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Del Ponte

lines on the record: 252
first: 1999-11-10
most recent: 2007-12-10
sittings or episodes: 13
sources: un-security-council

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“I believe that this must be done next year. I do not want to leave these corpses in their graves for several years simply because I cannot extract them. I want to do everything I can to get them out next year so that we may get a clear picture of the magnitude of this disaster. Thus, of the 41 posts I have requested, 27 are solely for Kosovo. I will not trouble members with descriptions of the other posts I have requested, but I will say that I have requested two posts for a financial team. We are going to establish a financial team because fugitives require funding in order to remain at large. I have some indication that their money may also be linked to acts of corruption committed in order to finance their flight.”
1999-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4063 (1999) · source
“Allow me first to thank all the members of the Security Council for their words of encouragement and congratulation addressed not only to me, but also and foremost to all my colleagues, who have been engaged in this often very difficult work for many years. I would mention that my Deputy Prosecutor, who is seated behind me, has been with the Tribunal since its establishment and is an extremely valuable colleague. I wish to offer some brief explanations in connection with the questions that have been asked. First, I will speak to our material and personnel needs. We are here to address the Fifth Committee. We have made what I would describe as a modest request. We have asked for 41 additional posts, 27 of which are solely for investigations in Kosovo. In Kosovo, we have opened 160 mass graves and more than 300 remain to be opened.”
1999-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4063 (1999) · source