The suggestion by the Prosecution that 32,000 pages of documents and 200 hours of video ... can be disclosed en masse to the Accused on a single day, with an expectation that he should be able to continuously review and incorporate this volume of material, if necessary, into the conduct of his defence is untenable. ... The Chamber is not satisfied that continuing with the trial proceedings, and allowing the Accused to later recall certain witnesses for further cross-examination following his review of the Disclosed Material, if necessary, is sufficient, in this instance, to ensure his fair trial rights. Moreover, it will not be, in practical terms, conducive to the smooth conduct of the trial. In reaching this conclusion the Chamber also notes that the pattern of disclosure violations in this case has continued and is mindful of the impact which this has had on the smooth and orderly conduct of the trial. ... The Chamber reiterates its deep concern about the volume of potentially exculpatory material which the Prosecution continues to disclose to the Accused, and the impact which this has had on the Accused's preparations and the smooth conduct of this trial.

Karadzic's trial was previously suspended [JURIST report] in November for a month to allow him to read 14,000 pages of evidence the prosecution sent to him in October. The court's decision to delay the trial was partially because of the prosecution's repeated violations of its obligation to disclose evidence to the accused. In September, the trial resumed [JURIST report] as Karadzic defended himself before the ICTY after repeated attempts to delay proceedings. The trial previously resumed in April [JURIST report], after the ICTY denied [judgment PDF, JURIST report] Karadzic's attempt [motion, PDF] to delay court proceedings, in which he argued a violation of his right to a fair hearing due to the court's rejection of evidentiary challenges. In March, Karadzic lost another motion to postpone his war crimes trial for charges committed during the Bosnia conflict. Following repeated delays in the proceedings, the ICTY judges warned in September that the trial might continue until 2014 [JURIST report], which is two years longer than expected.