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Acquittal of Croatian generals blow to international justice
Belgrade,
16 November 2012
Deputy Prime Minister Rasim Ljajic said that the government at its session today removed from the agenda all items relating to the submission of documentation to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), which does not mean suspending cooperation with the court, but it has reduced it to the technical level.
Ljajic, who is also chairman of the National Council for Cooperation with the ICTY, said at a news conference that the government has expressed its resentment over the judgment of the Appellate Chamber of the Hague Tribunal, exonerating Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac for the crimes in operation "Storm".
The Serbian government stated that the decision of the ICTY’s decision has inflicted pain to those who were victims of operation “Storm” instead of bringing justice, he said.
This decision is a blow to international justice and reconciliation in the region and will not contribute to the overall normalisation of relations between states and peoples of the former Yugoslavia, Ljajic said.
Ljajic also said that the government decided that none of the state authorities participates in the conference organised by the ICTY on 22 November in Belgrade.
Serbia will not give any kind of logistical support in organising the event, he said, noting that judge Fausto Pocar, who was against the aquittal of Gotovina and Markac, also canceled his participation in this conference.
The Serbian government stated that the decision of the ICTY’s decision has inflicted pain to those who were victims of operation “Storm” instead of bringing justice, he said.
This decision is a blow to international justice and reconciliation in the region and will not contribute to the overall normalisation of relations between states and peoples of the former Yugoslavia, Ljajic said.
Ljajic also said that the government decided that none of the state authorities participates in the conference organised by the ICTY on 22 November in Belgrade.
Serbia will not give any kind of logistical support in organising the event, he said, noting that judge Fausto Pocar, who was against the aquittal of Gotovina and Markac, also canceled his participation in this conference.
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