Brammertz: Regional cooperation heading in wrong direction

NEW YORK - Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Serge Brammertz reiterated before the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that regional judicial cooperation in war crimes justice in the former Yugoslavia was going in the wrong direction.

"That is still the case today," he said, expressing the Office of the Prosecutor's alarm at an ongoing, widespread denial of crimes.

Backovic: Serbia committed to fight against impunity of crimes

NEW YORK - Serbia has unambiguously shown its commitment to the fight against impunity of the most serious crimes and to cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Serbian Asst Justice Minister Cedomir Backovic told the UN SC.

"Our criminal legislation is fully aligned with relevant standards and enables cooperation with the...