Asoka de Silva
speaks on ...
location of the ICTR

Transcript

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Donald J. Horowitz: Do you have any thoughts about whether the court should in some way connect, or be closer either physically or otherwise to the Rwandan people?
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To Rwanda. Yeah, it would have been better if the court were established there, but then of course on the other, other hand, the defendants will not get a fair trial because they can't get witnesses there.
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DJH: Okay.
0:23
Even if they have, they might not come forward to give testimony. So in a way it will help the people who are there, then there are advantages and dis-, disadvantages. That is why this was based here, which is closer to Rwanda, to give a balance to both sides.
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Country of Origin:
Sri Lanka
Interview Date:
November 4, 2008
Location:
Arusha, Tanzania
Interviewers:
Donald J. Horowitz
Robert Utter
Videographer:
Max Andrews
Excerpt From:
Part 5
Submitted By:
Voices from the Rwanda Tribunal team