Prosecutor slams Croatian Hague cooperation

Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz has reproached Zagreb for a lack of cooperation with the tribunal—criticism dismissed by Croatian PM Ivo Sanader.

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Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz has reproached Zagreb for a lack of cooperation with the tribunal—criticism dismissed by Croatian PM Ivo Sanader. Brammertz criticized Croatia for withholding the transfer of key military documents requested by the Hague prosecution that it wants to use in the trial against Croatian General Ante Gotovina for crimes committed during Operation Storm. Prosecutor slams Croatian Hague cooperation “As far as Croatia is concerned, we are still talking about the prosecution’s requests to Croatia to give us key military documents related to the Storm operation in 1995,” the prosecutor said. “All the efforts invested by the prosecution to get to these documents during this period of time have failed to bear fruit. Therefore, we have taken the case to the trial chamber,” he said. “The Tribunal ordered Croatia to conduct an investigation regarding the missing documents. In response, Croatia submitted several reports on the missing documents and there were several meetings. Unfortunately, they are progressing slowly and today the vast majority of military documents have not been submitted to the Tribunal,” Brammertz lamented. Sanader said that he did not entirely agree with the chief prosecutor. “In some aspects we do not agree with his report, and, consequently, the Croatian government has asked for the trial chamber’s opinion on our country’s cooperation with the Tribunal,” the prime minister said. “We are still committed to full cooperation with the International War Crimes Court, not only because it is our international obligation, but because the constitutional law on cooperation with the Hague Tribunal obliges us to do so,” Sanader underlined.

Prosecutor slams Croatian Hague cooperation

“As far as Croatia is concerned, we are still talking about the prosecution’s requests to Croatia to give us key military documents related to the Storm operation in 1995,” the prosecutor said.

“All the efforts invested by the prosecution to get to these documents during this period of time have failed to bear fruit. Therefore, we have taken the case to the trial chamber,” he said.

“The Tribunal ordered Croatia to conduct an investigation regarding the missing documents. In response, Croatia submitted several reports on the missing documents and there were several meetings. Unfortunately, they are progressing slowly and today the vast majority of military documents have not been submitted to the Tribunal,” Brammertz lamented.

Sanader said that he did not entirely agree with the chief prosecutor.

“In some aspects we do not agree with his report, and, consequently, the Croatian government has asked for the trial chamber’s opinion on our country’s cooperation with the Tribunal,” the prime minister said.

“We are still committed to full cooperation with the International War Crimes Court, not only because it is our international obligation, but because the constitutional law on cooperation with the Hague Tribunal obliges us to do so,” Sanader underlined.

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