How Has Mladic Managed to Evade Capture? - NYTimes.com: "Q. Is this a critical moment in the hunt for Mr. Mladic?
A. Yes, it is. The first arrest warrant against Mladic was issued 15 years ago, in 1995. Mladic is one of the last two fugitives, the other being Goran Hadzic. The time for the Tribunal is running out and if we want to see Mladic tried before the I.C.T.Y., his immediate arrest is of paramount importance.
In order to achieve this arrest, we have strongly recommended Serbian authorities to undertake a review of investigative strategy to deploy more people and adopt a multidisciplinary approach. Look, more needs to be done. Time is running out. This tribunal will close in the near future.
We want to give a wake-up call that more can be done and needs to be done. We have not said that no efforts are being made to improve cooperation with my office. The arrival of Mladic diaries and related materials was seen as a very positive sign. What has been most instrumental in securing arrests in the past are incentives coming from the international community, for example, the U.S.-linked government financial aid to the arrest of fugitives in the past. And more recently, the link has been established between the E.U. enlargement process and full cooperation with The Hague.
My visit to Srebrenica last April was the most emotional moment for me in my three years with the tribunal. I could see that for all of the survivors and relatives, Srebrenica is not an event from the past, but something dominating their life, not only today but also tomorrow. And the No. 1 priority for the victims is to see Mladic in The Hague.
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A. Yes, it is. The first arrest warrant against Mladic was issued 15 years ago, in 1995. Mladic is one of the last two fugitives, the other being Goran Hadzic. The time for the Tribunal is running out and if we want to see Mladic tried before the I.C.T.Y., his immediate arrest is of paramount importance.
In order to achieve this arrest, we have strongly recommended Serbian authorities to undertake a review of investigative strategy to deploy more people and adopt a multidisciplinary approach. Look, more needs to be done. Time is running out. This tribunal will close in the near future.
We want to give a wake-up call that more can be done and needs to be done. We have not said that no efforts are being made to improve cooperation with my office. The arrival of Mladic diaries and related materials was seen as a very positive sign. What has been most instrumental in securing arrests in the past are incentives coming from the international community, for example, the U.S.-linked government financial aid to the arrest of fugitives in the past. And more recently, the link has been established between the E.U. enlargement process and full cooperation with The Hague.
My visit to Srebrenica last April was the most emotional moment for me in my three years with the tribunal. I could see that for all of the survivors and relatives, Srebrenica is not an event from the past, but something dominating their life, not only today but also tomorrow. And the No. 1 priority for the victims is to see Mladic in The Hague.
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