Thread by @HRIMark

The #MH17 pre-trial continues and the live stream seems to be working properly today.

The prosecution is arguing the leak of thousands of phone taps relating to the case is not a big deal.

Prosecution: Disagrees on Relative Counsel's request regarding privacy of relatives.

Judge is giving defence and counsel for relatives until 12 to respond to prosecution's response arguing for rejection of their requests to the court from yesterday.

Defence: Discussing that many people have access to the reports in the case file.

Defence: Wonders why prosecution calls for every single request of the defence is denied.

Defence: Does not have access to or translations of important documents. The onus is on the prosecution to provide translations and not to decide what the defence should be allowed to see. They should also provide exculpatory material if they have it.

Defence: Prosecution is saying defence should have asked expert witness questions they now want answered (eg about functioning of BUK) before - in fact defence were not given time to put all the questions they wanted.

Defence: The expert concerned (from Almaz Antay) is extremely important and the interview with this witness should continue.

Defence: Inspected reconstruction without an expert but needs to go to wreckage with a competent expert.

Defence: 1000s of conversations now held by the media and only a few published. Risk that more will be published. From European case law the prosecution has obligation to stop these publications - the court should order this is done.

Defence: Re claims for injured parties, prosecution seem to be saying not appropriate to discuss admissibility of these claims. What is position of court?

Relatives Counsel: Some private data of relatives has to be submitted for the claims. There have to be limitations on privacy of some of this data. Relatives disagree with prosecution & case law shows the court can limit publication of private data.

Relatives Counsel: Under European law there is also a right to privacy for victims.

Court will now consider the matters and look at requests and try to give a decision today at 4.00 on the most urgent ones, continuing next Thursday.

#MH17 court back in session with some big decisions to be announced by Judge Steenhuis.

Judge: Will only take decisions required now - involving investigative judge.

Judge: Defence wants to ask more questions of Antaz-Altay. If questions remain after joint examination, investigating judge may agree to submit outstanding questions in writing.

Judge: The Court will observe the reconstruction and parts in storage and an inspection schedule will be put in place. Defence & prosecution should inform court about which parts they want to see.

Judge: The inspection will be a public sitting of the court but public won't be allowed (just a few journalists and people from the parties).

End of today's rulings - a lot left to be decided and the court will sit again next Thursday.