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Taken Questions
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
May 9, 2002
Taken Question from May 9, 2002 Briefing

Belgrade Court Summons 17 Persons Indicted for War Crimes

Question: Comment on Belgrade court summonsing 17 persons indicted by The Hague Tribunal for war crimes?

Answer: We welcome this movement toward cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. However, it is very important for the authorities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to follow through with urgent and effective action.

The authorities in Belgrade are well aware of the need for concrete steps forward with respect to access to relevant archives and witnesses and the transfer of at-large indictees. The necessary next step is for the Yugoslav Government to take remaining indictees into custody and transfer them to The Hague as soon as possible. All persons indicted for war crimes, including Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic, must answer the charges against them.


Released on May 9, 2002

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