BELGRADE, Oct 22 (Hina) - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte told journalists in Belgrade on Monday she was visiting the Yugoslav capital because she was very
concerned with relations between Yugoslavia and the ICTY. Addressing reporters briefly after two-hour talks with Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, Justice Minister Vladan Batic and Interior Minister Dusan Mihajlovic, del Ponte said the purpose of her visit were not political attacks on Yugoslavia but requests for its full cooperation with the war crimes tribunal. Del Ponte said there were only seven sealed indictments and the names from those indictments were well known to the Yugoslav authorities. However, she did not disclose the names. The Chief Prosecutor said the Yugoslav government was stalling the cooperation with the ICTY because it was not ready to face the events that occur
BELGRADE, Oct 22 (Hina) - The International Criminal Tribunal for
the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte told
journalists in Belgrade on Monday she was visiting the Yugoslav
capital because she was very concerned with relations between
Yugoslavia and the ICTY.
Addressing reporters briefly after two-hour talks with Serbian
Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, Justice Minister Vladan Batic and
Interior Minister Dusan Mihajlovic, del Ponte said the purpose of
her visit were not political attacks on Yugoslavia but requests for
its full cooperation with the war crimes tribunal.
Del Ponte said there were only seven sealed indictments and the
names from those indictments were well known to the Yugoslav
authorities. However, she did not disclose the names.
The Chief Prosecutor said the Yugoslav government was stalling the
cooperation with the ICTY because it was not ready to face the
events that occurred on the territory of the former Yugoslavia.
She also accused the Yugoslav government of denying the tribunal
access to information, evidence and witnesses.
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