UNMIK/PR/1562 Thursday, 8 June 2006
UNMIK rejects ICTY Prosecutor's assessment as having no basis in fact PRISTINA - UNMIK totally rejects the assessment of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) regarding an alleged lack of cooperation by UNMIK with the ICTY, as stated in an annex to a report from the President of the ICTY to the UN Security Council. Whereas the report of the President of the Tribunal expresses no concern whatsoever regarding UNMIK's cooperation with the ICTY, the Prosecutor makes some unfounded allegations against UNMIK regarding the ICTY case against former Prime Minister and AAK President Ramush Haradinaj. The Prosecutor has previously made similar allegations before the ICTY Chamber. On each occasion, the Chamber, both at the Trial level and the Appeals level, has overruled the ICTY Prosecutor and found that UNMIK's exercise of its oversight responsibilities had been fully satisfactory. On 17 January 2006, the ICTY Trial Chamber issued a Decision noting that UNMIK's regular reports on compliance by Mr. Haradinaj with the conditions of his provisional release were in "full conformity" with the reporting requirements of the ICTY and found that UNMIK had exercised its reporting obligations "in a diligent and responsible manner". On 10 March 2006, an Appeals Chamber of the ICTY dismissed allegations by the Prosecutor of preferential treatment by UNMIK toward Mr. Haradinaj and found that "UNMIK has been scrupulous about its responsibilities" regarding the provisional release of Mr. Haradinaj and "has shown the Accused no special favours". As part of the working relationship, UNMIK routinely receives requests for assistance from the ICTY Office of the Prosecutor. UNMIK strives to respond promptly and completely to the best of its ability, with due regard to well-founded concerns for the protection of victims and witnesses, where such concerns may legitimately exist. The UNMIK Police Commissioner has taken extensive measures to protect sensitive information and ensure that Police treatment of cases conforms to the highest law enforcement standards. In March 2006, he established an ICTY Unit within UNMIK Police that reports directly to the Police Commissioner. UNMIK remains strongly committed to cooperation with the ICTY as required under UN Security Council Resolution 1244. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/1dTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> =============== Group Moderator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] page at http://magazine.sorabia.net for more informations about current situation in Serbia http://www.sorabia.net Slusajte GLAS SORABIJE nas talk internet-radio (Serbian Only) http://radio.sorabia.net Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sorabia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
