359:(MICT), which took over the ICTY's remaining cases as it closes in December 2017. In December 2017, he was granted a provisional release until 19 January 2018. In August 2018, only his co-defendant Stanišić was reported to still be on provisional release and he did not immediately file a motion for an extension of his provision release after his return to custody. Any provisional release granted to Simatović has also come with stricter conditions as well and has not faced objection from the prosecution. As of November 2019, Simatović was still in The Hague attending the trial, while Stanistic remained on provisional release. However, Simatovic was later granted provisional release from March 12, 2020, to August 13, 2020. After his provisional release ended, Simatović was returned to his UN-run detention unit and again appeared in person for an appeal hearing held at a Hague court on August 28, 2020.
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