Ex-army chief: My conscience is clear, this is NATO's finale

Ex-army chief: My conscience is clear, this is NATO's finale

Speaking for Prva TV's morning program on Monday, Dikovic said that his conscience is clear on this matter. He also said that according to his knowledge, the indictment against him exists, and that it was written in Belgrade.

Asked what he thinks about Kosovo's admission to Interpol, Dikovic said that on one hand he would not like this to happen, while on the other he is realistic.

"When we look at reality, there should be no surprise if Kosovo joins this international organization. There were two earlier attempts, this is the third," he recalled. But the general believes that this will not happen after all, and adds that he has faith our delegation in Dubai, where the Interpol General Assembly that will decide on Pristina's bid.

"It is not a determinant of a political stance - because whom will I trust if not our delegation that is fiercely fighting. The reality is that great powers, led by the United States, Germany, the UK, France, enthusiastically support Kosovo's membership in UNESCO (sic), lucky for us that there are still many countries that have not recognized the state of Kosovo," Dikovic says.

Asked to comment on the speculation that if Kosovo becomes a member of the Interpol, many Serbs find themselves on warrants, and even that he is mentioned as the first among them, Dikovic said that it was certain that membership in Interpol woul create a general problem for Serbs and that every Serb who had set foot in Kosovo in 1999 or who left Kosovo in 1999 could be charged with some crimes.

"The least problem is me. The biggest problem is the people who commanded, from the lowest rank to the highest, who participated in operations in Kosovo in 1999. Everyone could be on a warrant," said the former chief of the Army Staff.

Asked if there was any concrete evidence against him, Dikovic said his conscience is clear.

"There probably is some indictment. I have no data to check on it, but according to the information I have, there is some indictment written in Belgrade," he said.

The general said it was most likely written in one of the non-governmental organizations in Belgrade and forwarded to someone similar to Pristina. And if he finds himself on a warrant, Dikovic says he trusts his country, but would never allow it to become his hostage.

He concluded by saying that these indictments were merely "the final act of NATO's activity in Kosovo since the bombing (in 1999)," and that, on the other hand, it was also about hiding the KLA (ethnic Albanian) crimes.

Finally, Dikovic also recalled the announcements of the formation of an army in Kosovo, saying that this was nothing new, because this army, with the help of Western powers, has been in the making for years, and that it was "widely known that, in this regard, NATO has mobile teams in Kosovo."