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[Open session]
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[The accused present]
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[Upon commencing at 9.33 a.m.]
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Good morning. We'll take appearances first, please.
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Good morning, Madam President. Good morning, your Honours. Good morning, counsel opposite. For the Prosecution this morning, myself Ms Kathryn Howarth, Mr Nicholas Koumjian, Mr Mohamed A Bangura and Ms Maja Dimitrova.
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Good morning, Madam President, your Honours, counsel opposite. For the Defence this morning, myself Terry Munyard, Morris Anyah, Silas Chekera, James Supuwood, and Hawi Alot.
Madam President, I have asked for the current witness not to come into court at the moment so that I can revisit with your Honours a matter that we discussed in private session last Tuesday, and I wonder if we could go into private session briefly to review the position.
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What matter might this be?
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It's a matter that I can only disclose in private session. It's the matter that we discussed in private session on Tuesday last week as a result of which your Honours made an order.
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This is the matter that relates to the accused and his privacy?
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Yes.
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Because I need to state for the record why we're going in private session, you see.
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Very well. I will leave the form of words to you, Madam President.
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So we will go into a very brief private session where we'll cut the audio off from the public for the protection of the privacy of Mr Taylor. Madam Court Manager, please.
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[At this point in the proceedings, a portion of the transcript, pages 40930 to 40937, was extracted and sealed under separate cover, as the proceeding was heard in private session.]
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[Open session]
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Your Honour, we're in open session.
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Morning, Mr Zaymay. This morning you are going to continue your testimony in chief with questions from Mr Chekera, Defence counsel. I simply wish to remind you of the oath that you took to tell the truth and that oath is still binding on you today.
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Madam President, just to correct that, we are actually in cross. I would be happy to take the witness again.
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I do beg your pardon. It's cross-examination. Yes, of course. I do beg your pardon, Ms Howarth. Ms Howarth, do continue with your cross-examination.
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I'm sorry to interrupt. Just to say that Mr Taylor would like some assistance with his LiveNote, Madam President.
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