A pre-trial conference of the court, prosecution and defense decided today on the ground-rules for the trial of Adolf Eichmann which will open here on April 11.
The court will sit in morning and afternoon sessions Monday through Thursday, it was agreed. It will hold one session on Friday mornings and recess over Saturday and Sunday.
At the suggestion of Attorney General Gideon Hausner, who will be the chief prosecutor, the conference agreed on the admissibility as evidence of documents in the original German or English languages and complete translation into Hebrew will not be required.
The three-man court will hold a further session next week to determine other court procedures, the question of the language or languages to be used in the courtroom and whether or not photographers will be permitted to work during the court sessions.
Dr. Robert Servatius reportedly queried the propriety of participation in the trial of Judge Binyamin Halevi in view of his characterization of Eichmann, at another trial, as “Satan.” It was understood that he accepted explanations offered and the question of Judge Halevi’s participation was considered closed.
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