International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

Seselj refuses Tribunal's offer

Vojislav Seselj shall not accept offer by the ICTY judges to be temporarily released because accepting of it would make possible for them go out of a situation which actually does not have a way out, experts say for the Blic.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday granted early release to Ranko Cesic, who was convicted of torturing, raping and murdering Bosniak and Croat detainees at the Luka detention camp in 1992.

SARAJEVO - The chief prosecutor of the Hague-based International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Serge Brammertz has said that, following a recent visit to Sarajevo, he is disappointed with the progress in war crimes investigations transferred several years ago by the ICTY Prosecutor's Office to Bosnia.

NOVI SAD - Head of the Centre for Regionalism Aleksandar Popov said on Thursday the creation of a special tribunal for war crimes committed by members of the former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) was a significant thing, adding that he hoped it would bring to justice those responsible for war crimes.

The proposal to establish the new tribunal was passed by 89 votes to 22 in parliament on Wednesday, although Prime Minister Hashim Thaci called it “the biggest injustice and insult which could be done to Kosovo and its people”.

The trial chamber of the Hague tribunal is to decide on the request of Ratko Mladic's defence for his release after the prosecution presents its case on April 15.

BELGRADE - Rasim Ljajic, chairman of the National Council for Cooperation with the Hague Tribunal, said on Monday that Serbia had requested from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to return the entire documentation that had not been used in the proceedings before that court.

THE HAGUE- The hearing concerning the mutual ćarges of genocide between Croatia and Serbia held before the International Court of Justice and referring to the 1991-1995 war was completed on Tuesday.

The Croatian team replied to Serbian claims by saying that Croatia's Operation Storm had not been a genocide and asked the court to reject Serbia's countersuit.

"Hague scenario" at work in Kosovo, lawyers say

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- The legal team defending Oliver Ivanović warned on Monday that a "Hague scenario was now at work in Kosovo and Metohija."

They said the investigation against the Serb politician from northern Kosovo "was not being conducted in a transparent manner."

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - The legal team defending Oliver Ivanovic, the leader of the Citizens' Initiative Serbia, Democracy, Justice (SDP) warned on Monday that a "Hague scenario" is now at work in Kosovo-Metohija and that the investigation is not being conducted in a transparent manner.