Mustafa: the hearing adjourned/Panel issues oral order re. victims’ medical assessment

As per submission by the Victim’s Counsel, the Panel in the Mustafa trial, in its oral order today, decided to reconsider its previous order from 9 March 2022 regarding the appointment of the Dutch Forensic Institute to assess the medical conditions of three victims in this case. The Panel decided to appoint The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights and Medical Examination (“Instituut voor Mensenrechten en Medisch Onderzoek”- IMMO) to conduct the aforementioned medical assessment instead of the previously assigned Netherland Institute for Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (“Nederlands Instituut voor Forensische Psychiatrie en Psychologie” – NIFP). The scope and the deadline for the report remain unchanged. Today’s hearing is adjourned and the trial will resume tomorrow, 22 March, at 09:30, with the Defence’s opening statement.