Archive for: Samuel Norman

Trial Chamber I – RUF Trial Week Ending 22 June 2007 This week, Trial Chamber One concluded its voir dire inquiry into the post-arrest custodial interrogation of first accused, Issa Sesay. Defense called three witnesses and the Chamber heard brief closing submissions from each party. On Friday morning, the Bench [...]

Special Report:  Samuel Hinga Norman Dies, 22 February 2007 On 22 February 2007 the First Accused in the CDF Case, Samuel Hinga Norman, passed away at a military hospital in Dakar, Senegal. Mr Norman was flown to Senegal on 17 January for medical treatment, and had undergone a successful surgical [...]

Trial Chamber I – CDF Trial 29 September 2006 Proceedings in the CDF trial resumed this week on Wednesday, following an adjournment due to the ill health of the second accused, Moinina Fofana. Fofana attended proceedings for the first time this trial session and his Counsel informed the court that his client had [...]

Trial Chamber I – CDF Trial 15 September 2006 The CDF trial resumed on Tuesday, following the adjournment of the case since June 2006. The defence case for the first accused was closed this week, after the Appeals Chamber issued its decision echoing the Trial Chamber’s dismissal of the defence motion requesting a [...]

Trial Chamber I – CDF Trial Week Ending 16 June 2006 This final week of the CDF trial session saw proceedings reconvene on June 15th , due to difficulty in locating the few remaining witnesses in the Norman defence case. Upon recommencement of the trial, the Trial Chamber issued its long awaited decision [...]

Trial Chamber I – CDF Trial Week Ending 9 June 2006 No witnesses testified during this, the sixth, week of the CDF trial session. The court reconvened proceedings from the previous week on Wednesday. Proceedings were again adjourned until the following Wednesday, June 14, 2006, as the Norman defence team was unable to [...]

Trial Chamber I – CDF Trial Week Ending 2 June 2006 This week’s proceedings in Trial Chamber I were delayed due to the unavailability of witnesses for the Norman defence case. The defence team for the first accused called three witnesses starting from Wednesday. Chief Joseph Ali-Kavura Kongomoh, the Paramount Chief in the [...]

Trial Chamber I – CDF Trial Week Ending 26 May 2006 During this fourth week of the current CDF trial session, testimony predominantly centered around two alleged attacks by the CDF: that on the town of Kenema and that on the nearby location known as SS camp. The Prosecution has alleged that [...]

Trial Chamber I – CDF Trial Week Ending 19 May 2006 A total of five witnesses for the Norman Defence testified during this third week of the current CDF trial session. Witness testimony was exclusively from the perspective of kamajor fighters, particularly battalion commanders, and centered around CDF attacks on rebel controlled towns [...]

Trial Chamber I – CDF Trial Week Ending 24 February 2006 The sixth session of the CDF trial came to a close this week following the testimony of several Kamajor fighters as well as that of Lieutenant-General Richards, a British army officer who periodically worked with Norman during the conflict. This first [...]