Issue report: no defence counsel present [1/1/08 – 5/5/08] Defence Hearing Case name Right to defence counsel counsel date NO 1/3/08 Pusara NO 1/3/08 Rodic NO 1/3/08 Palameta NO 1/4/08 Sando The accused advised the court he wanted a lawyer, but could not afford one. The preliminary-hearing judge did not respond and did not enter the request in the record. Given the serious … The judge failed to advise the accused of the right to a lawyer and warned the accused against discussing his financial circumstances during the hearing. This constituted a violation of the right … At the hearing, the accused appeared emotionally distressed and it was established that he had a history of mental illness. Despite the fact that it appeared that in the interests of justice due to a mental … After being instructed of his rights, the defendant indicated that he did not need a lawyer and wished to represent himself at the trial. Since it … Despite the powerful information management capacity of a database, it can only enhance the ability of a programme to generate useful reporting where legal advisers continue to be engaged in all facets of reporting. Importantly, databases cannot take the place of legal analysts who must still review case reports, analyse issues, and provide secondary reporting. Therefore, though useful, a database is only an organizational tool. It is still the legal adviser who must oversee the quality of monitoring information and provide the legal and analytical framework for synthesizing information, including what information is accurate and useful. 86 Trial-Monitoring: A Reference Manual for Practitioners