"The death of Slobodan Milosevic, a few weeks before the completion of his trial, will prevent justice to be done in his case. However, the crimes for which he was accused, including genocide, cannot be left unpunished," Carla del Ponte said in a statement released by the ICTY.
Commenting on the death of her principal accused, Del Ponte said there were other senior leaders accused of these crimes, six of whom were still at large, including Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic and his military commander Ratko Mladic.
"The international community and the tribunal are responsible to the victims to ensure that all of these accused are brought to justice and tried in The Hague, especially Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic," the Chief Prosecutor said.
In her interview with CNN, Del Ponte said that Milosevic's death was sad news for all the witnesses, survivors and victims who were expecting justice.