ZAGREB, Oct 23 (Hina) - The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Carla del Ponte, on Wednesday demanded of the Croatian government to withdraw legal depositions Zagreb forwarded to
the ICTY Council of Appeals. The Croatian government did not accept this.
ZAGREB, Oct 23 (Hina) - The Chief Prosecutor of the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Carla del
Ponte, on Wednesday demanded of the Croatian government to withdraw
legal depositions Zagreb forwarded to the ICTY Council of Appeals.
The Croatian government did not accept this. #L#
Del Ponte held talks with Croatian Premier Ivica Racan on this
issue.
The ICTY chief prosecutor said and Croatian premier confirmed to
reporters that the Council of Appeals was now expected to pass
decision on Croatia's two requests.
Regarding General Janko Bobetko's health condition and his
extradition to the Hague-based tribunal, del Ponte said she agreed
with the premier Racan that it was possible to apply Article 59 of
the ICTY Rule Book, which refers to the condition of indictees.
Del Ponte said she believed that the Croatian government, in the
light of executing the arrest warrant and handing over the
indictment, was not cooperating, and stressed that there were no
problems in Croatia's cooperation with the ICTY, regarding the
access to witnesses.
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