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The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, in answer to some public
comments by the RS president elect, Mirko Sarovic, today makes clear that
the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is
mandated to prosecute and try persons responsible for serious violations of
international humanitarian law committed on the territory of the former
Yugoslavia since 1991.
Mr Sarovic's comments to Start magazine, that the RS must "pass a special law" to regulate cooperation with ICTY, is totally groundless in legal terms. The High Representative finds Mr Sarovic's comments to be provocative and states this is no time for ambiguities. The High Representative would like to remind Mr Sarovic of the following:
The OHR hears much from Mr Sarovic's SDS party about its respect for the Dayton Peace Agreement. He should ensure the RS Government fulfils its well defined obligations to ICTY. The High Representative reiterates that the detention of indicted war criminals to face trial in The Hague remains a high priority and will not tolerate obstructionist tactics in this area. Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot look to the future until it has dealt with the past.
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