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Carla del Ponte believes the top Srebrenica suspects will eventually face the justice (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

Del Ponte slams Serbia as Srebrenica trial kicks off

Chief UN prosecutor Carla del Ponte has strongly criticised the Serbian authorities for failing to deliver key war crime suspects believed to be hiding in the country, as one of the biggest joint trials tackling the 1995 Srebrenica massacre kicked off.

Seven indictees were present at the Hague UN tribunal on Monday (21 August), with five of them accused of genocide or being complicit in genocide and two charged with crimes against humanity. All have pleaded not guilty.

The prosec...

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Carla del Ponte believes the top Srebrenica suspects will eventually face the justice (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

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