Statement: OHR Welcomes Popovic’s Transfer to The Hague

The OHR welcomes the transfer of Vujadin Popovic to the Tribunal. Vujadin Popovic is the seventh indicted war criminal to be transferred to the ICTY this year by the Republika Srpska, and marks yet another important step in the process of bringing accused for grave war crimes before the court. Mr Popovic has been indicted for grave crimes, including genocide.

The international community will continue to watch closely to see whether this transfer is followed by other transfers, including Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic. The journey will only be complete when every indicted war criminal is in The Hague.