Prosecution Closing Statement

The Prosecution began by emphasising the limited nature of the current proceeding, in particular, that it was not a trial (as had been mentioned in previous decisions of the Pre-Trial Chamber). The Prosecution then challenged the earlier interpretation of the evidential standard articulated by the Defence during the hearing. The Defence had said that the Chamber must consider if enough evidence had been adduced so that a Chamber could convict at trial, taking into account issues such as credibility, authenticity and evidence submitted by the Defence itself. The Prosecution contended this definition was equivalent to the ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ standard of proof that would be required at trial.

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