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Protest note to France over acquittal of Ramush Haradinaj
Belgrade,
27 April 2017
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Veljko Odalovic presented today a protest note to Ambassador of France in Belgrade Christine Moro following the scandalous decision of the Court of Appeal in Colmar, which rejected Serbia's request for the extradition of Ramush Haradinaj.
The note is the position of the government of Serbia that this is a politically motivated decision that is not legally justified and whose reasoning did not respect the documentary evidence submitted by Serbia, including the statements of surviving witnesses.
It also points out that the Court of Appeal in Colmar did not mention any fact which proves failure to meet the requirements of the European Convention on Extradition, made in 1957 in Paris, which has been ratified by France and Serbia.
The note points out that this decision is a violation of the universal principles of international law on the prevention of impunity for war crimes, and that particularly unacceptable is the statement that the extradition of Ramush Haradinaj to Serbia would cause very serious consequences for him, which is an expressed distrust in the legal system of Serbia.
At the same time, it is estimated that the decision of the Court of Appeal in Colmar is offensive and is a serious blow to bilateral relations between the two countries, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It also points out that the Court of Appeal in Colmar did not mention any fact which proves failure to meet the requirements of the European Convention on Extradition, made in 1957 in Paris, which has been ratified by France and Serbia.
The note points out that this decision is a violation of the universal principles of international law on the prevention of impunity for war crimes, and that particularly unacceptable is the statement that the extradition of Ramush Haradinaj to Serbia would cause very serious consequences for him, which is an expressed distrust in the legal system of Serbia.
At the same time, it is estimated that the decision of the Court of Appeal in Colmar is offensive and is a serious blow to bilateral relations between the two countries, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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