HARTMANN: WE ASKED ICTY TO DISCLOSE SECOND INDICTMENT

THE HAGUE, July 25 (Hina) - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Prosecutor's Office asked the tribunal to "unseal" the second secret indictment which was, along with the indictment for General Rahim Ademi, forwarded to the Croatian authorities over a month ago, the ICTY Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman, Florence Hartmann, said in The Hague on Wednesday. A sealed indictment aims at facilitating the arrest. Since this was not done in the shortest time possible, as regulated by the ICTY, there is no reason to keep it a secret, Hartmann said, adding the tribunal was expected to pass a decision soon, from tomorrow onwards. She explained the prosecutors expect the content of the indictment, including the indictee's identity, to be revealed after the tribunal passes a decision. Until then, the Prosecutor's Office has no intention to disclose the identity of an indictee or the content of the indictment, Hartmann said. According to Croatian media speculations, the second indictee is believed to be General Ante Gotovina. After the indictment is disclosed, the Prosecutor's Office will ask Croatia to arrest the indictee, said Hartmann, adding that the Croatian authorities surely had information on the indictee's whereabouts at the time the arrest warrant was forwarded as well as the fact that the indictee must not leave the country. Hartmann stated the Prosecutor's Office hoped Ademi would cooperate. (hina) np it