21.   Judges will hear the motions and make their decisions at the beginning of the trial, Chartier said.

22.   Mayes would only hear pretrial motions, with the actual trials occurring in their respective southeast Texas counties.

23.   On Thursday, the tribunal was scheduled to hear preliminary motions in the case of Jean-Paul Akayesu, who allegedly organized the slaughter of hundreds of people.

24.   Paul declined to hear the motion and threatened to hold the nine defense lawyers in contempt for insulting the court.

25.   Paul, who sits as sole judge and juror, closed the trial and refused to hear the motion that Anwar had filed against him.

26.   As a result only preliminary motions will be heard on Thursday, possibly extending over to Friday as well.

27.   Parliament was Monday expected to hear a motion from other opposition parties for Tshisekedi to step down.