BELGRADE, June 23 (Hina) - The Yugoslav government on Saturday passed a decree on the country's cooperation with the Hague-based International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), which provides for the extradition of
Yugoslav citizens. The decree provoked a crisis in the federal government as representatives of Montenegro's Socialist National Party (SNP) refused to take part in today's session. The by-law is almost identical to a bill on Yugoslavia's cooperation with the UN war crimes tribunal which was withdrawn from parliamentary procedure due to disagreements with the SNP. The decree was passed with eight votes in favour. One member of the government voted against. The session was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Miroljub Labus. Many journalists arrived in the Yugoslav capital on Friday. "Some serious moves with regard to cooperation with ICTY could be made as early as tomorro
BELGRADE, June 23 (Hina) - The Yugoslav government on Saturday
passed a decree on the country's cooperation with the Hague-based
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY),
which provides for the extradition of Yugoslav citizens.
The decree provoked a crisis in the federal government as
representatives of Montenegro's Socialist National Party (SNP)
refused to take part in today's session.
The by-law is almost identical to a bill on Yugoslavia's
cooperation with the UN war crimes tribunal which was withdrawn
from parliamentary procedure due to disagreements with the SNP.
The decree was passed with eight votes in favour. One member of the
government voted against. The session was chaired by Deputy Prime
Minister Miroljub Labus.
Many journalists arrived in the Yugoslav capital on Friday. "Some
serious moves with regard to cooperation with ICTY could be made as
early as tomorrow (Sunday)," according to some electronic media in
Belgrade.
Earlier today, the president of the Yugoslav parliament's lower
house, Dragoljub Micunovic, said the decree was not a merely formal
document but one passed "because people will be extradited."
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