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2005-12-15
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  1. “We call on Serbia and Montenegro and, in particular, on Republika Srpska to cooperate fully with the ICTY and to redouble their efforts to apprehend the remaining six fugitives within their reach, not least Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic. Similarly, we call on Kenya to assist in the apprehension of Mr. Felicien Kabuga. Let me reiterate our full support to the two Tribunals. We will continue to actively follow their work, and we look forward to their next reports.”

    2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source

  2. “The Tribunals cannot make this happen in a vacuum. To meet our Chapter-VII obligations, it is incumbent on all of us to do what is within our power to facilitate the work. That includes close judicial cooperation and intelligence sharing, but also punctual payment of assessed contributions. On the issue of national cooperation with the Tribunals, we are pleased to see a number of recent positive developments. The arrest of Ante Gotovina on 7 December is indeed a welcome development, but also a long overdue one. It is a forceful reminder that other indictees remain at large, including some whose apprehension and prosecution is of vital importance to our pursuit of justice.”

    2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source

  3. “We appreciate that both Tribunals stress that they are working to ensure exactly that, including for the cases being transferred to competent national courts. Such transfers have great potential for strengthening national ownership of reconciliation, justice and the rule of law. But that potential can be realized fully only if international standards of justice are met. Well designed and timely national capacity-building will therefore often have to be an integral part of these transfers. I now turn to the obligations of the international community vis-a-vis the Tribunals. We all agree that the primary task of the Tribunals is to bring to justice "the most senior leaders suspected of being most responsible" (resolution 1503 (2003), seventh preambular para.) for the crimes within their jurisdiction.”

    2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source

  4. “First, on streamlining the pre-trial phase, we encourage the Tribunal to also make full and active use of guilty pleas by not presenting evidence regarding facts that both parties have already agreed to. Secondly, we believe - as mentioned by Judge Pocar - that a fourth courtroom would greatly enhance the possibility of the ICTY finishing its first-instance and appeal cases by the relevant target dates. And thirdly, for the fourth courtroom to be put to full use, we would have to carefully consider increasing the number of judges. One option could be to increase the number of ad litem judges from nine to 12. Another would be to allow the permanent judges to sit in more trials at the same time. Justice must be served in strict accordance with international standards of due process.”

    2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source

  5. “While we note that the Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia is now aiming for 2009, we sincerely hope that the Rwanda Tribunal will be able to meet the deadline, as indicated by Judge Mose today. Admittedly, it is not an easy task to predict how justice will unfold. The Tribunals themselves are best placed to make the difficult and bold decisions required to keep the implementation of the completion strategies on track and to get the job done on time. We urge the Tribunals to remain vigilant in that regard. Denmark appreciates the initiative taken by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to speed up its work. Allow me to make a few very specific remarks in that regard.”

    2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source

  6. “I would like to thank the representatives of the two Tribunals, Judge Pocar and Judge Mose, and Prosecutors Del Ponte and Jallow for their written reports and oral briefings. Denmark remains a strong supporter of the Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda. They make an invaluable contribution to our common endeavour to fight impunity. They are instrumental in the process of national reconciliation, and their impact goes far beyond the cases under their jurisdiction and beyond the countries immediately concerned. The Security Council has called on both Tribunals to complete all first-instance trial activities by the end of 2008. Denmark welcomes the hard work carried out by both Tribunals, and we encourage them to do their utmost to meet their target dates.”

    2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source