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Carla Del Ponte

UN war crimes prosecutor says countries must cooperate in arresting fugitives

30 October 2002
Countries must extend better cooperation in the effort to arrest fugitives wanted by United Nations war crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the chief prosecutor of the courts has told the Security Council.

UN tribunal President urges Security Council to force Belgrade to act on wanted suspects

23 October 2002
Calling attention to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’s failure to cooperate with the United Nations war crimes tribunal, the head of the UN court today asked the Security Council to take “all the measures necessary” to force the country to fully assume its international obligations.

UN tribunal issues five-year prison sentence to former Bosnian Serb official

18 October 2002
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has sentenced a former Bosnian Serb official to five years in prison for war crimes committed in Bosanski Samac.

Security Council extends deadline for nominating judges to UN’s Rwanda tribunal

11 October 2002
The Security Council today decided to extend the deadline for nominating permanent judges to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) after the number of candidates nominated for the posts fell short of the required minimum.

Citing possible bias, UN tribunal requests removal of Milosevic lawyer

10 October 2002
Judges from the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today asked to remove one of the court-appointed lawyers for Slobodan Milosevic, saying that comments made by the attorney could give a perception of bias against the former Yugoslav President.

UN tribunal denies Bosnian Serb suspect's motion to dismiss war crimes charges

9 October 2002
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today rejected a defence motion seeking the release of an alleged Bosnian Serb prison camp commander and a dismissal of the indictment against him.

UN tribunal drops indictment against Croatian accused of war crimes

4 October 2002
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today announced that it has withdrawn an indictment against a Croatian military policeman accused of war crimes against Bosnian Muslims, saying it was more appropriate for a national court to prosecute the suspect.