SARAJEVO/BANJA LUKA, Oct 2 (Hina) - The parliament of the Bosnian Serb entity adopted a law on cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday. The law, drawn up by the entity's government,
was adopted after a debate, with the minimum number of 42 votes. The law, like a similar act in Croatia, envisages full cooperation between Bosnian Serb authorities and the Hague-based war crimes tribunal. It envisages unconditional cooperation in investigating, arresting and handing over persons who are wanted or considered suspects by the ICTY. Members of the Serb Democratic Party (SDS), still believed to be under the influence of Radovan Karadzic, tried to make the law less strict by forwarding a number of amendments and claiming the domestic judiciary should be put before the ICTY. However, the amendments did not receive the necessary majority support but only the support of SD
SARAJEVO/BANJA LUKA, Oct 2 (Hina) - The parliament of the Bosnian
Serb entity adopted a law on cooperation with the International
Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday.
The law, drawn up by the entity's government, was adopted after a
debate, with the minimum number of 42 votes.
The law, like a similar act in Croatia, envisages full cooperation
between Bosnian Serb authorities and the Hague-based war crimes
tribunal. It envisages unconditional cooperation in
investigating, arresting and handing over persons who are wanted or
considered suspects by the ICTY.
Members of the Serb Democratic Party (SDS), still believed to be
under the influence of Radovan Karadzic, tried to make the law less
strict by forwarding a number of amendments and claiming the
domestic judiciary should be put before the ICTY. However, the
amendments did not receive the necessary majority support but only
the support of SDS deputies. The other parties of the ruling
coalition of Prime Minister Mladen Ivanic voted against.
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