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Article: Kostunica gives nod to war-crimes tribunal in Serbia: But critics warn that the desire to support Serbian democracy compromises any trial.(World)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- October 25, 2000
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Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica recently indicated that he is prepared to allow the United Nations' international war crimes tribunal to reopen a Belgrade office to gather evidence against alleged war criminals.
That would be an important first step, diplomats and analysts say, in confronting the crimes perpetrated in the name of Serbian nationalism. But whether Mr. Kostunica will prosecute or hand over to The Hague for trial those, like former President Slobodan Milosevic, who have been indicted on war crimes charges is still an open question.
Many experts say it is a compromise that Kostunica must make with the West in order to gain the aid ...