"Dnevnik" daily of Friday quoted the agency's director Svetlana Logar as saying that the survey, which was conducted last December and covered 1,000 respondents, showed that the percentage of citizens accepting the fact that a crime was committed in Srebrenica had increased in comparison with a similar survey from 2004, but that a large number of them still do not accept the Hague war crimes tribunal and believe that war crimes indictees should be prosecuted by the Serbian judiciary.
"Sixty-nine percent of Serbian citizens support cooperation with the Hague tribunal, and in 2003 84% of respondents supported cooperation with the tribunal. Nineteen percent of respondents are against any form of cooperation, while 15% believe that Serbia should cooperate with the tribunal for the sake of justice. Twenty-eight percent of respondents support minimum cooperation with the tribunal that would help Serbia evade international sanctions, and 26% support cooperation because it is a condition for the continuation of Serbia's integration with Europe," Logar said.
With regard to human rights, the survey reveals a deterioration in respect for human rights in 2006, with several trends catching attention: the use of hate language and its integration into legitimate forms of communication on the public scene, including its legalisation in the state parliament, continued and increased pressure on the judiciary, treating political adversaries as traitors, and the continued understanding of the political struggle as a "mediaeval battle where everything is allowed".