doctype: arrest-warrant

identifier: ICC-01/14-01/22 (Order convening a hearing for the first appearance of Mr Mokom)

chamber: Pre-Trial Chamber II

decisionType: arrest-warrant

text: the Statute

text: Rome Statute, article 58

text: the Statute, article 60

text: Original: English No. ICC-01/14-01/22 Date: 16 March 2022

text: PRE-TRIAL CHAMBER II

text: Before: Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala, Presiding Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua Judge Tomoko Akane

text: SITUATION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC II

text: IN THE CASE OF

text: THE PROSECUTOR v. MAXIME JEOFFROY ELI MOKOM GAWAKA

text: Public

text: No: ICC-01/14-01/22 1/4 16 March 2022

text: Order to be notified in accordance with regulation 31 of the Regulations of the Court to:

text: The Office of the Prosecutor Counsel for the Defence

text: Mr Karim A. A. Khan Mr Mame Mandiaye Niang Mr Kweku Vanderpuye

text: Legal Representatives of Victims Legal Representatives of Applicants

text: Unrepresented Victims Unrepresented Applicants for Participation/Reparations

text: The Office of Public Counsel for Victims The Office of Public Counsel for the Defence

text: States Representatives Amicus Curiae

text: REGISTRY

text: Registrar Counsel Support Section

text: Mr Peter Lewis Mr Pieter Vanaverbeke

text: Victims and Witnesses Unit Detention Section

text: Mr Nigel Verrill Mr Harry Tjonk

text: Victims Participation and Reparations Other Section

text: No: ICC-01/14-01/22 2/4 16 March 2022

text: PRE-TRIAL CHAMBER II of the International Criminal Court issues this order to convene a hearing for the first appearance of Mr Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka (‘Mr Mokom’). 1. On 30 May 2014, the Government of the Central African Republic (the ‘CAR’) referred to the Prosecution a second situation in the CAR, concerning crimes under the jurisdiction of the Court that may have been committed since 1 August 2012. 2. On 16 March 2018, the Presidency of the Court assigned the situation in the Central African Republic II (the ‘CAR II Situation’) to Pre-Trial Chamber II. 3. On 30 October 2018, the Prosecution submitted an under seal, ex parte, application under

text: article 58

text: (7) of the

text: Rome Statute

text: (the ‘Statute’) requesting the issuance of a warrant of arrest for Mr Mokom. On 10 December 2018, the Chamber issued the requested warrant of arrest. 4. Following his arrest in the Republic of Chad, Mr Mokom was surrendered to the Court on 14 March 2022, and arrived at the Detention Centre of the Court that same day. 5.

text: Article 60

text: (1) of

text: the Statute

text: and rule 121(1) of the Rules provide that an arrested person shall ‘promptly’ appear before the Pre-Trial Chamber and be informed of (i) the crimes he is alleged to have committed; (ii) his rights under

text: the Statute

text: ; and (iii) the date for a hearing to confirm or to decline to confirm the charges. 6. Taking into account the precautionary measures in place at the Detention Centre in relation to COVID-19, which include a five day quarantine period, the Chamber schedules the first appearance of Mr Mokom for Tuesday 22 March 2022, at 14:30 hours.

text: 1 The letter is annexed to the decision assigning the situation to the Chamber; see Presidency, Decision Assigning the Situation in the Central African Republic II to Pre-Trial Chamber II, 18 June 2014, ICC- 01/14-1-Anx1. On 21 December 2004, the Government of the CAR had already referred to the Prosecution a first situation in the CAR for crimes under the jurisdiction of the Court that may have been committed since 1 July 2002 (see Presidency, Decision Assigning the Situation in the Central African Republic to Pre-Trial Chamber III, 19 January 2005, ICC-01/05-1). 2 Decision assigning judges to divisions and recomposing Chambers, ICC-01/14-12; See also Decision assigning judges to divisions and recomposing Chambers, 16 March 2021, ICC-01/14-139. ICC-01/14-18-US-Exp, with 11 under seal, ex parte, annexes. 4 ICC-01/14-34-US-Exp. 5 The public hearing will be broadcasted with a thirty-minute delay in order to protect sensitive information, in accordance with regulation 21(2) of the Regulations of the Court. No: ICC-01/14-01/22 3/4 16 March 2022

text: Pursuant to regulation 21(1) of the Regulations of the Court, the publicity of hearings may extend beyond the courtroom. Video recording is therefore authorised, as well as briefly taking photographs by the Court’s photographer in the courtroom at the start of the hearing.

text: FOR THESE REASONS, THE CHAMBER HEREBY

text: CONVENES the first appearance of Mr Mokom on Tuesday, 22 March 2022, at 14:30 hours; AUTHORISES video recording and taking of photographs, as indicated in paragraph 7 above; and INSTRUCTS the Registry to notify Mr Mokom and, once appointed, his counsel, of this order. Done in both English and French, the English version being authoritative.

text: Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala

text: Presiding

text: _____________________________ _____________________________

text: Dated this Wednesday, 16 March 2022 At The Hague, The Netherlands

text: No: ICC-01/14-01/22 4/4 16 March 2022

title: ICC-01/14-01/22-2

type: avgorande