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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

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Enabling Hague convicts to serve prison sentences in Serbia

Belgrade, 20 November 2018

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic appealed today during the talks with the President of the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, Judge Theodor Meron, that this body does everything in its power to improve the treatment of Serbian convicts who are serving prison sentences on the verdict of the Tribunal.

Brnabic asked that the UN international residual mechanism examine once more Serbia’s request to allow Serbian citizens serving prison sentences on the basis of the Tribunal's verdict, to serve the remaining sentence in their home country.

Meron described the cooperation with the Serbian government as very good, and said that, when Serbia is in question, the Mechanism continues to work in four cases.

He also expressed concern over inadequate prison conditions of some convicts and underlined that there is no consensus within the institution regarding the serving of prison sentences in Serbia.

Brnabic and Maron also spoke about the establishment of an information centre in Serbia, which would allow the citizens of the region access to the archives of this court.

President Meron, whose mandate expires early next year, voiced confidence that cooperation with Serbia will continue in the future, during the term of the future President of the Mechanism.