WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Hina) - The United Nations State Department has +still not exercised its legal right to offer a money reward for the +arrest of persons indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal +for the Former Yugoslavia
(ICTY), State Department deputy +spokesman James Foley said on Friday.+ Responding to a reporter's question, Foley recalled that the U.S. +Congress two months ago passed a law stipulating that up to US$5 +million may be given in reward for information which might help in +apprehending international terrorists, major drug bosses, and war +crimes indictees.+ In view of that stipulation, a reward was offered for Osam bin +Laden, said Foley, but added that with regard to persons indicted by +the ICTY prosecutors, the U.S. Secretary of State had still not +exercised that right.+(hina) ha jn+
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Hina) - The United Nations State Department has
still not exercised its legal right to offer a money reward for the
arrest of persons indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal
for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), State Department deputy
spokesman James Foley said on Friday.
Responding to a reporter's question, Foley recalled that the U.S.
Congress two months ago passed a law stipulating that up to US$5
million may be given in reward for information which might help in
apprehending international terrorists, major drug bosses, and war
crimes indictees.
In view of that stipulation, a reward was offered for Osam bin
Laden, said Foley, but added that with regard to persons indicted by
the ICTY prosecutors, the U.S. Secretary of State had still not
exercised that right.
(hina) ha jn