ZAGREB, March 17 (Hina) - Judges, prosecutors and attorneys of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at a session on Wednesday said goodbye to British Judge Richard May, who had resigned for health
reasons. ICTY officials praised May's immeasurable contribution to the work of the ICTY and wished him a successful recovery.
ZAGREB, March 17 (Hina) - Judges, prosecutors and attorneys of the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at a
session on Wednesday said goodbye to British Judge Richard May, who
had resigned for health reasons. ICTY officials praised May's
immeasurable contribution to the work of the ICTY and wished him a
successful recovery.#L#
ICTY president Theodor Meron stressed May's leading role in the
tribunal's work, saying that May dedicated his extraordinary talent to
the tribunal's mandate trying to ensure indictees fair, efficient and
well-balanced trials. Meron said Judge May best showed this while
presiding over the Milosevic trial over the past two years.
ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte stressed Judge May's role in
implementing extensive reforms in his capacity as chairman of the
Procedure and Evidence Committee.
Judge May, who arrived at the session with visibly less hear and
leaning against a cane, thanked his co-workers on their kind words and
the honour he was given, stressing he was leaving the tribunal proud
of its history and convinced in its future.
Richard May, aged 65, is one of the ICTY's most respectable judges. He
became an ICTY judge in 1998 and over the last two years he presided
over the trial of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic. He
resigned in late February due to his ill health. His resignation takes
effect on May 31.
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