Srebrenica families to sue Hague Tribunal

The families of the Srebrenica genocide victims say they will sue Hague Tribunal officials responsible for the destruction of articles found in mass graves. The announcement comes after the Hague prosecution admitted that around 1,000 pieces of evidence linked to the genocide in Srebrenica had been destroyed. Srebrenica families to sue Hague Tribunal “I think we’ll take the case to a higher judicial instance than the Hague Tribunal,” said Hajra Catic, president of the Women of Srebrenica citizens’ association. Amir Ahmic, the Hague’s Bosniak liaison office, said that he expected a detailed report on the destruction of artifacts that took place when Carla Del Ponte was still the tribunal’s chief prosecutor. He added that the Bosniak member of the Bosnian Presidency, Haris Silajdzic, had asked the Hague Tribunal to launch an investigation into why the documents had been destroyed. The Hague prosecution has confirmed that around 1,000 artifacts were destroyed in 2005 and 2006 owing to concerns that they posed a health risk. Srebrenica (FoNet, archive)

Srebrenica families to sue Hague Tribunal

“I think we’ll take the case to a higher judicial instance than the Hague Tribunal,” said Hajra Ćatić, president of the Women of Srebrenica citizens’ association.

Amir Ahmić, the Hague’s Bosniak liaison office, said that he expected a detailed report on the destruction of artifacts that took place when Carla Del Ponte was still the tribunal’s chief prosecutor.

He added that the Bosniak member of the Bosnian Presidency, Haris Silajdžić, had asked the Hague Tribunal to launch an investigation into why the documents had been destroyed.

The Hague prosecution has confirmed that around 1,000 artifacts were destroyed in 2005 and 2006 owing to concerns that they posed a health risk.