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Serbia will conclude cooperation with Hague Tribunal

Belgrade, 9 July 2008

Serbian Minister of Justice Snezana Malovic stated today that the new government will continue to adhere to international law and fulfil all its international obligations, adding that it expects the same policy from others.

Snezana Malovic

Author: Tanjug

At a meeting themed "Narrowing the Denial Space: Impact of International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Serbia", Malovic stressed that Serbia demands that all crimes be punished and treated equally so that they are never repeated, as well as that reconciliation can be attained by seeking justice for the victims.

She noted that some messages arriving from the ICTY are disturbing because they show that politics is stronger than justice for victims.

According to her, the new Serbian government and institutions dealing with various crimes will conclude cooperation with the Tribunal in The Hague because that is a necessity, a need and the only way to protect the basic human values and values of our civilisation.

She also stressed that at today’s session the government should decide on the most important laws and forward them to parliament for adoption. When it comes to the judiciary, the laws in question are related with Serbia’s EU accession process and acts stemming from the Law on the Constitution.

A working version of judicial laws has been drafted, which passed expert opinion at the Venetian Commission. The laws have been sent to all judicial organs in Serbia and were drafted together with the Association of Serbian Judges and the Association of Prosecutors, said the Minister.

She added that the drafting of the final version of a set of judicial laws is also underway.

Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic stressed that Serbia will fulfil its international obligations and added that European values are defended by determining and processing crimes from the past.