STRASBOURG, Feb 12 (Hina) - The Council of Europe on Tuesday said the trial against the former Yugoslav president, Slobodan Milosevic, was crucial for war victims in the former Yugoslavia, and that only justice could lead to permanent
peace. The Council's public relations office quotes the chairman of the Council's Parliamentary Assembly, Peter Schieder, as saying that wounds cannot heal without justice, which prevents reconciliation and permanent peace. Schieder holds the trial important for Yugoslavia's citizens as well as the Hague-based tribunal prosecutes individuals and not nations. The trial is also important for the future of the international justice system since it has to prove it is ready to pass fair verdicts, regardless of the indictee's political status or nationality.(hina) np sb
STRASBOURG, Feb 12 (Hina) - The Council of Europe on Tuesday said
the trial against the former Yugoslav president, Slobodan
Milosevic, was crucial for war victims in the former Yugoslavia,
and that only justice could lead to permanent peace.
The Council's public relations office quotes the chairman of the
Council's Parliamentary Assembly, Peter Schieder, as saying that
wounds cannot heal without justice, which prevents reconciliation
and permanent peace.
Schieder holds the trial important for Yugoslavia's citizens as
well as the Hague-based tribunal prosecutes individuals and not
nations.
The trial is also important for the future of the international
justice system since it has to prove it is ready to pass fair
verdicts, regardless of the indictee's political status or
nationality.
(hina) np sb