Serbia has met "one of key Hague obligations"

Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz addressed the UN Security Council in New York on Monday.

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 07.06.2011.

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Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz addressed the UN Security Council in New York on Monday. He said that by arresting Ratko Mladic, Serbia had made a significant step forward and fulfilled one of its key obligations. Serbia has met "one of key Hague obligations" “With Ratko Mladic's arrest, Serbia has taken a considerable step towards achieving this objective,” Brammertz said. “Serbia has met one of its key obligations towards the Tribunal and simultaneously acknowledged the rule of law as a central building block for its future,” Brammertz told the council. The Hague chief prosecutor commended the Serbian authorities for making the arrest, and particularly acknowledged the role played by the National Security Council, the Action Team established to track the fugitives and the operatives from the security services. Brammertz recalled that in the Hague's written report, the Tribunal had been “critical of Serbia's efforts to locate the fugitives” and “identified a number of operational shortcomings for the Serbian authorities to address.” The Hague “urged them to translate their stated commitment to arresting the fugitives into concrete action and visible results,” Brammertz pointed out. “While Ratko Mladic's arrest is an excellent result, the fact remains that he was at large for 16 years. This raises troubling questions about how it was possible for this individual to elude the substantial resources of a state system for so many years,” he underlined. Brammertz also welcomed the Serbian government's statement that it would investigate and prosecute the networks that supported Ratko Mladic during his time in hiding, the Hague said in a relevant release on its website. Brammertz expressed the hope that the remaining Hague fugitive - Goran Hadzic - would be apprehended without further delay. (FoNet, file)

Serbia has met "one of key Hague obligations"

“With Ratko Mladić's arrest, Serbia has taken a considerable step towards achieving this objective,” Brammertz said.

“Serbia has met one of its key obligations towards the Tribunal and simultaneously acknowledged the rule of law as a central building block for its future,” Brammertz told the council.

The Hague chief prosecutor commended the Serbian authorities for making the arrest, and particularly acknowledged the role played by the National Security Council, the Action Team established to track the fugitives and the operatives from the security services.

Brammertz recalled that in the Hague's written report, the Tribunal had been “critical of Serbia's efforts to locate the fugitives” and “identified a number of operational shortcomings for the Serbian authorities to address.” The Hague “urged them to translate their stated commitment to arresting the fugitives into concrete action and visible results,” Brammertz pointed out.

“While Ratko Mladić's arrest is an excellent result, the fact remains that he was at large for 16 years. This raises troubling questions about how it was possible for this individual to elude the substantial resources of a state system for so many years,” he underlined.

Brammertz also welcomed the Serbian government's statement that it would investigate and prosecute the networks that supported Ratko Mladić during his time in hiding, the Hague said in a relevant release on its website.

Brammertz expressed the hope that the remaining Hague fugitive - Goran Hadžić - would be apprehended without further delay.

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