Emmerson again: The prosecution is out of control, the judge is making the situation worse.

He said the prosecution doesn't even know when to hand over the preliminary file, and in this situation, the court must act on strict orders.

The question arises if the prosecution is willing to hand over the preliminary file. It is not the judge's duty to ask the prosecution, but to order him. We know that nothing the prosecution says is wrong. You as judge must set deadlines. The prosecution at the fifth conference said the file would be in mid-October”, he said.

In addition, Emmerson cited the prosecution's earlier statement that the trial would begin in June of this year, but that then things changed completely.

In this situation, Emmerson says the prosecution is out of control.

The verdict is about to begin in June this year. Here's the prosecution handing over the preliminary file in mid-October, because otherwise it'll be your invitation. The prosecution had all the tools but they're out of control. They told us they would be ready in mid-October. You should know that we should have a mirror of the issues ahead. It's a lack of predictability. You let the prosecution choose that when they're willing to turn in the preliminary file, that's a mismanagime, with all due respect, the files should be ordered to be submitted by October 31st. It's almost 1 year since the defendants are in custody, and you certainly agree that after 1 year the accused have the right to know what the case is against them”, he said.