Both their trials were marred by allegations of intimidation of witnesses. Numerous witnesses changed their testimonies during both trials, while some others died in mysterious circumstances, and there were convictions for witness-tampering linked to both cases.
In the last verdict handed down by the ICTY in November , the appeals chamber upheld the first-instance verdict sentencing six political and military officials of the self-proclaimed Croat-led wartime statelet of Herzeg-Bosnia to a total of years in prison for crimes against Bosniaks from to The convictions were overshadowed by drama in the courtroom, when Praljak took poison while the judge was reading his verdict and died not long afterwards in hospital.
After his death, commemorative events held in his memory in Croatia again raised concerns that war criminals were being glorified as heroic figures. The upcoming verdict in the case against Serbian State Security Service officials Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic could also conclude that Serbia played a direct role in the wars in both Croatia and Bosnia.
Ahmic said however that he believes that nationalist political elites in Serbia and Croatia will never accept verdicts which state that their countries were involved in international conflicts in the s.
Once all this is finished, the amnesia will only deepen. Photo: ICTY. But whether its legacy of seeking justice will be upheld by domestic courts in the former Yugoslavia is unclear.
Iva Vukusic, a historian at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, said as the tribunal concludes its work, there is not enough pressure on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia to ensure that all the remaining unpunished war crimes from the s conflicts are properly prosecuted.
Vukusic argued that the public needs to put domestic pressure on the authorities in order to see that justice is done. Whether or not the court should have done more to nurture post-war reconciliation remains a matter of intense debate, however — particularly as nationalist political leaders continue to push divisive ethnic agendas across the Balkans. Nevenka Tromp, who was the principal researcher in the team prosecuting Slobodan Milosevic in The Hague, also pointed out that it was unusual for such major legal processes to be initiated at all.
Landmark rulings: rape and genocide. Key defendants die before verdicts. Poison in the courtroom. Related Articles. Alija said that the Pristina authorities should make judicial cooperation a priority at the ongoing EU-mediated talks with Belgrade in Brussels, which are aimed at normalising relations.
After years of preparation, the first trials of former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters accused of war crimes and witness intimidation opened at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in — but the Hague-based court remained highly controversial. Related Articles. October 7, September 2, March 8, Serbeze Haxhiaj.
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