Radicals: Parliament is Mladić safe house

The Serb Radical Party (SRS) Thursday used the parliament to promote its support for a Hague war crimes fugutive.

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Friday, 05.10.2007.

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The Serb Radical Party (SRS) Thursday used the parliament to promote its support for a Hague war crimes fugutive. SRS MP Aleksandar Vucic told his fellow lawmakers that all accusations against former Bosnian Serb Army (VRS) general, Ratko Mladic, were "the products of manipulation and lies, and an attempt to demonize him." Radicals: Parliament is Mladic safe house Vucic then proceeded to show the parliament a poster, reading, "Safe house for Ratko Mladic." Yesterday, the parliament discussed amendments to laws that will extend the war crime prosecutor's jurisdiction to the aiding and abetting of the accused. Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) caucus whip Cedomir Jovanovic requested that Speaker Oliver Dulic penalize such behavior, because, in his words, parliament cannot be a "safe house" for a person accused of war crimes. Dulic stressed that the parliament would "never be a safe house" for someone accused of war crimes, but added that he could not prevent any MP from expressing their stand. Dulic told reporters afterwards that the parliamentary rules of procedure do not allow the pronouncement of penalties against MPs, and added that he would "never react to provocations that could lead to the obstruction of the parliament's work." G17 Plus caucus whip Suzana Grubjesic said that Dulic should have reacted to the showing of the sign bearing Mladic's name. Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) MP Zoran Sami stated that "all sorts of things were going on in the parliament," and that it worked least on important issues. Vucic himself told journalists that he wanted to show his disagreement with the "terror" against the people accused of allegedly helping the Hague fugitives. Serbia's full cooperation with the Hague Tribunal, including the arrest and extradition of the remaining four indictees, is a condition for the country to sign the SAA document with Brussels , only the first step in a long process of attaining full EU membership. Aleksandar Vucic (Tanjug)

Radicals: Parliament is Mladić safe house

Vučić then proceeded to show the parliament a poster, reading, "Safe house for Ratko Mladić."

Yesterday, the parliament discussed amendments to laws that will extend the war crime prosecutor's jurisdiction to the aiding and abetting of the accused.

Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) caucus whip Čedomir Jovanović requested that Speaker Oliver Dulić penalize such behavior, because, in his words, parliament cannot be a "safe house" for a person accused of war crimes.

Dulić stressed that the parliament would "never be a safe house" for someone accused of war crimes, but added that he could not prevent any MP from expressing their stand.

Dulić told reporters afterwards that the parliamentary rules of procedure do not allow the pronouncement of penalties against MPs, and added that he would "never react to provocations that could lead to the obstruction of the parliament's work."

G17 Plus caucus whip Suzana Grubješić said that Dulić should have reacted to the showing of the sign bearing Mladić's name.

Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) MP Zoran Šami stated that "all sorts of things were going on in the parliament," and that it worked least on important issues.

Vučić himself told journalists that he wanted to show his disagreement with the "terror" against the people accused of allegedly helping the Hague fugitives.

Serbia's full cooperation with the Hague Tribunal, including the arrest and extradition of the remaining four indictees, is a condition for the country to sign the SAA document with Brussels , only the first step in a long process of attaining full EU membership.

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