Carla Ponte
Carla Ponte
absolutely arrest basis false rumors spread yesterday
The false rumors spread yesterday from Belgrade about the arrest of Mladic have absolutely no basis whatsoever.
allowed believe criminal firmly justice lasting peace society system unless
I firmly believe that there can be no lasting peace in a society unless the criminal justice system is allowed to take its course.
accept anymore cannot cooperation full promises words
I cannot accept that anymore, but particularly I cannot accept anymore words and promises of full cooperation that is not arriving.
doubt reach remains since time within
Ratko Mladic is in Serbia. There is no doubt about this. He has been there since 1998. During all this time he has been and remains within reach of the Serbian authorities.
assess happy september
before the end of September and I would be really very happy if I had the possibility to assess positively.
arrest death expect face finally soon transfer urgent
Now more than ever I expect Serbia to finally arrest and transfer Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic to The Hague as soon as possible. The death of Slobodan Milosevic makes it even more urgent for them to face justice.
evidence facts question represents wealth
This represents a wealth of evidence that is on the record. It is not only a question of convictions and sentencing. It is also a question of facts and truth.
currently indication surrender
There is no indication at all that negotiations about his surrender are currently being conducted.
affront authority continuing liberty whose
whose continuing liberty is an affront to the authority of this council.
cause choice death natural normal results wait
We must now wait for the results of the autopsy to see the cause of death but we have no choice (but) between a normal natural death and suicide.
adopt arrested detained position tomorrow
We'll see tomorrow if they have detained and arrested him. Tomorrow we'll adopt our position on the co-operation with Belgrade.
cooperation finally pleased received reciprocal
We are very pleased with the cooperation we received from Belgrade. Finally we can say we have a reciprocal cooperation between The Hague and Belgrade.
deliver expects given last promises prosecutor visit
The prosecutor expects that Serbia will live up to its promises given to her during her last visit in Belgrade and deliver Mladic before that date,
completion death few justice prevent weeks
The death of Slobodan Milosevic, a few weeks before the completion of his trial, will prevent justice to be done in his case.