. Inotherwords,whether t mattershata formerprosecutoruchascarla del Ponteor thecurrentcrR or rcc prosecutorsanmakeidentical tatementso thosemadeby Mr.Ntabakuze'seadcounselandbe protected y mmunity, hilea defence ounselwho s active n a casebeing rgued eforehe crR is notprotected.

B. Whetherhearrest f Mr .Ntabakuze'seadcounsel onstitutesbreachof the rulesgoverninghe unctionalmmunity f defencecounsel cting eforecrR and heconditionsor a fair rial.

c. whether he actions f the Rwanda rosecutor/ Governmentamount o obstructionf hecourse f ustice t the crR bydeprivingMr .Ntabkuze'sf de acto epresentationnddisruptingthe proceedingsot us t n thiscase,but n anycase nwhichcounselor investigatorseek o travelwithinRwanda.

D. whether he earsexpressedycounselappearingn othercasesbefore hisand other nternationalourtsand ribunals rereasonable,nd f so,whetherhose earsundermineheindependencef counsel nd heright o a fairandunbiasedrial.


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tqn/ACONCLUSIONFor he oregoingeasons,he cB respectfullyequestshat heAppealsChamber rant his equest ndallowa short ime or he ilingof submissionson heabove ssues r anyof themor anyother ssueswhich heAppealChamberindsmaybe of assistance.Dated his7' "dayof April2010At TheHague,Netherlands

-V. C' ?r'-tkuua,V'rgiCounselforheExecutiveommitteef he nternationalriminalar


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ffi TRANSMISSIONSHEETFOR FILING OF DOGUMEilTS WITH GMSCOURTMANAGEMENTECTION(Art.27 of heDirectiveor he Registry)i.,*il{i# $fiii*ft$l{;*;s*$ #ilie$I . GEI{ERAL I]{FORMATION o be completed by the GhambercTo: ffil'rialChamber/ N. M. Diallo ll TrialChamberlR. N.Kouambo n triatChamberl lC. K. HometowuLJ OIC, LSDP.Besnier I orc,JPUC. K. Hometowu Ll r. A.Talon(AppealsffeamV) X Appeals hamberTheHagueK. K. A. AfandeR. Muzigo-MorrisonFrom: [_JChamber

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