WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Hina) - The United States will not give up on the suggestion that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) should through sanctions be forced to cooperate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former
Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the extradition of war crimes indictees, primarily the three Yugoslav People's Army officers responsible for massacres in Vukovar, head of the State Department's war crimes bureau, Ambassador David Scheffer, said. He directly accused Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic of sheltering officers Mile Mrksic, Veselin Sljivancanin and Miroslav R3adic, as well as Ratko Mladic who is believed to be residing in Serbia. Scheffer recalled there was no statute of limitations regarding war crimes, and all of them, including Radovan Karadzic, would sooner or later answer for their crimes. He said Belgrade authorities refused any form of cooperation with the ICTY with reg
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Hina) - The United States will not give up on the
suggestion that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) should
through sanctions be forced to cooperate with the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the
extradition of war crimes indictees, primarily the three Yugoslav
People's Army officers responsible for massacres in Vukovar, head
of the State Department's war crimes bureau, Ambassador David
Scheffer, said.
He directly accused Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic of
sheltering officers Mile Mrksic, Veselin Sljivancanin and Miroslav
R3adic, as well as Ratko Mladic who is believed to be residing in
Serbia.
Scheffer recalled there was no statute of limitations regarding war
crimes, and all of them, including Radovan Karadzic, would sooner
or later answer for their crimes.
He said Belgrade authorities refused any form of cooperation with
the ICTY with regard to crimes in Kosovo.
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