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National council responds to seven new requests from ICTY Prosecutor's Office

Belgrade, 20 December 2006

The National Council for cooperation with the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) held its 38th session today and decided to submit extensive documentation upon seven requests made by the ICTY Prosecutor's Office and to free seven witnesses from the obligation of keeping official secrets in the trials before the Tribunal.

In 2006, the National Council has held 14 session, during which it responded to 110 requests of the Tribunal for submitting documentation that include several thousands of pages.

In addition, 73 witnesses have been freed from the obligation of keeping a state, official and military secrets at the request of the Prosecutor's Office, and requests continue to be submitted and resolved.

The National Council has positively responded to 170 requests from defence lawyers for submitting documentation, and several dozens of persons have been freed from the obligation of keeping a state, official and military secrets at the request of defence lawyers.

At the same time, the ICTY Prosecutor's Office was given access to archives of the Serbian state bodies in May this year and since then it has been developing without problems.

The National Council will continue to respond to requests from the ICTY Prosecutor's Office and the defence lawyers in a timely manner, with the aim of establishing full cooperation and fulfilling internationally assumed obligations to this court, the statement adds.