SARAJEVO, Bosnia (March 10, 2008) – The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz met with Mothers of Srebrenica and Zepa Enclaves Association representatives, who expressed displeasure with the past activities of ICTY.
”We expressed displeasure with the length of trials and the existence of agreement system with the criminals. That is why we urged the ICTY Chief Prosecutor to change that right that they have been given”, Sabaheta Fejzic, Member of the Mothers of Srebrenica and Zepa Enclaves Association Managing Board stated.
Brammertz was informed that there are about 90 per cent of evidence in Serbia that are not available to the ICTY. They asked him to make Serbian authorities present those documents and that other documents should also be made public.
They also expressed displeasure for the failure of arresting Serbian war criminals Ratko Mladic, Radovan Karadzic, Stojan Zupljanin and Goran Hadzic.
The Association is of the opinion that it is impermissible that the ICTY closes 2010 and that these four Serbian war criminals are not brought to justice.
”That is why we ask that at least one department of the Tribunal is left open so that the four war criminals are processed”, Fejzic added.
Brammertz stated that the ICTY trials take a long time to be completed because of the number of documents and witnesses and added that the right to agreement cannot be shortened in accordance to all of the international justice courts’ practices.
”I will urge the International Community to pressure Serbia to extradite Serbian war criminals Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic as soon as possible”, ICTY Chief Prosecutor promised to the “Mothers of Srebrenica and Zepa Enclaves” Association representatives.
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