Hague transfers first case to Serbia

The Tribunal's Referral Bench Friday transferred the case of Vladimir Kovačević to Serbia.

Izvor: B92

Saturday, 18.11.2006.

11:44

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Hague transfers first case to Serbia

The Hague press release reads that the Referral Bench ordered the Prosecution to hand over to the Serbian Prosecutor the material supporting the Indictment against the accused, and all other appropriate evidence within 30 days.

In addition, the Prosecution has to file an initial report to the Referral Bench on the progress made by the Prosecutor of the Republic of Serbia in the prosecution of Kovačević six weeks after the transfer of the evidentiary material and thereafter every three months.

Prosecution is to continue its efforts to ensure the monitoring and reporting on the proceedings of this case before the competent national court in Serbia in accordance with the agreement it has with OSCE, which will conduct the monitoring.

The judges further ordered that the existing protective measures for witnesses remain in force.

Kovačević was provisionally released to Serbia in June 2004. In April 2006 the Tribunal found him unfit to enter a plea or stand trial. The Referral Bench concluded today that mechanisms exist in Serbia for the ongoing monitoring of Kovačević's health and resumption of proceedings against him should he become fit to stand trial.

The ICTY has to date transferred nine accused to Bosnia and Herzegovina for trial and referred one case involving two accused to Croatia. On 14 November 2006 the Court of BiH pronounced its judgment against Radovan Stanković, first accused referred by the ICTY to a national court, guilty on four counts of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 16 years' imprisonment.

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