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Koštunica: Govt. lacks courage
27 July 2008 | 16:25 | Source: Tanjug
BELGRADE -- DSS leader Vojislav Koštunica says Serbia has no
independent policy, but is trying to meet the endless demands of the
EU and U.S.
In an interview to be published in tomorrow's daily Glas Javnosti,
Koštunica says that the current government "doesn't have the bravery
to launch the issue of the Hague Tribunal's legitimacy, as it doesn't
have the strength to take much smaller steps to criticize, in the
least bit, the interests of the world power centers".
"It's possible that there are a lot of interested parties who'll try
to turn the Radovan Karadžić trial into a trial of the Republic of
Srpska," the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) leader points out, and
that "time has shown that the Hague Tribunal is not an institution
that metes out justice, but rather injustice."
He adds that "Serbia can't be asked to send Serbs to The Hague when,
at the same time, the Hague Tribunal acquits those who unambiguously
committed war crimes against the Serbs."
"It's not a question of respect for international law, but of a global
dictatorship. Quite simply, the Serbian state has to have its own
rights when it comes to meeting international obligations vis-à-vis
the Hague Tribunal," stresses Koštunica.
He adds that in the light of the recent acquittal of Kosovo Liberation
Army (KLA) commander Ramush Haradinaj, he would propose that the
Serbian government raises the question of the Hague's legitimacy.
"We've had more than enough arguments as a state to say: we believe in
respecting international law, but we must now see whether the
acquittals of Haradinaj and Naser Orić are a respect for the law and
basic justice, or are they new crimes against innocent victims,"
Koštunica suggests.
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